1 October 2020 – Zurich, Switzerland – Amcor, a global leader in packaging, has announced the world’s first recyclable flexible retort pouch. The technical breakthrough, which many considered impossible, follows…
29 September 2020 – France – Corbion and Total has announced their intention to build a new PLA bioplastics plant in Europe through their Total Corbion PLA joint venture. The…
The face of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: Henrik Langwald, Paolo Zirondoli, Anatol Sattel, Jürgen Schulze, Arnaud Nomblot, Gerd Liebig, Siegfried Köhler, Thorsten Thümen (left to right) 18 Aug 2020 – Compared…
Chiba, Japan – August 19, 2020–BASF Idemitsu Co., Ltd. (BIC), a joint venture between BASF SE and Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (IKC), will be closing its 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) plant at Chiba, Japan…
In 2019, Master Kong beverage (Master Kong) in China opted to sign a two-year fixed price maintenance contract with Sidel for four of their aseptic complete PET lines producing ready-to-drink…
8 August 2020, Australia – Pact Group, Cleanaway Waste Management and Asahi Beverages have entered a joint venture to build an AUD$45 million (US$32.3 million) plastic pelletising facility. It is…
Guzman distributes around 80,000t of polymers annually. Photo: Guzman Spanish materials distributor Guzman Global (Valencia) has sold a major stake in its Guzmán Polymers subsidiary to Austria based polymer distributor Hromatka…