LyondellBasell to close Carrington LDPE plant
LyondellBasell Industries announced that it will close the low density polyethylene (LDPE) plant located at its Carrington, UK, site by the end of this year.
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Interview with Manfred Geiss, Managing Director of Geiss AG
Plastech publishes an interview with Manfred Geiss, Managing Director of Geiss AG. The Geiss company offers worldwide equipment for thermoforming and processing of plastics from one single source and is one of the leaders in the thermoforming market.
Engel defies the crisis
The ongoing recession continues to hit the industry heavily. Despite this, Engel again succeeded in expanding its market share considerably in the past financial year. On top of this, due to an extremely positive first sixth months in 2008/09, a turnover of some 591 million Euros was achieved. Targeted measures, geared to facilitate investments by customers, will continue to reinforce Engel's position on the market.
Bayer MaterialScience lifts force majeure for TDI in Europe
With immediate effect, Bayer MaterialScience has lifted force majeure for the polyurethane raw material toluene diisocyanate (TDI) in the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region.
Interview with Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht, Chairman of BASF
We publish an interview with Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht, Chairman of BASF. In this interview, BASF's CEO Jürgen Hambrecht discusses problems and solutions for the economic crisis. BASF is the world´s leading chemical company.
Interview with Alessandro Grassi, General Manager of Frigosystem
Plastech publishes an interview with Alessandro Grassi, General Manager of Frigosystem. The company was one of the almost 700 exhibitors at Plastpol exhibition in Kielce, Poland, on May this year. Plastpol is the largest fair event dedicated to the plastics industry in Central and Eastern part of Europe.
LyondellBasell plans European plant closures
LyondellBasell has turned its attention to its European polyolefins operations as part of its plan to restructure and deal with a $23bn debt burden.
Life-cycle assessment for metal cans, glass, cartons and pouches
Using carton packaging saves CO2 emissions and fossil resource consumption by up to 60 per cent.
Andreas Heeschen buys 50 percent of LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell Industries, the world’s largest polyolefins maker, has gained an additional owner in German investor Andreas Heeschen.
LyondellBasell has a new CEO
LyondellBasell Industries announced that its Supervisory Board has named James L. (Jim) Gallogly chief executive officer, effective immediately. Gallogly will succeed Volker Trautz who has announced his retirement from the company. The terms of the appointment are subject to the approval of the U.S. bankruptcy court overseeing LyondellBasell's reorganization plan.
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.