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Chinaplas 2022 postponed

Chinaplas 2022 postponed

The Postponement of the 35th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries (CHINAPLAS 2022)

New US plant for Sirmax Group

New US plant for Sirmax Group

SER North America is the second US plant built in Anderson, Indiana, by the Italian Sirmax Group, a sustainable producer of polypropylene compounds, engineering plastics, post-consumer compounds and bio-compounds for a wide range of applications.

Feedstock volatility, rising polymer prices

Feedstock volatility, rising polymer prices

At the beginning of last week, both “feedstock” and energy prices reached their highest levels in 10 years. The price of oil was 139 USD/barrel, NAPHTHA was 1,121.7 USD/t and the price of natural gas was 227.201 Euro/MWh.

70 years of K in Düsseldorf – a world career made in Germany

70 years of K in Düsseldorf – a world career made in Germany

K in Düsseldorf also started small once: the debut event “Wunder der Kunststoffe” (Miracles of Plastics) in 1952 registered 270 exhibiting companies – exclusively from Germany. They occupied approximately 14,000 square metres of net exhibition space.

Artificial intelligence is not just data

Artificial intelligence is not just data

As a pioneer in the industry, Arburg is working hard and with a practical focus to find ways of using digitalisation to further increase production efficiency in plastics processing.

Plastic resin markets turmoil

Plastic resin markets turmoil

The market is in turmoil. The escalating Russian-Ukrainian war is distracting from the deal. An unprecedented situation, market participants do not know how to react.