Walki (Espoo / Finland; www.walki.com) has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Finnish film and packaging manufacturer Plastiroll (Ylöjärvi; www.plastiroll.fi), ...

Rexam (London / UK; www.rexam.com) is continuing its expansion drive in rigid plastic packaging. The company recently announced two significant investments, the purchase of US company Precise ...

Hermann Berstorff Maschinenbau GmbH (PO Box 610360, D-30603 Hannover), a company known for the building of extruders, has changed its name, quite simply, to Berstorff GmbH. According to Managing ...

This market report from the British plastics and rubber consultancy Rapra Technology Ltd (Shrewsbury, Shropshire; www.rapra.net) examines developments in the flame retardant industry worldwide. It ...

SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft Holding AG (CH-8212 Neuhausen; www.sig.ch) underwent a strategic realignment in the 2000 business year. The group parted with divisions that were not related ...

Toho Tenax (Europe: Wuppertal / Germany; www.tohotenax-eu.com) has introduced “Tenax”-E HTS45 E23 12K 800tex high tenacity carbon fibre worldwide. The company said the material offers improved ...

The plastics operations of steel group Voestalpine (Linz / Austria; www.voestalpine.com) are to be acquired by Inteva Products (European headquarters: Inteva Products Europe, Wuppertal / Germany; ...

Under the title “Thinking the Unthinkable”, Bayer Polymers (D-51368 Leverkusen; www.bayerpolymers.com) has published a 150-page book on the history of this versatile engineering plastic. Published by ...

Brazilian masterbatch and additive manufacturer Cromex (São Paulo; www.cromex.com.br) has appointed Resin Trade (Burton on Trent / UK; www.resintrade.com) the exclusive distributor of its black, white ...

— By Andru Shively — A new player has entered the game. Scientists in the UK at the University of Portsmouth ’s Revolution ...

French pipe manufacturer strengthens activities in Scandinavia / Northern Europe, Germany future target markets These cookies cannot be deactivated as they are required for basic functions to keep the ...

Europe loses more ground globally / Minimal investment in many cases / Record visitors at JEC show, Paris These cookies cannot be deactivated as they are required for basic functions to keep the ...