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Bayer: Dr. Richard Pott to be Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bayer MaterialScience

25.02.2015 - At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG agreed to the proposal made by the Board of Management of Bayer AG to appoint Dr. Richard Pott (61) to the Supervisory Board of Bayer MaterialScience AG effective March 26, 2015. It is intended that Dr. Pott should be elected as the new Chairman...

Tosaf: New Masterbatch Boosts Long-term UV-Absorbing Efficiency of Greenhouse Films

24.02.2015 - UV4120PE is a newly developed masterbatch from Tosaf which can multiply the service life of UV-absorbing greenhouse films. According to Tosaf in comprehensive accelerated weathering tests, the UV-filtering efficiency of conventional films stabilized with an organic UV absorber and a nickel quencher...

PolyOne Expands Capacity for Metal Replacement Technologies

20.02.2015 - In response to growing customer demand for metal replacement, PolyOne Corporation is expanding capacity for its "OnForce" LFT long-fiber specialty thermoplastics. A new, dedicated specialty production line will be added at the company’s existing Avon Lake, Ohio, production facility and will be fully...

Rapid Granulator: IPEG sells Rapid Granulator to swedish Lifco AB

19.02.2015 - IPEG, Inc., Cranberry Township, PA, has announced the sale of the Rapid Granulator group of companies, to Lifco AB, a diversified public company headquartered in Enköping, Sweden. Other IPEG companies, including Conair, Republic Machine and Thermal Care, will not be impacted by the sale, officials say....

Lindner: Shredding and washing technology specialist sets up U.S. subsidiary

19.02.2015 - Lindner reSource GmbH, a leader in the field of shredding technology for the plastics industry, is now represented in North America by its own subsidiary. Lindner Resource America LP of Atlanta, GA, will handle sales and technical service for the Lindner Group´s complete portfolio, which covers all...

PlasticsEurope celebrates its 10th Anniversary

06.02.2015 - PlasticsEurope celebrated the 10th anniversary of its creation on 22nd January in Brussels with more than 150 guests including leading representatives from the world of politics, business, science, media along with PlasticsEurope’s members and employees. “Founded in 1976 as the Association of Plastics...

PlasticsEurope: European Plastics Industry continues its positive trend in 2014

03.02.2015 - The European plastics production continues its positive trend (+1.5%) in 2014 as a continuation of its recovery since 2013. The European plastics producers benefited from the recovery of its customers industries such as automotive sector, electrical appliances and construction; gaining momentum in the...

Styrolution: Price decreases for ABS and for Polystyrene in February

03.02.2015 - The Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of February 1st, 2015 is -20€/mt versus January 2014. The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of February 1st, 2015 is decreased by -15€/mt vs. January. The surcharge for HIPS is + 90 €/mt.

Specta Group acquires PET-bottle recycler in St Petersburg

02.02.2015 - Specta has acquired the assets of a large PET-bottle recycler in St Petersburg region. The factory has modern technology of Italian origin. The factory processes the PET-bottles into PET-flakes, which Specta further uses as a raw material in the production of PET-packing strap in its factory in Kostroma....

BASF to increase capacity for butanediol at its Geismar site

21.01.2015 - BASF will increase its production capacities for the chemical intermediate 1,4-butanediol (BDO) by 10% at its site in Geismar/Louisiana as of 2016. The company will then have a global capacity of BDO of 670,000 metric tons per year. Additionally, BASF looks into further measures to strengthen and to...

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: Gerd Liebig new Chief Sales Officer

19.01.2015 - Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH has announced Gerd Liebig as Managing Director (Chief Sales Officer) in the group. Gerd Liebig, 53, takes over the full responsibility of all worldwide sales, after sales and marketing activities out of the company´s headquarter in Schwaig. He is also leading...

DuPont: "Vespel" turbocharger wastegate actuator guide bushings for more reliability and durability

16.01.2015 - A leading global supplier of innovative turbocharging systems has chosen "DuPont Vespel" bushings to improve the reliability and durability of its pneumatic wastegate actuators used in many turbocharger applications. According to DuPont the manufacturer selected this solution because the "Vespel" bushings...

QCP partnering with leading technology providers for its new circular polymer plant at Chemelot (NL)

14.01.2015 - QCP has selected leading technology providers for the engineering and construction of the first phase of its 100,000 tonne circular polymer plant to be built at the Chemelot site in the Netherlands. B+B Anlagenbau will provide all equipment for the preparation process from the incoming bales of post...

Mold Hotrunner Solutions expands in Europe

09.01.2015 - MHS Mold Hotrunner Solutions Inc., headquartered in Canada, has recently launched a new subsidiary in Germany. MHS Heisskanaltechnik GmbH is located in the city of Würzburg in northern Bavaria. The European office is led by Dipl.–Ing. (FH) Hendrik Leidigkeit. From its new location, MHS will continue...

Corvaglia: Change in management in the Corvaglia Group

08.01.2015 - The Corvaglia Group, with around 250 employees at locations in Switzerland and Mexico, has grown rapidly over the course of the past few years. Company founder and owner Romeo Corvaglia began adapting internal structures early on in order to respond to the challenges posed by such growth. The Board...

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