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Lego: Group to build US$1 billion, carbon-neutral run factory in Virginia

21.06.2022 - The Lego Group today announced plans to invest more than US$1 billion to build a new factory in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Once completed, the 1.7 million square foot (160,000m2 ) facility will employ more than 1,760 people. The factory will be designed to operate as a carbon-neutral facility....

APK: Casper Frijns is elected as new Chairman

14.06.2022 - As of 13 June 2022, Casper Frijns joined the Supervisory Board and was elected as chairman by his fellow board members. During his extensive career as an industrial engineer, Casper Frijns has worked in the plastics industry for over forty years, including many years working for international corporations...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene

02.06.2022 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today a price increase for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades. Effective June 1, 2022, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products...

Röhm: Price increase for PMMA and PMMI molding compounds

30.05.2022 - Effective June 1st, 2022, Röhm GmbH will increase the prices for its PMMA and PMMI molding compounds, which are marketed under the trademarks “Plexiglas” and “Pleximid”. The energy surcharge of 0.30 Euro/kg that has been in effect since April 1, 2022 will be fully integrated into the regular pricing...

BASF 3D Printing Solutions: Martin Back will be new Managing Director

27.05.2022 - After three years as Managing Director of BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH, François Minec has decided to leave the company effective May 31, 2022. Minec has held this position since April 2019 and set the company on a growth track by accelerating the commercialization of Additive Manufacturing. In the...

EuPC: Benoît Hennaut elected as the new President

20.05.2022 - Today during the General Assembly of European Plastics Converters, Mr. Benoît Hennaut, CEO of Herige Group, has been elected as the new EuPC President for the period 2022-2024, replacing Mr. Renato Zelcher after four years of great leadership

RadiciGroup expands in India by acquiring the Engineering Plastics business of Ester Industries

11.05.2022 - RadiciGroup is continuing to strengthen its internationalization strategy. Through its High Performance Polymers business area – a multinational manufacturer and supplier of engineering polymers based on polyamide, polyester and other materials – the Group has invested approximately EUR 35 million in...

Starlinger: Recycling technology for Australia’s largest PET recycling plant

05.05.2022 - The recently opened Circular Plastics Australia PET recycling facility in Albury-Wodonga, New South Wales, is equipped with a “recoStar PET 215 HC iV+ PET” bottle-to-bottle recycling line from Starlinger that produces 2.5 tons of rPET per hour. Circular Plastics Australia (PET) is a joint venture...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

04.05.2022 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today a price increase for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades. Effective May 1, 2022, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products...

Maag Group acquires French tool manufacturer AMN DPI

04.05.2022 - Maag Group has acquired the French tool manufacturer AMN DPI (AMN), effective May 2, 2022. Maag is thus consistently continuing its path as an integrated supplier for systems in the plastics industry from extruder tip. Founded in 1979 and based in Port-Jérôme Sur Seine in Normandy, AMN, a developer...

Erema: Mourning for company co-founder Georg Wendelin

05.04.2022 - The Erema Group mourns the passing of Georg Wendelin, company co-founder, former Managing Partner and long-time Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Erema Group GmbH, who died on the 29th of March at the age of 84. In 1983, at a time when plastics recycling was hardly an issue, Georg Wendelin, together...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

04.04.2022 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today a price increase for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades. Effective April 1, 2022, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the...

Klöckner Pentaplast adds RPET/PET capacity to Beaver Site

04.04.2022 - Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in recycled content products and high-barrier protective packaging, has chosen its production facility in Beaver, West Virginia for its multi-million-dollar production expansion, adding post-consumer recycled content (PCR) PET capacity in North America. This...

Trinseo: Price increase for PC/ABS and ABS in Europe for Automotive Market Products

31.03.2022 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced a price increase for all "Pulse" PC/ABS and for all "Magnum" ABS Automotive market products. Effective April 1, 2022, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract...

LyondellBasell: Peter Vanacker to assume role as CEO on May 23

29.03.2022 - LyondellBasell today announced Peter Vanacker will assume his role as the company's chief executive officer on May 23, 2022. The Company's Board of Directors appointed Vanacker to the position in December 2021

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