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Gerresheimer increases production capacity for plastic containers and opens new plant in India

16.12.2019 - Gerresheimer has had a strong foothold in India for some years through Triveni Polymers Pvt. Ltd. in Kundli. A second production site is now being opened in the city of Kosamba to help bolster production capacity to cope with the high demand for Triveni round containers. The official opening ceremony...

Gerresheimer opens a new plant for the production of pharmaceutical primary plastic packaging in China

11.12.2019 - A new plant for producing plastic pharmaceutical packaging has been set up in the Chinese city of Changzhou to help satisfy the high demand for Gerresheimer’s primary packaging in China in the future. Today the new facility will be officially opened. “From now on, we will also have production facilities...

Ineos Styrolution: Price decrease for ABS and Polystyrene in December

11.12.2019 - Ineos Styrolution has decreased the Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of December 1st, 2019 by -25 Euro/mt versus November 2019. The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of December 1st, 2019 is decreased by -25 Euro/mt versus November 2019. The surcharge...

European Bioplastics elects new Board with François de Bie as reelected Chairman

06.12.2019 - European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry, has elected a new Board. The old and new Chairman, François de Bie (Total Corbion PLA), together with EUBP’s reelected Vice Chairperson Mariagiovanna Vetere (NatureWorks) and new Vice Chairperson Lars...

Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene in Europe

04.12.2019 - 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 December 1, 2019, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for...

Indorama Ventures acquires Californian PET Recycler Green Fiber International

04.12.2019 - Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical manufacturer, has acquired Green Fiber International Inc. (GFI), a recycling company in Fontana, California, USA. The facility produces Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) Flakes. The acquisition has a combined capacity of 40,000...

Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene in Europe

05.11.2019 - 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 November 1, 2019, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for...

Alpla moving into HDPE recycling - Acquisition of the Spanish recycling companies Suminco S.A. and Replacal S.L.

04.11.2019 - Alpla, a global manufacturer of plastic packaging solutions, is further expanding its recycling activities – it is moving into polyolefin recycling with its acquisition of two companies based in Spain. Alpla signed the purchase agreements for the acquisition of Suminco S.A. in Montcada (near Barcelona)...

Clariant completes the sale of its Healthcare Packaging business

04.11.2019 - Clariant recently announced the completion of the sale of its Healthcare Packaging business to a newly-formed investment of Arsenal Capital Partners, the signing of which was announced on July 22, 2019. The sale was closed on October 31, 2019. “The divestment of the Healthcare Packaging business...

Gurit to close its automotive production site in Hungary mid-2020

29.10.2019 - Gurit recently announced to close its automotive production site in Hungary in 2HY 2020. As communicated on December 19, 2018, Gurit decided to divest its Composite Components Business. Despite professionally executed divestment efforts no suitable buyer could be found. Therefore, Gurit decided now...

Arkema to increase fluoropolymer capacities in Changshu, China

15.10.2019 - Driven by continued strong growth in the lithium-ion battery market for electric vehicles, Arkema will increase the capacity of its high-performance polymer PVDF dedicated to this market at its Changshu plant by approximately 50 percent. The increase in capacity is scheduled to come on stream in the...

Trinseo to build New TPE Pilot Facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan

07.10.2019 - Trinseo, manufacturer of plastics, latex binders, and synthetic rubber, announced today its plans for a Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) pilot facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The TPE pilot facility emphasizes Trinseo’s growth strategy for TPEs globally and will serve customers in the Automotive, Consumer...

LyondellBasell adds new production at Knapsack creating world’s largest polypropylene compounding facility

23.09.2019 - LyondellBasell recently announced its Knapsack, Germany site is now the world’s largest polypropylene compounding facility. The manufacturing site earned the new title with the startup of its fifth production line. The new total annual production capacity for the site is more than 200 kilotons (kt)...

Songwon: Unexpected death of CEO Maurizio Butti

16.09.2019 - The Board of Directors of Songwon Industrial Group, globally active manufacturer of polymer stabilizers, recently announced the unexpected death of the company’s CEO, Maurizio Butti, on Saturday, September 7th, 2019. Jongho Park, Chairman of the Board: “The entire Songwon family mourns the sudden...

Huntsman: New Polyurethanes Systems House in Dubai

12.09.2019 - Huntsman Corporation today announced the opening of its new polyurethanes systems house in Dubai. Situated within the Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone (JAFZA), the purpose-built facility strengthens Huntsman’s downstream capabilities in the Middle East and North Africa - increasing its capacity to produce...

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