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

09.03.2022 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, and its affiliate companies in Europe yesterday announced a price increase for all polystyrene (PS), polycarbonate (PC), ABS and SAN grades. Effective March 8 or as existing contract terms allow the contract and spot...

Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2022: Next event in June

07.03.2022 - The fifth Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) exhibition and conference held recently in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, attracted a record number of visitors and exhibitors from across Europe. The annual event had a total attendance of more than 4,400 over two days and attracted over 180 exhibiting companies....

BASF increases price of additives for plastic applications

07.03.2022 - Effective immediately BASF increases prices for antioxidants “Irganox” 1076, “Irganox” PS 802 and related blends in its additives portfolio for plastic applications globally by up to 35 percent. The price adjustment is in response to the significantly higher cost for stearyl alcohol and logistics,...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Methyl Methacrylate in Europe

03.03.2022 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today a price increase for MMA. Effective March 1, 2022, or as existing contract terms allow, the price for MMA monomer will increase by 550 Euros...

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

02.03.2022 - 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 March 1, 2022, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and...

Evonik to Raise Prices of High-Performance Plastics

01.03.2022 - Evonik's High Performance Polymers Business Line announces a price increase for its „Vestamid“, „Vestosint“, „Vestamelt“, „Vestodur“ and „Trogamid“ product lines effective April 1, 2022. Product prices will increase by an average of 13 to 25 percent depending on type and region. The last months’...

Starlinger: New recycling system for Egyptian PET bottle-to-bottle recycler BariQ

28.02.2022 - Based in Giza, Egypt, the biggest PET bottle-to-bottle recycler in MENA region is expanding and upgrading its existing plant with another Starlinger PET recycling system and an additional solid-state-polycondensation (SSP) reactor. As the machine builder further communicates, the new recycling system,...

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...

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