2023 - 2024 Exhibitions
December 2019
Company News
- » Clariant divests masterbatches business for US$1.6 bn to PolyOne
- » M&As: Huntsman buys PU spray foam firm for US$350 mn; AkzoNobel acquires Mauvilac to strengthen paints offerings
- » M&As: Showa Denko to buy Hitachi Chemical for almost US$8.8 bn
- » Plastics manufacturing ‘going digital’ in numerous ways
- » Tie-ups: Poseidon/DuPont Teijin to set up recycling facility; Paccor/Veripack to expand to India
- » US M&As: Mitsubishi Chemical acquires TPU business of AdvanSource; Indorama buys PET recycler Green Fiber
- » Aramco buys South Korean oil firm; market value of IPO touches US$2 trilion
- » Bjørn Thorsen enters into jv with Chongqing Industrial for compounds
Materials News
- » E-TPU meets sports and tyres innovations
- » Plants: BASF inaugurates the second phase of antioxidants plant in Shanghai; Sasol ups ethane cracker output after catalyst replacement
- » Plants: Idemitsu to build SPS resin plant in Malaysia; Solvay to double capacity for PVDF in China
- » Recycling: Anellotech develops new process technology; APK undertakes chemical recycling of plastic films
- » Trinseo/Fernholz to develop recycled PS products; Ineos Styrolution/Agilyx to set up PS recycling plant in US
- » US$106 mn Asian fund launched to curtail marine plastics
- » Bioplastics sector to up by 15%; Asia takes majority share
- » Indian plants: BASF to double capacity for polymer dispersions; Hyosung launches spandex plant
- » Plants: ADNOC/Reliance to develop PVC feedstock plant in UAE; Evonik/Wynca break ground on fumed silica plant in China
Machinery News
November 2019
Company News
- » Reliance to invest US$9 bn in oil/chemical complex in India
- » M&As: Glenwood to buy South Korean polyimide film maker; Logoplaste to buy Polish PET container maker
- » Tie-ups: Songwon partners with Uniwel for PVC stabilisers; DSM and Shapeways partner to develop scalable 3D printing solutions
- » Waste: Shell turns plastic waste into chemicals; Ineos’s Italian plant to produce plastics from waste
- » Saudi Arabia confirms US$2 bn petchem deals; ties up with global chemical firms
- » Country Focus: Vietnam, carving a name in the global competitiveness map
- » Largest IPO listing kicked off; Aramco to list on domestic bourse
- » M&As: Clariant completes the sale of its Healthcare Packaging business; Avantium partners with R&F to market PEF applications in South Korea
Materials News
- » BASF on track with US$10 bn project in Zhanjiang; building TPU/engineering plastics plants
- » Expansions: Cabot breaks ground on Indonesian carbon black plant; Evonik expands closed cell foam output in US
- » Indian plants: Constantia Flexibles pioneers sustainable packaging production; Perstorp breaks ground on Penta chemical plant
- » K2019 Review: Circular economy takes centrestage at world’s largest show
- » KHS China to build new plant and service centre in Kunshan
- » KRAIBURG TPE powers up end-user experience with high performance TPE compounds
- » Plants: FoamPartner’s new centre for technical foams; Monosol to build new water-soluble film facility in Poland
- » Progress or dead-end in the packaging sector?
- » Recycling: Neste/Ravago to recycle 200 kilotonnes/year of plastics; Berry/Sabic work on recycled packaging
- » Activated carbon from waste plastics offers solution to global plastic crisis
- » Chemicals Sector: Plastics producers in danger of becoming household names for all the wrong reasons
- » Circular economy a focus for Malaysia’s plastics sector
Machinery News
- » Extrusion Technology at K2019 (Review)
- » Machinery: K2019, Slower industry growth; circular economy a gamechanger
- » Brabender showcases new technologies at the K Show
- » Country Focus: Thailand, Cultivating a sustainability mindset
October 2019
Company News
- » M&As: Berlin’s acquisition of Dutch Novio to enhance presence in Europe; Alpek buys Lotte Chemical’s UK PET plant
- » KRAIBURG TPE: TPEs in a broad range of applications
- » Adnoc, Adnani, BASF & Borealis in partnership for US$4 bn chemical plant in India
- » M&As: Huhtamaki invests EUR68 mn acquiring Indian and South African packaging companies
- » M&As: Italmatch invests in FRX; Arkema completes buy of Sunke Chemicals in China
- » Sibur acquires European BOPP film maker; enters into jv with Sinopec for NBR/SEBS production
- » BASF invests EUR20 mn in Norwegian waste plastic firm
Materials News
- » Green tie-ups: Remondis/Neste to develop chemical recycling of waste; Ineos/Sirap work on packaging from recycled PS
- » Partnerships: Dow/Evonik to develop synthesis of propylene glycol; Repsol to license EVA/LDPE technology to US firm
- » Plants: LyondellBasell jv PP plant in South Korea breaks ground; Sabic opens cap/closure tech centre in Netherlands
- » Green Materials/K2019: Clariant launches biobased additives; ties up with Polymateria to bring biotechnology to Southeast Asia
- » Green Materials/K2019: Inovyn's bio-attributed PVC; Sabic's renewably-sourced feedstock PC
- » Recycling/K2019: LyondellBasell selects Italy as site for recycling facility; Versalis launches green PS/PP polymers
- » Green Materials/K2019: Henkel/BASF use chemically recycled material in bottles; KHS's 100% rPET bottle
- » Front Cover Feature: Plastics recycling – an emerging market with potential October issue
- » India puts off ban on single-use plastics, against a slowing economy
- » K2019: Domo, Circularise and Covestro partnership on blockchain tech
- » Plants: BASF expands capacity for Neopentylglycol; MOL/Thyssenkrupp break ground on EUR1.2 bn polyol complex in Hungary
- » Plants: Trinseo to build TPE facility in Taiwan
- » Thailand breaking the cycle of plastic waste pollution October issue
- » Unilever to halve use of plastics by 2025
- » Avery Dennison opens US$65 mn expansion in Luxembourg
- » Borealis's investment in recycler Ecoplast boosts capacity by 60%
- » Coke works with Indorama and Ioniqa to produce bottles from marine plastics
Machinery News
- » AZO turns 70 this year
- » K2019: Davis-Standard clinches US$17 mn sales at show
- » K2019: SML/Kiefel explore foamed PET hot fill cups for easy recycling
- » K2019: Reifenhäuser’s new tech centre showcases laser measuring for flat film
- » K2019: Indian processor installs Brampton water-quenched line
- » Coperion: Compounding/Auxiliary Technology at K2019 October issue
- » Extrusion/Compounding Machinery at K2019 October issue
- » Davis-Standard: Extrusion Technology at K2019 October issue
- » Maguire sets up representation in Taiwan; sixth subsidiary globally
- » Materials/Additives at K2019 October issue
- » K2019: Multi-ingredient handling system automates premix manufacturing
- » Recycling at K2019 October issue
- » Reifenhäuser: Extrusion Technology at K2019 October issue
- » Blow Moulding Technology at K2019 October issue
- » Chinaplas 2020 aims to transform industries with new opportunities
September 2019
Company News
- » Plants: ExxonMobil invests US$175 mn into Scottish ethylene plant; Court orders Nova Chemicals to pay US$1 bn to Dow Canada
- » Aramco resumes oil supplies from affected facilities; completes buy of Shell jv project
- » M&As: Petronas Chemicals completes acquisition of silicones supplier; Covestro to sell European PC sheets business to Serafin
- » M&As: Ashland completes sale of composites business; Continental invests in Israeli AI firm for autonomous driving systems
- » M&As: Mexichem changes name to Orbia; Tekni-Plex purchases Canadian automation solutions manufacturer MMC Packaging
- » Country Focus: Thai show to target plastics growth September issue
Materials News
- » Mitsui Chemicals’s bio-PP in government project; ADM/LG Chem to develop biobased acrylic acid
- » “Green” Plants: Alba looks east to HK for recycling plant; French partners to produce butadiene from biomass-ethanol
- » Plants: Total jv in South Korea increases ethylene capacity by 30%; Enterprise proceeds with PDH plant, for supply to LyondellBasell
- » Green Materials at K2019: Dow and UPM partner to produce plastics made with renewable feedstock
- » Plant Expansions: Modern Dispersions expands at two US sites; Lanxess inaugurates compounding facility in China
- » Plant Set-ups: Daikin to invest US$195 mn for US expansion; Evonik breaks ground on EUR400 mn PA12 complex in Marl
- » Green Materials: Ineos Styrolution confirms PS can be chemically recycled; 100 companies in alliance to pump up recycling in Europe
- » Slackening demand forecast for polymers in Europe
- » Plant Openings: Amcor to open innovation centre in Ohio; Huntsman sets up PU house in Dubai
- » Plant Licences: Sinopec’s PP/HDPE plant in China utilises LyondellBasell tech; Sonatrach/Total PP plant in Algeria utilises Honeywell UOP
- » Plant Set-ups: Total Corbion PLA inaugurates bioplastics plant in Thailand; Mitsubishi Chemical to increase polyester film output in Indonesia
- » Plant Set-ups: Equate inaugurates MEGlobal EG site in US; Borealis breaks ground on new propylene facility in Belgium
- » Green Materials: PTT ties up with Alpla for recycling plant in Thailand
- » Packaging: Less plastics, the holy grail for eco-friendly packaging September issue
- » Plant Expansions: Formosa to invest in US PVC plant; Milliken to expand operations to Singapore with new facility
- » Plants: BASF constructs surface treatment facility in China; Wacker starts up dispersible polymer powder plant in South Korea
- » Plant Set-ups: LyondellBasell/Bora jv for petchem complex in China; Lotte Chemical starts commercial operations of US plant
- » Country Focus: Southeast Asia, a wild card in the global plastics industry September issue
- » Evonik’s new natural-gas power plant will cut CO2 emissions
- » Green Materials: Dow and Fuenix partner for output of 100% circular plastic
- » Green Materials: Dow/SCG to develop recycling and renewable solutions; Creating sustainable polymers from fragrant molecules
- » Green Materials: Japanese firms team up for gasification chemical recycling of plastic waste
Machinery News
- » Recycling at K2019: 100% PCR-HDPE packaging applicable, says Erema; NGR/Kuhne team up to show PET recycling/sheet production line
- » K2019: Italy’s machinery sector suffers in Europe but remains upbeat in Asia
- » Brabender: The focus on the future of the plastics industry Sponsored Content
- » Davis-Standard’s new feedscrew design with energy efficiency
- » Thermoforming: Thermoforming sector in a boom phase September issue
- » Vietnamese PP sack makers add on new W&H extrusion machinery
- » Recycling: Mechanical engineering can make a huge contribution September issue
August 2019
Company News
- » M&As: DIC to acquire BASF’s global pigments business for EUR1 bn
- » M&As: Arkema expands photocure resins with Lambson; Hilco takes over assets of bankrupt Draka
- » M&As: Domo to acquire Solvay’s nylon business in Europe for EUR300 mn; Altivia to acquire Dow’s acetone business
- » M&As: Evonik to invest in US start-up; Element completes integration of Admaterials in Asia
- » M&As: Kohlberg closes Bemis acquisition, merges it with Nelipak; Indorama buys Huntsman’s intermediates businesses for US$2 bn
- » M&As: Lotte Chemical to divest interest in Indonesian arm; Aramco to buy 20% stake in India’s Reliance
- » M&As: Pexco acquires HPE Extrusion; Chromaflo buys South African colourant company
- » M&As: PMC completes acquisition of StyroChem Canada; Ipex acquires pipe maker
- » M&As: SK Capital acquires PVC unit from PolyOne for US$775 mn
- » M&As: Teijin’s acquisition of Renegade to boost aerospace presence; Dukane acquires Aurizon
- » Röhm stand-alone MMA company; owned by Advent
- » Saudi Aramco expands into US petchem sector with acquisition
- » Textron considering sale of Kautex fuel tank maker
- » Wanhua acquires PU chemical makers Chematur and Connell
- » Bayer, Lanxess to sell stake in chemical park operator; deal worth EUR3.5 bn
- » Canadian firm to set up new PE plant; targeting sales to Asia
Materials News
- » Additives: Flame retardants at a crossroads September issue
- » Ocean plastics: the common thread in upcycling waste September issue
- » Flying on waste: BA, Shell and Velocys first European waste-to-fuel plant
- » Hasbro to phase out plastics packaging; ties up with Terracycle for recycling old toys
- » India Plant Expansions: Clariant adds pharma desiccant capability in Tamil Nadu; Nayara Energy to produce homopolymers in Gujarat
- » Microplastics in drinking water not hazardous at current levels, says WHO
- » Plant licenses: Sumitomo Chemical’s PO tech for India’s BPCL; Sonatrach/Total utilising Spheripol tech for Algerian plant
- » Plastics pollution extends to the Arctic; marine life in danger
- » Sibur upgrades and ramps up terephthalic acid production in Russia
- » China’s Hengli starts up world’s largest dehydrogenation plant using Catofin tech
- » Europe faces challenges in meeting PET bottle recovery target of 2025
- » Expansions: Ineos breaks ground for 100 kt ASA plant in US; Clariant sets up base in Jubail
- » ExxonMobil starts up PE line; capacity up by 65%
Machinery News
- » Indian PP woven bags maker rides on growth of cement sector
- » K2019: Davis-Standard to feature new die and expertise of subsidiary companies
- » Mann+Hummel acquires Hardy Filtration
- » M&As: LiqTech acquires Danish plastics company; Piovan buys South Korean powder equipment firm
- » Plant set-ups: Bühler and Premier Tech to build facility in China; Nu-Vu Conair opens new facility in India
- » Biopackaging maker improves line performance with controls
- » BST Eltromat to expand facilities in Germany
July 2019
Company News
- » India: An odyssey to winning the space race August issue
- » Clariant to divest healthcare packaging business to Arsenal
- » CP Chemical and Qatar Petroleum to develop US$8bn Gulf Coast petchem project
- » India queries dumping of PS from six countries
- » M&As: Lubrizol buys German healthcare company; AkzoNobel to purchase Mapaero to strengthen its global aerospace coatings business
- » M&As: SI Group sells industrial resins to ASK Chemicals; Tekni-Plex buys Brazilian closure maker and Italian healthcare packaging firm
- » Omnova to be acquired by Synthomer for US$824 mn; airs optimism amid market uncertainty
- » Plant Set-ups: Lotte/GS Energy jv to invest US$689 mn in petchem project; PetroLogistics to build PDH plant on US Gulf Coast
- » BASF to cut 6,000 jobs globally by 2021
Materials News
- » Bioplastics: moderating the winds of climate change August issue
- » Circular Economy: Plastic waste is a problem for society as a whole August issue
- » Pipes Industry: Pipes made to last August issue
- » Building Industry: Warming up to net zero carbon solutions August issue
- » K2019: BASF ups the recycling ante with ChemCycling project; Ecovio
- » K2019: Covestro hones in on CO2 technology and digitalisation
- » K2019: Lanxess to focus on FRs, electric mobility and prepolymers
- » K2019: Low-prepolymer PUs an alternative to rubber for star wheels
- » Lanxess starts production of new high performance prepolymers in Brazil
- » Petronas Chemicals, Plastic Energy mull building a new recycling plant in Malaysia
- » Plant Expansions: Sichuan Shengda opens 1 mn tonne/year PTA plant in China; Nippon Shokubai breaks ground on acrylic acid plant in Indonesia
- » Plant set-ups: Rustark to construct biopolymer plant in Russia; Toray to set up battery separator film (BSF) production in Hungary
- » US plastic makers laud the G20 Osaka Blue Ocean Vision; recap commitment to halt marine litter
- » BASF opens US, Thai footwear devt centres; to launch innovation centre in Taiwan in 2020
- » Green Materials: Ineos/Indaver to recycle PS in Europe; Domo introduces sustainable BOPA and CPA films
- » Green Materials: Repsol’s PCR-LDPE for secondary packaging; EconCore, Ultrapolymers and DuFor develop rPET honeycomb core
- » Hexcel opens joint venture lab in Shanghai
Machinery News
- » K2019 Preview: Circular economy, a “friend” of the plastic world August issue
- » Sidel acquires Comep, expands its moulds and tooling offering
- » K2019: KraussMaffei re-brands machinery offerings
- » K2019: Reifenhäuser to focus on eco-friendly monomaterial line
- » KraussMaffei Berstorff poised to build new plant in Hanover-Laatzen
- » Milacron completes sale of Uniloy at US$52 mn
- » Reifenhäuser invests EUR17 mn in new facility for flat dies
- » Sidel claims lightest industrial bottle at the highest production speed
- » SML moves to new headquarters in Austria
- » Hillenbrand to acquire Milacron Holdings; deal worth US$2 bn
- » K2019: Chen Hsong sets up second base in Europe
June 2019
Company News
- » Amcor enters into a multimillion deal for sale of three flexible plants
- » Country Focus: China, armed to the teeth for manufacturing reforms June/July issue
- » M&As: Renolit in a jv in China; Inter Primo buys Netherland’s Essentra Extrusion
- » CP Chemical in a US$15 bn bid to acquire Nova Chemicals
- » Ineos to invest US$2 bn in three new plants in Saudi Arabia
- » LyondellBasell drops bid to acquire Braskem
- » M&As: Covestro to sell European PU systems business to HIG Capital; Tekni-Plas completes buy of Amcor facilities
- » M&As: Sumika acquires Turkey’s Emas; Polyscope buys SMA business from Total
- » BASF ties up with Sibur for polymer solutions; and Lutianhua for new production process with lower CO2 emissions
- » ExxonMobil, Sabic receive approval for US$10 bn petchem project in US
Materials News
- » HMC Polymers to construct fourth PP plant in Rayong
- » Cosmetics Industry: The sustainability side of glamour June/July issue
- » Seeking a way out of the global plastic waste crisis June/July issue
- » Plant Expansions: Polyplex expands to Indonesia; Clariant opens packaging centre in Thailand
- » Plants: Gail produces India’s first metallocene LLDPE; Ineos awards FEED contract to SK E&C
- » Green Materials: LyondellBasell/Neste commercialise bio-based PE/PP
- » JAL’s A350 XWB world’s first aircraft using CFRTP parts
- » Plant Expansions: Mitsui to up PP compounding in Thailand; BASF-YPC starts up second production plant for propionic acid in China
- » Plant start-ups: Sibur commissions DOTP facility in Russia; Idemitsu Kosan Co. to open new lubricant production plant in China
- » Wind power: Nouryon’s expandable microspheres expansion in Sweden; Covestro delivers first PU resin for wind blades in China
- » Baerlocher continues to expand its manufacturing hub in Malaysia
- » Green Materials: VTT to add thermochemical treatment for recycling plastic waste
Machinery News
May 2019
Company News
- » M&As: Showa Denko to acquire non-stick coatings maker; BASF invests in Longwater Advanced Materials Fund
- » M&As: Parker to acquire Lord Corporation for US$3 bn; Sealed Air to clinch APS bagging firm for US$510 mn
- » Recticel rejects Kingspan’s offer; remains open to takeover bids
- » Trinseo evaluates exit of PC business in Germany; buys Dow’s latex assets in Germany
- » Davis-Standard: Encompassing market leadership May issue
- » ExxonMobil to invest US$2 bn in Texas chemical expansion project
Materials News
- » East Timor aims to be first plastics neutral economy; US$40 mn recycling plant set up
- » KRAIBURG TPE sprints ahead in Chinaplas 2019 with breakthrough innovations
- » China plants: Clariant launches new masterbatch plant in Guangzhou; BASF to build engineering plastics/TPU plants in Zhejiang
- » Plant Expansions: Sabic to make high heat resins in Singapore; Eastman to expand adhesives output by 15%
- » Green Materials: Sabic’s Elcrin upcycled PBT compounds; Indorama’s Deja rPET resins
- » Myanmar’s plastic makers in conflict with imported goods
- » Meeting of the minds for bioplastics May issue
- » Plant Additions: Arkema to produce bio-polyamides in Singapore; Covestro expands film production in Germany
- » Plant Expansions: Mitsubishi Chemical to up EVOH resin capacity in US; Lanxess completes expansion for Macrolex dyes in Germany
- » Recycling: An essential measure for the circular economy May issue
- » Study misleads value of biodegradable/compostable plastics May issue
- » Versalis and Montello to develop a new range of plastic products out of recycled packaging
- » Country Focus: Thailand, Asia’s strategic gateway opens door to opportunities May issue
- » Emery Oleochemicals - Renewable Plastic Additives Since 1957 May issue
- » Engineering Plastics: High performance plastics as innovation drivers May issue
Machinery News
- » Kiefel clinches machine order in China
- » Chinaplas 2019: plastics manufacturing on a trajectory growth path
- » Milacron to sell blow moulding business to investment firms
- » Davis-Standard: Encompassing market leadership May issue
- » PackSys sells Thai subsidiary to Benpac Holding
- » Amut supplies two waterproofing membrane lines to China
- » Country Focus: China, on the road to recovery May issue
April 2019
Company News
- » M&As: Tekni-Plex to acquire three Amcor facilities; Ineos selling melamine and paraform businesses
- » M&As: Blackstone buys majority stake in Indian packaging firm Essel Propack for up to US$460 mn
- » M&As: Aurora Plastics acquires Elastocon; Gurit acquires PET recycling business in Italy
- » M&As: IVL invests in IRSL in India; LG Chem buys DuPont’s OLED tech
- » M&As: UBE acquires majority share in compounder Repsol; MOL buys German recycled plastics maker
- » DowDuPont completes spin-off of Dow
Materials News
- » M&As: Tekni-Plex to acquire three Amcor facilities; Ineos selling melamine and paraform businesses
- » Plant Expansions: Mitsubishi Chemical plans TPE facility in India, Russian firm first to produce metallocene PE on existing line in Russia
- » Green Materials: Dow/DEEP C to build first road using recycled plastics in Vietnam
- » Plant Expansions: BASF to invest EUR70 mn in US MDI plant; Bilcare to invest EUR10 mn in new PETG plant
- » Drug-administering contact lenses, with sugar
- » Capacity Expansions: Ineos to set up composites plant in Germany; PetroChina to use LyondellBasell tech for HDPE plant in China
- » Green Materials: DuPont Teijin Films introduces chemical recycling of PET
- » Green Materials: Eastman to launch recycling process for mixed plastics
- » Green Materials: Ineos claims breakthrough in chemical recycling of PS
- » Plant Expansions: Arkema to up photocure resin capacity in China; Huhtamaki starts EUR23 mn flexible packaging plant in Egypt
- » Plant Expansions: BASF to increase capacity for AEOA in Germany; Milliken to expand clarifier capacity with new US plant
- » Recycling: Plastic Energy to build five plants in Indonesia; Enviro’s technology to recover carbon fibre from composites
- » Finding a middle ground for pollution and resource securit
- » Flexible Packaging: Industry commits to unpacking sustainability
- » Green Materials: Agilyx works towards PS circularity; AmSty uses recycled SM from Agilyx
Machinery News
- » Bandera delivers line for heavy duty sacks in Vietnam
- » K2019 sold out; exhibitors from 60 countries
- » Extrusion: The “911” for feedscrew removal by Davis-Standard’s blog team
March 2019
Company News
- » Saudi Aramco to acquire Sabic in megadeal for US$69 bn
- » M&As: Safic-Alcan buys UK chemical firm; Brenntag takes up majority shareholding in Singapore’s Tee Hai
- » DowDuPont to separate materials sciences; new Dow to be created
- » Evonik to sell acrylics business to Advent for EUR3 billion
- » Ineos to invest £1 bn in UK; VAM plant to be set up in Hull
- » Lanxess grows capacity for corrosion inhibitor products
- » M&As: Indorama completes acquisitions of UTT and Invista Resins
- » Berry Global to acquire RPC for US$4 bn, ups offer made by Apollo
Materials News
- » Covestro and Genomatica launch partnership for sustainable materials
- » Plant Set-ups: Arkema starts first PEKK production plant in US; Nouryon to double organic peroxides capacity in Mexico
- » SC Johnson to set up 9th recycling centre in Bali; twitter campaign a success
- » Plant Expansions: Röchling expands in India with 2nd building; Asahi Kasei to expand capacity for spunbond in Thailand
- » Hexcel/Arkema to open R&D lab in France; tie-up with Lavoisier Composites for recycled composites
- » Kaolin mineral products supplier expands Georgia facility
- » Plant Expansions: Celanese ups capacity for TPCs in Italy; DuPont invests in US plant for polyimide film/circuit materials
- » Plant Set-ups: Nouryon to set up microsphere plant in US; completes colloidal silica expansion in Sweden
- » Tech: Phu My to use Honeywell’s PDH tech; Invista clinches first Saudi Arabian deal for PTA plant
- » Anellotech and partners advance to 100% biobased PET bottles
- » ExxonMobil to increase PP capacity up to 450 kt/year in Baton Rouge
- » Green Materials: Eni/Corepla to produce hydrogen from packaging waste
Machinery News
- » Reifenhäuser introduces first five-layer line for heavy-duty sacks
- » W&H enhances presence in Asia-Pacific; new offices opened
- » Cutting-edge automotive manufacturing technologies to debut at Chinaplas 2019
- » Nordson opens European centre for pelletisers and melt delivery systems
- » China’s Yili moves from cartons; invests in aseptic PET packaging lines
February 2019
Company News
- » BASF, Clariant looking at divesting respective pigments businesses
- » M&As: Ineos Styrolution completes acquisition of PS sites in China; IVL firms up buy of Brazilian firm
- » Aramco in Chinese jv for US$10 bn petchem complex; acquires stake in Zhejiang
- » M&As: Trelleborg enters Malaysian jv for composite hoses; Ensinger acquires medical tech firm Moll
- » RPC Group in takeover bid by Berry, Apollo
- » M&As: Nexeo sells plastics business to One Rock for US$640 mn; Chroma Color buys Polymer Concentrates
Materials News
- » Plant Set-ups: Invista confirms ADN plant in China; Borouge moves forward with world’s largest FEED project in Ruwais
- » Plant Openings: Lotte Chemical starts up EG facility in the US; Socar commissions HDPE plant in Azerbaijan
- » DSM and Roquette part ways in bio-based succinic acid jv
- » Composites: Biobased solutions for a regenerative global economy Jan/Feb digital issue
- » Country Focus: Indonesia in readiness for a sustainability agenda Jan/Feb digital issue
- » Plant Additions: Tekni-Plex adds silicone tubing extrusion line in China plant; Chem-Trend enhances R&D capabilities in Europe
- » Plant Expansions: BASF opens 1st phase of antioxidants plant in Shanghai; Celanese to expand US acetic plant
- » Akron introduces dry adhesive technology
- » Closing the loop with food wastage Jan/Feb digital issue
Machinery News
- » KraussMaffei takes over Pultrex; expands in area of pultrusion
- » Chinaplas 2019 is shaping a brilliant future for packaging industry
- » Reifenhäuser acquires Plamex; adds on to extrusion machinery profile
- » Country Focus: South Korea; where innovation is king for growth of industries Jan/Feb digital issue
- » Tyrexpo Asia & WRS 2019: rubber, auto technologies/insights for APAC
- » VTT develops device for processing problematic waste; seeks partner to commercialise
- » M&As: Erema acquires 60% stake in Plasmac; Hennecke acquires assets of American PU machine maker PPI
January 2019
Company News
- » M&As: Constantia Flexibles strengthens its position in Russia; EU Commission clears BASF’s acquisition of Solvay’s PA business
- » M&As: Sabic invests in nanotech company; Evonik acquires 3D printing materials start-up
- » M&As: Elix sold to Sinochem; DAK Americas to acquire PET recycling facility from Perpetual
- » M&As: Indorama acquires PET recycling from Custom Polymers; receives go ahead to acquire M&G’s plant in the US
Materials News
- » Sabic introduces polymers from waste products; works with FMCGs
- » Plant Set-ups in China: Xinjiang to build LDPE/EVA plant; Zhejiang Petrochemical’s 2nd phase of petchem project
- » Plant Expansions: Ineos selects Antwerp for ethane gas/PDH unit; BP/Lotte jv to expand acetic acid capacity in South Korea
- » Bio-based solvent produces highest quality graphene ink
- » BASF to partner with Adani for acrylics project in India
- » Covestro and Haier plan digitalization joint laboratory
- » Companies pledge US$1 bn for elimination of plastic waste
- » Plant Set-ups: Ineos Styrolution to set up ASA plant in Texas; Covestro breaks ground on PC film line in Thailand
- » PolyOne secures US engineered fibre and composites company
- » "Smelly" compound as viable material for bioplastic production
- » BASF moves forward with Guangdong cracker/ethylene project
- » BP/Socar in jv for petchem complex in Turkey
Machinery News
- » Rajoo Engineers ties up with Kohli Industries for extrusion coating and lamination machinery
- » US/Thai jv installs Austrian cast film line
- » Davis-Standard to host plastic extrusion seminar
- » Chinaplas 2019 to present a rich assortment of concurrent events
- » Colines to work with Rieckermann for Asia push
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