Technology company Tera-Barrier Films (TBF, Singapore) has developed a stretchable plastic film containing a layer of encapsulated nanoparticles that can help prolong the shelf-life of pharmaceuticals ...

German chemicals and precious metals group Degussa (HQ: D-60287 Frankfurt) has spun off its acrylics activities into a new wholly owned subsidiary. Along with production of methyl methacrylate monomer ...

Dangerous toys for small children, i.e. those made of PVC containing phthalates, could be withdrawn from the Italian market in three months´ time. The Minister of Trade and Industry, acting in ...

Plastics distributor Ultrapolymers Deutschland (Augsburg / Germany; www.ultrapolymers.de) has added standard “Trirex” PC grades from Samyang (Seoul / South Korea; www.samyangcorp.com) to its ...

The Victrex Polymer Solutions division of Victrex (Thornton Cleveleys / UK; www.victrex.com) has appointed Padmini Petroplast Pvt (Mumbai / India; www.padminipetroplast.com) as its distribution ...

Swedish plastic packaging and machinery provider Ecolean (Helsingborg; www.ecolean.com) has added a new factory and warehouse to its existing production facilities in China’s Tianjin ...

In the nearly two years following its entry into the market as a regional player, the Saudi Arabian Sabic group (Riyadh; www.sabic.com) has sharpened its European profile. A major step towards ...

The strategic alignment of Orbita-Film GmbH (Köthener Str. 11, D-06369 Weißandt-Gölzau) in the year 2000 is again oriented to specific growth. Plasteurope.com was able to see this for itself during a ...

With a share of 36% of the western European market for flexible packaging film, oriented polypropylene (OPP) is the biggest class of materials in this segment, followed by polyethylene and paper.

Ticona (D-65926 Frankfurt), the engineering plastics business of the new Celanese AG, has outlined its strategy for expanding its presence in Asia, where chairman and ceo Ed Muñoz said the company ...

German plastic closures manufacturer Bericap (Budenheim; www.bericap.com) says it has acquired the assets and technology to manufacture “BeriValve”, a dispensing valve made of thermoplastic elastomer ...