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Alpla: Philipp Lehner is the new CFO

17.01.2019 - Philipp Lehner is the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the packaging specialist Alpla as of 1 January 2019. He takes over the role from Georg Früh, who will now focus on Family Office responsibilities. Philipp Lehner has been active in the family company since June 2014 and has worked in several...

EFIBCA: Many new faces at the annual general meeting

08.01.2019 - On 31 October 2018, EFIBCA invited members to its Annual General meeting (AGM) in Frankfurt. EFIBCA President Roelof Veld welcomed more than 40 participants to the AGM. He then introduced Torben Knoess, who assumed the position of General Secretary at EFIBCA in July this year from his colleague Dr Isabell...

Gurit: Closing of chinese PVC Production Site

08.01.2019 - Gurit recently announced the successful closing of the divestment of all shares in the Company`s PVC production site in Qingdao, China. Gurit has decided to focus the core materials manufacturing in the Asia-Pacific region on SAN, PET and balsa wood at its existing production facility in Tianjin,...

Trinseo: Price Increases for Polycarbonate in Europe

07.01.2019 - Trinseo, global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today price increases for all polycarbonate (PC) grades. Effective January 7, 2019, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for...

Lanxess completes sale of Arlanxeo to Saudi Aramco

07.01.2019 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess completed on December 31, 2018, the sale of its remaining 50 percent interest in the rubber company Arlanxeo to Saudi Aramco. All relevant antitrust authorities have granted the necessary approvals for the transaction announced in August 2018. Upon completion of...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene in Europe

07.01.2019 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced a price increase for all polystyrene (PS) grades. Effective January 1, 2019, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices...

Ineos: Final investment decision for ASA capacity in the Americas

20.12.2018 - Ineos Styrolution announces today the final investment decision to construct a new 100kt capacity ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate polymer) plant at its site in Bayport, Texas. The new plant is intended to strengthen Ineos Styrolution's position as a global manufacturer of ASA. Upon the start-up,...

The Compound Company acquires controlling stake in Transmare Compounding BV

17.12.2018 - The Compound Company, based in Enschede, The Netherlands, and new management, have acquired a controlling stake in Transmare Compounding BV, Roermond, The Netherlands, as of December 14th 2018. Current shareholder Henk-Jan Aarsen will retain a minority stake. Under the agreement, Transmare Compounding...

KraussMaffei appoints Tobias Daniel as new VP Global Sales IMM

10.12.2018 - Tobias Daniel has been appointed Vice President of Global Sales for the Injection Moulding Division at the engineering specialist KraussMaffei, effective December 1. As the new VP Global Sales, he will be responsible for incoming orders for new KraussMaffei and Netstal machines. Tobias Daniel has...

Lanxess strengthens global production network for flame retardants - Investments of around EUR 200 million until 2021

07.12.2018 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess plans to strengthen its global asset base for flame retardant additives with investments of around 200 million Euro over the next three years. The company runs a strongly backward integrated production network for bromine and phosphorous based flame retardants with...

Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene in Europe

04.12.2018 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe yesterday announced price decrease for all polystyrene (PS) grades. Effective December 1, 2018, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices...

PlasticsEurope: Javier Constante will become new President in Brussels

23.11.2018 - Javier Constante, Commercial Vice President, Packaging and Specialty Plastics Business EMEA of DOW Europe, will become new President of PlasticsEurope Javier Constante, Commercial Vice President, Packaging and Specialty Plastics Business EMEA of DOW Europe, has been nominated acting President of PlasticsEurope...

DuPont T&AP: Plans for new plant in China for high-performance materials and adhesives

14.11.2018 - The US chemical group DowDuPont is planning to build a new production plant for high-performance materials and adhesives at its Zhangjiagang site in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu. According to a press release, an agreement was signed this week at the China International Import Expo (CIIE)...

IIMC 2019: International IKV conference on injection moulding

14.11.2018 - April 10 - 11, 2019, Aachen, Germany For the fourth time, the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and the Skilled Crafts at RWTH Aachen University is extending an invitation to the International Injection Moulding Conference (IIMC). IIMC 2019 will be held in Aachen on 10 – 11 April,...

Lanxess: Price increases for engineering plastics

09.11.2018 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is raising its prices due to the increasing raw material costs with immediate effect for its engineering plastics of the brands Durethan A (polyamide 6.6) and Pocan (polybutylene terephthalate – PBT, blends). For polyamide 6.6 compounds, the adjustment will be...

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