Bioplastics producer Novamont inks joint venture with Eni
Polimeri Europa subsidiary creates bioplastics joint venture with Novamont. New EUR 500m hub to be built in ailing Porto Torres.
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Total Petrochemicals to manufacture a new range of polymers for the insulation market
In 2013 Total Petrochemicals will start manufacturing a new generation of expandable polystyrene (EPS).
Solvay announces major expansion in healthcare market
Solvay Specialty Polymers – a leading global supplier of high-performance thermoplastics offered for use in a range of markets – has expanded its focus on the healthcare industry with the creation of a dual-pronged management team for implantable and non-implantable medical devices to meet the growing needs of its global customers.
Launch of Europe’s most advanced PX/PTA complex
PKN Orlen has launched Europe’s most advanced petrochemical complex for paraxylene and terephthalic acid production (PX/PTA).
Arburg after Chinaplas 2011
“For Arburg, the Chinaplas 2011 in Guangzhou was a thoroughly successful and productive trade fair,” said Managing Director Sales, Helmut Heinson.
China processing machinery production at record levels
Production of plastics processing machinery in 2010 was valued at just over RMB40 billion ($5.9 billion) according to the China Plastics Machinery Industry Association (CPMIA). Of this, exports were valued at just short of RMB6 billion ($885 million).
AkzoNobel widens global research center network
AkzoNobel has opened a new research laboratory in Deventer, the Netherlands, which will play a pivotal role in the company’s ambition to drive future growth through pioneering innovation.
KraussMaffei reports 31% growth in last financial year
KraussMaffei AG is pleased with the first six months of fiscal year 2010/2011 (October 1 to September 30).
DuPont increases DuPont Zytel HTN polymer and compounding capacity in China
DuPont Performance Polymers announced it will increase capacity of fast-growing DuPont Zytel HTN high-performance polyamide by building a polymerization facility at its Sakra, Singapore, site and through investment in manufacturing equipment at its Shenzhen, China, site.
Big boost in order intake for Sumitomo (SHI) Demag in Wiehe
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH, is pleased about the high level of capacity utilisation at its factory in Wiehe, located in the state of Thuringia in Germany.
Selenis Canada begins PET production in Montreal
PET maker Selenis Canada Inc. has started production at its Montreal facility.
Negri Bossi takes over Sytrama and Roboline
The products made by these two companies, operating in the plastic processing machine automation sector, complete the Negri Bossi injection machine range.
