Chevron Phillips Chemical has started operations of a new ethane cracker at its Cedar Bayou facility in Baytown, Texas, US. The unit will manufacture 1.5 million metric tons/3.3 billion lbs. a year at peak production. Last September, ...
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US-based chemicals and plastics distributor Nexeo Solutions has signed an agreement with Yparex of The Netherlands to distribute the latter’s products in various countries in Europe. The agreement with the extrudable adhesive resins ...
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Toray Plastics (America) is now offering its analytic testing of films, laminations, and finished printed structures to all consumer packaged goods companies and converters. Toray’s wide array of sophisticated lab equipment and ...
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US-based packaging firm Sonoco is planning to invest $20m in the development of a new packaging center to support Duracell’s new North America battery packaging operations. The company said its Display and Packaging unit will be ...
Packaging company Sonoco has invested an undisclosed amount in high performance film core production equipment in the US. The investment at its facility in Hartsville, South Carolina is expected to provide improved cores for various high ...
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Taiwanese blown film machinery makers compete globally with high-performance, high-quality and competitively priced models. Among the plastic processing machines makers in Taiwan, those making plastic inflation and blown film machines ...
Specialty chemicals group LANXESS will increase prices due to ongoing continuous high level of raw material costs. Prices will raise in Europe, Middle East and Africa for Durethan base resin, film and extrusion grades by 0.15 Euro / kg ...
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Plastic packaging products manufacturer in the US, AEP Industries along with its Canadian subsidiary, AEP Canada has completed the previously announced acquisition of the films business from Transco Plastics Industries for about $5.3m. ...
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Plastic packaging products manufacturer in the US, AEP Industries has announced that the company, along with its Canadian subsidiary AEP Canada has agreed to acquire the films business from Transco Plastics Industries for about $5.3m. The ...
German machinery maker Brückner Group has opened a new headquarters in China that will roughly double its production capacity there, as the firm said it expects continued solid demand in the market. The 65, 000 square foot factory, in ...