SABIC collarborates with Kraton for certified renewable butadiene
The new collaboration with Kraton will deliver certified renewable butadiene from SABIC’s Trucircle portfolio for use in Kraton’s certified renewable styrenic block copolymers (SBC).
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Feedstock volatility, rising polymer prices
At the beginning of last week, both “feedstock” and energy prices reached their highest levels in 10 years. The price of oil was 139 USD/barrel, NAPHTHA was 1,121.7 USD/t and the price of natural gas was 227.201 Euro/MWh.
Global masterbatch market set to prosper despite the challenges ahead
The masterbatch market continues to be incredibly dynamic, maintaining growth throughout the pandemic in all major global regions, and outperforming the growth of both GDP and the underlying polymer demand.
Labelexpo Europe announces new dates
Tarsus Group, organizer of the Labelexpo Global Series, has announced that Labelexpo Europe 2022 has been rescheduled, with the event now taking place 11-14 September 2023.
Messe Düsseldorf suspends its business activities in Russia
As a consequence of the disturbing events in Ukraine, the Supervisory Board of Messe Düsseldorf has decided to suspend the group's business activities in Russia until further notice.
PLASTICS announces NPE 2021 exhibitor fees will be applied to NPE 2024
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has announced a resolution regarding the disposition of exhibitor space fees paid prior to the cancellation of the association’s NPE2021 trade show.
Evosys expands global presence in Poland and Turkey
Since the beginning of the year, Evosys Laser - with its representatives TRUmachines in Poland and Tamsa Makina in Turkey - has strengthened its global presence.
European mechanical plastics recycling exceeded 8 million tonnes in 2021
The waste plastics value chain is a complex and dynamic sector, with an evolving operating environment. New legislation and targets for the recycling of plastics and the use of recyclate are changing the way the whole plastics industry must operate.
New at K 2022: the Start-Up Zone
Newcomers showcase innovative developments and ideas for the plastics and rubber industries.
K 2022 from 19 to 26 October 2022 in Düsseldorf
K 2022 from 19 to 26 October 2022 in Düsseldorf: Global plastics and rubber industries get their act together for climate protection, the circular economy and digitalisation.
BW Packaging Systems aligns Hema fillers with Synerlink
Two Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems companies based in France, Hema (in Quimper) and Synerlink (in Puiseux-Pontoise), have aligned to bring complementary rigid packaging solutions to the global food and beverage markets.
A Circular Future with Plastics 2022: DG Grow and Markus Steilemann, President of Plastics Europe, are joining.
The 2022 edition of the conference A Circular Future with Plastics, organized by EuPC together with the Belgian associations Agoria and Essenscia - PolyMatters, will count among its high level of speakers the MEP Soren Gade and the Director General of DG GROW of the European Commission.
