Containers and closures made of PET, PE-HD, PP and acrylic (Photo: Raepak) Berlin Packaging (Chicago, Illinois / USA) has struck again: With the 14th acquisition in Europe in the past five years, the US packaging group with European headquarters in Milan is continuing its expansion course. The latest acquisition is the British packaging manufacturer Raepak … Read more
Cracker in Corunna, Canada (Photo: Nova Chemicals) After a technical problem in the cracker of Nova Chemicals (Calgary, Alberta / Canada) in Corunna in the Canadian province of Ontario, the company had to shut down the plant. The cracker supplies all polyethylene production in the Detroit area. At the same time, Nova Force Majeure (FM) … Read more
The headquarters of the Bidasoa of the Association against Cancer Gipuzkoa will begin this coming Friday, April 9, a new free quarterly course on creativity in plastic arts, aimed at cancer patients and their families. In this activity, artistic techniques will be left in the background to focus on expressiveness and the most creative part … Read more
Significant price increases up to historic all-time highs characterize the markets worldwide, and thus also the Russian market for standard thermoplastics in February 2021. PE grades, PP and PET are growing in the double-digit percentage range. Despite the tense global supply situation, the prices for PVC felt almost on the spot. The sales prices for … Read more
PS granulates of the “Styron” brand (Photo: Trinseo) The surcharges are tough: with immediate effect, Trinseo (Berwyn, Pennsylvania / USA) wants the prices for PS-GP (“Styron” brand) and PS-HI (“Styron”, “Styron A-Tech”, “Styron C -Tech “and” Styron X-Tech “) by 520 EUR / t. The company announced surcharges of 430 EUR / t for ABS … Read more
We discover the investigations carried out in Andalusia that demonstrate the negative influence of plastic in our health. In fact, scientists from the University of Granada they assure that many carcinogenic, cardiovascular diseases, related to the nervous and reproductive system could be avoided if we reduce our exposure to toxic agents. We provide a series … Read more
Shredder supply of the fiber optic waste intended for recycling (Photo: Johns Manville) The US glass fiber manufacturer and insulation material producer Johns Manville (JM, Denver, Colorado / USA) has installed a recycling plant for glass fibers in the existing plant in Trnava, Slovakia. The unit – part of an investment program of around EUR … Read more
The company sells SAN under the brand name “Tyril” (Photo: Trinseo) Trinseo (Berwyn, Pennsylvania / USA) declared force majeure on February 3, 2021 for SAN production at the Terneuzen site in the Netherlands. The inadequate supply of the intermediate product ACN is affecting production, said a company representative. The plant could therefore not produce in … Read more
Plastics fair in the center of Bogota (Photo: Colombiaplast / Acoplásticos) On December 30, 2020, Messe Düsseldorf and the Colombian trade fair company Corferias signed a contract with the plastics association Acoplásticos (Bogota / Colombia; www.acoplasticos.org) on a future collaboration on the plastics exhibition “Colombiaplast”. Through its subsidiary, Messe Düsseldorf North America (Chicago, USA), Messe … Read more
PS granules of the “Styron” brand (Photo: Trinseo) Effective February 1, 2021, Trinseo (Berwyn, Pennsylvania / USA) is demanding further surcharges for styrenics and polycarbonate. For PS-GP (“Styron” brand) and PS-HI (“Styron”, “Styron A-Tech”, “Styron C-Tech” and “Styron X-Tech”) price increases of 40 EUR / t are planned, such as the company reports. It is … Read more