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JABIL Tijuana, Mexico has become the first company in Mexico to achieve the prestigious MedAccred Accreditation for Plastics Injection Molding. Accreditation for this critical manufacturing process was achieved after JABIL met the stringent…

The three large German plastics associations GKV Gesamtverband Kunststoffverarbeitende Industrie, Plastics Europe Deutschland and VDMA Fachverband Kunststoff- und Gummimaschinen have forged a unique alliance in the value chain to achieve…

New collaboration will help customers reach sustainability goals for high- performance Udel® PSU polymers in demanding applications Medical equipment made using Solvay’s Udel® high-performance polysulfone (PSU) thermoplastic will be…

LEADING INNOVATOR BOREALIS AGAIN FILES RECORD BREAKING NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS IN 2021 In 2021 Borealis filed a total of 210 international patent applications at the European Patent Office, once more breaking its own…

SEVEN INNOVATORS JOIN FASHION FOR GOOD’S 2022 ASIA INNOVATION PROGRAMME MUMBAI - Fashion for Good is pleased to announce seven new innovators selected to participate in its 2022 Asia Innovation Programme. Chosen by Fashion for Good brand…

"There is no doubt that sustainability comes at a cost" Interview with Uwe Rothaug, Managing Director of Kurtz GmbH & Co. KG Mr. Rothaug, Kurtz Ersa is a very old and long-standing company. What does sustainability mean to you? It’s…

Energy and raw material surcharge on nyloflex® and nyloprint® products Stuttgart, Germany. 5 April 2022 – During the past weeks and months, extraordinary events on a global scale has continued to put pressure on supply chains. This is…

The eighth edition of printpack alger is in the starting blocks Together with plast alger, printpack alger is the industry meeting place for plastics, printing and packaging technologies in Algeria and the Maghreb region. In May, the…

DIEFFENBACHER focuses on digitalization and sustainability Complete composites plants manufacturer presents solutions focused on two megatrends at JEC World 2022 The JEC World 2022 will be held in Paris May 3 to 5. Composites manufacturers…

Perstorp to double carboxylic acid production capacity as demand continues to rise across markets Leading specialty chemicals company Perstorp plans to have extra capacity of around 70,000 tonnes/yr. for production of carboxylic acids…

Price increase announcement for ThermoFlexX products During the past weeks and months, extraordinary effects on a global scale have increased inflationary pressure, which has had a significant upward impact on production costs for XSYS’s…

Sustainability is the key theme in PP but impact more limited than many fear AMI, Bristol, 07/04/22 – A new report and database from AMI Consulting published in March 2022 quantify and analyse the European PP market and examine the most…