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Starlinger: Thai plastics manufacturer Royce Universal on the road to a circular economy

21.05.2025 - Thai plastics manufacturer Royce Universal Co., Ltd. has an annual recycling capacity of around 15,000 tonnes of post-consumer PET, which is processed into food-grade material for packaging applications. ‘For us, plastic waste is not rubbish, it is a raw material,’ says Touchawatt Techamongkoljit,...

Starlinger: New woven bag lines for Indian packaging manufacturer Lakhdatar

14.05.2025 - Lakhdatar International Pvt. Ltd. is investing in Starlinger machines for the production of woven plastic packaging. According to the machine manufacturer, the order includes a new-generation tape extrusion line with winder and modern circular looms for the production of high-quality OPP-laminated woven...

Albis: Distributor expands into Israel

13.05.2025 - With the establishment of Albis Distribution Israel Ltd. in Tel Aviv, Albis Distribution, a distributor of technical thermoplastics, thermoplastic elastomers and standard polymers, is expanding its presence and driving forward its expansion outside Europe and the APAC region. "The establishment of...

Maag Group: Acquisition of Sikora AG

07.05.2025 - The Maag Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sikora AG, a recognised market leader in measurement and control technology. According to a press release, this acquisition will accelerate Maag's innovation capabilities in the areas of machine learning, industrial IoT and AI-driven technologies....

Hexpol: Majority takeover of Turkish compounder Kabkom

05.05.2025 - Hexpol recently signed an agreement to acquire 80 percent of the shares in Turkish compounder Kabkom Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (Kabkom) from its founders Erdem Eker, Özgür İpek and Bekir Güler. According to Hexpol, Kabkom, founded in 2011, specialises in the manufacture of...

LyondellBasell: Nexeo Plastics to distribute Engineered Polymer portfolio in Europe

17.04.2025 - LyondellBasell (LYB) signed an agreement with Nexeo Plastics to distribute the LYB Engineered Polymers portfolio, a part of the Advanced Polymer Solutions (APS) business, starting April 1, 2025. "Enlarging our partnership with Nexeo Plastics is an important step for LYB," said Frank Noeltgen, vice...

Lehvoss: Strategic distribution partnership with PolySource - Expanded presence throughout North America

14.04.2025 - The Lehvoss Group, a global supplier of high-performance thermoplastic compounds, announces a strategic distribution agreement with PolySource, a renowned supplier of engineering plastics. Through this partnership, PolySource will serve as an authorised distributor of Lehvoss compounds throughout North...

Röhm: Price adjustments for PMMA molding compounds due to tariffs

09.04.2025 - Due to ongoing geopolitical developments and planned increased tariffs affecting the worldwide trade the costs for the production and distribution of PMMA molding compounds increase. For this reason, the Röhm Group must react to the corresponding tariff increases. Effective April 14, 2025, Röhm GmbH...

Gurit completes te divestment of Carmignano di Brenta site in Italy

02.04.2025 - Gurit confirmed the closing of the divestment of its PET recycling site in Carmignano di Brenta, Italy, as part of its ongoing strategic realignment. On January 30, 2025, Gurit announced the sale of its PET preparation plant in Carmignano di Brenta, Italy. The divestment closed on April 1 2025. The...

Erema: Christoph Wöss new Global Sales Director

01.04.2025 - Erema, the Austrian specialist for plastic recycling plants and components, appoints Christoph Wöss, who has been with the company for many years, as Global Sales Director. Wöss, previously Business Development Manager for the Bottle division, will take over the newly created position in the Erema management...

Bischof+Klein: CEO Dr Tobias Lührig leaves the company

01.04.2025 - Dr Tobias Lührig, CEO of Bischof+Klein SE & Co. KG, is leaving the company at his own request on 30 June 2025 to take on a new professional challenge. Since joining the company in 2018, the mechanical engineer, who holds a doctorate in his field, has successfully realigned Bischof+Klein both operationally...

Plastics Recyclers Show Europe 2025: Exhibition and conference from 1-2 April in Amsterdam

25.03.2025 - The “Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2025” takes place next week at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 1-2 April. The PRS Europe exhibition and conference attracts thousands of professional stakeholders from the whole plastics recycling value chain across Europe and beyond. The event will take place...

Versalis to start up new recycled polymer production plant at Porto Marghera

25.03.2025 - Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, yesterday announced the opening of a new plant in Porto Marghera for the production of plastics made wholly or partially from mechanically recycled raw materials. The Porto Marghera facility has an annual production capacity of up to 20,000 tonnes of crystal polystyrene...

Cedo Recycling: Plans to phase out operations at Geleen site

21.03.2025 - Cedo Recycling BV in Geleen recently informed its employees about the intention to phase out operations at the Geleen site later this year. The company says this decision has been prompted by ongoing market challenges, rising operating costs and increasing regulatory pressure, which have affected the...

Röhm: Price increase for “XT” polymer molding compounds

17.03.2025 - Röhm GmbH is increasing its prices for “XT” polymer molding compounds as of April 1, 2025. The increase will be seven percent for all “XT” polymer products in the Europe, Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, as far as permitted by existing contractual agreements.

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