• 12 November 2024

    Kiefel restructures and closes in Austria

    Kiefel, a market leading company for thermoforming and joining technology and member of the Brückner Group, is announcing a structural reorientation and therefore an accompanying consolidation of its sites. In the future, Kiefel will focus increasingly in the packaging area on new...
  • 12 November 2024

    Sabic increases Ultem production in Singapore

    The global diversified chemicals company Sabic announced the official launch of its new 170 million dollars Ultem resin manufacturing facility in Singapore, marking the company’s first advanced specialty chemical manufacturing facility in the region producing the high-performance thermoplastic, Ultem resin...
  • 12 November 2024

    Ever “greener” polyamides from Domo Chemicals

    The global leader in sustainable engineered materials Domo Chemicals has once again earned the prestigious EcoVadis Gold medal, now ranking in the top 2% of companies evaluated by EcoVadis worldwide. With an 8-point improvement from the previous year, this year the company has made significant progress...
  • 06 November 2024

    Line for expanded rPET sheets in Asia

    Union has recently completed the commissioning of a Foam R-PET line in Asia for the extrusion of expanded sheets used in automotive interior composite panels. The project involves the use of two tandem-configured extruders, enabling high production rates with densities ranging from...
  • 06 November 2024

    Twenty years of Sustainability Report for RadiciGroup

    The RadiciGroup Sustainability Report reaches an important milestone this year: twenty years have in fact passed since the Group published its first Social Report in 2004, qualifying it as one of the pioneering companies in the realisation of voluntary non-financial reporting. The document measures the...
  • 06 November 2024

    Women In Plastics Italy becomes an association

    Women in Plastics Italy (WIP-IT) is a new association that brings together working women who - in various roles and with different skills - operate in the plastics sector. After an initial year of informal activities in which the foundations were laid for this new endeavour, now the association has been formally established...
  • 06 November 2024

    Syensqo announces restructuring plan, cuts also planned in Italy

    Syensqo announced plans to adapt its organization to better meet the evolving needs of its customers and focus on projects that will accelerate growth. Following its split from Solvay at the end of 2023, the company has undertaken a comprehensive review of its structure and projects, to focus on...
  • 06 November 2024

    EPS from pyrolysis oil for safety helmets

    Kask, an iconic Italian helmet brand, is using expandable polystyrene (EPS) granules Neopor Ccycled from Basf for the production of safety helmets for workers. In the manufacturing process of Neopor Ccycled fossil feedstocks are replaced by pyrolysis oil obtained from recycled post-consumer plastic waste through...
  • 06 November 2024

    Three-way agreement for standardised modular chemical recycling

    Neste, Alterra and Technip Energies have signed a collaboration agreement to advance the circularity of plastics by providing the industry a standardized technology solution for chemical recycling. The partners aim to globally offer a standardized modular solution, based on Alterra’s proprietary liquefaction technology...
  • 30 October 2024

    Basf in third quarter 2024: Ebitda slightly up, sales essentially stable

    Thanks to significantly higher contributions from the core businesses, Basf’S Ebitda before special items (income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items) increased in the third quarter by 77 million euros compared to the same period last year, to 1.6 billion euros. “The positive...
  • 30 October 2024

    In Oldrati the gender equality is certified

    The manufacturer of technical solutions in rubber, silicone, and plastic, Oldrarti Group, has obtained the UNI/PdR 125:2022 certification for gender equality in the workplace. This certification, valid for three years and subject to annual audits, attests to the company’s commitment to promoting an...
  • 30 October 2024

    Coim among the top 100 of Made in Italy

    Specialised in the production of chemical specialties, polyesters, polyols, polyurethanes, and special resins for the creation of composite materials and coatings, Coim has been included among the 100 excellence brands of Made in Italy in a multi-sectoral research study conducted on the landscape of Italian companies by...
  • 29 October 2024

    News and confirmations from CMG at Ecomondo

    At the Ecomondo trade fair, to be held in Rimini from 5 to 8 November, CMG Granulators is presenting an absolute novelty: the new Regrind Evac Systems range of evacuation, dedusting and powder containment system solutions. The unit is one of the largest of its category and can evacuate, convey, dedust an...
  • 29 October 2024

    Recession hits the EU’s plastics recycling industry

    The downward trend in the European plastics recycling market is alarming, Plastics Recyclers Europe warns, the association of European plastics recyclers, in a recent press release. The increasing lack of demand for recyclates produced in Europe, the reduced investments in domestic recycling, and the...
  • 23 October 2024

    Tria introduces new granulators dedicated to injection moulding

    At Fakuma 2024, Tria unveiled its new JN 15 series of granulators dedicated to the injection moulding sector, featuring two models: the JN 2115 and JN 4215. Compared to their predecessors, the JM 15, these models stand out primarily for the size of the chamber and the conveyor feed opening...
  • 23 October 2024

    Injection moulding of “paper pearls”

    At Fakuma 2024, Arburg demonstrated how so-called "paper pearls" can be reliably processed on standard Allrounders instead of conventional plastic granules. The innovative injection moulding process paves the way for new, paper fibre-based applications and products in a wide range of industries...
  • 23 October 2024

    Cannon acquires Polytec EMC Engineering and grows in PUR

    Cannon Group announced the acquisition of Polytec EMC Engineering, based in Marchtrenk, Austria, from PUR Holding, as part of its strategic strengthening of Cannon Afros in the PUR-based elastomer business. The deal enriches Cannon Afros’ current portfolio with...
  • 23 October 2024

    Double ESG award to Comerio Ercole

    Comerio Ercole recently received the TOP 100 ESG Excellence and TOP 75 ESG Performance Governance from Sustainability Awards at the headquarters of Borsa Italiana. “This award also reaffirms our purpose and encourages us to continue to drive positive...
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