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Lanxess: Price Increase for Adipic Acid

10.08.2026 - Lanxess is increasing its prices for adipic acid worldwide with immediate effect. The average increase amounts to EUR 150 per metric ton. The specialty chemicals company cites ongoing and cumulative cost increases as the reason for the adjustment. In particular, higher raw material and energy costs...

Dongguan Baier Plastic Expands High-Performance Plastics Capacity with Three Coperion Twin-Screw Extruders

07.08.2026 - Dongguan Baier Plastic is expanding its production capacity for high-performance engineering plastics with the addition of three ZSK Mc18 twin-screw extruders from Coperion. The machines are designed to process demanding compounds at melt temperatures of up to 450°C. The company processes a broad...

PureCycle increases recycled PP production and sales

07.08.2026 - PureCycle Technologies increased production and commercial activity for its PureFive recycled polypropylene (PP) in the second quarter of 2026. The company also brought an in-house compounding operation online and reported further customer approvals. Despite higher revenue, however, PureCycle remained...

Erema: Group Remains Profitable Despite Significant Revenue Decline

07.08.2026 - The Erema Group closed the 2025/26 financial year profitably despite challenging market conditions. Revenue fell by 28 percent year-on-year to €235 million. The Austrian supplier of plastics recycling technologies cites weak demand for recyclates, high energy costs, intense international competition...

Japan: Nine Companies Trial Joint Recycling Model for Flexible Plastic Packaging

06.08.2026 - The Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI) has launched a cross-industry demonstration project in Japan for the recycling of flexible plastic packaging. Commissioned by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment, the project involves nine companies from the chemicals, printing, packaging and plastics industries....

Hexpol: Swedish Group to Acquire Italian Compounder Vipa

06.08.2026 - Swedish plastics group Hexpol is acquiring Italian compounding company Vipa Group. The Swedish company announced the agreement in a press release at the end of July. Under the terms of the deal, Hexpol will acquire 100 percent of the shares in Vipa, which has so far been controlled by the Paolini...

ifo: Business Expectations in German Automotive Industry Improve Considerably

05.08.2026 - The Business Climate Index in the German automotive industry has risen significantly. The figure stood in July at -15.6 points, down from -21.6* points in June. Although companies continued to assess their business situation as just as poor as in the previous month and plan to cut more jobs, their business...

Modus: Chemical PET Recycling Plant Planned in Huelva

04.08.2026 - The Spanish company Modelo de Upcycling Sostenible, S.L. — Modus for short — is planning to build a chemical recycling plant for PET waste in the Parque Huelva Empresarial industrial estate in Huelva, the capital of Huelva province in south-western Andalusia. At the end of July 2026, the competent environmental...

Salzgitter: Sale of Klöckner Desma Elastomertechnik GmbH

04.08.2026 - Salzgitter AG is selling Klöckner Desma Elastomertechnik GmbH to the German-French industrial group Name & Mawi Partners S.A.S. (NMP). The transaction forms part of the company’s active portfolio management and the continued implementation of its “Salzgitter AG 2030” corporate strategy. Subject to the...

NexPoint Materials: Former Sabic Engineering Thermoplastics Business Launches as an Independent Supplier of Engineering Thermoplastics

04.08.2026 - NexPoint Materials has commenced operations as an independent engineering thermoplastics company. The launch follows the completion of Mutares SE & Co. KGaA’s acquisition of Sabic’s former Engineering Thermoplastics business (see also plasticker-news dated January 9, 2026). Operating under the NexPoint...

Arburg: New Management at Mexican Subsidiary

03.08.2026 - Julio Lopez took over as Managing Director of Arburg, S.A. de C.V. in Querétaro, Mexico, on July 21, 2026. The 57-year-old is tasked with further strengthening the company’s market position in Mexico and developing additional business opportunities. Lopez is a mechanical engineer and also holds an...

Linhardt: Packaging Manufacturer Appoints Dr. Christian Korth as New CEO

31.07.2026 - The Linhardt Group has appointed Dr. Christian Korth as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will take up the position on November 1, 2026, and will be responsible for the strategic and operational development of the internationally active packaging manufacturer. Korth is currently Managing...

Arburg: Acquisition of Stork Plastics Machinery B.V.

30.07.2026 - Arburg is acquiring Dutch injection moulding machine manufacturer Stork Plastics Machinery B.V. (Stork IMM), based in Hengelo. The purchase agreement between Arburg and the current owner, Stibbe Participaties B.V., was signed on 29 July 2026. Completion of the transaction is expected in September 2026....

Gerresheimer: Sale of Global Primary Plastic Packaging Business – 16 Plants and 2,400 Employees Affected

29.07.2026 - Gerresheimer is selling its US subsidiary Centor and its global primary plastic packaging business to funds advised by Apax Partners. The agreed total purchase price is based on a combined enterprise value of approximately €1.5 billion. The Düsseldorf-based packaging and medical technology manufacturer...

Maag Group to Acquire US Extrusion Specialist Cloeren

29.07.2026 - The Maag Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Cloeren Incorporated. Through the acquisition, the provider of system solutions for the polymer, chemical and plastics industries is expanding its portfolio to include flat-die and coextrusion technologies. Subject to customary closing...

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