Alcan Packaging - a business unit of Rio Tinto Alcan - celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its new, state-of-the-art flexible packaging facility in Nový Bydžov, Czech Republic, with local government officials, senior Alcan Packaging executives and employees in attendance.
Arkema strengthens its position in Asia by doubling the production capacity of its Shanghai Hydrogen Peroxide plant.
Husky Injection Molding Systems announced additional investment in its industry leading services and sales network with a new, expanded customer technical center that will open in Minami Machida, Japan.
The Spanish BDE Nivea: Two production lines have been developed for restyling part of the machine fleet.
3M plans to construct a plant in Wroclaw to make products including protective tapes aimed at the aerospace industry.
Walki Group, a leading producer of protective packaging materials and technical laminates announced the completion of the acquisition of Ekopak-Jatne.
In Wloclawek (Poland) the Presidents of PKN Orlen, Polimex-Mostostal and the City of Wloclawek together with representatives of Mitsubishi Chemical officially commenced the construction of a purified terephthalic acid plant (PTA). The installation, with an annual production capacity of 600,000 tonnes, will be operating on the premises of PKN Orlen adjacent to Anwil Wloclawek.
The first ever Soudal plant in Poland is being constructed in Pionki, in the mazowieckie voivodship. The Belgian company is to invest 35 million PLN and intends to hire 100 persons.
SABIC is to build a new compounding plant in Genk, Belgium. The plant will have an initial production capacity of 110kt SABIC PP compound and 30kt of SABIC Stamax long glass fiber PP. It is expected to come on-stream at the beginning of 2010.
Equistar Chemicals, LP will stop producing low density polyethylene (LDPE) at its Pasadena, Texas, tubular process unit by the end of the year, parent company LyondellBasell Industries announced today. Production will shift to other sites.
LyondellBasell Industries has announced plans to expand its global polypropylene (PP) compounding capacity to 1.2 million tonnes per year by the end of 2009, which represents a growth rate of more than 30 percent.
BASF`s Crop Protection division continues to grow rapidly in the expanding markets of Central and South Eastern Europe. Over the past few years, the company has launched numerous proprietary products in the region. In 2008, seven innovative products for all crop segments will be introduced.
