Avantium to build demonstration plant for Mekong technology in Holland
Dutch biotechnology company Avantium NV will be building a pilot plant for its Mekong technology in Chemie Park Delfzijl, in the northeast of the Netherlands.
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Blog: The net effect
Plastic straws, balloons, bottle caps, bags – we’ve all become familiar with the images of marine debris and the beaches strewn with plastic waste that has washed up on shore. But what about fishing nets?
Buyers knock back producers' large hike plans
In March, petrochemical feedstock costs increased across the board as a result of rising oil and naphtha costs.
Fakuma considering schedule shift in 2020
Europe's second biggest plastics industry show, Fakuma, is reviewing the length of the next edition of the show, scheduled for October 2020.
Sibur starts up 100ktpa DOTP facility in Russia
Sibur's dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) production facility in Perm, eastern Russia, is 100% complete, with the first batch of the plasticiser shipped to customers as part of the pre-commissioning pilot.
Fakuma considering schedule shift in 2020
Europe's second biggest plastics industry show, Fakuma, is reviewing the length of the next edition of the show, scheduled for October 2020.
Covestro rolls out CO2 hockey pitch
Covestro AG is claiming a world-first with the use of its polyurethane (PU) material incorporating a CO2-derived polyol in a sports-flooring application.
Engel optimistic despite clouds on the horizon
Officials for machinery maker Engel Holding GmbH expect final sales numbers for 2018 will see the company surpass 2017 results, but they see slowing sales in 2019.
Piovan's Universal Dynamics buys CMG America
Universal Dynamics Inc., the Fredericksburg, Virginia-based unit of global auxiliary equipment company Piovan Group, is buying CMG America Inc., a manufacturer of size-reduction equipment such as granulators, shredders, evacuation systems and...
Engel optimistic despite clouds on the horizon
While visiting the Schwertberg headquarters of injection moulding machinery producer Engel Austria on 7 March, Plastics News Europe discussed company results and the market situation for injection moulding machinery with Engel chief sales officer ...
Chinese owned Gorenje to build new plants in Serbia and Slovenia
Slovenia-based white goods manufacturer Gorenje Group is to construct two new plants over the next two years, one in Velenje, Slovenia to produce TV sets and the second for refrigerators in Serbia.
Plastics Industry Awards applications open
Entries have opened for the 2019 Plastics Industry Awards (PIA), which will be held at the London Hilton on Park Lane, 27 Sept, the organisers have announced.
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