New EREMA location in St. Marien
New EREMA location in St. Marien. From reserve site to production plant in just a few months
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Südpack is counting on green electricity
Südpack Group has switched entirely to green electricity supply for its key production, administration and logistics sites.
Saratov polymer materials plant started its industrial operation
Saratov polymer materials plant started its industrial operation Official ceremony marking the launch of a new production facility took place in Engels, Saratov Region, on January 21, 2022
Regrind from engineering plastic residues: New workshop creates space for further expansion
Krall Kunststoff-Recycling GmbH has further increased its floor area at its headquarters in Elsenfeld am Main. Including these additional 2100 square meters, Krall now has six workshops with a total floor area of 6800 square meters.
Clariant begins construction of flame retardants production facility in China
Approximately CHF 60 million investment to significantly expand production capacity of Clariant’s Exolit OP range of flame retardants
Perstorp increases TMP production capacity
Perstorp, the world leader in the production of Trimethylolpropane (TMP), has ramped up the capacity to meet growing demand from the European market.
Piovan acquires 100% of the American leader IPEG further strengthening its global leadership
The Italian Piovan Group acquires the American IPEG, creating the global leader, with a turn-over of almost half a billion euro, in the field of industrial automation for the processing of virgin and recycled polymers and bioresins. Closing expected within the first quarter of 2022.
R&P Polyplastic in 2021 invested more than 140 thousand € in the development of its R&D Center
The laboratory base of the R&D Center was recently updated by new equipment. One of the main acquisitions was a Shimadzu universal testing machine of a desktop type with an increased traverse travel for carrying out physical and mechanical tests of various materials. The equipment was installed in November.
Investments at SAX Polymers
SAX Polymers Industrie GmbH is currently building a new production hall with an area of 1,800 m² within the Plastoplan facilities in Vienna.
Repsol to expand its industrial complex in Sines to make it one of the most advanced in Europe
Repsol will build two polymer materials plants at its Sines Industrial Complex (Portugal), representing the largest industrial investment in Portugal in the last ten years, at €657 million. The new materials produced are 100% recyclable, like the rest of Repsol's polyolefins.
Aramco closes $12.4 billion infrastructure deal with global investor consortium
Aramco and an international investor consortium, including EIG and Mubadala, announced the successful closing of the share sale and purchase agreement, in which the consortium has acquired a 49% stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Company, a subsidiary of Aramco, for $12.4 billion.
Polykemi Group expanding production in China
Polykemi Group is continuing its international growth journey. While also investing in the USA, Polykemi AB is opening another production unit in China. The production is due to start up as early as in 2022.
