It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,16 commodities increased in prices, 26 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 05/09/2013.The largest rises were SBR (1.21%),Styrene (1.05%),LLDPE (0.80%),while the largest falls ...
Tags: Spot Commodities, Chemicals
Gevo, Inc. announced that Greg Roda has joined the company as Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Roda will be responsible for all business development activities for the Company. "Greg's background is ideally suited to leading ...
Tags: Bio-Industry, Gevo
Total intends to invest €160 million before 2016 to adapt its petrochemical platform in Carling, in the Lorraine region of eastern France, and to restore its competitiveness. Total plans indeed to develop new activities on the ...
Tags: Petrochemical Platform, Textile
B&B Plastics Inc. and Greystone Logistics have joined the Reusable Packaging Association and will join 35 other exhibitors in the RPA Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013. B&B Plastics is a plastic recycler that ...
As part of the Trust Chem Group strategy to expand and grow in Europe, Trust Chem Europe BV announced it has signed a distribution contract with the Spanish company Proquibasa. "Being the fourth biggest organic pigment producer in the ...
Tags: Chem Europe BV, Spanish Market
Which industries are the top drivers of job growth for each of the 100 largest U.S. markets? Which metros have added the most jobs post-recession? Which metros have the biggest concentration of jobs in healthcare, technology, construction, ...
United Pallet Services, the sales and marketing arm of the recently patented pointGUARD pallet protector, was given the 3rd place award at The Recycling Innovators Forum on August 26th in Louisville, KY. The pointGUARD entered the ...
US-based dispensing equipment manufacturer Nordson has completed the purchase of Germany-based Kreyenborg Group’s polymer processing companies. According to Nordson, the acquired companies are Kreyenborg, BKG Bruckmann and ...
Tags: Polymer Processing, Packaging
The Clover, S.C.-based Synthetic Yarn and Fiber Association (SYFA) will hold its 2013 Fall Conference, titled "Resurgence of Textiles Back in the Region," September 26-27 at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in Charlotte. "After many struggles ...
Tags: Textile
The PCI Fibres Conference 2013 will take place November 7 and 8 at the JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, in Hong Kong. Topics include the supply of the various fiber raw materials and the situation in the Asia-Pacific region. The PCI ...
Tags: Fiber Industry, Textile
Packaging Company Saves Big on Vacuum System CostsCharles Landry, Maintenance Manager, Trinity Packaging Corp. Trinity Packaging Corp., a privately held family business, is seeing excellent returns on a new system developed with products ...
Tags: Packaging, Industrial Equipment, Components, Packaging Equipment
Mpact Plastic Containers has introduced its new returnable transit packaging product 'Jumbo Bin' for agricultural market and general industry. The new 528mm shallow bin can be used for storage and transportation of more delicate products ...
Tags: Plastic Containers, Packaging Bin
Over the past five years, the Glass Product Manufacturing industry has declined as both consumers and businesses turn away from the use of domestic glass. Substitute goods, such as plastics and metals, have become increasingly popular, and ...
Tags: Glass, Construction
Chandlee and Sons Construction, a commercial, retail and a small industrial contracting firm out of Alpharetta Georgia, began the demolition of a one story, 3,000 square foot building in the most desirable commercial areas of downtown ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Argentina's petrochemicals industry is unlikely to expand until more natural gas and related feedstock supplies become available when the potential of the country's shale gas plays is turned into production in a decade or so, an analyst ...
Tags: Gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy