Covestro invests a low triple-digit million euro to expand its site in Hebron, Ohio, USA. It will construct multiple new production lines and infrastructure to manufacture customized polycarbonate compounds and blends and significantly expand its capacity in the Solutions & Specialties business for the American market...
Helmut Huber, Managing Director of Sales and Project and Product Management at the German manufacturer of film extrusion lines Brückner Maschinenbau, retired at the end of 2024. Over his 33-year tenure, Huber played a pivotal role in the company's growth, serving in various positions including...
Luigi Tondi has been appointed as the new sales director of KraussMaffei Italy. With extensive experience in the plastics and automotive sectors, he has held prominent roles such as Key Account Manager and Sales & Business Development Director. Since joining KraussMaffei Italy a few months ago....
On 1 January, Andrea Grandi took on the role of Sacmi Group General Manager. He succeeds Mauro Fenzi, whose mandate ended on 31 December 2024. Andrea Grandi, a 49-year-old electronics engineer, joined Sacmi in 2001. In a career spanning almost 25 years, he has held increasingly prominent roles...
As interest in recycling has grown in importance in recent years, a wide variety of plastic waste streams are being evaluated for their recyclability potential. Important criteria are the expected annual volume, potential contamination and the material composition of the streams...
Kezzler, in collaboration with Versalis and Cariplo Factory, is proud to announce the launch of a new pilot project aimed at testing Digital Product Passports (DPP) to enhance product traceability and transparency in the chemical industry. The project falls within the scope of the...
Extrusion Consulting and Icma San Giorgio announced they have entered into a strategic agreement, combining Extrusion Consulting’s industry leading consulting expertise with Icma San Giorgio high quality twin-screw extrusion systems. Extrusion Consulting will provide sales support and in-plant technical service...
On 30 November, Sacmi celebrated 105 years in business together with almost 5,000 guests. A celebration open to the local community that included a 13-stop tour of the Imola plant (Bologna) to bring participants into contact with the vital centres of the company's operations and explore the...
The fourth academic year of FLY Youth, Gefran’s FLY Talent Academy programme dedicated to recent graduates, has officially kicked off. Designed to support their professional growth and facilitate their integration into the company, this initiative combines theoretical and practical training, enabling...
The plastic value chain is hit by a strong recession caused by persisting issues such as increased imports of non-EU recycled plastics, reduced investments in domestic raw materials production and recycling, as well as a lack of demand for EU-virgin and recycled plastics. Eighteen industry stakeholders across the plastic value chain...
On 16 December the European Council formally adopted the Regulation on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR). The new rules aim to reduce the generation of packaging waste by setting binding re-use targets, restricting certain types of single-use packaging and requiring...
The Supervisory Board of Covestro has unanimously appointed Monique Buch as company’s new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). She is taking over from Sucheta Govil by 1 June 2025. Sucheta Govil has been Covestro CCO since 2019, and her two consecutive terms with...
The Engel Group subsidiary, TMA Automation, has begun construction of a modern office and production building in the immediate vicinity of Gdansk Airport in Poland. The background to the new building is the planned growth of TMA Automation: the workforce is to be doubled in the medium term, creating new...
A specialist manufacturer of extrusion, injection and stretch blow molding plants based in Florence, Meccanoplastica embarked on its sustainability path in 2023 and, at the moment, already boasts the "bronze" certification of Ecovadis, a leading international provider of business sustainability ratings. After the...
On 3 December, Nu-Vu Conair Private opened its new plant in Ahmedabad (Gujarat, India): an operational area of more than 5,500 sqm that actually increases the plant's efficiency and production capacity as it will house new assembly lines and the logistics center for shipping. The expansion...
Aiming at strengthening its market position and operations in the plastics industry Gruppo Syncro recently joined Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid, based in Lüdenscheid, Germany. This partnership enhances Syncro’s commitment to innovation, sustainability, and technological progress in...
European Bioplastics presented its 2024 edition of the market development update, confirming the continuous growth of the global production capacities of bioplastics. Overall global plastics production continues to rise steadily, and this development is driven by rising demand combined with...
The global chemical and specialty materials company, Celanese, announced that Scott Richardson, currently Celanese’s COO (Chief Operating Officer), has been appointed CEO (Chief Executive Officer) and will join the Company’s Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2025. Richardson will succeed...
The spherical UHMW-PE fine powder Mipelon from Mitsui Chemicals Europe offers a high-performance alternative to PTFE in terms of sliding properties, abrasion resistance and chemical resistance in plastics, rubbers, paints and coatings. The limiting factor in the substitution of PTFE is the...
The European Chemical Industry Council, Cefic, strongly welcomes the 6 December’s agreement to conclude the decades long negotiations of the EU-Mercosur agreement. The agreement marks a significant milestone in fostering free, fair, sustainable and resilient trade relations between...
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