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THERMAL INSULATION
After deadly Grenfell Tower fire in London, manufacturer Celotex takes PIR insulation panels off the market
04.07.2017
GURIT
Global PVC distribution deal with Maricell renewed / Contract to make carbon fibre body panels for premium Italian automotive OEM
28.06.2017
TREOFAN
Additional BOPP capacity in Mexico / Old line to be mothballed / Part of corporate reinvestment programme
27.06.2017
THERMOFORMING MARKET TURKEY
Plastic thermoforming materials market shrinks 8% to USD 972m despite higher volumes / PET contribution falls 7% to USD 424m / Pagev report
16.06.2017
HEXCEL
Negotiations to buy French composites firm Structil / Deal would boost aerospace and industrial offering
06.06.2017
ITALY
A country muddles through the swamp / Political warfare inhibits progress / Plastics consumption rises in 2016 / Auto industry orders more engineering thermoplastics / Can it compete internationally?
30.05.2017
BOGE RUBBER & PLASTICS
Construction of a third plant in China / Turnover at record level / Production start-up in Mexico before end of Q2
16.05.2017
RADICI
Textile machinery subsidiary acquires majority holding in composites processor Lamiflex
16.05.2017
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE
Concerns raised over supply of caprolactam and PA / Europe hit by force majeures
12.05.2017
EXCELRISE
French packaging group intends to produce PE film from recycled material / New subsidiary XL Recycling
28.04.2017
PLASTICS PACKAGING MARKET
German manufacturers very positive about economic situation shortly before "interpack" trade fair / High feedstock prices still dampening sales and profits / Further consolidation on the European market
21.04.2017
COMPOSITES
Composites can open up new horizons in the construction industry / New focus at the “JEC” trade show in Paris / Automotive and aerospace industries still strong / Record visitor numbers / Attention turning to the lack of recycling options
07.04.2017
MISTER BLISTER
Investment in Bandera PET rigid film extrusion line in the UK
03.04.2017
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
EU plastic components suppliers achieve sales of over EUR 22 bn / German plastics processing still leads the field / France bottoms out / Spain makes a comeback / Central Europe continues to show strong growth
31.03.2017
SPAIN
Economy continues to show solid growth / Plastics processing also on the up / Centro Español de Plásticos estimates annual turnover of EUR 14.5 bn / Positive stimulus from construction and automotive industries
28.03.2017
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
New record for sales and output in 2016 / Year of superlatives / Building is largest end-use market
17.03.2017
RAVEN INDUSTRIES
Production of geomembrane liners expanded to meet shale gas drilling demand
16.03.2017
LINPAC
Additional film line to be installed at French facility / Collaboration with Klöckner Pentaplast to develop MAP pack for fresh food and liquids
09.03.2017
UNITED KINGDOM
UK plastics industry seeks clarity over Brexit / Concerns surrounding free market access continue / Skills, supply chain and workforce issues unlikely to go away soon
22.02.2017
PLASTIC FILMS
Electronics to remain dominant consumer for thin and ultra-thin films / Miniaturisation and soaring spending boost demand / Asia will keep largest share of world market / TMR report
14.02.2017
EVONIK
Price hike for semi-finished PMMA products
09.02.2017
HIGH-BARRIER PACKAGING FILM
Global demand to expand by 4.7% per year to 2021 / Dominance of large retail chains and rising demand for convenience food drive growth / Smithers Pira report
08.02.2017
ALUPOL
First BOPP line starts up / Multi-layer machine provided by Brückner / Spanish competitor Poligal also expanding in Poland
01.02.2017
OPP FILM
Second BOPP film line starts up in El Salvador / Peruvian films producer responds to rising Central American demand
30.01.2017
BOGE RUBBER & PLASTICS
Parent company's Zhuzhou plant brought into automotive OEM's fold / Second manufacturing site in China
18.01.2017
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