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Klöckner Pentaplast completes acquisition of LINPAC Group
The Klöckner Pentaplast Group, announces the successful completion of the acquisition of LINPAC Senior Holdings Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
Cosmo Films upgrades its anti-fog film for wider applications
Cosmo Films, a leading manufacturer of speciality BOPP films, has come up with an improvised anti-fog film with excellent cold & hot anti fog properties.
Klöckner Pentaplast to acquire Linpac Group
Klöckner Pentaplast Group has signed an agreement to buy Linpac Group Ltd.
From rigid to foam sheet on the fly…
Fast and flexible production changes with Gneuss sheet lines.
WEKO at K 2016
Functional coatings for plastic films with minimal application systems from WEKO.
Bobst collaborates with Michelman
Bobst collaborates with Michelman to offer a unique barrier solution combining AlOx high barrier films and topcoat solutions.
Strong growth prospects for BOPET films
Demand for BOPET film is expected to top 4 million tonnes this year, according to a new report from AMI Consulting.
Reifenhäuser sells five Evolution Ultra Flat lines to Asia
Reifenhäuser Blown Film has sold five new lines to Asia within only six months.
Barrier foil faces fierce competition from transparent barrier films
Smithers Pira has published a new report, which compares the outlook for transparent barrier film and barrier foil.
Covestro expanding film production in Dormagen
Covestro is expanding its production capacity for polycarbonate films at the Dormagen site.
Large format touch sensor capability with 2.5 and 3D formability
At the Consumer Electronics Show, January 6-9, 2016 in Las Vegas, SABIC will introduce a new transparent, conductive polycarbonate (PC) film.
Jindal Films announces new metalizer and new BOPP line in Brindisi
A world-class 10.5 m orientation line will be installed by Q4, 2016, increasing capacity by more than 50,000 tons per year and further improving production flexibility.
Reifenhäuser Blown Film improves production on 11-layer line
Reifenhäuser Blown Film’s develops a highly flexible and efficient 11-layer blown film line.
Clariant offers polymer additive solution for agriculture film producers
At Polymer Additives Seminar in China the company presented solutions for Agri-film stabilization.
First production line for oriented films in Maghreb
Biaxial Films Packaging and Brückner Maschinenbau teamed up for the very first production line for biaxially oriented plastics film in the Maghreb.
Reifenhäuser Kiefel Extrusion with new name
Reifenhäuser Kiefel Extrusion changed its name to Reifenhäuser Blown Film.
DBAG takes a share in Huhtamaki Films
The German Federal Cartel Office has approved the sale of the film manufacturer to the private equity company.
Dow continuous portfolio shift
The Dow Chemical Company signed agreements to sell its global Sodium Borohydride business and its polyolefin films plant in Findlay.
Higher profitability of Klöckner Pentaplast
The Klöckner Pentaplast Group delivered a successful operational and financial performance in the financial year 2013/2014.
Huhtamaki to sell its films business
Huhtamaki has entered into an agreement to sell its Films business segment to DBAG Fund VI.
Wacker introduces precision silicone film
The film marketed as Elastosil is available as roll stock in thicknesses down to 20 microns.
Biaxplen expands export markets
Biaxplen has expanded its export supplies of biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film to the European market.
DSM to invest in a new PA plant in North America
The company will build new polymerization plant to manufacture Akulon for film grades used in flexible food packaging and other segments.
Influences on the future of specialty films
In the latest bulletin, Smithers Pira assesses the key influences on the future of the specialty films market.
Sibur increases BOPP-film production
Biaxplen launched a new biaxially-oriented polypropylene film production line in Novokuybyshevsk.
New PP-LLDPE film for beverage market
SABIC has broadened its stretch film portfolio to include one of the first commercially available materials to combine PP and LLDPE.
Biaxplen launches new BOPP-film factory
The company has launched a new production facility of biaxially oriented polypropylene films in Tomsk.
Sealed Air unveils new anti-static film
Sealed Air Europe has launched the first anti-static inflatable cushioning material designed to protect electronic products during shipment.
Scodix appoints Derprosa as the sole supplier of films for lamination
After several years of collaboration, the international digital finishing company Scodix has chosen Derprosa as its official supplier of films for lamination.
Total unveils the second Supertough 22ST05
The newest member of the Lumicene Supertough family is dedicated for the industrial film sector.
European market of thermoplastic rigid film
New report of AMI indicates the greatest European thermoplastic rigid film and sheet manufacturers.
New film based on bio-based EcoPaXX polyamide
MF Folien introduces first film made from DSM's EcoPaXX polyamide.
Innovative film technologies for flexible packaging
Exxonmobil Chemical introduces innovative film technologies for flexible packaging.
NorCell receives German Packaging Award
The German Packaging Award has been awarded to Nordenia's innovative NorCell film.
NorShield: the highlight is the Inner Film
The NorShield product family is happy to welcome a new member: NordeniaInternational AG is now presenting a further innovative form of corrosion protection on the basis of a volatile corrosion inhibitor (VCI).