Clariant begins construction of flame retardants production facility in China
Approximately CHF 60 million investment to significantly expand production capacity of Clariant’s Exolit OP range of flame retardants
Polymer industry
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Greenplast 2022: organization in full swing
With four months to go before the inauguration, over a hundred companies have registered for GREENPLAST, the new exhibition-convention dedicated to materials, technologies, and processes for plastics and rubber, taking place in Milan from the 3rd to the 6th of May 2022 with a special emphasis on environmental sustainability and energy efficiency.
Perstorp increases TMP production capacity
Perstorp, the world leader in the production of Trimethylolpropane (TMP), has ramped up the capacity to meet growing demand from the European market.
Future of injection molding
Interview with Dr. Stefan Engleder, CEO of Engel Group
Shipments of R&P POLYPLASTIC materials to Latvia increased by 2,5 times in 2021
Shipments of R&P POLYPLASTIC materials to Latvia increased by 2,5 times in 2021
Netstal receives award as best company for medical IM applications
Netstal receives the title of "Best medical injection molding packaging company" at the Global Excellence Awards 2021 from Global Health and Pharma.
Erema enters a new dimension with large-scale recycling plants
As the demand for recycled plastics grows, so does the of the machines. This applies to the processing of polyolefins as well as to PET recycling.
Piovan acquires 100% of the American leader IPEG further strengthening its global leadership
The Italian Piovan Group acquires the American IPEG, creating the global leader, with a turn-over of almost half a billion euro, in the field of industrial automation for the processing of virgin and recycled polymers and bioresins. Closing expected within the first quarter of 2022.
Wittmann Battenfeld at the Interplastica in Moscow
From January 25 to 28, 2022, Wittmann Battenfeld will present its Industry 4.0 solution in the form of a production cell networked via Wittmann 4.0.
Design for Recycling Guidelines for EPS fish boxes and white goods
RecyClass published new Design for Recycling (DfR) guidelines and added them to its free, online RecyClass tool to enable self-assessment of recyclability of expanded polystyrene packaging.
Huntsman and Shincell create fully recyclable TPU foam for footwear
Huntsman has developed a new thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), which is fully recyclable, UV protected and can be extruded into a film and then easily expanded into foamed sheets.
Ampacet doubles color production capacity in Luxembourg
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, announces the doubling of its production capacity with the addition of new color production lines in Dudelange, Luxembourg.
