Automotive supplier to invest in Morocco / New plant will supply Peugeot Citroën Mecaplast CEO Pierre Boulet plans investment in Morocco (Photo: Mecaplast) Automotive OEM supplier...
Dogs say no to fracking : Ben's bandana attracts attention at anti-fracking protests (Photo: Rhona MacLeod) Dogs say no to fracking :When the next anti-fracking protests get underway in Scotland’s...
PLASTRIBUTION: UK distribution contract secured for Slovnaft's LDPE polymers / Bratislava plant in final start-up phase UK plastics distributor Plastribution (Ashby; www.plastribution.co.uk) has secured an agreement with Slovnaft Petrochemicals (Bratislava...
TOYODA GOSEI: Japanese auto supplier expands production in Mexico / New plant under construction in India / Premiere for capless fuel filler Capless fuel filler with...
SABIC: Polymershapes business goes to US company Blackfriars / Joint semi-finished products holding with Laird and Amari Plastics For a yet undisclosed amount but as early as the fourth quarter...
ERGIS: Profit falls in first half 2016 but sales edge up / New "nanoErgis line being added for 2017 Polish plastics packaging company Ergis Group (Warsaw; www.ergis.eu) has posted a...
ENGEL Opens Company's Subsidiary in Vietnam: ENGEL: Subsidiary opened in Vietnam / Strong demand from electronics firms for injection moulding machines / Opportunities arising in other market segments Rising demand...
GERRESHEIMER: Clean room production optimised at Brazilian plants / Improvements in production quality and working conditions Pharmaceutical packaging and services company Gerresheimer (Düsseldorf / Germany; www.gerresheimer.com) has completed the optimisation...
LEGO: Sales increase 10% in H1 with strong growth in Europe and Asia / Operating profit slightly up / Established brands and new product line contribute to gains Danish toy manufacturer...
The Austrian-German Next Generation Group, comprising Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen (NGR) GmbH, BritAS Recycling-Anlagen GmbH and Dr. Collin GmbH, will highlight "zero scrap production" in live demo at K 2016. During...
Saving plastics bags for a rainy day? : Sometimes plastics are really fantastic - in ways you'd never dream. When Scotland announced plans to begin charging 5p levy for plastic...
ZO-BLOK: Takeover of EPP processor SSW PearlFoam / Former Fagerdala becomes Polish For the equivalent of around EUR 21m, automotive supplier Izo-Blok (Chorzow / Poland; www.izo-blok.pl) has entirely taken over...
EVENTS: BPF holds "Plastics in Automotive Seminar" in September Where do plastics feature in the future of the automotive industry is just one of the topics to be discussed at...
BASF: HALS additives to be introduced at "K 2016 / Applications in automotive interiors and technical construction textiles BASF (Ludwigshafen / Germany; www.basf.com) is to introduce two stabilisers - "Tinuvin...
The manufacturer of blown film extrusion lines is revving its engines to face the K 2016 show, which will take place in Düsseldorf from 19 to 26 October. For the...
Reactive Pigment Dyes, InMould Coatings and Soft-Touch Paints: ISL-Chemie GmbH & Co. KG will be showcasing newly developed, brilliant reactive pigment dyes with high colouring power for polyether- and polyester-based slabstock as...