Lanxess increases competitiveness
Efficiency improvements and targeted restructuring will bring annual savings of EUR 100 million from 2015.
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New ethylene plant opened in China
Sinopec started production in its new ethylene plant in Wuhan, China.
Innovations for large volume production
More than 400 exhibitors from 28 countries will exhibit at Composites Europe 2013 in Stuttgart.
Evonik opens Plexiglas plant in South Africa
New plant will produce several thousand metric tons of semi-finished material per year for the African market.
Clariant and Lummus Novolen to build PP catalyst plant
Clariant signed polypropylene catalyst commercialization agreement with polypropylene technology licensor Lummus Novolen Technology.
Engel's record turnover in the last financial year
Engel set a new record in the last financial year by achieving a turnover of 950 million euros.
New polyethylen plant in Middle East
Orpic announced its plan to build new polyethylene plant in Oman with the annual capacity of 1 mln tons.
China's operation reorganizes plastic waste import
"Green Fence" operation has significantly limited plastic waste import to China.
Injection molding machine's producer expands in South-Eastern Asia
Engel opened new sales and service branch in Bagkok.
Tetra Pak unveils packaging developments
Tetra Pak announced significant developments to its packaging solutions portfolio.
Evonik announces price increase
Prices for products from the Acrylic Monomers as well as PLEXIGLAS and PLEXIMID Molding Compounds will rise.
UK's plastics producers in good spirits
British plastics producers stay optimistic, according to the latest British Plastic Federation survey.
