The associations European Bio-plastics and the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) have recently published a jointly-commissioned study on bio-based plastics. It forecasts their capacity developments and technical substitution potential. The authors, from Utrecht ...

Following the investments in machinery and additional staff at the headquarters in Gumpoldskirchen/Austria and the production sites in Russia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, Gabriel-Chemie is now expanding its sites in Poland and Italy. Gabriel-Chemie has had a sales office near ...

  BASF is now offering a new biodegradable plastic. It goes by the name ...

Hans WerinkProject Manager PackagingUHT milk in monolayer PET bottles ...

Biotech/Beauty and Nutritional products for active females use Ampacet’sdistinctive, ...

Uhde Inventa-Fischer has won a contract for a textile-grade polyester plant with their customer Petrovietnam-Vinatex Dinh Vu Petrochemical and Fiber Joint Stock Company, Vietnam (PVTex). The main contractor is a consortium of Hyundai Engineering, Seoul/Korea, LG International ...

PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a leading global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced that it has sold its 50 percent equity interest in Geon Polimeros Andinos (GPA), a vinyl compounding joint venture located in Cartagena, ...

Specialty chemicals expert Clariant launches EcoTain – a new label concept designed to clearly identify its green products and processes to customers in various industries like personal care, detergents, industrial home care and coatings as well as the deicing markets. A reflection ...

Responding to over-capacity in a North American market still affected by the past year’s economic downturn, Clariant will close masterbatches facilities in Lachine (Quebec) and in Milford, Dela. Production from those sites will transfer to the company’s existing Masterbatches ...

Christian Kohlpaintner, born 1963, joins Clariant from “Chemische Fabrik Budenheim”, Germany, one of the world’s leading suppliers of specialty phosphates and phosphoric acid, where he served as CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board. Prior to this he held various challenging ...