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EPPA, the European trade association of PVC window system suppliers, announced the appointment of Elena Vyboldina as its new Managing Director, effective from 1 April. With a background in law and economics and thanks to her extensive management skills, her broad advocacy experience and a...

A few days ago MacPlas inaugurated its profile on LinkedIn, the business platform par excellence, which today boasts around one billion users worldwide. Always attentive to new communication trends in the B2B sector, Italy's oldest publication in the plastics and rubber industry has decided to add a new information channel...

Following the signing of the purchase agreement on 6 February 2024, the sale of Netstal Maschinen from KraussMaffei Group to Krones was successfully completed on 28 March 2024. Krones has acquired Netstal Maschinen, based in Näfels, as well as Netstal Deutschland, a sales and service subsidiary based in...

Plasmatreat, a leading developer and manufacturer of atmospheric plasma systems for surface pretreatment, is expanding into Austria by founding Plasmatreat Austria. From Steyr, customers in the field of surface pretreatment will now receive even more personal and individual support. The new subsidiary will be managed by...

Icis, a global source of commodity intelligence, together with Plastics Recyclers Europe, Petcore Europe, Unesda Soft Drink Europe and Natural Mineral Waters Europe, launched the “State of Play 2024” study, offering a detailed examination of the PET market in Europe in 2022. The comprehensive study includes...

The final figures for 2023 are official, and the picture that emerges from the Mecs Study Centre is that of another record-breaking year: the plastics and rubber technology industry represented by the trade association Amaplast closed the year with turnover of 4.8 billion euros, its best performance to date. This...

2024 is an important year for Tria, which is celebrating 70 years in business. Indeed, it was 1954 when Angelo Anceschi (pictured on the right) and his son Sergio designed their first blade granulators, thus starting the company. The new company grew steadily from the outset, becoming specialised in the construction...

The manufacturer of auxiliary equipment for the treatment of plastic materials, Piovan, recently announced its financial results for 2023 which confirm its solidity and growth. "2023 was another record-breaking year for the Piovan Group: despite the macroeconomic environment affected by...

In recent days, Eni has unveiled a plan to reorganise and transform Versalis aimed at recovering sustainable profitability. The plan comes in the wake of losses in 2023, linked to the negative scenario of the global chemicals market, which has undergone a particularly marked deterioration in Europe...

Gefran Board of Directors unanimously approved the draft financial statements, the consolidated financial statements and the consolidated non-financial statements as at 31 December 2023. Revenues in 2023 amounted to 132.8 million euros, or 1.6 million euros (-1.2%) down compared to 134.4 million euros in 2022...

The Supervisory Board of Borealis and Thomas Gangl have come to a mutual agreement regarding a termination of Thomas Gangl mandate as CEO of Borealis, as well as the related employment contract effective 30 June 2024. Thomas Gangl started his career at OMV in 1998 as a...

Specialised in the design and manufacture of automatic and self-cleaning screenchangers for plastics recycling, Fimic has appointed Teresa Marquez Gradis (in the picture) as its new Sales Manager for Spain, Mexico and Central America. The appointment represents a strategic decision for the Italian company...

In March 2024, Borealis is commemorating its thirtieth year of operations. Born of a merger between Statoil and Neste, the company has expanded from its early Nordic roots to become one of the world’s top ten polyolefins players and driver of industry change. Its dedication to value creation through...

Sabic welcomed queen consort of the Netherlands, Máxima Zorreguita Cerruti, to the Sabic and Plastic Energy advanced recycling unit and the Sabic-owned hydrotreater unit. The visit formed part of a broader working visit of the Queen to the Chemelot industrial site in Geleen, the Netherlands, to...

Within two weeks, starting with 73 signatures, over 500 industry leaders now rally in support of the Antwerp Declaration for a European industrial deal to complement the EU Green Deal and safeguard quality jobs across Europe. The growing signatories now span 20 sectors and represent the...

As part of a strategy to consolidate its position in the Surface Solutions sector, Oerlikon has announced that it will separate its Polymer Processing Solutions business. “In 2023, we managed short-term market headwinds and adverse currency effects and executed on our strategy”, said...

In a market environment shaped by economic uncertainty, Basf Group reported sales of 68.9 billion euros in the 2023 business year, compared with 87.3 billion euros in the previous year. This sales development was mainly driven by considerably lower prices and volumes...

Gerd Liebig announced that he is stepping down from the management board of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag on 31 August, 2024. After serving the injection moulding industry for 35 years, he will complete the planned company management transition, effective 1 September, 2024. In his nine years as Managing Director...

On the occasion of the annual press conference held in recent days, GKV (Gesamtverband Kunststoffverarbeitende Industrie), the German association of the plastics processing industry drew a mixed assessment of the past year. Over 2023, the plastics processing industry in Germany recorded...

LyondellBasell announced changes to its executive committee, which will be effective starting on March 1, 2024. Kimberly (Kim) Foley will assume the role of executive vice president, Global Olefins & Polyolefins (O&P), Refining and Supply Chain, and Aaron Ledet has been promoted to the role of executive vice president, Intermediates and…