By 2013, approximately 500 jobs will be cut worldwide Overcapacities will be reduced, the product portfolio streamlined The consolidation process will be implemented in close cooperation with staff members and customersBASF is repositioning its global pigments business. ...

quipolymers announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its pure terephthalic acid (PTA) and polyethylene terephthalate resins (PET) production facilities at its manufacturing site in Ottana, Italy to a joint-venture between Ottana Energia and Indorama. Ottana ...

  In doing so the company not only strengthens its position as an internationally oriented masterbatch manufacturer; its presence on the Polish market also brings significant advantages for existing customers of colour matchings.“We have already had a sales office in ...

The chemical group has been able to develop together with Ficosa and Zanini the first PET rear mirror and wheelcap for the automotive sector. PETAUTO is thus getting access to a potential market of 300.000 tons / year of PET. The new product will be supplied from El Prat de ...

AQUAFIL Engineering GmbH (Berlin, Germany) announces the successful start-up of a Polyester Polycondensation Plant for BOPET Film in India with the latest state of the art AQUAFIL Engineering Technology. The speciality of the plant is the Direct Film Casting Technology (DFC) of ...

  In conjunction with Artenius PET Packaging Europe (APPE)’s recently ...

After acquiring the SHELFPLUS®O2 product range from CIBA, the Hamburg-based distributor and compounder is leveraging its own development strength in the target segment of “packaging”. The goal of the development is to substantially increase the efficiency of the products by up to ...

Target applications include beverage bottles, household and cosmetic bottles, ...

  In September 2003, after the Gabriel-Chemie Group had become increasingly large and one wanted to show the affiliation with the corporate group, the company name Bühler GmbH was changed to Gabriel-Chemie Deutschland GmbH. Today, Gabriel-Chemie Deutschland GmbH employs ...

US demand for packaging inks, coatings and additives is forecast to expand 2.5 percent annually to $3.0 billion in 2013, with volume rising to 1.4 billion pounds. Value gains are expected to decelerate from the pace of the 2003-2008 period due to an expected moderation in pricing. ...