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Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene in Europe

04.12.2023 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe, announced today a price decrease for all polystyrene (PS) grades. Effective December 1, 2023, or depending on existing contract terms, the prices for the products listed below will decrease as follows: "Styron"...

Rattpack: Packaging manufacturer takes over Giko

04.12.2023 - The Austrian packaging manufacturer Rattpack has strengthened its position with the takeover of the industry company Giko Verpackungen. In a recent press release, Rattpack announced the successful integration of Giko into the group of companies without going into the financial volume and further...

thyssenkrupp Uhde: Order for biopolymer plant from Gulf Biopolymers

04.12.2023 - thyssenkrupp Uhde has secured a contract from Gulf Biopolymers Industries Ltd, an expert in the production of PLA biopolymers for the consumer packaging and textile industries, for a Basic Engineering Package (BEP) and a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the construction of a biopolymer plant...

Polycompound: Jan Schweizer takes over operational management

01.12.2023 - Jan Schweizer will take over the operational management of Polycompound AG, Sissach, Switzerland, from Thomas Manetsch at the beginning of 2024. Between winter 2022 and summer 2023, the company gradually put a new production centre at Hauptstrasse 1g into operation. Additional production, storage and...

ZKW: Lighting systems specialist further expands site in Mexico

01.12.2023 - The ZKW Group officially commissioned the third expansion phase of the Mexican plant in Silao with an additional 15,700 square metres during a grand opening ceremony on 29 November 2023. At the same time, the ground-breaking ceremony was held for the next expansion phase, which will create a total of...

Hexpol TPE: Lichtenfels plant with ISCC Plus certification

01.12.2023 - In October 2023, the Hexpol TPE Compounding Group plant in Lichtenfels received ISCC Plus certification from the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) initiative. ISCC Plus is a global certification system that ensures traceability along the supply chain and guarantees the correct...

Lego: Toy manufacturer further expands Monterrey site

01.12.2023 - The Danish toy manufacturer Lego is further expanding its production site in Monterrey, Mexico. According to a press release, additional storage space and new packaging capacities are to be created in Monterrey. Overall, the site will grow by a further 59,000 square metres to a total of 334,000...

Clariant: New plant for flame retardants opened in China

01.12.2023 - The Swiss speciality chemicals group Clariant has opened a new plant in China for the production of halogen-free flame retardants under the Exolit OP brand. According to a press release, the ceremonial commissioning of the new production facility took place in mid-October at the Daya Bay site near...

Moulding Expo 2025: International trade fair for tool, pattern and mould making with new trade fair date

01.12.2023 - Moulding Expo, the international trade fair for tool, pattern and mould making, has announced a new date and will therefore take place from 6 to 9 May 2025. The original date was 20 to 23 May 2025. "Our top priority is to create optimal conditions for our trade fairs and thus the success of all stakeholders....

Trelleborg: Swedes sell plant for vehicle components in the Czech Republic

01.12.2023 - The Swedish plastics company Trelleborg Group is divesting another plant for vehicle components in the Czech Republic. According to a press release, the Group is selling its production facility in Hradec Králové to the Prague-based investment group Kaprain. In the press release, Trelleborg informed...

Trelleborg Opens First Manufacturing Facility in Vietnam

30.11.2023 - Trelleborg Sealing Solutions starts production at its first ever manufacturing facility in Vietnam, an advanced 8,000 square meter facility strategically located in Long Thanh. It produces high-quality O-Rings and custom-designed engineered molded components in a wide range of elastomer materials using...

Grafe: Majority shareholding in Italian masterbatch manufacturer Gaypa

30.11.2023 - The Grafe Group, a German manufacturer of a wide range of masterbatches of all kinds, has acquired a majority stake in the Italian masterbatch producer Gaypa s.r.l. from Quinto Vicentino in north-east Italy's Veneto region, which the company says was finalised towards the end of the third quarter of...

Pipelife: Closure of the Bad Zwischenahn production site planned

30.11.2023 - Pipelife Deutschland GmbH & Co KG recently announced that it intends to close its production site in Bad Zwischenahn. This decision is therefore based on a comprehensive review of the plant's economic situation. Sales activities in the infrastructure sector are not affected by the measure and are...

DuPont: Sale of Delrin business to TJC completed

30.11.2023 - The US chemical company DuPont has finalised the sale of the majority shareholding in its former POM homopolymer business for the "Delrin" brand to the investment group The Jordan Company (TJC). DuPont announced this in a press release at the beginning of the month. Accordingly, TJC now controls...

Borealis: Acquisition of Bulgarian plastics recycler Integra Plastics

29.11.2023 - Borealis announces the signing of an agreement to acquire 100 percent of Integra Plastics AD, a Bulgarian advanced mechanical recycling company. The company further announces that this investment strengthens Borealis' advanced mechanical recycling portfolio with an additional annual production capacity...

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