POLYNT: Commercial production of semi-finished carbon fibre products has begun / Plants in Germany and Italy Composites specialist Polynt (Scanzorosciate, Bergamo / Italy; www.polynt.it) has begun the commercial production of...
ALBIS PLASTIC: Joint venture established with US recycling specialist William Barnet / Production facility to be constructed in South Carolina Philip O. Krahn (Photo: Albis Plastic)...
TENASITECH: PA additive launched / Enhanced hardness and scuff resistance US plastics additives company TenasiTech (Boston, Massachusetts; www.tenasitech.com) has launched "Solid-TT, a PA additive that greatly improves scuff resistance. Painting...
Sadara Chemical Company announces mixed feed cracker startup: Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) announced that it has started up its mixed feed cracker (MFC) on 28 August 2016. The MFC is...
ANTOLIN: Spanish auto supplier plans massive job cuts at former Magna plant in Bavaria With automotive supplier Grupo Antolin (Burgos / Spain; www.grupoantolin.com), the record takeover last year of 36...
WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER: Investment at Czech woven PP sack facility / Subsidiary BSW Machinery reports 20% increase in orders Sacks made from woven polypropylene are in demand(Photo: BSW) Woven PP...
3D printed clitoris brings gender equality to French classrooms: Next month, French schoolchildren are going to become much more Knowledgeable about the structure and function of the clitoris, thanks to...
Avantor Performance Materials (Center Valley, PA) and NuSil Technology LLC (Carpinteria, CA), both of which are portfolio companies of New Mountain Capital LLC, have signed a definitive agreement to merge....
TEKNI-PLEX: Unifying aerosol and pump dispensing activities under Action Technology brand / Move to enhance ease of doing global business International brand owners can benefit from consistent dispensing performance...
DECEUNINCK: Operating profit rises by 27% in H1 / Strong business development pushes sales up / Gains across most geographic markets Belgian PVC window profile manufacturer Deceuninck (Hooglede-Gits; www.deceuninck.com) has...
AZELIS: Appointment to distribute nanomaterials from Graphitene International / Additives can improve mechanical properties of plastics Nanomaterials specialist Graphitene International (Stevenage / UK; www.graphitene.com) has appointed speciality chemicals distributor Azelis...
HAITIAN: Operating profit improves by over 10% in H1 2016 driven by improving margins / Uncertainty in world economy affects revenues from exports / Domestic sales increase by 5.2% /...
BERICAP: Development of closures for 5-gal and PET containers / Lightweight versions cut costs "Valvelock SuperShort" offers significant weight savings on both neck and closure (Photo: Bericap) Plastics closures producer...
COMMENT: A tight game of logistics Sven Arnold (Photo: PIE) All kinds of different explanations and suppositions have been put forward regarding the supplier dispute between...
INDORAMA: Air permit awarded for US cracker / Start-up in Q4 2017 / Integration of PET and olefins Indorama Ventures (IVL, Bangkok / Thailand; www.indoramaventures.com) has received an air permit...
OWENS CORNING: Raising glass fibre output in India / USD 110m investment to meet growing regional and global demand To support the growing Indian glass fibre market, Owens Corning (OC,...
French chemicals and plastics producer Arkema (Colombes; www.arkema.com) has appointed Materiant, a subsidiary of US distributor Xenon Arc (Bellevue, Washington / USA; www.xenonarc.com), for the distribution of "Rilsan PA powder...