Africa
Global colorant provider Chromaflo Technologies Corp. has made its second international acquisition in less than a year, this time buying Liquid Colours (Pty) Ltd. of South Africa.
Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International Inc. has broken ground on a new greenfield production plant in Kenitra, Morocco, to manufacture exterior and interior automotive mirror systems.
A high-level United Nations environment assembly March 15 urged stronger action on plastic pollution and marine waste worldwide, although splits emerged as countries tussled over the best approach and nations on the receiving end of global plastics waste flows sounded the loudest alarms.
Danish toymaker Lego Group has opened a new business unit headquarters for the Middle East and Africa in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
Thai chemicals company Indorama Ventures Ltd. (IVL) has taken over the Nigerian packaging company Bevpak (Nigeria) Ltd, continuing the series of recent acquisitions by IVL in recent years.
R&&B Plastics Machinery LLC has entered the market for all-electric shuttle extrusion blow molding presses through a strategic partnership with machinery companies in Taiwan and South Africa, and the top R&&B executive plans to push the all-electrics hard in 2019.
French automotive parts supplier Novares Group SA has opened its first production plant in North Africa, in Kenitra, Morocco.
India's Varun Beverages Ltd. is investing in PET bottle making and preform manufacturing in Africa.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged £61.4 million ($87.9 million) in funding to fight plastic pollution on entering into a new anti-plastic initiative.
BASF SE has admitted to supplying 50 customers in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region with TDI contaminated with dichlorobenzne in August and September.
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 |