Export of Italian machinery grew
In the first quarter of this year exports of Italian machinery are up by almost nine percentage points compared to January-March 2013.
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Huhtamaki to acquire Positive Packaging
Huhtamaki has entered into an agreement to acquire Positive Packaging, a privately owned flexible packaging company.
Lanxess: remodelling of the company
We present an interview with Matthias Zachert, CEO Lanxess AG.
Global market for plastic containers
Analysts at Ceresana expect global market volume to rise to 46.2 million tonnes in 2021.
Demand for PET Packaging Material to reach $60 billion by 2019
The global PET packaging market is worth $48.1 billion in 2014, amounting to almost 16 million tonnes according to a market report from Smithers Pira.
Evonik acquires US silicic acid esters producer
With its acquisition of the US company Silbond, Evonik consolidates its position on the global market of functional silanes.
German machines' sales nearing records level
Turnover in plastics and rubber machinery manufacturing fell only slightly short of the most recent record of 6.5 billion euro.
Weak paper demand hits BASF
BASF will shut down an annual capacity of latex of 120,000 metric tons and cut 250 jobs.
Analysts expect caps & closure market to grow
The caps & closures market is estimated to grow from $42.7 billion in 2012 to $56.6 billion by 2018.
First European application of Lanxess' Lewabrane membrane
Lanxess' fouling-resistant membrane technology is being used on a large scale at the Dammweg thermal power station in Chemnitz, Germany.
Sibur sold OJSC Plastik
The company has sold its 100% stake in OJSC Plastik to the group of private investors for RUB 575 million.
Lanxess increases prices for rubber chemicals
The price increases will impact all product lines and will range from 0.05 Euro/kg to 0.30 Euro/kg.
