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JEC World 2024: Composites trade fair expects more than 1,300 exhibitors, including 116 newcomers, and 43,500 visitors

07.12.2023 - Three months before the event, JEC World 2024, the international trade fair for composites and their applications, is expecting more than 1,300 exhibitors, including 116 newcomers, and 43,500 visitors on an exhibition area of 76,000 square metres. According to the organisers, JEC World 2024 is already...

NatureWorks: Erik Ripple New President and CEO

06.12.2023 - NatureWorks, a leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers made from renewable resources, recently announced the appointment of Erik Ripple as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Ripple will succeed interim President and CEO, Jill Zullo, who has served in the role...

Maag Ettlinger: Sysplast orders fourth ERF melt filter

06.12.2023 - The recycling company Sysplast GmbH from Nuremberg, Germany, which specialises in styrene-based thermoplastics such as PS, ABS and PC/ABS, uses and develops pioneering technologies, including for the processing of surface-coated waste materials from the electronics and automotive industries. The company...

Evosys: Move to new premises in Germany and North America

06.12.2023 - At Evosys, the specialist for laser plastic welding, the positive business development and the associated steady growth of the Evosys family at the Erlangen site, Germany, and in North America made it necessary to relocate both the service subsidiary "Evosys Laser Services GmbH" and the branch "Evosys...

Dow: Green light for "Path2Zero" project

05.12.2023 - The US chemical company Dow is to develop a complex for the CO2-emission-free extraction and processing of ethylene in the western Canadian province of Alberta. As the company recently announced in a press release, the Board of Directors gave the go-ahead for the investment project, known as "Path2Zero",...

swisspor: Acquisition of the Romanian XPS manufacturer Briotherm XPS

05.12.2023 - The swisspor Group of the brothers Bernhard and Georges Alpstaeg, provider of energy-efficient building envelope solutions, recently announced the signing of a binding agreement to acquire the Romanian XPS manufacturer BriothermXPS SRL. This strategic acquisition is therefore an important milestone...

LyondellBasell: Minority stake in Source One

04.12.2023 - LyondellBasell (LYB) has acquired a minority stake in Source One GmbH. Together with 23 Oaks Investments GmbH and Landbell AG, LYB intends to make the operational consulting company robust and fit for the future in all matters relating to sustainability. The common goal of the three shareholders is...

Trinseo: Price Decrease for Polystyrene in Europe

04.12.2023 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe, announced today a price decrease for all polystyrene (PS) grades. Effective December 1, 2023, or depending on existing contract terms, the prices for the products listed below will decrease as follows: "Styron"...

Rattpack: Packaging manufacturer takes over Giko

04.12.2023 - The Austrian packaging manufacturer Rattpack has strengthened its position with the takeover of the industry company Giko Verpackungen. In a recent press release, Rattpack announced the successful integration of Giko into the group of companies without going into the financial volume and further...

thyssenkrupp Uhde: Order for biopolymer plant from Gulf Biopolymers

04.12.2023 - thyssenkrupp Uhde has secured a contract from Gulf Biopolymers Industries Ltd, an expert in the production of PLA biopolymers for the consumer packaging and textile industries, for a Basic Engineering Package (BEP) and a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the construction of a biopolymer plant...

Polycompound: Jan Schweizer takes over operational management

01.12.2023 - Jan Schweizer will take over the operational management of Polycompound AG, Sissach, Switzerland, from Thomas Manetsch at the beginning of 2024. Between winter 2022 and summer 2023, the company gradually put a new production centre at Hauptstrasse 1g into operation. Additional production, storage and...

ZKW: Lighting systems specialist further expands site in Mexico

01.12.2023 - The ZKW Group officially commissioned the third expansion phase of the Mexican plant in Silao with an additional 15,700 square metres during a grand opening ceremony on 29 November 2023. At the same time, the ground-breaking ceremony was held for the next expansion phase, which will create a total of...

Hexpol TPE: Lichtenfels plant with ISCC Plus certification

01.12.2023 - In October 2023, the Hexpol TPE Compounding Group plant in Lichtenfels received ISCC Plus certification from the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) initiative. ISCC Plus is a global certification system that ensures traceability along the supply chain and guarantees the correct...

Lego: Toy manufacturer further expands Monterrey site

01.12.2023 - The Danish toy manufacturer Lego is further expanding its production site in Monterrey, Mexico. According to a press release, additional storage space and new packaging capacities are to be created in Monterrey. Overall, the site will grow by a further 59,000 square metres to a total of 334,000...

Clariant: New plant for flame retardants opened in China

01.12.2023 - The Swiss speciality chemicals group Clariant has opened a new plant in China for the production of halogen-free flame retardants under the Exolit OP brand. According to a press release, the ceremonial commissioning of the new production facility took place in mid-October at the Daya Bay site near...

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