Clariant International prepars to establish a new masterbatch plant
Speciality chemicals group Clariant International is preparing to establish a new plastics masterbatch production plant in the semi-autonomous Russian republic of Tatarstan.
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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 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.
Borouge awards US$ 1.075 billion contract for ethane cracker in Abu Dhabi to The Linde Group
Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has awarded a contract worth US$ 1.075 billion to The Linde Group, a world leading gases and engineering company, to build another 1.5 million tonnes per year (t/y) ethane cracker at its production site in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Borealis investment to upgrade PP plant in Austria
Borealis investment ensures superior high flow materials for automotive and food packaging customers.
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.
Borouge commits to further the strategic expansion of its polyolefins operations in Abu Dhabi
Following the successful completion of the feasibility study announced last year, Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has decided to enter the FEED (front-end engineering and design) stage of its Borouge 3 project.
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 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
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, 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.
Greiner Packaging sells its composite can production to Weidenhammer
Greiner Packaging AG Switzerland, a company of Greiner Packaging International, will sell its product segment composite cans by 31 May 2009.
