Saudi Arabian petrochemical and plastics group Sabic (Riyadh; www.sabic.com) will expand the number of its R&D bases this year to 18 with the launch of four new innovation centres, including two in ...

Speciality chemicals group Evonik (Essen / Germany; www.evonik.com) has optimised the production process of its polyether ether ketone (PEEK) product “Vestakeep” at its site in Changchun, Jilin / ...

Since 1 January 1998, PKL Verpackungssysteme GmbH (PO Box 1212, D-52438 Linnich) has been operating under the name SIG Combibloc GmbH. Its Austrian sister company PKL Verpackungssysteme Saalfelden ...

In the nearly two years following its entry into the market as a regional player, the Saudi Arabian Sabic group (Riyadh; www.sabic.com) has sharpened its European profile. A major step towards ...

The Chinese subsidiary of German machinery maker Coperion (Stuttgart; www.coperion.com) has opened its new facility in the Nanjing Jiangning district – see Plasteurope.com of 30.03.2015. The official ...

Sekisui Alveo (Lucerne / Switzerland; www.sekisuialveo.com), a manufacturer of crosslinked polyolefin foams, has developed a laminated block foam in its “Alveobloc” product family for automotive ...

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In response to the increasing demand for inexpensive materials for the production of high-performance piping systems for transporting oil products, liquid chemicals, hot water or gas under extreme ...

At the "K '95" plastics trade fair, Bayer AG (HQ: D-51368 Leverkusen) presented a plastic which can be composted completely and without residues. This new development is a semi-crystalline, yet ...

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Elastomer distribution specialist Alliance Polymers & Services (Romulus, Michigan / USA; www.apstpe.com) has expanded its range of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) developed by Nantong Polymax ...

Röchling (Mannheim / Germany; www.roechling.de) has increased its footprint in the UK. The company in mid-December announced that it had bought CNC machining and high-performance plastics producers ...