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AVK board unanimously re-elected

09.12.2022 - The German Federation of Reinforced Plastics (AVK) re-elected its previous Board on 29 November 2022 in Augsburg during the regular Board elections. At the constituent board meeting on 6 December 2022, the board positions were also confirmed. Dr. Michael Effing, Managing Director of Amac GmbH, remains...

Gabriel-Chemie: New, halogen-free masterbatches for polyamides

07.12.2022 - Gabriel-Chemie launches a new range of halogen-free masterbatches for use in polyamides. The range includes products for applications such as stadium seats and electrical installation components. Flame retardant polyamides are special polymers with fire-inhibiting properties. These chemicals are...

Starlinger: Post-consumer HDPE and PP recycling line for Turkish plastics recycler Tanrıkulu

06.12.2022 - Starlinger has supplied a post-consumer HDPE and PP recycling line to the Turkish plastics recycler Tanrıkulu. The recycling line, installed at the company’s recycling facility in Başiskele, Kocaeli Province, took up operation mid of September 2022. Featuring Starlinger’s special high-vacuum...

Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene in Europe

05.12.2022 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced a price decrease for all polystyrene (PS) grades. Effective December 1, 2022, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products listed below will decrease as follows:...

Evonik plans to launch a further plasticizer

29.11.2022 - Evonik has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Czech chemical company Deza for the production of the plasticizer tri-isononyl trimellitate (TINTM). Both companies intend to manufacture the plasticizer as part of a tolling arrangement. The new plasticizer is to be launched on the market...

LyondellBasell makes decision to progress recycling plant in Wesseling, Germany

18.11.2022 - LyondellBasell today announced it has made a decision to move forward with engineering to build an advanced recycling plant at its Wesseling, Germany, site. Using LyondellBasell's proprietary MoReTec technology, this commercial scale advanced recycling plant would convert pre-treated plastic waste into...

APK: Changes in the Management Board - Klaus Wohnig resigns as CEO - Dr. Robert Marx new CTO

18.11.2022 - Today APK AG announced that Klaus Wohnig has resigned as CEO and chairman of the Management Board of APK AG for personal reasons and that Dr. Robert Marx will join as CTO and member of the Management Board, effective as of December 1, 2022. Dr. Robert Marx, who previously worked for Clariant AG,...

LyondellBasell evaluates propylene expansion project

17.11.2022 - LyondellBasell today announced it is evaluating the expansion of its propylene production capacity at its Channelview Complex near Houston, TX. The potential expansion would involve building a new propylene facility using LyondellBasell's existing technology to convert ethylene into propylene for use...

Ineos Styrolution: New "Recycling of Plastics" book

17.11.2022 - Ineos Styrolution, global active in styrenics, has announced the availability of a new publication on recycling of plastics. Together with a team of renowned authors from across the industry, Dr. Norbert Niessner, Global Innovation Director at Ineos Styrolution, published the new “Recycling of Plastics”...

Solvay: Partnership with Orbia for the production of PVDF

11.11.2022 - Solvay and Orbia recently announced their entry into a joint venture framework agreement to create a partnership for the production of suspension-grade polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), creating the largest capacity in North America. As it is further stated in a press release, the joint venture will...

Sesotec Italy: New showroom near Milan

10.11.2022 - Sesotec GmbH from Schönberg in Lower Bavaria, Germany, officially opened its new showroom near Milan on 06 October 2022. Representatives from the parent company - CEO Joachim Schulz and Regional Sales Manager West Franziska Lechner - were on site to ceremoniously inaugurate the showroom together with...

Atkore: Acquisition of the assets of Elite Polymer Solutions

09.11.2022 - Atkore Inc. (“Atkore”), recently announced the acquisition of the assets of Elite Polymer Solutions (“Elite”), a manufacturer of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) conduit, primarily serving telecommunications, utility, and transportation markets for a purchase price of $91.6 million. “The acquisition...

Resilux: Majority shareholding in Serbian PET recycling company Greentech - Expansion of recycling capacities

08.11.2022 - The Resilux Group – through its recycling division Poly Recycling Switzerland – has acquired 70 percent shares of the Serbian PET recycling company Greentech Ltd. It gives Resilux significant additional recycling capacity as well as enhanced post-consumer bottle collection and sorting capability. ...

Starlinger: New PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line - Savings of around 21 percent in production costs

28.10.2022 - Presented for the first time at K 2022, the new machine concept of Starlinger’s “recoStar PET art” saves according to supplier about 21 percent production costs. The newly conceived PET bottle-to-bottle recycling system “recoStar PET art” scores therfore not only with 25 percent less energy consumption...

Trinseo + JSW Europe: Collaboration on PMMA Chemical Recycling

24.10.2022 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider and Japan Steel Works Europe GmbH (JSW EU), a group company of The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (JSW), a manufacturer of industrial and plastics machinery, recently announced a collaborative effort on chemical recycling of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). ...

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