VinyLoop closed PVC recycling project in Italy
PVC recycling project VinyLoop in Ferrara, Italy, which was started in 2002, ceases operations, according to a brief statement from the company dated 28 June 2018, said the company.
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Mexichem acquired Sylvin Technologies
Mexichem has announced that it has acquired Sylvin Technologies Inc., a niche PVC compounds manufacturer based in Denver, Pennsylvania.
Azoty ZAK S.A. ceases ortho-phthalate plasticizers production
Grupa Azoty ZAK S.A. ceases ortho-phthalate plasticizers production. The Company’s long term strategy will be based on non-orthophthalate DEHT/DOTP (Oxoviflex) and specialty plasticizers.
The second edition of The OXO Conference oriented on the market
For the second time, Grupa Azoty ZAK S.A. invited business partners, representatives of the plastics industry and chemical processing to take part in The OXO Conference.
battenfeld-cincinnati: Upgrade opens up new markets
Inoutic has just ordered a coextrusion solution from its long-standing machine supplier battenfeld-cincinnati. The profile manufacturer has decided for the third time to upgrade and extend an existing mono extrusion line and to transform it into a coextrusion line.
BASF develops a material for window profiles based on Ultradur
BASF has developed an Ultradur (PBT, polybutylene terephthalate), modified for co-extrusion with PVC, that replaces steel in PVC windows as the stiffening element.
Profiles 2017 Conference
The international conference on plastic profiles for construction applications on 19 - 20 September 2017, Cologne, Germany.
Molecor expands its PVC-O production capacity in South Africa
Molecor has just expanded the production capacity of Oriented PVC Pipes in South Africa.
North American PE and PP resin prices both slide in May
North American PP resin prices slipped for the second straight month in May, while prices for PE resin also decreased after a flat month.
EuPC establishes Vinyl Films and Sheets Europe
EuPC creates new independent association: Vinyl Films and Sheets Europe (VFSE).
Flexible PVC compounds for automotive water-drainage tubing
Teknor Apex Company has optimized a series of flexible PVC compounds used successfully in the U.S. for automotive drain tubing.
Changes in Vestolit's management
Dr. Michael Träger resigned as managing director of Vestolit.
