Total and CPI join forces to study a coal-to-olefins petrochemical project in China
Total and the Chinese energy group China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) announced their intention to build a coal-based petrochemical plant in China.
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Flexpol invests in Poland
Polish packaging film producer Flexpol is reported to be planning an investment of nearly €13m in a project to manufacture novel polyolefin BOPE (biaxially oriented polyethylene) film products.
Borouge multimodal PP for blown film finds new application in microwaveable food pouches
Multimodal PP from Borouge delivers temperature resistance and balanced seal-peel properties to provide a unique venting feature for multilayer blown film intended for microwaveable food packaging.
ANL Plastics is ready for launch in Poland
ANL Plastics, producer of thermoformed plastic packaging for the food and other industries is opening a new production plant in Poland. A favourably developing market and an extensive feasibility study have convinced ANL Plastics to take this step.
Printpack opens €40m state of the art facility in Kutno, Poland
Printpack opens new €40million plant in Kutno, Poland, the 10,000sqm factory is expected to employ approximately 100 people and will focus in the Northern, Central and East European markets.
BASF reveals strategy for styrenics divestment
German chemicals producer BASF is establishing a new business unit – Styrolution – that will integrate the bulk of its styrenics operations, which have been under review since 2007.
LyondellBasell increased it’s production in Italy
LyondellBasell expands process and product performance of Spherizone Polypropylene Technology plant in Italy.
PCC SE acquires Prodex System, a polyurethanes system house in Poland
With the acquisition of Prodex System Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw, PCC SE reinforces its activities in Central and Eastern Europe – in countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic, the Ukraine, the Baltic states and the CIS countries.
DuPont starts production of EVA in China
DuPont announced that production for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) resins has begun at its joint venture, Beijing Hua Mei Polymer Company Limited, in Beijing. The facility is DuPont’s first operation to make EVA in China.
LyondellBasell starts up new Hostalen ACP HDPE plant in Germany
LyondellBasell has successfully started up a new 320 KT per year Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (ACP) high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant at Münchsmünster, Germany.
DSM inaugurates new production facility for Stanyl Fortii
Royal DSM the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, has today inaugurated its new Stanyl ForTii Production Unit.
Polish PVC processing company expands its production
Leading Polish PVC profile, window and door manufacturer Dobroplast is expanding production with plans for a new plant in the industrial zone of Lublin, Poland.
Polish customer have installed new extrusion line for pipes production
The KyroSys extrusion line offered by Austrian machine manufacturer Cincinnati Extrusion has helped KNG Awans, a company based in Czarnków, Poland, to produce PE multi layer pipes more efficiently.
Gabriel-Chemie opens laboratory in Lodz / Poland
With the opening of a laboratory in Lodz / Poland, the Gabriel-Chemie Group continues its growth on the European market.
Gabriel-Chemie Group continues to grow in Poland
Following the investments in machinery and additional staff at the headquarters in Gumpoldskirchen/Austria and the production sites in Russia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, Gabriel-Chemie is now expanding its sites in Poland and Italy.
Borouge further expands capabilities in China
Borouge, a joint-venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, one of the world’s major oil companies, and Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solution, is expanding its marketing, sales and innovation capabilities in Guangzhou and Shanghai, China.
Borealis opens its new headquarters
Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions has inaugurated its international Innovation Headquarters in Linz, Austria. This event is the culmination of approximately one and a half years of construction and a total investment volume of EUR 50 million.
Clariant International prepars to establish a new masterbatch plant
Speciality chemicals group Clariant International is preparing to establish a new plastics masterbatch production plant in the semi-autonomous Russian republic of Tatarstan.
New customer center in Illig starts operation
Illig the manufacturer of thermoforming machinery and the company which provides solutions for the packing technology could welcome altogether approx. 300 participants to the Open House held on 22nd September for the German speaking experts and on 24th September for the international professional experts.
Pregis confirms its strong position in the Polish market
Pregis Protective Packaging Europe has confirmed its market leadership in Poland and throughout Eastern Europe with the introduction of coextruded bubble wrap technology with air retention barrier, following major investment in its new factory in Gliwice in Poland.
Borouge awards US$ 1.075 billion contract for ethane cracker in Abu Dhabi to The Linde Group
Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has awarded a contract worth US$ 1.075 billion to The Linde Group, a world leading gases and engineering company, to build another 1.5 million tonnes per year (t/y) ethane cracker at its production site in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Borealis investment to upgrade PP plant in Austria
Borealis investment ensures superior high flow materials for automotive and food packaging customers.
Major capacity expansion for Sarlink TPV
Sarlink has officially opened a new production facility in Genk Belgium. The new plant will double Sarlink’s global capacity and provide the company with a timely expansion as Thermoplastic Vulcanisate (TPV) material solutions are becoming more popular than ever, thanks to the material’s unique balance of properties and benefits.
Borouge commits to further the strategic expansion of its polyolefins operations in Abu Dhabi
Following the successful completion of the feasibility study announced last year, Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has decided to enter the FEED (front-end engineering and design) stage of its Borouge 3 project.
CaseTech invests €300,000 in Poland
A manufacturer of food packaging is investing €300,000 in a project to expand its production in Poland to manufacture plastic-based processed sausage casings.
BASF has started production of its Neopor EPS
BASF has started production of its Neopor EPS at a new plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, which is using an extrusion process instead of the traditional suspension method of production.
Clariant opens new facility in China
Leading specialty chemical company Clariant is building a surfactants plant in Zhenjiang, Eastern China to help meet the needs of the country’s growing demand. The new facility is scheduled for production in the middle of 2009.
Braskem withdraws from PET business
Braskem, the leading company in the thermoplastic resins industry in Latin America and third-largest resin producer in the Americas, announces it will deactivate its PET.
Greiner Packaging sells its composite can production to Weidenhammer
Greiner Packaging AG Switzerland, a company of Greiner Packaging International, will sell its product segment composite cans by 31 May 2009.
Borouge opened a new Logistics hub
Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has inaugurated officially the Guangzhou Logistics hub.
Octal Petrochemicals opens the world’s largest rigid PET sheet plant
The world’s largest rigid PET sheet plant has opened in the Omani port of Salalah, says its operator Octal Petrochemicals.
Can Pack have started its operations in Great Britain and prepares entering on the Egyptan market
Can – Pack, the company based in Poland, strengthens its position on the international cans and closures market.
Borealis launches new Mobility Business Unit
Borealis launches Mobility Business Unit to extend its capability in automotive applications development into new business segments.
Model Group is to acquire the newly established Aarepapier AG
Model Group is to acquire the newly established Aarepapier AG, comprising some 90 employees and all activities of Mondi Niedergösgen AG. Model AG will also be acquiring 70% of the regional waste disposal facility Regionale Entsorgungsanlage Niedergösgen AG(Reni).
Borouge invests in China
Borouge PTE Limited being a leading provider of innovative plastics solution announced today the investment of a manufacturing plant in Shanghai China.
LyondellBasell grants Lupotech T license to Borealis for 350 KT per year LDPE plant
Borealis AG has selected LyondellBasell`s Lupotech T technology for a new 350 KT per year low density polyethylene (LDPE) plant; start-up is expected in 2013.