2:35 min
Management
Geneviève Berger to be Chief Research and Development Officer
Professor Berger, who is currently professor of medicine at Pierre and Marie Curie University and at La Pitié-Salpétrière Teaching Hospital in Paris, will report directly to group chief executive, Patrick Cescau, and will join his executive team.In her new role Professor Berger will ...
0:55 min
Management
International Sales Partner Meeting at NGR
From May 15-18, 2008, Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH provided training for 40 attendees from representative offices in 35 countries and its own management at its new plant in Feldkirchen/Upper Austria. During the meeting, a special focus was placed on new developments.Up to ...
3:53 min
Management
Sidel appoints sustainability officer
“We want to make sure that we meet the high expectations of our customers who are driven by consumer demands. Environmental impact is going to become a distinct factor in our decision-making process. Our solutions must be backed by indisputable data and possibilities for ...
3:70 min
Management
PolyOne and Eastman Chemical Company form strategic alliance to compound and market Eastman Tritan copolyesters
PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a leading global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced today that it has signed a market development agreement with Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) designating PolyOne as the exclusive compounder of filled ...
1:37 min
Management
Jacques van Rijckevorsel elected new PlasticsEurope President
Jacques van Rijckevorsel, Member of the Executive Committee of Solvay SA, is the new PlasticsEurope President. Mr. van Rijckevorsel was elected at the PlasticsEurope General Assembly in Ferrara, Italy, and replaces John Taylor as the head of the association. Günter ...
3:32 min
Facts & Figures
Erema in the fiscal year 2007/2008
Erema, the Austrian manufacturer of plastic recycling systems, ended its 2007/2008 fiscal year on 31 March this year, once again with record turnover figures. The figure for consolidated turnover achieved by the Erema Group, comprising Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen und ...
2:14 min
Management
SABIC Innovative Plastics names Charlie Crew President and CEO
SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced that Charlie Crew has been promoted to president and CEO of the company, effective immediately. Crew will lead the multi-billion-dollar engineering thermoplastics business with operations in more than 25 countries and over ...
3:25 min
Facts & Figures
Indorama reports revenue groth of 25%
IRP maintains growth in revenue on higher production and sales volume in Q1, 2008. IRP reports higher consolidated normalized net profit after tax of Baht 258 million in the quarter viz-a-viz Baht 224 million in Q1, 2007. Normalized EBITDA generated from operations is Baht 497 ...
2:90 min
Facts & Figures
DuPont invests $150 million in key growth markets for ethylene copolymers
DuPont today announced that it is investing approximately $150 million to expand and upgrade manufacturing facilities in Europe, the United States and Asia to meet strong demand for its specialty ethylene copolymers in photovoltaics, packaging and automotive markets, as well as for ...