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Petainer Innopac Packaging opens new manufacturing facility near Mumbai

21.12.2015 - Petainer Innopac Packaging, a joint venture between Petainer UK Holdings Ltd and Innopac Containers Pvt Ltd, recently officially opened its new manufacturing facility close to the Mumbai region in India. The plant has been designed to provide customers with high quality, high performance and sustainable...

Gneuss: Optimization of polyamide processing with MRS technology

17.12.2015 - The patented MRS concept from Gneuss offers an efficient gas exchange in the processing section combined with excellent mixing properties. An important application is the removal and recovery of caprolactam. In this case by starting from pellets or by direct coupling to the polymerization process...

DSM Engineering Plastics expands EMEA distribution through strengthened strategic partnerships

17.12.2015 - Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, recently announced that it has expanded its distribution capability through strategic partners Nexeo Solutions, Resinex and Ter Plastics Polymer Group to cover the entire EMEA region. As of January 1, 2016, DSM’s...

DSM opens West Coast office in the US - Bay Area facility to focus on serving electronics OEMs

09.12.2015 - Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, yesterday announced that its Business Group DSM Engineering Plastics has opened an office in the San Francisco Bay area to support the consumer electronics business and the rapid growth of this segment. DSM is leading...

Sandretto: Luigi Sorice is the new General Manager

09.12.2015 - Photonike Capital SA, parent company of Sandretto S.p.A., announced the designation of the new General Manager: Luigi Maria Sorice, former Sales Director of the company. Sorice has an extensive experience in systems planning and certified productions, with particular focus on automotive standards. ...

Croda Polymer Additives set to boost amide manufacturing capacity

09.12.2015 - Croda Polymer Additives has announced plans to invest in the expansion of its amide capacity at their manufacturing site in Hull, United Kingdom. The Hull site is one of three fatty acid amide manufacturing plants in the Croda group with the others located in Gouda, Netherlands, and Mianyang, China....

European Plastics Recycling Show Rescheduled for 22-23 March 2016

09.12.2015 - Organisers of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe exhibition and conference, which had to be postponed in November due to the security alert in Brussels, have announced that the event has been rescheduled to take place on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 March 2016 at the new venue of Brussels Expo. As...

Arkema: Price increase for EVA copolymers

07.12.2015 - Arkema recently announced a price increase of 50 Euro/MT for its whole "Evatane” (High Content Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer) range starting December 1, 2015.

Coperion Nanjing opens new plant

03.12.2015 - Coperion (Nanjing) Machinery Ltd. Co., Nanjing, PR China, recently opened a new facility in the Nanjing Jiangning District. Coperion President Kimberly K. Ryan inaugurated the new plant in Nanjing Jiangning District in a formal and festive ceremony in the presence of Government officials of Nanjing...

Trinseo: Price Increases for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

02.12.2015 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today price increases for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the December contract and spot prices for...

Styrolution: Price increase for ABS in December

01.12.2015 - The Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of December 1st, 2015 is +40€/mt versus November 2015.

Alpla: New production site in Egypt - Acquisition of Cairo branch from Argo S.A.

30.11.2015 - Alpla Holding GmbH will take over the Egyptian production site of Argo S.A. at the end of 2015. In doing so, the Austrian-based specialist in plastic packaging will expand its market position in Africa. Alpla opened its first site on the African continent in 2014 in Johannesburg. Around 50 people...

LyondellBasell: Definitive Agreement to Acquire PP Compounding Business of Zylog Plastalloys

30.11.2015 - LyondellBasell, one of the world´s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the polypropylene (PP) compounding assets of Zylog Plastalloys Pvt. Ltd. (Zylog) of India. Upon completion of the acquisition, LyondellBasell...

DSM to boost capacity of Akulon XS for flexible packaging films

30.11.2015 - Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, recently announced that the company is expanding production capacity for “Akulon” XS at its facility in Emmen, the Netherlands. The capacity increase is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2016. It will...

BASF to expand compounding capacities for PA and PBT at the Schwarzheide site - Start-up planned for 2017

27.11.2015 - BASF is expanding the compounding capacities for engineering plastics in Europe. Presumably from 2017 it will be possible to additionally produce up to 70,000 metric tons per year of "Ultramid” (PA: polyamide) and "Ultradur” (PBT: polybutylene terephthalate) at the Schwarzheide site, Germany. Around...

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