The Dutch Pillo-Pak Sentinel Group (PSG, Coldenhovenseweg 89, NL-6961 EC Eerbeek) have introduced their newly developed mailing bag "Airkraft Bag-in-Bag" as a world novelty. The cushioned bag consists ...
The Austrian group Polytec Kunststofftechnik (Kiesstr. 12, A-4614 Marchtrenk) is buying Holden Hydroman (Porthouse Industrial Estate, Bromyard GB-Herefordshire HR7 4NS) for GBP 3.7m cash from the ...
Artenius, the PET resins division of plastic packaging group La Seda de Barcelona (LSB, Barcelona / Spain; www.laseda.es/index_en.php), has developed a packaging ...
Elastogran (HQ: D-49448 Lemförde; www.elastogran.com), the polyurethanes subsidiary of BASF (HQ: D-67056 Ludwigshafen; www.basf.com), will give itself a new corporate structure on 1 July, and as part ...
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 ...
The board of directors of plastic foam producer JSP International (Tokyo / Japan; www.jsp.com) recently passed a resolution to set up a new expanded polypropylene (EPP) subsidiary in Wuhan City, Hebei ...
Angolan packaging producer Glopol Angola Industrial (Porto Seco, Viana; www.glopol.mobi) has opened a new plant in Viana municipality, which will be able to produce 60,000 plastic pallets as well as ...
Alcan (Montreal / Canada; www.alcan.com) has accepted a takeover offer from Anglo-Australian Rio Tinto (London / UK; www.riotinto.com) of around USD 38 bn following its defence of a hostile bid from ...
Compounder Akro Plastic (Niederzissen / Germany; www.akro-plastic.com) specialises in polyamides. Driven by a significant increase in turnover of the company's own brands, production this year will go ...
Symalit AG (CH-5600 Lenzburg), a 100% subsidiary of Shell (Switzerland) since 1988, has invested SFr 15-20m to double its production capacity for GMT (glass matt reinforced thermoplastic) composite ...
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Belgian compounder and distributor Ravago (Arendonk; www.ravago.com) has acquired the thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounding business of Polyprime (Grand Prairie, Texas / USA; www.polyprimeinc.com) ...