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GREINER
Neveon unit to add Czech production site for moulded foam
13.09.2021
POLYPROPYLENE FILM
European cast film production up for capacity expansion / Growth in demand due to food, medical packaging / AMI report
08.09.2021
PREGIS
Investment in extra blown film extrusion capacity in the US
08.09.2021
TRELLEBORG
Sale of Czech technical rubber products business
31.08.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY
Sector serves as prime example for sustainability – DZ Bank study
30.08.2021
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
3D printing could exceed 5% of global manufacturing by 2040, lower world trade / ING report
27.08.2021
REHAU
Expansion of window profile unit / New plant in Argentina
24.08.2021
DRUTEX
PVC window maker to boost extrusion capacity
23.08.2021
COMPETEK
Technology said to make PET bottles lighter, cheaper / Can work with recycled materials
23.08.2021
TURKEY
Record 2021 expected for plastics goods / Resin consumption by value forecast up 50% / Plastics material trade deficit to be worst yet
20.08.2021
SWITZERLAND
Recovery stronger than expected / Optimism high in plastics industry / Volume off 5% in 2020 / Recycling gains momentum / Problems with EU agreement suggests trouble
13.08.2021
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Demand for small, light-weight, recyclable goods to make plastics popular / Industry set for 6% annual growth / Frost & Sullivan studies
05.08.2021
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Global growth of at least 17% a year to 2026 / Large-scale production increasing / Polymer powders to overtake photopolymers / Statista, Sculpteo, Wohlers reports
02.08.2021
PREGIS
USD 80m investment in new blown film plant in South Carolina
26.07.2021
DIGITALISATION UK
Government investment initiative boosts plastics firms / Funding allows companies to invest in new technologies
23.07.2021
FLOODING DISASTER GERMANY
Compounder Akro-Plastic fears delivery delays / Production brought to a halt at automotive supplier ZF
21.07.2021
PLASTIKA KRITIS
Greek agricultural film manufacturer closes 2020 with a jump in profits / New plant planned in China
21.07.2021
VEKA
German profile manufacturer declares force majeure
07.07.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY
Sector to be a job driver? / Raw material costs cause for concern / DZ Bank SME study
01.07.2021
SCHUR FLEXIBLES
Purchase of film maker Termoplast / Deal supports expansion in Italy
01.07.2021
EVONIK
3D-printable PEEK filament for medical applications / Further filaments for additive manufacturing in the pipeline
16.06.2021
TURKEY
Processed polymer volume declined in 2020 / Packaging and white goods make up ground / Positive but shaky outlook for 2021 / Associations vehemently oppose import ban on plastic waste from Europe
11.06.2021
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Voting open for sixth “Best Polymer Producers Awards” / Delivery reliability to be key criterion
10.06.2021
RAW MATERIALS
Follow-up: Even more German builders report supply shortages in May / Construction companies see stagnant growth in 2021
08.06.2021
SOLVAY
PEEK brand selected for plastic-metal implant system
28.05.2021
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