EVENTS: "VinylPlus Sustainability Forum 2017 to take place in Berlin next May Building on the relationships forged at this year's event, the European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers (ECVM, Brussels /...
MILACRON: Commercial production of PP-EVOH-based "Klear Can begins / First transparent cans containing fruit to become available in Q1 2017 The Klear Can: "The first truly...
ITIB Corrugator Towards Turkey via K 2016: The test of another extrusion line for the production of large diameter PE double wall corrugated pipes for storm and sewage water drainage...
Japan’s Toray Industries has taken delivery of a KBS20 type extrusion blowmolding machine from Germany’s Kautex Maschinenbau for research and development purposes. The resin supplier intends to use the equipment...
Milacron Holdings Corp. (Cincinnati, OH), a plastics processing equipment maker, has just achieved another major milestone with its breakthrough Klear Can technology with the sale of its first Klear Can...
PLASTIC FANTASTIC: Tidy time for waste in space The "RemoveDebris catches space junk using a harpoon and a net (Illustration: Surrey Space Centre) As efforts to...
BASF: Certified biobased compostable particle foam added to "ecovio range / High mechanical and thermal properties / Food contact alternative to be introduced BASF's "ecovio EA...
COMPOSITES: Recycling routes developed to tackle growing FRP waste / Composites UK report Growing use of long fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is increasing the need to develop recycling routes and...
INEOS: MoU with MSM Poly for sale of "Barex intellectual property and physical assets / Deal anticipated to close in Q3 this year Ineos Barex USA (Lima, Ohio / USA;...
Advanced Assembly and De-Molding Technology at K 2016: IMA is a globally unique group in the automation industry, dedicated to offering its clients a wide range of technological solutions...
APTARGROUP: CEO Stephen Hagge to retire by year's end / Search for successor underway After more than three decades at the company, AptarGroup (Crystal Lake, Illinois / USA; www.aptar.com) CEO...
SABIC: PP grade introduced for production of injection moulded rigid packaging / Improved balance in stiffness and impact strength The new grade is suitable for the...
SAFIC-ALCAN: Full ownership of Swedish subsidiary / Strategic expansion in northern Europe Taking a "significant step towards its strategy of growth in northern Europe, French speciality chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan (Puteaux;...
UFLEX: Alliance with WaveFront Technology extended to Europe / Film production to start in Poland by end 2016 The Wrzesnia plant is due to start production...
Organisers of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe exhibition and conference have announced that the event will move to the new venue of the RAI Amsterdam in The Netherlands and be...
IAC: Production of injection moulded inner dash insulation begins at new Czech facility / Lightweight acoustic components for two European OEMs The injection moulded inner dash...
SIRAP-GEMA: Purchase of Italian thermoformer Rosa Plast Due / Acquisition said to triple group presence in Italy's rigid packaging market Rosa Plast produces a range of...