Latest News

Röhm: Price increase for methyl methacrylate and other methacrylate monomer products

25.02.2022 - Due to soaring natural gas and raw material prices, Röhm GmbH announces a price increase for "Meracryl" MMA (methyl methacrylate) and other methacrylate monomer products in Europe with immediate effect. As agreements allow, the increase is 100 Euro/ton across all grades.

Röhm: Price increase for PMMA and PMMI molding compounds

21.02.2022 - Effective March 1st, 2022, Röhm GmbH will increase the prices for its PMMA and PMMI molding compounds, which are marketed under the trademarks "Plexiglas" and "Pleximid". As far as permissible under existing agreements, the increase across all grades will be 0.12 Euro/kg for Europe, Middle East and...

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: Armin Distler named new Senior Sales Director

17.02.2022 - Sumitomo (SHI) Demag further optimises the company’s sales and strategy organisation with the appointment of Armin Distler, who succeeds Siegfried Köhler following his departure at the turn of the year. Effective February 1, 2022, Distler assumes responsibility for global sales as Senior Sales Director....

Röchling: Joachim Lehmann Appointed CFO of Röchling Medical

09.02.2022 - Joachim Lehmann has assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Röchling Medical SE, a division of the Mannheim-based Röchling Group and a manufacturer for the healthcare industry, effective 1 February 2022. The previous CFO Evelyn Thome will focus on her core task as CFO of the Röchling Group....

Alpla Group: Packaging company with record turnover of four billion euros

09.02.2022 - The Alpla Group, global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, increased its turnover in the 2021 financial year by 8.4 per cent to four billion euros. The number of employees worldwide increased to 22,100. In addition to investments in recycling and in the development of bio-based and biodegradable...

Sun Chemical to Globally Increase Prices on Color Materials Portfolio

04.02.2022 - Sun Chemical will increase prices across selected parts of its pigments, dyes and preparations portfolio, effective February 14, 2022 or as contracts allow. The price increase affects all market segments. Continuous inflationary pressure and further price spikes for key raw materials continue to...

Engel: Management team in North America expanded

03.02.2022 - Under the direction of Mark Sankovitch (CEO), working for Engel North America for over 15 years, the company has appointed a new board to lead the business in September 2021. “We promoted from within,” states Sankovitch. “Engel North America focuses on developing employee talent – from our successful...

Trinseo: Price decrease for Polystyrene in Europe

02.02.2022 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today a price decrease for all polystyrene (PS) grades. Effective February 1, 2022, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products listed...

Engel: Realignment of management

01.02.2022 - Engel Group board reshuffle on 1 February 2022. Dr. Gerhard Dimmler, previously Vice President Research and Development, is being appointed to the board as CTO. He is taking over the Development division from CEO Dr. Stefan Engleder and will also be responsible for digitalisation on top of this. ...

Ineos Styrolution starts ABS production in Wingles, France - 50,000 tonnes ABS production capacity

31.01.2022 - Ineos Styrolution, global active in styrenics, has today announced the start of ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) production in Wingles, France, having completed the conversion of an existing polystyrene line to the production of ABS. This move makes Wingles the company’s third ABS production site...

KraussMaffei: Nolan Strall new President of KraussMaffei Corporation in the US

27.01.2022 - KraussMaffei has appointed Nolan Strall as the new President of KraussMaffei Corporation North America (KMC), effective January 1, 2022. He will report directly to Volker Nilles, Executive Vice President New Machines. Previously, Nolan Strall served as Vice President of Operations and Digital & Service...

Plastipak expands PET Recycling Capacity in Luxembourg

26.01.2022 - Plastipak, a global leader in the design, manufacture and recycling of plastic containers, has completed a major investment to significantly expand its PET recycling capacity at its manufacturing site in Bascharage, Luxembourg. As the company further communicates, opened the original PET recycling...

Arkema: PVDF capacity expansions in China and in France

26.01.2022 - Due to strong demand for lithium-ion batteries and other markets, Arkema’s previously announced 35 percent fluoropolymer capacity increase at its Changshu site in China is now revised upwards to a capacity increase of 50 percent, with no change in the expected start-up date (end-2022). With this...

Arkema to increase its global “Pebax” Elastomers production capacity

18.01.2022 - To support its customers’ strong growth, in particular in the sports and consumer goods markets, Arkema will increase its manufacturing capacity for “Pebax” elastomers by approximately 25 percent through an investment at its Serquigny plant in France. As the company further announced, this investment...

BASF to expand European production for Hexamethylenediamine and Polyamide 6.6

18.01.2022 - BASF decided to build a new hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant in Chalampé, France. The new plant is set to increase BASF’s annual HMD production capacity to 260,000 metric tons. Production is expected to start in 2024. Furthermore, BASF will expand its polyamide 6.6 production in Freiburg, Germany starting...

Please find more information in German.

You wish to have news about your company and your products published here?
Please send your information and press reports to info@plasticker.de or give us a call!