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Perga: Sale to US plastics processor Inteplast

05.08.2025 - The Serafin Group has sold Perga GmbH to US plastics processing specialist Inteplast Corporation. The sale is considered an important strategic step for the manufacturer of films and packaging and is intended to lay the foundation for future international growth. According to a press release, managing...

Hordijk + Origin: Mass production of PET closures planned

05.08.2025 - Dutch packaging manufacturer Hordijk is planning to mass-produce PET closures in collaboration with US company Origin Materials. According to a recent press release, both companies have agreed on a strategic partnership. Hordijk will use its PET extrusion lines to produce films that will be processed...

Jet Investment: Acquisition of Polish plastics processor Plastiwell

05.08.2025 - The Czech investment group Jet Investment has acquired the Polish plastics processor Plastiwell International. Jet Investment announced in June that its private equity fund Jet 3 had acquired a majority stake in Plastiwell. The remaining shares in the company will continue to be controlled by Plastiwell...

EPP Loop: New initiative for recycling EPP foam

04.08.2025 - General Industries Deutschland GmbH (GID), based in Kassel, Germany, is calling for active participation in the circular economy for expanded polypropylene (EPP). With its new platform, ‘EPP Loop,’ the company aims to give impetus to the circular economy for EPP in Europe. The voluntary initiative aims...

European Bioplastics: Relocation to Brussels – Lorenza Romanese is the new Secretary General

03.07.2025 - European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the bioplastics industry in Europe, has officially moved its headquarters to Brussels. This move underscores the organisation's commitment to representing the interests of the industry, working with EU institutions, expanding its network and...

Emirates Biotech: Partnership with the United Arab Emirates University - Advancing PLA technology

27.06.2025 - Emirates Biotech has announced a strategic partnership with the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in Al Ain to jointly explore new applications for polylactic acid (PLA) and end-of-life solutions. This initiative aims to improve the sustainability and functional performance of PLA, a bio-based...

Sanner: US production starts in Greensboro

23.06.2025 - Sanner has officially started production in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. The new site specialises in the manufacture of critical injection moulded components for medical technology products and pharmaceutical packaging, as well as desiccant solutions. With a total area of 5,600 square metres,...

Biesterfeld: Marvin Strüfing appointed new Global Business Director Standard Polymers

20.06.2025 - On 1 July 2025, Marvin Strüfing will take over responsibility as Global Business Director for the Standard Polymers business unit at the Biesterfeld Group. He has more than ten years of experience in highly dynamic and volatile market segments in renowned, globally active companies. A graduate of Nordakademie...

Dow: Withdrawal from carbon fibre joint venture DowAksa

18.06.2025 - US chemical company Dow is selling its stake in the joint venture DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings. According to a press release, the company signed an agreement in early June to sell its 50 per cent stake to Turkish joint venture partner Aksa Akrilik Kimya. The financial volume of the transaction...

Alpek: Closure of PET plant in North Carolina

17.06.2025 - Mexican petrochemicals group Alpek is discontinuing production at its PET plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. The group announced this in a press release at the end of May. According to the release, the plant, which is operated by the group's subsidiary Alpek Polyester USA, will be shut down...

Ineos Phenol: Closure of the phenol plant in Gladbeck

17.06.2025 - Ineos Phenol, which claims to be the world's largest manufacturer of phenol and acetone, announced today its intention to permanently shut down production at its Gladbeck site. According to the company, extremely high energy costs in Europe, combined with strict CO₂ tax policies, have made Europe...

EuPC appoints Federica Gallicchio as new Managing Director

16.06.2025 - European Plastics Converters (EuPC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Federica Gallicchio as new Managing Director. Federica joined EuPC in 2019. Initially working within the Packaging Division, she soon took on a leadership role in the Automotive Division, while also promoting innovation...

Maag: Sikora acquisition successfully completed

12.06.2025 - The Maag Group announces the successful completion of its acquisition of Sikora AG, a manufacturer of innovative measurement, control and sorting technologies. The aim of the partnership is to leverage synergies and strengthen the market position of both companies in the long term. With the successful...

Starlinger: Further lawsuits against Chinese copycats

04.06.2025 - Back in summer 2024, Austrian machine manufacturer Starlinger took legal action against two Chinese machine manufacturers who copied its patented ‘Ad*Star’ bag making technologies. Starlinger has now taken legal action against the two Chinese companies Wenzhou Huazao Machinery Technology Co., Ltd....

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,...

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