Andreas Heeschen buys 50 percent of LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell Industries, the world’s largest polyolefins maker, has gained an additional owner in German investor Andreas Heeschen.
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LyondellBasell has a new CEO
LyondellBasell Industries announced that its Supervisory Board has named James L. (Jim) Gallogly chief executive officer, effective immediately. Gallogly will succeed Volker Trautz who has announced his retirement from the company. The terms of the appointment are subject to the approval of the U.S. bankruptcy court overseeing LyondellBasell's reorganization plan.
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.
Milacron maintains presence, commitment to NPE
Milacron announced today that, despite the current economic conditions and recent withdrawals by several major plastics industry players, it will maintain its commitment to customers and the industry with continued involvement in NPE 2009.
PlastIndia 2009 review
PlastIndia 2009, the 7th International Plastics Exhibition & Conference organized by PlastIndia Foundation, the apex body representing India's plastics industry has witnessed a thumping success: un-precedented in the annals of PlastIndia Exhibition & Conference. The World's 2nd largest exhibition and conference brought together the who's who of the plastics industry on one platform resulting into exchange of expertise, technology know how, and innovations.
LyondellBasell to close French LDPE plant
LyondellBasell is to end the production of LDPE at Fos-sur-Mer, France. The unit has been partially idled since March and the company has started the employee consultation process regarding a project to shut down the unit permanently. The plant currently has 80 permanent employees.
Greiner Extrusion nnd KraussMaffei Berstorff intensify cooperation
Greiner Extrusion and KraussMaffei Berstorff are to pull on a single rope together in future. The two companies see the promise of powerful headwinds behind them in the current stormy market situation for extrusion plant as a result of their shoulder-to-shoulder stand.
Krauss-Maffei is looking to lay off 10%
Plastics processing machinery producer Krauss-Maffei is looking to lay off 10% of its 2,000 staff, with negotiations already underway with the works council in Munich.
wire 2010: wire – indispensable, versatile and future-oriented
The wire and cable processing industry at wire 2010 in Düsseldorf.
Precisely dosed for high quality fleece fabric
Precisely dosed for high quality fleece fabric Process-stabilised dosing of all components directly during the manufacturing process – that is one of Mann+Hummel ProTec’s core competencies. The fleece manufacturer RKW Gronau relies on exactly this competence in its new nonwoven fabric plant. The SOMOS Gramix S9 gravimetric dosing and mixing system, designed for up to nine formula components, is integrated in the plant.
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.
