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K.D. Feddersen: Wilfried Jobst appointed as further Managing Director

22.05.2023 - With immediate effect, Wilfried Jobst was appointed Managing Director of K.D. Feddersen GmbH & Co. KG. As the company further communicates, Wilfried Jobst will assume responsibility for the activities of the Plastics Distribution business segment in Asia, which he has already managed for many years...

Trexel: Joan Lombardo announced as new Vice President, Sales and Marketing

19.05.2023 - Trexel announces the appointment of Joan Lombardo to the position of Vice President, Sales and Marketing. In her role, she is responsible for overseeing sales efforts across three major regions, North America, Europe, and Japan, and working with all regions to coordinate global marketing activities....

Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023: Winners announced in Amsterdam

11.05.2023 - The winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 were announced today at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. The seven category winners exemplify the advances in the circular use of plastics in today’s products, as well as the recycling innovation and technology that are enabling...

Petcore Europe: Martin Stephan named new Executive Director

10.05.2023 - Petcore Europe announced that it has appointed Martin Stephan as Executive Director, vice Ermis Panagiotopoulos, who served as Interim Executive Director since January 1st, 2023. Martin Stephan spent his entire career in the chemical industry, in France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, and has been...

TotalEnergies: Acquiring of spanish plastics recycler Iber Resinas

10.05.2023 - TotalEnergies announces that it has acquired Spain-based Iber Resinas, an actor in the mechanical recycling of plastics for sustainable applications. With this transaction, TotalEnergies will increase its production of circular polymers in Europe, extend its range of recycled products, and enhance its...

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...

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