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Alpla: Packaging solutions and recycling specialist to buy plant in Spain

29.05.2020 - Alpla, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, is acquiring Bopla S.A. as part of an asset deal. Alpla intends to use the Spanish company’s expertise in the area of single-stage manufacturing technologies to expand its own product portfolio. Founded in 1978, Bopla S.A. uses the technologies...

Borealis appoints Erik van Praet as Vice President Innovation & Technology

26.05.2020 - Borealis announced the appointment of Erik van Praet as Vice President effective 1 April 2020. Erik van Praet succeeds Maurits van Tol, who decided to pursue his career outside of Borealis in October 2019. Erik started his career with Borealis in 1995 as development engineer in Zwijndrecht, Belgium,...

PRE: Plastics recyclers cease production - Recyclates demand impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic

26.05.2020 - According to Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE), the European association of plastics recyclers, large parts of the European plastics recycling industry are currently closing their production. The reason for this is the current market development caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. The major problems named...

Maag Group: DKSH is new agent in Indonesia

25.05.2020 - Maag Group, a broadly diversified global solutions provider of Pump & Filtration Systems, Pelletizing Systems, Pulverizing Systems, and Recycling Systems for use in the plastics, chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries, is pleased to announce a distribution agreement with DKSH covering Maag’s top-grade...

Borealis: Local fire at the steam cracker in Stenungsund, Sweden

11.05.2020 - On Saturday evening at 20.45 CEST a local fire occurred at the steam cracker at Borealis‘ production location in Stenungsund, Sweden. The emergency plan was immediately activated by the local crisis team, reports the company. According to that the fire brigade arrived on site promptly and took steps...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene in Europe

08.05.2020 - Trinseo and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today price increases for all polystyrene (PS). Effective May 1, 2020, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows: "Styron" General Purpose Polystyrene Grades (GPPS)...

Ascend: Resinex takes over distribution of "Vydyne" PA 6.6 in Europe

30.04.2020 - Ascend Performance Materials announced today an agreement with thermoplastics distributor Resinex for the distribution of its "Vydyne" PA 6.6 resins. Resinex will supply customers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Nordic countries, UK, Ireland, France, East Central Europe, Russia, Turkey and...

Gurit: Organisational and Management change in the Business Unit Composite Materials

08.04.2020 - Gurit announces today that it will split the business unit Composite Materials into Wind Materials and Marine & Industrial Materials. Lance Hill, currently Regional Sales Director for the Americas region, is promoted to General Manager Marine & Industrial Materials effective May 1, 2020. A search for...

Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene in Europe

03.04.2020 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today a price decrease for all polystyrene (PS). Effective April 1, 2020, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products...

Amaplast: Covid-19 – Green light for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers

25.03.2020 - As per Decree of the Italian President of the Council of Ministers (DPCM) issued on Sunday 22 March 2020, Italian manufacturers of plastics and rubber machinery – referring to Ateco code 28.96 - may continue their activity, since they belong to a production chain defined as necessary. Of course,...

Polymer Comply Europe: Live webinar on the Skills for the Digital Future of Plastic Factories - The ‘Upskill’ Project

17.03.2020 - 23rd of March 2020 between 11.30 - 12.30 CET Polymer Comply Europe (PCE) is pleased to announce its next live webinar on the Skills for the Digital Future of Plastic Factories, organised on behalf of European Plastics Converters (EuPC) and the ‘Upskill’ project. The live webinar will take place...

Petcore Europe: 2020 PET Monomer Recycling Forum Postponed - New Date To Be Announced

11.03.2020 - Petcore Europe announces the postponement of the event scheduled to be held on 16 April due to the recent developments regarding the coronavirus. The decision to postpone the event was made due to the the significant impact the Covid-19 virus has on international travel and events. In circumstances...

Lanxess: Frederique van Baarle to head High Performance Materials business unit

11.03.2020 - Frederique van Baarle (48) will take over as head of the High Performance Materials business unit at specialty chemicals company Lanxess with effect from June 1, 2020. The business unit's portfolio mainly comprises high-performance plastics for the automotive and electronics industries. The Dutch native...

Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene in Europe

04.03.2020 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today a price decrease for all polystyrene (PS). Effective March 1, 2020, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products...

Arburg: Technology Days 2020 Cancelled

27.02.2020 - In view of current developments regarding the Coronavirus, Arburg management decided on February 26th to cancel the International Technology Days from March 11th to 14th, 2020, in Lossburg. As the company further states, takes Arburg the developments regarding the Coronavirus (Covid-19) very seriously....

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