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LyondellBasell announces acquisition of PolyPacific Polymers Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia

30.06.2021 - LyondellBasell today announced it has acquired 100 percent of PolyPacific Polymers Sdn. Bhd. (PPM) in Port Klang, Malaysia. PPM is a 25kt manufacturing facility producing reinforced and modified polyolefin compounds. Upon completion of the acquisition, the facility will undergo a rebranding and name...

British Plastics Federation: Karen Drinkwater elected as new president

21.06.2021 - At the British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) second virtual annual general meeting, Karen Drinkwater, a founding director of JSC Rotational Limited, was elected as the trade association’s president on 19 May 2021. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the BPF’s AGM could not be held in person for the second...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Methyl Methacrylate in Europe

15.06.2021 - 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 Methyl Methacrylate (MMA). Effective June 1, 2021, or as existing contract terms allow, the price for MMA monomer will increase...

Indorama: Acquisition of CarbonLite’s Texas PET Recycling Facility completed

14.06.2021 - Indorama Ventures (IVL) has completed its acquisition of CarbonLite Holdings’ facility in Texas as part of the company’s commitment to increasing PET recycling capacity. Now known as Indorama Ventures Sustainable Recycling (IVSR), the Dallas site is one of the largest producers of food-grade recycled...

Lanxess: Price increase for inorganic pigments

14.06.2021 - Specialty chemical company Lanxess is raising its prices for inorganic pigments globally with immediate effect, subject to existing agreements. Quotations will be increased by 150 Euro minimum per metric ton or its equivalent in local currency. In some cases, price increase can be higher depending on...

Indorama: New IOD research center at The Woodlands, Texas

11.06.2021 - Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) has started developing a new technology center under its Integrated Oxides & Derivatives (IOD) business at The Woodlands, Texas. The new facility will be the company’s U.S. research and development hub for new products used in the home, personal and industrial...

Ascend expands “HiDura” LCPA production capacity

09.06.2021 - Ascend Performance Materials has expanded production capacity for HiDura long-chain polyamides in its Greenwood, S.C., plant. The multi-million dollar expansion will help the company meet growing demand for its new product line. Ascend’s HiDura PA610 and 612 products are used in a variety of consumer...

Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene and SAN in Europe

04.06.2021 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced a price decrease for all polystyrene (PS) and SAN grades. Effective June 1, 2021, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot...

Nexeo Plastics acquires Nevicolor S.p.A.

02.06.2021 - Nexeo Plastics, LLC (“Nexeo Plastics”), a global thermoplastics resin distributor and an affiliate of GPD Companies, Inc. (“GPD”), yesterday announced that it has acquired Nevicolor S.p.A. (“Nevicolor”), Italian distributor and compounder of thermoplastics. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....

Reifenhäuser: Ulrich Reifenhäuser inducted into the “Plastics Hall of Fame”

26.05.2021 - Ten leading personalities from the international plastics industry were recently inducted into the "Plastics Hall of Fame" - one of them is Ulrich Reifenhäuser (64), CSO of the Reifenhäuser Group, Chairman of the Exhibitors' Advisory Board of the “K” plastics show and Chairman of the Plastics and Rubber...

RadiciGroup and Versalis committed to sustainable logistics

25.05.2021 - Lower CO2 emissions, energy saving and greater safety: these are the key objectives of the new railway siding constructed on the Versalis plant site in Mantua and put into service a few weeks ago to transport KA oil to Radici Chimica SpA in Novara. KA oil is one of the main chemical intermediates...

Amaplast: Orders and turnover rebound for Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery manufacturers

18.05.2021 - In the first quarter of 2021, Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery manufacturers in the trade association Amaplast recorded double-digit increases in orders and turnover over the same period in 2020. Based on the end-of-quarter survey conducted by the MECS-AMAPLAST Statistical Studies...

Arburg cancels its 2021 Technology Days

11.05.2021 - Arburg is cancelling the Technology Days event it was planning to hold between 7 and 12 June 2021. Consultations with official bodies and due consideration of the ramifications of the global coronavirus epidemic that are still clearly evident prompted the decision that was taken last Friday. The so-called...

Sesotec welcomes a new Vice President of Sales for Plastics

07.05.2021 - Sesotec GmbH is a provider of technologies and services for foreign object detection, material sorting and analysis. Today, the Lower Bavarian company is pleased to announce the latest addition to its management team. Since April 1, 2021, Dietmar Dieing has been leading Sesotec’s Plastics Industry division...

Kuraray: Price increase for PVB and Ionoplast films

06.05.2021 - Kuraray announced today that it will increase prices for "Trosifol" PVB and "SentryGlas" Ionoplast films globally for shipments beginning May 1, 2021, or as contractually agreed, by US$0.3 or more - based on the 0.76 mm thick film. The company attributes the price increase to cost increases in raw...

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