2:20 min Markets and Management, Management, Two step blow moulding systems, …

Martin Stark Selected for Induction into Plastics Hall of Fame

Martin Stark, Chairman of BEKUM America Corporation has been selected for induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame by the Plastics Industry Association. Mr. Stark’s selection to the prestigious Hall of Fame is a crowning achievement in a 48-year professional career. Stark is being ...
0:37 min Management, Markets and Management
Management

Strategic reframing at K.D. Feddersen

The Hamburg-based engineering plastics distributor K.D. Feddersen GmbH & Co. KG has realigned its sales strategy in Germany and increased its staff.
0:59 min Markets and Management

Alpek Polyester Business announces successful start-up of IntegRex® PTA Technology (iPTA®) at Indorama Europe

Grupo Petrotemex (GPT), an Alpek Polyester business, announces the successful start-up of the IntegRex® Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) Expansion project for a licensed capacity of 700 KTY at Indorama´s Rotterdam facility. GPT's technical team provided support during the start-up of ...
0:29 min Management
Acquisition

SABIC acquires 24.99% stake in Clariant

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today acknowledges the investment by chemical industry peer and partner SABIC, which has acquired a 24.99% stake in Clariant. The acquisition of these stakes, which were previously held by White Tale and 40 North, makes SABIC the ...
3:25 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Facts & Figures

GEA releases preliminary figures 2017 and an initial indication for the 2018 fiscal year

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has released preliminary figures for fiscal year 2017 as well as an initial indication for 2018. Fiscal year 2018 is anticipated to be challenging, in particular due to the sustained weakness of dairy processing, an important customer industry, as well as ...
1:41 min Markets and Management, Management, Two step moulds, …
Acquisition

Plastech acquires majority share in the Kautex Maschinenbau Group

Vienna-based Plastech Beteiligungs GmbH is the Kautex Maschinenbau Group’s new majority shareholder after acquiring a 74.9% stake. The Austrian company takes over from the previous investor capiton AG (Berlin), which had acquired its shares in the Kautex Holding GmbH in January 2013. ...
1:58 min Beverages, Recycling & Compounding, Applications & Operations
Sustainability

The Coca-Cola Company announces new global vision to help create a world without waste

The Coca-Cola Company announced today that it is fundamentally reshaping its ...
2:22 min Management, Markets and Management, Two step blow moulding systems

Core Molding Technologies Acquires Horizon Plastics International Inc., Expands Its Capabilities

Core Molding Technologies, Inc., a leading North American compounder of custom sheet molding compound and molder of fiberglass reinforced plastics, today announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Horizon Plastics International Inc. (“HPI”). Founded in 1972, HPI is ...
2:46 min Markets and Management, Strategies & Market Analysis, Materials, Processing & Handling

Indorama Ventures and Huvis to Form Joint Venture to Produce High Value-Added Products in USA

Extends complementary capabilities of Indorama Ventures and Huvis to deliver customer value proposition and accelerate profitable growth Builds position as one of leaders in Low Melting Fiber (LMF) in low tax environment in the U.S.A. Strengthens both Huvis’s and Indorama Ventures’ ...
1:20 min Management
Management

Clariant opens new masterbatch production site in Saudi Arabia

Strengthens Clariant’s position in the Middle East and AfricaProduction of white masterbatches widens regional product portfolioStrategically located with easy access to raw materials and good logistical connections