Carve-out from BASF Group successfully completed ▪ Dr. Jochen Fabritius appointed new CEO of MBCC Group ▪ MBCC Group ready to realize companies’ full potential MBCC Group has emerged from the former BASF Construction Chemicals business…

More sustainable and cleaner nickel alloy production VDM Metals Group, a German manufacturer of nickel alloys and special stainless steels, has adopted Henkel´s next generation nitric acid (HNO) free Bonderite C-CP (“Cleanox”) pickling…

One of the most pressing recent issues in the mechanical processing and conversion of waste into solid recovered fuels (SRF) is the high fire risk. This is largely due to a constantly increasing number of lithium batteries in the general…

Xeikon has announced the addition of a high-end label press to its Panther portfolio to meet a need in the market and extend the company’s comprehensive offering, broadening the application reach. Providing high productivity levels, the…

SABIC confirms that the establishment of its Specialties strategic business unit (SBU), as a separate, stand-alone business, which will remain owned by it, is on track. While it continues to monitor the business impacts of COVID-19, at this…

GE and IEDC agree to co-invest in R&D with a focus on additive manufacturing, factory automation, advanced software development and manufacturing readiness Partnership focused on identifying additive innovation opportunities, both…

First Step In Global Capacity expansion for films Covestro has launched a new production line for polycarbonate films in the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Thailand. With the new capacity, the company aims to meet the rapidly growing…

The specialist in waste processing and shredding technology, founded in Austria in 1948, celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for its new factory premises on 18 September 2020. Strengthened by the successes of recent years and its solid…

UK’s National Centre for Additive Manufacturing supports Formula Student race team’s electrification ambitions The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK, is focused…

ST BlowMoulding was established in 1980, on the occasion of its 40th anniversary, we are pleased to dedicate a thought to those who took part in its history. It has been 40 years of goals, choices and sometimes daring changes, constant…

APK Relies on Coperion ZSK Extruder Technology for Newcycling For its innovative, solvent-based plastic recycling process Newcycling, APK AG in Merseburg, is relying on the high-performance ZSK extruder technology and technical process…

SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, has embarked on a pilot project with Schwarz Group, Europe’s largest retail store operator, for the use of transparent film bags made from certified circular polyethylene (PE) in vegetable…

Debottlenecking at the world’s largest plant for synthetic iron oxide pigments Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has expanded its capacity for black synthetic iron oxide pigments at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site by more than 5,000 metric…

The advantages of plastics in the automotive industry has increased consumer demand much more than before. A wide scope of technology is used in order to fulfill these demands. All through our lives we have witnessed numerous transitions…

Expanded portfolio of polymers and further developed open filament system allows 3D printing medical devices for surgery and other applications Kumovis, developer of the world’s first FLM 3D printer built for medical production, is…