The Polyplastics Group announced the introduction of a new DURACON polyoxymethylene (POM) grade which delivers improved diesel fuel resistance for the production of injection molded automotive fuel system components. The new material…

Small, but critical, components such as seals, O-rings, gaskets, and hoses are exposed to the harshest environments in oil & gas operations or as parts of vehicle engines. Fluoroelastomers are often the top choice for these tiny rubber…

Q1 2017 sales rise by 25 percent to EUR 2.4 billion EBITDA pre exceptionals increases by 25 percent to EUR 328 million EBITDA margin pre exceptionals at 13.7 percent Net income improves by 47 percent to EUR 78 million…

Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President & CEO Tony Radoszewski: “The February 18 report released by Greenpeace is part of a targeted campaign against the nearly one million Americans employed by the plastics industry.…

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced two internal promotions to strengthen its sustainability and materials portfolios. Ashley Hood-Morley is now Senior Director of Sustainability and Materials, and Patrick Krieger is the…

The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) has received its Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) STAR accreditation on outbreak prevention, response and recovery. Recognized as the gold standard of safe venues, the OCCC is one of the…

Iggesund Paperboard’s paperboard mill in Workington, UK, did not have a single accident that led to absence during the whole of 2019. Quite an achievement, especially considering that more than 320 people work there, in a heavy process…

2019 results, impacted by slowing economic growth and increased investments in consumer businesses and digitalization across the company: Sales rise by 1.1% to 20,114 million euros, organic sales stable Adjusted EBIT margin at…

In April of last year, the European Union joined Norway in co-sponsoring amendments to the world’s only waste treaty to establish new trade controls on the dirtiest and most unrecyclable plastic wastes. These amendments were passed in…

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announced that it awarded Professor Marc Hillmyer, from the Chemistry Department at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, with the 2020 Bright Science…

Covestro has agreed a loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for EUR 225 million. The loan will provide medium term funding to strengthen their research and development (R&D) work in the areas of sustainability and circular…

The number of plastic parts being coated is rising inexorably – in a nearly unlimited range of diversity. Demands placed on the quality and individuality of painted surfaces are increasing continuously as well. At the same time, less and…

Aurora Organic Dairy installed an Aseptic Combi Predis from Sidel in their second milk plant, a greenfield project in Columbia, Missouri. FDA-approved and part of a complete line, which also features Tetra Pak Processing Systems technology,…

Plastics was the villain until January 2020, suddenly a change happened and now plastics have become a HERO. Environmentalists are quiet because they are all using plastics in some or the other way, either as hand wash or hand sanitizers…

In order to save weight, an increasing number of assemblies used in the automotive industry today are made of plastic or lightweight metal which need to be glued together. The reliable pretreatment of the joining surfaces is a must,…