Bayer begins production at CO2 pilot plant
Bayer says it has begun production at a new plant, designed to produce plastics by using carbon dioxide (CO2) from the energy sector.
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Coco-Werk invests in Poland
Industrial plastic parts moulder Coco-Werk is investing €8.4m to construct a new white goods components plant in Lodz, Poland.
Uflex Group to invest in Poland
Uflex first European manufacturing project was supported by the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency and will be located in Poland.
Largest European factory of polyethylene foam in Poland
Novostrat starts production of polyethylene foam in its EU largest factory situated in Olszyna.
PET investment in Belarus
Belarus plastics producer Mogilevkhimvolokno plans to strengthen its PET business through the construction and launch of a new 120,000 tpa bottle grade PET polymer plant by 2015.
Polish company Can-Pack invests in Finland
The Managing Board of Can-Pack S.A. decided to set up a production branch in Finland to start a local production of beverage cans to meet the growing needs of customers in Finland and the Baltic countries and to reduce high transport costs incurred by them.
Bianor invests in Poland
Bianor, a Dutch-owned maker of plastic parts and products, will expand capacity and add new jobs at its plant in Bialystok in 2010 thanks to an increase in new orders.
OCTAL secures US$296 million for next phase of expansion
Global PET packaging leader OCTAL is on track to complete the second phase of its operational expansion this year following a new round of funding from six Middle Eastern banks.
Stora Enso invests in Poland
Stora Enso is strengthening its leading position in corrugated packaging in the growth markets of Central and Eastern Europe by renewing containerboard capacity at its Ostrołęka Mill in Poland.
Gerresheimer invests in Czech Republic
Pharmaceutical and medical products manufacturer Gerresheimer group is preparing to expand production of moulded plastics components at its Horsovsky Tyn plant in the Czech Republic.
Bayer invests in China
Bayer intends to significantly expand its capacities for the production of high-grade materials in China by 2016. Investments of around EUR 1 billion are planned at the Shanghai site.
Brenntag Italy inaugurates new distribution center in Bologna
Brenntag, global market leader in chemical distribution, today inaugurates the new distribution center in Bologna in order to further improve its service for customers and suppliers.
