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Starlinger: First PET Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Line in Ghana
21/07/2022
Mohinani Group, a third-generation family business group, ordered two Starlinger "recoStar PET 165 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling lines for its new plants in Ghana and..BASF: Final approval for the construction of the Zhanjiang Verbund site
20/07/2022
BASF yesterday gave final approval for the construction of the planned Verbund site in Zhanjiang in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. The project is on schedule. The..Röhm: Expansion of "Plexiglas" capacities in Shanghai
18/07/2022
With a groundbreaking ceremony at the Shanghai site, China, the construction work for the expansion of a "Plexiglas" molding compounds production plant has officially begun. The..Ravago: Acquisition of Aurora Manufacturing and Venture Polymers - Expansion of plastics recycling activities in the UK
12/07/2022
Ravago recently announced its acquisition of Aurora Manufacturing Ltd and Venture Polymers (UK) Ltd, both market leaders in recycling post-consumer waste plastics in the UK. This..Plastics Recycling Show Europe Attendance Tops 5,000
08/07/2022
The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) 2022 exhibition and conference held recently in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, attracted a record number of visitors and exhibitors from..Trinseo: Price increase for PC/ABS and ABS in Europe for Automotive Market Products
30/06/2022
Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced a price increase for all "Pulse" PC/ABS..APK: Casper Frijns is elected as new Chairman
14/06/2022
As of 13 June 2022, Casper Frijns joined the Supervisory Board and was elected as chairman by his fellow board members. During his extensive career as an industrial engineer,..SIG COMBIBLOC: Scholle PIN integrated into SIG from 1 June / Combined group plans to make fibre-based pouches
08/06/2022
Swiss composite carton specialist SIG said it has completed the acquisition of Scholle IPN and has integrated the US packaging systems manufacturer into the group from 1 June 2022. The acquisition valued Scholle IPN at EUR 1.36 bn. ...REPSOL: Construction of a plant for UHMW-PE in Spain / Investment of EUR 105 mn
08/06/2022
Energy and petrochemicals group Repsol now wants to put its plans for the production of UHMW-PE in Spain into practice. The company announced the construction of a corresponding plant at its Spanish site in Puertollano. The new ...SUPPLIER INDUSTRY: German companies feel sandwiched due to cost increases for energy and raw materials / Fair distribution of burden called for / Better business expectations for auto suppliers
08/06/2022
German supplier industry association ArGeZ took advantage of the Hannover Fair in Germany to point out the fragile situation in which the sector currently finds itself. In a joint declaration made by the eight industry associations ...