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New customer center in Illig starts operation

New customer center in Illig starts operation

Illig the manufacturer of thermoforming machinery and the company which provides solutions for the packing technology could welcome altogether approx. 300 participants to the Open House held on 22nd September for the German speaking experts and on 24th September for the international professional experts.

Pregis confirms its strong position in the Polish market

Pregis confirms its strong position in the Polish market

Pregis Protective Packaging Europe has confirmed its market leadership in Poland and throughout Eastern Europe with the introduction of coextruded bubble wrap technology with air retention barrier, following major investment in its new factory in Gliwice in Poland.

Major capacity expansion for Sarlink TPV

Major capacity expansion for Sarlink TPV

Sarlink has officially opened a new production facility in Genk Belgium. The new plant will double Sarlink’s global capacity and provide the company with a timely expansion as Thermoplastic Vulcanisate (TPV) material solutions are becoming more popular than ever, thanks to the material’s unique balance of properties and benefits.

CaseTech invests €300,000 in Poland

CaseTech invests €300,000 in Poland

A manufacturer of food packaging is investing €300,000 in a project to expand its production in Poland to manufacture plastic-based processed sausage casings.

BASF has started production of its Neopor EPS

BASF has started production of its Neopor EPS

BASF has started production of its Neopor EPS at a new plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, which is using an extrusion process instead of the traditional suspension method of production.

Clariant opens new facility in China

Clariant opens new facility in China

Leading specialty chemical company Clariant is building a surfactants plant in Zhenjiang, Eastern China to help meet the needs of the country’s growing demand. The new facility is scheduled for production in the middle of 2009.

Braskem withdraws from PET business

Braskem withdraws from PET business

Braskem, the leading company in the thermoplastic resins industry in Latin America and third-largest resin producer in the Americas, announces it will deactivate its PET.

Borouge opened a new Logistics hub

Borouge opened a new Logistics hub

Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has inaugurated officially the Guangzhou Logistics hub.