Finland-based packaging solutions provider Huhtamaki has agreed to acquire India-based Ajanta Packaging to expand its operations in the region. Huhtamaki is paying €13m to acquire the manufacturer of pressure sensitive (PS) labels. ...
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Food packaging manufacturer Linpac has designed a new range of trays to maintain the quality and freshness of the packed products for longer time. The new tray solutions have been developed for a variety of meat, fish and poultry ...
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Americas Styrenics will increase the transaction price for all grades of polystyrene by 7 cents/lb ($154/mt), effective July 1, according to a letter sent to customers Monday and obtained by Platts. Americas Styrenics' increase follows ...
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Styrolution has nominated an increase of Eur30/mt ($42/mt) for its polystyrene contracts in May, the company said on its website Tuesday. The premium of its high impact polystyrene grade over general purpose grade was unchanged Eur105/mt. ...
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Hong Kong-based Styron on Thursday raised the prices of its general purpose polystyrene and high-impact polystyrene grades by $50/mt due to rising production costs. The notice did not disclose the previous or revised prices. The company ...
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EFI, a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, announced that Machesney-based Interstate Graphics (IGI) has become the first customer to install the new EFI VUTEk GS Pro-TF thermoforming system, a UV printer and ink ...
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Styrolution Europe has nominated a Eur25/mt increase in its polystyrene contract price for June from May, the company said Tuesday. The company did not provide an outright value for its contracts but added that the premium of its high ...
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Iran has decided to keep its export ban on polymers like acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, general purpose polystyrene, high impact polystyrene, polypropylene, polycarbonates and epoxy resins despite having lifted a ban on exports of other ...
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Styron Europe will seek to increase general purpose and high-impact polystyrene prices in January by Eur110/mt ($143/mt), the company said Friday. "The price increase responds to the rising costs associated with the manufacturing of ...
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Asian aromatics hit all-time highs this week on shrinking supplies and rising feedstock costs. Toluene and styrene monomer spot prices set new records Wednesday, assessed at $1,388.50/mt FOB Korea and $1,674/mt FOB Korea respectively while ...
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Styrolution announced a 3-cent/lb($66/mt)increase on all US polystyrene resins,effective January 1,a company source said Wednesday. Styrolution's move followed an announcement by Americas Styrenics Tuesday that it would raise its US ...
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US-based consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced the availability of Oral-B manual toothbrush made with Octal Petrochemicals' recyclable DPET (direct PET) sheet, as part of its move to help eliminate all uses of ...
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Demand for high impact polystyrene in Asia has fallen over the past one month on plunging acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene prices, making it more attractive than HIPS for many customers, Asian HIPS producers said this week. ABS is a ...
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DuPont's 23rd Awards for Packaging Innovation has honoured new developments from global brand giants such as Gillette, Coca Cola, and Intel, Glaxo Smith Kline and Heinz - and their packaging partners. "The nominees and winners this year ...
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