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Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

05.09.2023 - 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. Effective September 1, 2023, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products listed below will...

„bioplastics Magazine“: 100th issue marks the start of a new name “Renewable Carbon Plastics” - Alex Thielen new Editor-in-Chief

31.08.2023 - Since its founding in 2006, the trade journal „bioplastics Magazine“ has informed readers across the globe about the latest developments in the fields of biobased plastics (i.e. plastics made from renewable raw materials rather than from petroleum), biodegradable and compostable plastics, and plastics...

Van Gansewinkel: Großbrand in Recyclingwerk bei Lüttich

23.08.2023 - In einem Recyclingbetrieb des Abfallverwerters van Gansewinkel in Wandre bei Lüttich, Belgien, ist am Dienstagabend (22. August 2023) gegen 23 Uhr ein Großbrand ausgebrochen. Nach Angaben der Lütticher Feuerwehr sei das Feuer zwar mittlerweile unter Kontrolle, die Löscharbeiten könnten aber wohl noch...

Röhm: Price increase for film products

18.08.2023 - Effective September 1st, 2023, Röhm GmbH will increase the prices for its PMMA based film products, which are marketed under the trademarks "Plexiglas" and "Europlex". The increase will be 23 percent (twenty-three percent) in Europe, Asia, Africa and Pacific, as far as permissible under existing...

FKuR: Bioplastics specialist celebrates 20th anniversary

07.08.2023 - What started back at the Willich site with just a few employees and a laboratory extruder has now become a major company in the bioplastics industry. FKuR develops and produces innovative bioplastic compounds on the company's premises covering more than 7,000 m². The company's own granulates are complemented...

Fanuc Europe: Marco Ghirardello is new President and CEO

04.08.2023 - Fanuc Europe Corporation recently announced the appointment of Marco Ghirardello as the new President and CEO. Ghirardello succeeds Shinichi Tanzawa, who has been leading the company since 2016 and will return to Fanuc Headquarter for a new assignment. Ghirardello, who has been with Fanuc since 1994,...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

04.08.2023 - 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. Effective August 1, 2023, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase...

Arburg: Mario Rodriguez Navarro takes over management in Mexico

27.07.2023 - Since 18 July 2023, the Arburg branch in Querétaro, Mexico, has a new Managing Director: Mario Rodriguez Navarro. He has taken over from Guillermo Fasterling, who has successfully built and expanded the subsidiary since it opened in 2008. Mario Rodriguez Navarro has has degrees as a Bachelor in...

APK: Jürgen Schiffer is the new CFO

27.07.2023 - Jürgen Schiffer has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) by the APK AG Supervisory Board. The proven expert for finance, value-added processes as well as transformation and change management comes from Meyer Burger Technology AG, which specializes in photovoltaics. In addition to...

LyondellBasell: Investment in Dutch recycling company Stiphout

19.07.2023 - LyondellBasell today announced it has acquired a 50 percent stake in Stiphout Industries B.V. ("Stiphout"). Stiphout is involved in the sourcing and processing of post-consumer plastic packaging waste. The company operates a facility located in Montfort, the Netherlands, with an annual processing capacity...

Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

05.07.2023 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe yesterday announced a price decrease for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades. Effective July 1, 2023, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products listed below will decrease...

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: Expanded Executive Board - Christian Maget appointed Chief Financial Officer

30.06.2023 - Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH today announces the expansion of its Executive Board with the appointment of Christian Maget as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2023. Taking this step to strengthen the Executive Board will enable CEO Gerd Liebig to dedicate more of his time...

PTTGC: New PET recycling plant planned in Ohio

22.06.2023 - Thai chemical company PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) is planning to build a PET recycling plant in the US state of Ohio. According to a press release from U.S. subsidiary PTTGC America (GCA), the complex will be built on land at the Midwest Mega Commerce Center in Fayette County. Located between Cincinnati...

Duytan: Vietnamese recycler installs third Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line

21.06.2023 - Vietnamese plastics recycler Duytan Plastic Recycling Co. Ltd. produces recycled PET for the manufacture of beverage bottles. As Austrian machine builder Starlinger announced that the company is about to install its third Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line, which is scheduled to start production...

BASF: European sales of POM to be handled in future by Albis and Ultrapolymers

19.06.2023 - As of October 1, 2023, BASF will change its European direct business for "Ultraform" (POM) and transfer the sales process to its long-standing trusted trading partners, ALBIS and Ultrapolymers Group. By maintaining research and development for "Ultraform" within BASF, customers should continue to...

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