European Plastics News | Plasteurope.com
WEB07.10.2024 — By Plasteurope.com staff — The North American polymer markets were extremely weak in September. All segments saw prices roll over or decline. Converters were holding back on their purchasing activities, so that even one or two planned production stoppages or unscheduled outages had no negative eff... 07.10.2024.
Latest european plastics news | Plasteurope.com
WEBJan 10, 2024 · Supermarkets receive pushback for discontinuing lids for perishable products / Sainsbury's, Tesco stand by decision to save 260 t/y of plastic. 30.09.2024. PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY. Plastics and rubber machinery sector revenues expected to fall in 2024 / Deceleration in H1 – Amaplast. 27.09.2024.
Plastixx - Polymer Price Index | Plasteurope.com
WEBPolymer Price Index. "Plastixx" is the name of the PIE polymer price index introduced in June 2005. The index mirrors the price development of plastics in western Europe. The calculations are generated every month on the basis of the market prices for standard and engineering thermoplastics determined and published by PIE.
PUREN: Expansion of German plant / More capacity for PU …
WEBDec 20, 2021 · Expansion of German plant / More capacity for PU recyclates. The specialist for PU rigid foam, Puren (Überlingen / Germany; www.puren.com) is expanding its plant in Obermarchtal. The company reports that, by autumn 2022, the site will have a new production facility, additional storage space for secondary raw …
ATOFINA: Elf Atochem now “Atofina” following TotalFinaElf merger ...
WEBJun 15, 2000 · In the wake of the mega merger of TotalFina and Elf Aquitaine to form TotalFinaElf, the chemical divisions of the two companies have also been united and restructured – as is manifested by the new name of Atofina given to the former Elf Atochem.François Cornelis is taking over as chairman of the board from Jacques Puechal who performed this function for 17 years at Elf Atochem.
Polymer Prices - Plasteurope.com
WEB01.10.2024. POLYMER PRICES. Styrene October: Contract drops more than EUR 200/t. 01.10.2024. POLYMER PRICES. Benzene October: Contract pulled down by naphtha drop. 30.09.2024. POLYMER PRICES. Propylene October: Reaction to decline in naphtha.
KB COMPONENTS - Plasteurope.com
WEBOct 11, 2021 · Swedish injection moulder KB Components (Örkelljunga; www.kbcomponents.com) has acquired Canadian moulder Lakeside Plastics (Windsor, Ontario; www.lakesideplastics.com) in an asset deal for an undisclosed amount.The Swedish company assumed control of the Canadian shop on 1 November 2021 and plans to merge its own activities in Windsor with the newly acquired operations.
POLIGAL: Packaging BOPP film business sold to Peru's Oben …
WEBMar 9, 2021 · Poligal (Narón / Spain; www.poligal.com), a manufacturer of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) and cast PP films, has been sold by its parent company, family-owned Grup Peralada (Barcelona / Spain; www.grupperalada.com) to Peru-based film manufacturer Oben Group (Lima; www.obengroup.com).Operations under Poligal’s group subsidiaries include BOPP and CPP production plants in Portugal ...
POLYVEL EUROPE - Plasteurope.com
WEBDec 10, 2021 · With the “P-Series”, compounder Polyvel Europe (Hamburg / Germany; www.polyvel-europe.com) has introduced new peroxide masterbatches in granulate form.They are designed to improve the flow properties of recycled polypropylene with additive concentrations of 5%, 10% and 20% peroxide.
RESILUX: Quva completes acquisition of PET preform manufacturer ...
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · As planned, Belgian investment company Quva (Kortrijk; www.quva.com) has taken over the Dirk de Cuyper family’s block of shares in compatriot PET bottle and preform manufacturer Resilux (Wetteren; www.resilux.com – see Plasteurope.com of 22.12.2021). Quvadec, an acquisition entity set up for the purchase, now holds 57.51% of the total of 2 mn shares and plans to pay around EUR 270 mn in ...