Operator Butachimie (Chalampé / France; www.butachimie.eu) has announced that the triennial maintenance of its adiponitrile (ADN) plant in Chalampé, running since the end of September 2019, has been ...

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 ...

Injection moulding specialist Demag Ergotech GmbH (D-90571 Schwaig; www.demag-ergotec.com) and Van Dorn Demag Corp. (Strongsville, OH/USA; www.vandorn.com) have joined their business activities under ...

Addressing the difficult supply situation for C8/C10 trimellitates, Oxea (Dallas, Texas / USA; www.oxea-chemicals.com) has expanded its phthalate-free plasticiser range with “Oxsoft L9TM”, a linear ...

Swissplast (Sargans / Switzerland; www.swissplast.com), a company that thermoforms technical components, is acquiring CAP-Vakuform (Diedorf / Germany; www.cap-vakuform.eu) for an undisclosed sum. The ...

It may be one of the most secretive governments in the world, but when it comes to the environment, it seems that even Myanmar’s military junta is keeping abreast of global trends to battle ...

The four members of the former management team at PolyOne Engineered Materials UK have formed their own company to supply engineering plastics compounds to injection moulding companies and OEMs in the ...

A classic example of the willingness to take entrepreneurial risks is the acquisition of Zeneca Specialities by the company´s own management for GBP 1.3bn (nearly EUR 2bn) in what is the biggest ever ...

So, Santa, if you’re reading this, there are some environmentally conscious youngsters in England’s East Midlands who have ...

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 ...

Silicone elastomers specialist Chase-Walton Elastomers Inc (Hudson, Mass/USA) is setting up a European base in the UK, in the Croxley Business Park, Watford. The facility will have on-line contact ...

The Welton Polythene business of British Polythene Industries (96 Port Glasgow Road, Greenock, Scotland PA15 2RP) has been sold to BXL Plastics for GBP 1.475m. Finished stocks will be acquired at ...