www.pieweb.com

Markets Processing

EFEKT PLUS
Stretch film specialist moves ahead with capacity expansion
13.12.2013
RECTICEL
Shuttering of additional production facility announced several new orders from automotive customers / No full-year prognosis provided
04.12.2013
KURARAY
Acquisition of DuPont's PVA/PVB safety glass business / USD 543m deal expected to close in 2014
28.11.2013
GUALAPACK
Italian flexible packaging producer opens plant in Costa Rica / Targeting Latin American markets
25.11.2013
POLIBOL
Spanish flexible packaging printer acquires Madrid-based packaging manufacturer / Sales set to increase to EUR 40m in 2014
25.11.2013
US PLASTICS MARKET
Industry enjoys robust 2012 / "All hail shale" great morale booster but little substance / Polymer production still below pre-recession levels / Large customer sectors see slowdown around the corner
11.11.2013
SAINT-GOBAIN
Consolidation of two German manufacturing operations now complete
08.11.2013
SOLVAY
Purchase of a stake in Canadian composites specialist Aonix / Collaborating on thermoplastic composites
31.10.2013
PROCTER & GAMBLE
Company remains quiet but moves ahead with plans to enter injection moulding arena / Subsidiary Imflux busy hiring engineers with plastics experience
30.10.2013
CHINA PLASTIC PIPES
People's Republic is world's largest producer and user of plastic pipes / 11m t produced in 2012 / Increasingly competitive on a global scale
28.10.2013
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE
Plastics production and demand for EU 27 in 2012 dips against growing global production / Export of primary plastics climbs 2.9% / PlasticsEurope presents findings at K 2013
22.10.2013
POLYCASA
Rebranding the former Quinn Plastics / Broad portfolio of transparent and translucent sheet / Margins suffer following price decline for semi-finished products
15.10.2013
POLAND
Plastic processing: Production value continues to climb despite 2012 volume drop / Blustery economic headwinds picking up / Construction sector in a hole following completion of large projects / New impetus for growth starting 2014
09.10.2013
SABIC
Polymershapes division opens branch in Texas, US
03.10.2013
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
Total polymer demand to reach 12.5m t in 2013 / Thermoplastics consumption growing 10% annually since 2007 / Fragmented plastics processing industry / AMI study
01.10.2013
TORAY
Carbon fibre producer buys out US competitor Zoltek / Global market share now at one-third
30.09.2013
PP FILM MARKET
European demand to rise by 2.2% annually through 2017 / Growth returns to western Europe / PCI study
27.09.2013
QUADRANT EPP
Price increases announced for high performance engineering plastics
26.09.2013
BILCARE SOLUTIONS
Higher prices for films in October
24.09.2013
BRAZIL
Plastic resin imports climb 26% in H1 / Converted plastics consumption rises 6.7% / Only 1.5% rise in production forecast for 2013
24.09.2013
PLASTICS PROCESSING EUROPE
Technical Parts: Changing European landscape / Germany expands leading position / Central European countries on the advance / France undergoes massive restructuring
09.09.2013
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST
Further capacity expansion proposed in UK / New China plant / Expansion in Portugal now complete
05.09.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
Sales bounce back to 2012 half-year level / Seasonal peak shifts into April / Packaging and technical parts see gains / Export trade picks up again / Improved outlook for full year
30.08.2013
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Optimism grows for year ahead as productivity improves / Gains in turnover and profitability expected / Reject euro replacing sterling / BPF survey
29.08.2013
PLASTICS INDUSTRY CHINA
Diverts focus away from export to domestic markets / Shift in consumer behaviour boosts demand growth / Small companies to disappear / Industry consolidation gathers pace
28.08.2013
Seite 35 von 67
Topic search
Plastics Information Europe
  • Polymer Prices (6.171)
    • Petrochemicals (523)
    • Standard Thermoplastics (988)
    • PET (253)
    • Engineering Thermoplastics (260)
    • Recyclate (382)
      • General (5)
      • Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate (188)
      • Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate (189)
    • Polyurethanes (252)
    • High Performance Polymers (2)
    • Composites (187)
    • Announcements (2.583)
    • World Regions (595)
      • China (300)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (151)
        • Engineering Thermoplastics (149)
      • North America (171)
      • Russia (124)
    • Spot Prices (129)
    • Forecasts (17)
  • Companies (35.290)
    • Polymer Materials (17.379)
      • Petrochemicals (3.143)
      • Charge (1.875)
        • General (89)
        • Masterbatches (342)
        • Additives (789)
        • Colours (385)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (270)
      • Polymers (11.180)
        • General (724)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (3.875)
          • General (113)
          • Polyolefins (1.973)
          • Polystyrenes (346)
          • PVC (675)
          • Polyester (566)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (202)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (3.289)
          • General (351)
          • Styrene Copolymers (262)
          • PC/PMMA (467)
          • Polyamides (919)
          • POM/PBT/PP (321)
          • Technical Compounds (969)
        • PUR (798)
        • Other (2.494)
          • General (101)
          • Composites/Thermosets (411)
          • High Performance (624)
          • Biopolymers (703)
          • Elastomers/TPE (373)
          • Recyclate (282)
      • Distribution (1.181)
    • Machinery (1.113)
      • General (29)
      • Plant Construction (143)
      • Core Machines (755)
        • General (91)
        • Extrusion (181)
        • Injection Moulding (379)
        • Blow Moulding (72)
        • Foam (12)
        • PUR (16)
        • Compression Moulding (4)
      • Peripherals (181)
        • General (32)
        • Control Systems (4)
        • Automatisation (34)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (98)
        • Components (13)
      • Finishing (5)
    • Processing (7.262)
      • General (906)
      • Extrusion (2.375)
        • General (125)
        • Flexible Films (1.148)
        • Rigid Films/Sheet (385)
        • Pipes (351)
        • Profiles/Rods (259)
        • Other (107)
      • Injection Moulding (1.761)
      • Blow Moulding (520)
      • PUR (318)
      • Other (1.141)
        • General (123)
        • Foam (311)
        • Composites/Thermosets (355)
        • Thermoforming (223)
        • Rotational Moulding (32)
        • Additive Manufacturing (97)
      • Finishing (241)
    • Application (7.467)
      • General (130)
      • Packaging (3.224)
      • Construction (737)
      • Automotive / Transport (1.711)
      • Electrical Appliances (346)
      • Consumer Goods (694)
      • Medical (405)
      • Technical (220)
    • Other (2.069)
      • Recycling/Disposal (1.661)
      • Services (256)
      • Logistics (152)
  • Commercial Register (145)
    • Insolvency (140)
    • Changes (5)
  • Markets (23.902)
    • Polymer Materials (10.313)
      • Petrochemicals (2.532)
      • Charge (871)
        • General (38)
        • Masterbatches (97)
        • Additives (345)
        • Colours (160)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (231)
      • Polymers (6.516)
        • General (825)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (2.474)
          • General (74)
          • Polyolefins (1.240)
          • Polystyrenes (159)
          • PVC (506)
          • Polyester (354)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (141)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (1.303)
          • General (89)
          • Styrene Copolymers (108)
          • PC/PMMA (156)
          • Polyamides (450)
          • POM/PBT/PP (111)
          • Technical Compounds (389)
        • PUR (468)
        • Other (1.446)
          • General (47)
          • Composites/Thermosets (297)
          • High Performance (306)
          • Biopolymers (433)
          • Elastomers/TPE (143)
          • Recyclate (220)
      • Other Materials (60)
      • Distribution (334)
    • Machinery (521)
      • General (130)
      • Plant Construction (14)
      • Core Machines (305)
        • General (115)
        • Extrusion (37)
        • Injection Moulding (131)
        • Blow Moulding (15)
        • PUR (5)
        • Compression Moulding (2)
      • Peripherals (72)
        • General (21)
        • Automatisation (17)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (34)
    • Processing (1.725)
      • General (445)
      • Extrusion (623)
        • General (20)
        • Flexible Films (302)
        • Rigid Films/Sheets (126)
        • Pipes (74)
        • Profiles/Rods (90)
        • Other (11)
      • Injection Moulding (180)
      • Blow Moulding (43)
      • PUR (82)
      • Other (307)
        • General (20)
        • Foam (80)
        • Composites/Thermosets (140)
        • Thermoforming (20)
        • Rotational Moulding (8)
        • Additive Manufacturing (39)
      • Finishing (45)
    • Applications (4.211)
      • General (47)
      • Packaging (2.041)
      • Construction (321)
      • Automotive / Transport (990)
      • Electrical Appliances (224)
      • Consumer Goods (264)
      • Medical (210)
      • Technical (61)
      • Other (53)
    • Regions and Countries (4.144)
      • World (195)
      • German-speaking Countries (490)
      • Europe (2.017)
        • General (491)
        • Italy (145)
        • France (155)
        • Spain/Portugal (103)
        • Great Britain/Ireland (513)
        • Low Countries (75)
        • Central Europe (179)
        • Scandinavia (46)
        • Russia (113)
        • Eastern Europe (54)
        • Southeastern Europe (143)
      • North America (496)
      • Asia (680)
        • General (123)
        • China (392)
        • Japan (51)
        • Korea (27)
        • India (87)
      • Middle East (144)
      • Other (40)
      • South America (82)
    • Other (2.988)
      • Recycling/Disposal (2.154)
      • Economic Trend (468)
      • Services (41)
      • Logistics (252)
      • Energy (73)
  • Production and Engineering (3.806)
    • Polymer Materials (2.371)
      • Petrochemicals (60)
      • Charge (443)
        • General (14)
        • Masterbatches (112)
        • Additives (229)
        • Colours (53)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (35)
      • Polymers (1.837)
        • General (30)
        • Standard Themoplastics (367)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (603)
          • General (19)
          • Styrene Copolymers (63)
          • PC/PMMA (64)
          • Polyamides (208)
          • POM/PBT/PP (69)
          • Technical Compounds (180)
        • PUR (73)
        • Other (764)
          • General (22)
          • Composites/Thermosets (108)
          • High Performance (160)
          • Biopolymers (248)
          • Elastomers/TPE (114)
          • Recyclate (112)
      • Other (31)
    • Machinery (95)
      • Extrusion (20)
        • General (8)
        • Flexible Films (5)
        • Calender (3)
        • Rigid films/Sheets/Thermoforming (1)
        • Pipes/Profiles (3)
      • Injection Moulding (32)
        • General (16)
        • Process (10)
        • Tools (4)
        • Automatisation (2)
      • Blow Moulding (10)
      • Other (33)
    • Research (438)
      • Polymer Materials (144)
      • Technical (15)
      • Product Development (41)
      • Process (83)
      • Application (93)
      • Patents (4)
        • Polymer Materials (2)
        • Process (2)
      • Other (58)
    • New Products (863)
      • Packaging (569)
      • Construction (35)
      • Automotive / Transport (100)
      • Electrical Appliances (27)
      • Consumer Goods (49)
      • Medical (37)
      • Technical (8)
      • Other (38)
    • Other (39)
  • Management (747)
    • Purchasing (105)
    • General Management (171)
    • Company organisation (44)
    • Marketing/Sales (15)
    • Human Resources (7)
    • Finances (97)
    • Logistics (308)
  • People (1.504)
  • Industry (6.352)
    • General (1.239)
    • Associations/Institutions (2.423)
    • Legislation (1.384)
    • Environment / Health (1.296)
    • plas.TV - Plastics unite(d) (10)
  • Events (1.162)
  • Plastic Fantastic (561)
  • Commentaries (84)
  • Interviews (148)
  • Notes by Publisher (73)
© 2025 by Plastics Information Europe, Bad Homburg
Date of print: 10/11/2025
Ref: uld2zf55hmwsuc550f3wxy45
KIVBHI
All rights reserved.
Access and use is subject to our terms and conditions.
URL: https://pieweb.plasteurope.com/Default.aspx?node=100245&page=35&pageid=302