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Injection molding machine's producer expands in South-Eastern Asia

Injection molding machine's producer expands in South-Eastern Asia Engel opened new sales and service branch in Bagkok.

Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. Group unveils its new structure

Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. Group unveils its new structure Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. Group unveils a new identity for its High Performance Plastics Business Unit to customers around the world.

Borealis acquires DEXPlastomers in Geleen

Borealis acquires DEXPlastomers in Geleen Provider of solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announced that it has acquired DEXPlastomers VOF in Geleen.

Evonik announces price increase

Evonik announces price increase Prices for products from the Acrylic Monomers as well as PLEXIGLAS and PLEXIMID Molding Compounds will rise.

UK's plastics producers in good spirits

UK's plastics producers  in good spirits British plastics producers stay optimistic, according to the latest British Plastic Federation survey.

Velox expands portfolio to include composites product range

Velox expands portfolio to include composites product range Velox, the Hamburg-based distributor of raw material specialities, acquires the composites business of the Belgian Azelis Group. At the time of acquisition this Azelis business area comprises some 50 employees in 12 European countries and reports turnover of around € 50 million.

BASF focuses global EPS business on strategic markets

BASF focuses global EPS business on strategic markets In ligh of high overcapacities and low margins in some regions, BASF is focusing its global Styropor (EPS: expandable polystyrene) activities on strategic markets and core products with better profitability.

PolyOne expands innovation centers

PolyOne expands innovation centers PolyOne expands innovation centers for increased customer collaboration and development

More market movement with materials management

More market movement with materials management At the beginning of 2012, motan-colortronic ag, Hunzenschwil, Switzerland, secured a prestigious order worth millions (of Euros) from a customer in Colombia. Iberplast S.A., with its headquarters in Bogotá, had started a substantial modernising project in 2011.

Italian M&G Group to build PET & PTA plants in Texas

Italian M&G Group to build PET & PTA plants in Texas Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi (M&G Group), leading producer of PET for packaging applications in the Americas and the market's technological leader, announces that it has purchased the land in Corpus Christi, Texas where it will build its one million tons per year PET plant (2.2 billion pounds) and accompanying 1.2 million tons per year (2.6 billion pounds) PTA plant.