Ascend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 resin, announced today it signed an agreement to purchase the assets of NCM (Changshu) Co., Ltd., and Tehe Engineering Plastic (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., located…

Altshausen, 27 May 2020 – Lightweight and inexpensive, plastic is one of the world’s most used materials, but its extreme durability means that effective end-of-life management is critical. High quality recycling is therefore an…

Inspekto debuts its disruptive tech at Modex 2020, before opening in Detroit in March 2020 The show runs between March 9 and 20 at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Centre. The German-Israeli start-up has experienced exponential growth in…

STADLER, the company specialized in designing and assembling sorting plants for the recycling and waste disposal sector, is starting the year 2020 in readiness to meet the growing volume and increasing complexity of the recycling industry’s…

◼ Broadened engineering plastics’ capabilities for innovative solutions ◼ Enhanced access to regional growth markets in Asia and the Americas ◼ Strengthened backward integration covering the entire polyamide 6.6 value chain with direct…

A growing market for beer has led Bali Hai Brewery Indonesia to install a new canning line, accommodating a higher production capacity while securing the quality of their premium beers. Designed and supplied by Sidel, the line runs at up to…

NETZSCH acquires TAURUS Instruments AG We are pleased to announce the expansion of our product portfolio with fire testing systems, thermal conductivity measuring devices and heat transfer coefficient (U-value) measurement instruments…

According to the preliminary figures published by the Ucima Research Department, the sector has continued to grow during 2019 (up 1.8% on 2018), reporting positive performances both in Italy and in foreign markets. The Italian packaging…

The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) has named David M. Fink as its new President and Executive Director effective at theend of January  2020.  Mr. Fink, a veteran of the plastics pipe industry, previously served as the Chairman of the…

Propak West Africa welcomes the new decade with plans for the eighth edition to be the biggest one yet having almost completely sold out 2019 saw Propak West Africa in its most successful edition to date. An impressive 89% of exhibitors…

Clariant Active Ingredients launches Prenylium - the first product unveiled thanks to its new partnership with French biotechnology company, Plant Advanced Technologies (PAT). Rich in rare prenylated flavonoids content, Prenylium is a…

PLASTINDIA 2021 to focus on responsible Environment-friendly innovations The 11th edition of PLASTINDIA, which will be held at New Delhi in February 2021, will be bigger than the previous editions, and will focus on responsible…

Record-Level International Attendance The avid interest taken by exhibitors in the run-up to interpack 2017 that brought the world’s biggest and most important trade fair of the packaging sector and related process industries record…