Companies Extrusion Rigid Films/Sheet

TEKNI-PLEX Fire in Gallarate affects production of adhesive tapes / Warehouse apparently unaffected	02.04.2020
TEKNI-PLEX Fire destroys PVC film production plant in northern Italy	25.03.2020
GUILLIN French packaging group acquires majority stake in Switzerland's Thermoflex	17.03.2020
LIQUIBOX Acquisition of DS Smith's plastics business is complete	09.03.2020
COVESTRO Sale of European polycarbonate sheets business to Serafin finalised / Unit renamed Exolon Group	08.01.2020
BILCARE RESEARCH Film manufacturer to be renamed Liveo Research	27.11.2019
BILCARE RESEARCH Swiss packaging group sold to private equity / Lindsay Goldberg new owner	14.11.2019
COEXPAN Launch of 100% rPET tray for food contact use / Formulated for thermoforming market	30.10.2019
BEN KUNSTSTOFFE Semi-finished products specialist expands plant in Czech Republic	24.10.2019
SPARTECH Acquisition by Nautic and management / Formerly part of PolyOne	22.10.2019
CARTONPLAST Expansion of washing capacity for plastic layer pads in Poland / Plans for international growth	22.10.2019
DUPONT Groundbreaking for USD 220m PI film expansion	15.10.2019
DIAB Contract signed with wind energy specialist Vestas for structural foams	24.09.2019
COVESTRO Divestment of European production of polycarbonate sheets to Germany's Serafin	20.09.2019
ECONCORE New extruder for honeycomb core production / Trials using post-consumer rPET materials	02.09.2019
COEXPAN Plant for extruded rigid sheets opened near Moscow	01.08.2019
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST Study with Petcore shows rPET can be recycled back into food packaging / Scott Tracey joins as CEO	16.07.2019
DOMO CHEMICALS Polyamide 6 film manufacturing division renamed Domo Film Solutions / Development of PA films with recycled content	15.07.2019
LANTERO Coexpan and Emsur open packaging innovation centre in Madrid	09.07.2019
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL Acquisition of US stock shapes manufacturer APT / Synergies in injection moulding and extrusion	19.06.2019
SENOPLAST Ground-breaking ceremony for new production facility in China / Plant expansion in Mexico	19.06.2019
ONDAPLAST Italian sheet manufacturer opens plant in Serbia	17.06.2019
BIOFIBRE Bioplastics compounder acquires WPC and sheet producer Naftex	13.06.2019
COVESTRO Construction start for new PC film capacity in Germany / Part of global expansion	07.05.2019
TERAPLAST Spin-off focuses on PVC recycling / Post-industrial and post-consumer waste from Romania and Europe	25.04.2019

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