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Starlinger: Green light from FDA for the use of up to 100 percent HDPE regranulate in food packaging

20.10.2021 - In August 2021 Starlinger & Co GmbH received two Letters of No Objection (LNO) issued by the US Food and Drug Administration FDA regarding its newly developed machine concept for processing post-consumer HDPE scrap. The LNOs apply to the HDPE bottle-to-bottle and cap-to-cap recycling processes respectively,...

Trinseo: Price increases for PMMA resins and sheets in EMEA region

19.10.2021 - Trinseo in Europe, today, provide the following detail regarding utility surcharges for Trinseo PMMA Resins and Sheets. Trinseo and its affiliate companies will implement as of October 27, 2021 price surcharge to all deliveries of the following products in the EMEA region: - "Altuglas" Acrylic Resins...

Wipag: Jens Kaatze new Managing Director

18.10.2021 - Jens Kaatze takes over the role of Managing Director of Wipag with immediate effect. In more than 20 years, Kaatze has built up strong strategic expertise in an international environment in various management positions at Covestro. He has excellent knowledge of the global and especially also the...

Trinseo: Details on Utility Surcharge for Base Plastics, Polystyrene and Feedstocks

15.10.2021 - Trinseo and its affiliate companies in Europe, today, provide the following detail regarding utility surcharges for Trinseo base Plastics, Polystyrene and Feedstocks products. Trinseo will implement as of November 1, 2021 price surcharges to all deliveries of the following products in the EMEA Region:...

Trinseo Announces Surcharge for Products Produced in EMEA

14.10.2021 - Trinseo and its affiliate companies in Europe, today, announced a price increase for plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber products manufactured in the EMEA. Effective October 27, 2021, or as existing contract terms allow, a surcharge of up to EUR 500/MT will apply to the contract and spot prices...

Starlinger: New food-grade plastics recycling facility for Indian Srichakra Polyplast - Special technology for odor reduction

07.10.2021 - The Indian recycler Srichakra Polyplast commissioned a PET bottle-to-bottle and a post-consumer polyolefin recycling line from Starlinger by mid of September. With the new lines Srichakra Polyplast upgraded its facilities and now offers the highest grades of recycled plastics to customers in India and...

Songwon: Price increases for phosphorous based polymer stabilizers

06.10.2021 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. recently announced global price increases for its phosphorous based polymer stabilizer products to reflect the sudden rise in raw materials costs. The price increases are effective immediately for Songwon’s phosphites antioxidants: Songwon: "Songnox" 1680, "Songnox" 6260...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

05.10.2021 - 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 all polystyrene (PS), ABS, and SAN grades. Effective, October 1, 2021, or as existing contract terms allow the contract and...

Trinseo: Price Increase for "Pulse" PC/ABS and rollover for "Magnum" ABS in Europe

01.10.2021 - 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 a rollover for all "Magnum" ABS Automotive market products. Effective October 1, 2021, or as existing contract terms...

Alpla takes over Spanish bottle manufacturer Plastisax

22.09.2021 - The Alpla Group, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, is taking over Plastisax S.L. The Spanish company produces plastic bottles for the cosmetics, home and personal care segments. The takeover will enable an increased use of recycled material in production operations and a strengthening...

Solvay adds new thermoplastic composite capacity in the United States

17.09.2021 - Solvay yesterday announced the installation completion of its new thermoplastic composites (TPC) manufacturing facility at its Greenville, South Carolina site. At full production capacity, the new line will add more than 30 positions at the 27,000-square-foot facility. The project represents a major...

Lanxess increases prices for hexanediol

17.09.2021 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is raising its prices for 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) globally with immediate effect. The increase amounts for 300 Euro per metric ton. The reason for the adjustment is the significant rise in energy costs over the past months. HDO is an important precursor for high performance...

Alpla, Ecohelp and UPT launch joint PET recycling operations in Romania

16.09.2021 - The Alpla Group, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, is investing in the construction of a recycling plant in Targu Mures, Romania, as part of a joint venture with its partners. The plastic granulate recycled there in the future will come from PET bottles collected from household...

Engel: Emilio López is new Managing Director in Mexico

03.09.2021 - Emilio López has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Engel de Mexico SA de CV. He succeeds Peter Auinger, who retired on 1st September 2021. Emilio López brings extensive experience of sales and management in the plastics and chemicals industries to his new role. After studying plastics...

Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene in Europe

03.09.2021 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, and its affiliate companies in Europe yesterday announced a price decrease for polystyrene (PS) grades. Effective September 1, 2021, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products...

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