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Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

03.05.2023 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today a price increase for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades. Effective May 1, 2023, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase...

K.D. Feddersen: Changing the structure of companies in the Nordic countries

21.04.2023 - As of 1 May 2023, the Feddersen Group will reorganise its business activities in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Previously bundled in K.D. Feddersen Norden AB, they will now be transferred to legally independent structures in line with the business areas of the group of companies. The former Forvema...

Zerma: Shredding specialist starts production in Thailand

20.04.2023 - The shredding specialist Zerma Machinery & Recycling Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd ("Zerma Shanghai China"), which is under German management, has founded a production company in Thailand, Zerma Machinery Thailand. The new company is responsible for the production of side-by-side granulators of the...

CJ Biomaterials: Helian Polymers is new European distributor for amorphous biopolymer

17.04.2023 - CJ Biomaterials, Inc., a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), has named The Netherlands-based Helian Polymers as a distributing partner for Europe. Helian will distribute CJ Biomaterials’ “PHACT” A1000P amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate (aPHA)...

Engel: Highest Turnover in the Company’s History - Turnover increased by 13 percent

14.04.2023 - Engel reports a 1.7 billion euros turnover for fiscal year 2022/23 that ends in March. As it is further stated in a press release, the company has hit the highest turnover in the group’s history. Engel surpassed last year’s turnover of 1.5 billion euros by 13 percent. “Closing at 1.7 billion euros,...

Starlinger: Change in the Management - Harald Neumüller takes over as head of "Sales and Marketing”

13.04.2023 - Harald Neumüller takes over the management of the sales and marketing activities of the Viennese machine manufacturer from his long-time predecessor Hermann Adrigan. After almost 40 years with the company, 19 of them as chief sales officer for the company’s three divisions, Hermann Adrigan took his...

Trinseo: Sale of Mexico manufacturing facility to Plaskolite

13.04.2023 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, recently announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its land, buildings and equipment in Matamoros, Mexico, to Plaskolite. The transaction is expected to close within the next several weeks. In December 2022, Trinseo announced the consolidation...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

04.04.2023 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe today announced a price increase for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades. Effective April 1, 2023, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase...

Starlinger: New B2B Recycling System Finalist for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023

17.03.2023 - Starlinger recycling technology has been shortlisted for the prestigious Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 for their new “recoStar PET art” recycling line in the category “Product Technology Innovation of the Year”. “We feel grateful and honoured being shortlisted for the Plastics Recycling Awards...

LyondellBasell announces decision to acquire Mepol Group

15.03.2023 - LyondellBasell and Mepol Group recently announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for LyondellBasell to acquire Mepol Group, a manufacturer of recycled, technical compounds located in Italy and Poland, consisting of Mepol S.r.l. and its subsidiaries Polar S.r.l. and Industrial Technology...

STS Group AG opens US production site in Salem in the US state of Virginia

13.03.2023 - STS Group AG, a global systems supplier for the automotive industry, is opening its first production site in the United States in the former General Electric plant in the city of Salem in the US state of Virginia. The Company is thus creating 119 new jobs in the region. The first prototypes will roll...

Starlinger: First PET Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Line in Kenya

03.03.2023 - T3 (EPZ) Limited, a member of Megh Group, ordered a Starlinger “recoStar” PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line for its new plant in Athi River, Kenya. With this project, T3 aims to contribute to the establishment of a circular economy with a positive impact on both the environment and the society in...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

01.03.2023 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe yesterday announced a price increase for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades, mostly based on raw material cost increases for styrene production. Effective March 1, 2023, or as existing contract terms allow,...

Trioworld: Capacity expansion for stretch film in the United Kingdom

15.02.2023 - Trioworld expands its capacity in the United Kingdom through a substantial investment in automated production equipment for hand stretch film. This will enhance the ability to serve the market more efficiently throughout the UK and Europe. In 2022, Trioworld acquired both Eurofilms and Quality Films,...

Bericap: Closure manufacturer with 1.2 billion euros in sales - New production sites in Vietnam and Kenya

10.02.2023 - Bericap, a global manufacturer of plastic and aluminium closures, is reporting revenue of 1.2 billion euros at the end of its 2022 financial year. As the company further communicates, drove up Bericap’s annual production output last year to 95 billion closures for the beverage and liquid food industry,...

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