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Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene, ABS and SAN in Europe
05.02.2026
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...Shibaura Machine LWB: Dr. Daniel Ammer Appointed Executive Vice President Global Engineering
04.02.2026
Effective February 1, 2026, Dr. Daniel Ammer has assumed the position of Executive Vice President Global Engineering at Shibaura Machine LWB GmbH. In this role, he is responsible..Südpack: PPC Flex Acquires Plant in Wisconsin
03.02.2026
U.S. packaging manufacturer PPC Flex has acquired the production facility of the German industry company Südpack in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. PPC Flex announced the..Farrel Pomini: Majority Ownership of WF Recycle-Tech to Accelerate Commercialization of Tire Pyrolysis Technology
02.02.2026
Farrel Pomini, a company of the HF Group, has acquired a majority stake in WF Recycle-Tech, increasing its previous minority interest held since 2021. The aim of the transaction..Starlinger: Interim Legal Success Against Chinese Machinery Manufacturers - Court Confirms Patent Infringement at First Instance
02.02.2026
The Austrian machinery and plant engineering company Starlinger has achieved an initial legal success in a patent dispute against two Chinese companies. In first-instance rulings,..Aduro: Canadians plan recycling plant in the Netherlands
02.02.2026
The Canadian company Aduro Clean Technologies is planning to build a plastics recycling facility in the Netherlands. As Aduro announced in a press release at the end of..Arkema: New plant for transparent polyamides in Singapore
30.01.2026
The French specialty chemicals group Arkema has commissioned a new production plant for transparent Polyamide 11 materials under the "Rilsan Clear" brand in Singapore. The..Covestro: Significant Increase in TDI Capacity at the Shanghai Site
30.01.2026
Covestro has completed a debottlenecking project to expand TDI (toluene diisocyanate) production at its integrated production site in Shanghai, China. Annual capacity has been..Wacker: Price Increase for Selected Silicone Products
30.01.2026
Chemical group Wacker will adjust its selling prices for numerous silicone products as of February 1, 2026. The price increases will primarily affect addition-curing silicone..Vioneo: Bio-polymer plant planned in China instead of Belgium
29.01.2026
The company Vioneo is abandoning its plans to build a production complex for sustainable plastics in Antwerp and intends to realize the project in China instead. According to a..