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Maag Americas Announces Leadership Change

08.08.2019 - Maag, supplier of melt pumps, pelletizers, pulverizers and continuous melt filters, announces the appointment of Martin Baumann as VP / GM for Maag Americas. “We are very happy to have Martin join our team in the USA”, says Ueli Thuerig, President Maag Group. “Martin brings a wealth of experience with...

Trinseo: Price Increases for Copolymers in Europe

06.08.2019 - Trinseo and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today a price increase for all ABS and SAN grades. Effective August 1, 2019, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows: "Magnum” ABS resins by 35 Euro per metric...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene in Europe

05.08.2019 - 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). Effective August 1, 2019, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products...

Lifocolor: Masterbatch manufacturer builds new production plant at its headquarters in Lichtenfels, Germany

19.07.2019 - Lifocolor Farben GmbH & Co. KG, thermoplastic masterbatch manufacturer, is investing 20 million Euro in the expansion of its parent plant in Lichtenfels. Ground was broken in July 2019 and the planned construction schedule is 18 months. The production site in Lichtenfels in upper Franconia, which...

Nouryon doubles capacity for dicumyl peroxide in China

17.07.2019 - Nouryon has doubled production capacity for dicumyl peroxide (DCP) at its site in Ningbo, China. The plant is according to company information the largest of its kind in the world and can now produce up to 38,000 tons per year of DCP, an organic peroxide used in the manufacture of polymers that need...

Kolon Plastics appoints Nordmann as European distributor for its „Kopel“ product line

17.07.2019 - Nordmann, an international leading chemical distribution company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, is pleased to announce the appointment by Kolon Plastics, INC., as the official distributor for their „Kopel“ Thermoplastic Copolyester Elastomers (TPE-C) in Europe (excl. Nordics and Turkey). The agreement...

Hillenbrand, Inc. to Acquire Milacron Holdings Corp.

15.07.2019 - Hillenbrand, Inc. and Milacron Holdings Corp. recently announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Hillenbrand will acquire Milacron in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2 billion, including net debt of approximately $686 million as of March 31, 2019....

Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene in Europe

03.07.2019 - 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). Effective July 1, 2019, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the...

Gurit appoints new Chief Financial Officer

24.06.2019 - Gurit recently announced the appointment of Philippe Wirth as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Committee. Philippe Wirth has a strong business background in Finance, Business Processes and IT. He will report to Rudolf Hadorn, Chief Executive Officer of Gurit. Prior to joining...

Emirates commits to reducing single-use plastic on board - Eco-friendly paper straws have been introduced this month

24.06.2019 - Emirates has made a network-wide commitment to reduce single-use plastics on board its aircraft. As of June 1st, eco-friendly paper straws have been introduced and all Emirates flights will soon be plastic straw-free. The airline has been working on various long-term sustainability initiatives. In...

Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene in Europe

04.06.2019 - 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 June 1, 2019, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products...

British Plastics Federation: Martin Althorpe is new President

04.06.2019 - Martin Althorpe, Technical Director at Epwin Fenestration Division, was elected as president of the British Plastics Federation in succession to Bruce Margetts at the BPF’s AGM held on 15 May. The official handover took place at the BPF’s offices in London, where the now Immediate Past President,...

ExxonMobil Doubles Manufacturing Capacity of Specialty Elastomers at Newport, Wales Plant

16.05.2019 - ExxonMobil said today it has completed an expansion of its specialty elastomers manufacturing plant in Newport, Wales, which doubles the plant’s manufacturing capacity and increases global manufacturing capacity of "Santoprene" thermoplastic elastomers by 25 percent. ExxonMobil also manufactures "Santoprene"...

DSM expands in India with acquisition of SRF Ltd.’s Specialty Materials business

13.05.2019 - Royal DSM announced that it has reached agreement with SRF Ltd., to acquire its Engineering Plastics business, a leading player in India in the development, production and sale of specialty materials. The acquisition is expected to close in Q3 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. SRF’s...

Plastics Recyclers Europe: Release of the 2018 review for HDPE and PP packaging recycling capacities

08.05.2019 - With a total recycling capacity of 1.7 million tonnes, rigid, post-consumer and post-industrial polyolefins, in particular HDPE and PP, are in the group of the most recycled streams in Europe. According to the data collected by Plastics Recyclers Europe, the countries with the highest shares of the...

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