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POLIBAK: Turkish film manufacturer installs another BOPP line
13.09.2024
By PIE staffTurkish film specialist Polibak has expanded its production capacities once again. The company announced the commissioning of a further, seventh, line for the production of biaxially orientated polypropylene films. The new ...PLASTIC FANTASTIC: Grizzly solution to grisly pollution
13.09.2024
By Andru ShivelyWhat wood you do to stop plastics going to waste? In the northernmost US state of Alaska, former fisherman Patrick Simpson and his company Alaska Plastic Recovery have been collecting otherwise-unrecycled plastic items ...EUPC: Paolo Bochicchio appointed new managing director
12.09.2024
By PIE staffStarting 30 September, Paolo Bochicchio is set to start as the new managing director for the EU-level trade association of European Plastics Converters. The EuPC is not new to Bochicchio, who worked with the association from ...ZECA: Italian cable manufacturer expands injection moulding capacity
12.09.2024
By PIE staffThe manufacturer of cable and hose reels Zeca has expanded its injection moulding capacities. A total of eight machines from Wittmann Battenfeld have been installed. This brings the total number of injection moulding ...SUMITOMO: Restructuring of sectors leads to rebundling of plastics materials
11.09.2024
By PIE staffJapans Sumitomo Chemical is to introduce its new business sector structure as of 1 October 2024. The company said they plan to streamline their current five sectors into four with the aim of aligning its business areas with ...NESTE: Heikki Malinen to join Neste as CEO
11.09.2024
By PIE staffFinnish refining company Neste will appoint Heikki Malinen as its new president and CEO on 15 October 2024. The current CEO Matti Lehmus is set to remain in office until then and to continue supporting the company as an ...Ganesha Ecopet: Indian PET recycler increases bottle-to-bottle capacities - Two new Starlinger plants
10.09.2024
The Indian PET recycling specialist Ganesha Ecopet is increasing its PET bottle-to-bottle recycling capacity to a total of 42,000 tonnes per year with two Starlinger systems...ÇIMSA: Turkish EPS building products firm adds Northern Ireland's Mannok to portfolio
10.09.2024
By PIE correspondentTurkish building materials manufacturer Çimsa has bought a 97% stake in Mannok for an undisclosed sum. The Northern Ireland-based company makes a range of building products, including EPS and polyisocyanurate ...TORAY: David Bernard appointed European managing director
09.09.2024
By PIE staffAs of 3 July, carbon fibre specialist Toray Advanced Composites appointed David Bernard as the European managing director. His predecessor Erik Delnoij left the company at his own request after just two years of being in the ...PLASTIC FANTASTIC: Border crossings: the drinking straw saga continues
06.09.2024
By PIE staffLast week, we reported here that pouch-drinks producer Capri-Sun wanted to apply to the EU for special authorisation to return to plastic straws. And what do we read now?Customs authorities in Hamburg recently foiled a ...