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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 ...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 ...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 ...CIRCULAR ECONOMY UK: SMEs need more support to meet sustainability targets survey
06.09.2024
By PIE correspondentWhile small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK see sustainable operating practices as a top-three concern, along with cost efficiency and revenue growth, 42% do not know how published plans for a Simpler ...RÖCHLING: Recycling capacity at German plant to be quadrupled
05.09.2024
By PIE staffWith an investment of EUR 10 mn, Röchling, wants to expand its recycling plant in Geeste-Dalum. Located in north-western Germany, the plant began operations in 2021. The Röchling Sustainability Center, which is part of the ...ARKEMA: Major rejig on board of chemicals group
05.09.2024
By PIE staffBig changes are taking place at French speciality chemicals group Arkema with the retirement of the head of strategy, Bernard Boyer, and head of High Performance Polymers, Erowan Pezron. This means that the executive board of ...Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe
03.09.2024
Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe, recently announced a price increase for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades...