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Alpha Packaging targets European expansion

Alpha Packaging targets European expansion

Alpha Packaging acquires Dutch plant from Graham Packaging Company. St. Louis-based PET and HDPE bottle maker sees purchase of Etten-Leur facility as platform for broader European growth

Focus on new forms of mobility

Focus on new forms of mobility

LANXESS at FAKUMA, October 17 – 21, 2017, will present new high-temperature-stabilized polyamides and flame-retardant thermoplastics for electric mobility.

New EUROMAP 46 recommendation

New EUROMAP 46 recommendation

European association for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers issued new recommendation for extrusion blow moulding machines.

Ticona R&D leads to development of new Fortron PPS

Ticona R&D leads to development of new Fortron PPS

Ticona Engineering Polymers has introduced a newly developed grade of Fortron that is the first polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) designed for use with 3D robotic manipulated blow molding for tubular components with extreme complex geometries.

Light weighting of packaging

Light weighting of packaging

Light weighting of packaging is a core target of the industry in general, which falls in line with cost reductions, but also follows the internal sustainability guideline of many companies today - saving of non-renewable raw materials by using less packaging material and therefore support the reduction of CO2 emission (greenhouse gas effect).