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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…

Following the announcement at the Plast Focus fair in New Delhi (held from 1 to 5 February 2024), Frigosystem is going to open a new branch in Chennai, India, the capital of the local automotive industry overlooking the Bay of Bengal. This is the first branch of the Italian company on the Asian continent...

PiovanGroup acquires a majority stake in Nu-Vu Conair and consolidates its competitive position in India, one of the fastest growing markets in the industry. The acquisition of an additional 1% equity stake in Nu-Vu Conair Private allows PiovanGroup, to reach a collective 51% stake and capture growth in...

Jeannine Böhmer joined Syncro Group as new area sales manager. She brings more than 10 years of experience in the plastics equipment industry. “I am very excited to join Syncro Group and I’m looking forward to facing all the challenges and bringing remarkable results with...

Munich-based mechanical engineering group KraussMaffei is selling its Swiss subsidiary Netstal Maschinen to Krones, a long-standing Netstal customer that manufactures machines for filling and packaging beverages and liquid foods. The transaction having already been announced on 29 January, the purchase...