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DOW CHEMICAL
Sale of PP licensing and catalysts business to W. R. Grace / Part of plans to divest USD 1.5 bn of non-core assets
15.10.2013
ENGEL
Expansion of Austria site with new machine assembly hall
10.10.2013
KRAUSSMAFFEI
Italian injection moulding subsidiaries merge / Focus on centre of excellence
10.10.2013
ARBURG
Investment in Polish activities / Construction of new Warsaw facility begins
04.10.2013
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Decline in imports and exports driven by sluggish recovery in domestic market / Order books up / Optimism from employers' federation / Germany remains largest market
04.10.2013
NETSTAL
A milestone for its Spanish and Portugese activities / Launch of Spanish website / Preparation for K 2013
03.10.2013
COPERION
World's largest compounding test centre opened in Germany
25.09.2013
BATTENFELD-CINCINNATI
Alliance with Indian WPC specialist Hardy Smith / Rising popularity for wood plastic profiles and panels
10.09.2013
BOSCH
Tecsor acquisition finalised / Entering into PET blow moulding technology
05.09.2013
ADVAL TECH
Sales of Mexican and Chinese business activities complete
05.09.2013
KEBO
Strategic alliance formed for Asian market / Targets growth in medical and pharma sectors
02.09.2013
KRAUSSMAFFEI
German machinery specialists show a stable Q2 with only a slight dip in sales
29.08.2013
COMEXI
Doors opened at new Spanish R&D centre / Packaging machinery plants in Barcelona and Brazil
29.08.2013
ANDRITZ
Austrian engineering specialists commission BOPET line in China
27.08.2013
ARBURG
Increasing service team at Belgian subsidiary / Hybrid and electric injection moulding machines developed for packaging applications
19.08.2013
DEMAG
Injection moulding machinery capacity upgrade at Ningbo from 2015 / Business outperforms Chinese machinery market
15.08.2013
COLINES
Machinery specialist inks deal with a new agent in Egypt
14.08.2013
WIFAG-POLYTYPE
Italian thermoforming manufacturer purchased / Boost to technology offering
02.08.2013
SIDEL
Company launches new PET bottle base / Reduced production costs from lower weight and blowing pressure / Stronger bottle resists damage
31.07.2013
ADVAL TECH
Sale of China and Mexico sites to US-based outsourcing provider / Return to core business focus
30.07.2013
KREYENBORG
American Nordson agrees to acquire two businesses from German components supplier / Deal in line with polymer process strategy
23.07.2013
HAITIAN
New plants for electric models and large machinery in Ningbo
15.07.2013
SK CHEMICALS
Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build JV plant for PPS production in South Korea
11.07.2013
PEOPLE
Zhafir: Helmar Franz passes the baton to son Steffen
24.06.2013
BOSCH
Plans to acquire Tecsor targeting PET blow moulding technology
21.06.2013
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