LyondellBasell Industries today announced a project to cease the production of polypropylene (PP) at Terni, Italy. The company has started the employee consultation process regarding a project to permanently shut down the unit. “Demand for polypropylene continues to be affected by ...

The food and beverage specialists Stute Nahrungsmittelwerke in Paderborn, Germany, rank among of Europe’s leading producers of dealer’s brands for soft drinks and sweet breakfast products. Their range of beverages includes classic varieties like fruit juices, ice tea and lemonades, ...

Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) said today that the United States District Court in Wilmington, Del., has ruled in favor of Eastman in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Wellman, Inc. The court’s decision that held two Wellman patents invalid ended the case which was ...

Greiner Packaging International, packaging producer with headquarter in Austria, has ...

At the beginning of 2010, FKuR Kunststoff GmbH (Willlich, Germany) began operations of its newly founded subsidiary, FKuR Plastics Corporation, in Cedar Park, Texas, USA with a team of 4 people. Mr. Patrick Zimmermann was appointed the President of FKuR Plastics Corp. and will also ...

Beginning in April 2010 Mark Sankovitch (53) will be appointed CEO of ENGEL North America. He follows Steve Braig, who will leave the company until the end of March 2010. Mark Sankovitch has a 20-year experience with ENGEL and recently he was Regional Sales Manager in Chicago. Mark ...

Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tongxiang Xinglong Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., a cellulose-based specialty polymers manufacturing facility located near Shanghai, China. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition ...

Bekaert is proud to announce that Bert De Graeve, CEO of Bekaert, has been elected Manager of the Year in Belgium. In the jury’s report Mr. De Graeve is praised for his strong leadership skills with which he guided Bekaert through a crisis year and his pro-active management and ...

Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB: CERP), a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced today that that it has extended its distribution agreement with A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM) to include all of Europe. A. Schulman, Inc. is a leading international ...

Rexam PLC, the global consumer packaging company, confirms that, following the announcement of 13 November 2009, Graham Chipchase assumed the role of Chief Executive on 1 January 2010. Financial Dynamics Richard Mountain +44 20 7269 7291