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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...

Rosti Group: Acquisition of US based Injection Moulding Company Plastic Components

10.01.2022 - Rosti Group AB has acquired Plastic Components, Inc. (PCI), a US-based injection moulding company. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Rosti's market position in the United States and make the Group a truly global partner for its customers. Founded over 75 years ago, Rosti is a global plastic...

Indorama Ventures to expand packaging business into Vietnam

10.01.2022 - Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global sustainable chemical company, announces that it is in the process of acquiring shares in Ngoc Nghia Industry – Service – Trading Joint Stock Company (NN). NN is a leading PET converter in Vietnam with long-standing relationships with major brands....

Lego: Expansion of production capacities in China

06.01.2022 - The Lego Group recently announced it will expand its factory located in Jiaxing, China creating additional capacity to meet long-term growth in China and Asia. Carsten Rasmussen, Chief Operations Officer in the Lego Group said: "In recent years we have seen strong demand across Asia and especially...

Trinseo: Price increase for Polystyrene, Polycarbonate and Copolymers in Europe

05.01.2022 - 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), polycarbonate (PC), ABS and SAN grades. Effective January 1, 2022, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and...

Faerch acquires dairy packaging company Paccor

05.01.2022 - Faerch, European supplier of rigid food packaging and an integrated recycler of PET food packaging, recently announced the acquisition of Paccor Packaging from private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg. Offering a wide range of packaging solutions mainly for the food industry, Paccor is a European leader...

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

03.01.2022 - 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 January 1, 2022, or as existing contract terms allow, the...

Greiner Extrusion now 100 percent owner of Simplas

03.01.2022 - The northern Italian flat die specialist Simplas has now become a full member of the international network of Greiner Extrusion. The Austrian supplier of extrusion lines, tools and complete systems for profile extrusion continues to grow in the plastic film and sheet extrusion segment and is strengthening...

Wittmann: Change of brand strategy for the Group – “Wittmann Battenfeld" becomes just "Wittmann"

23.12.2021 - The Wittmann Group has decided to change its previous brand strategy, transforming it from a two-brand strategy into a one-brand strategy, with the aim of communicating its advantage of being able to offer complete system solutions from a single source via the brand as well. With the integration...

Starlinger delivers its first bottle-to-bottle plant to Turkey

23.12.2021 - The food-grade PET recycling system will be supplied to rPET flake producer Başatlı in April 2022. The “recoStar PET 215 iV+” will be Starlinger’s first bottle-to-bottle recycling system operating in Turkey, the company further communicates. It is equipped with one of the biggest extruder...

Starlinger: 500th block bottom sack conversion line goes to Côte d’Ivoire

22.12.2021 - A new conversion line is currently being installed at Plastica Sarl. in Abidjan and will take up production in January 2022. The “ad*starKon SX+” is the 500th “AD*Star” sack conversion line Starlinger has sold worldwide. As the machine builder further communicates, converts it woven polypropylene tape...

Engel: Dr. Christoph Steger leaves the group

21.12.2021 - Dr. Christoph Steger, hitherto Chief Sales Officer, is leaving the Engel Group at his own request. Background for his withdrawal is his wish to further develop himself vocationally and to change his career orientation. The Austrian engineering company further announced that Dr. Stefan Engleder will...

RadiciGroup: Plastoplan Kunststoffhandel appointed as new distributor in Austria

21.12.2021 - RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers has announced a reorganization of its sales network in Austria. As of 1st January 2022, Plastoplan Kunststoffhandel GmbH has been appointed the RadiciGroup national distributor for a wide product range that includes „Radilon“, „Heramid“, „Radiflam“, „Radistrong“,...

Lego: Plans to build new factory in Vietnam announced

16.12.2021 - The Lego Group recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park Joint Venture Company Limited (VSIP) to build a new factory in Vietnam. The facility is planned to be the company’s first carbon neutral factory and will include investments in solar energy generation....

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