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Tradition-steeped, family-owned Plüss-Staufer AG (CH-4664 Oftringen) will trade in Switzerland in future as Omya AG, just as it has in foreign markets for a number of years. For several decades, the ...

Consolidation of the packaging market is still going on. The most recent example is the planned joint venture between CarnaudMetalbox SA (CMB, 153 rue de Courcelles, F-75017 Paris), the largest ...

Changing of the guard at GE Plastics Europe (HQ: PO Box 117, NL-4600 Bergen op Zoom): Uwe Wascher, president and senior managing director since autumn 1990, has stepped down unexpectedly. The company ...

Scientists at Chinese nano-technology specialist Polynova (Suzhou) have introduced a new generation of naturally conductive polymers that can be used not only in antistatic packaging, but also to ...

Brazilian masterbatch and additive manufacturer Cromex (São Paulo; www.cromex.com.br) has appointed Resin Trade (Burton on Trent / UK; www.resintrade.com) the exclusive distributor of its black, white ...

Amoco Fabrics Europe (V H Goedhartln 935/1 NL-1181 LD Amstelveen), an affiliate of Amoco Corporation (HQ: 200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago IL 60601 / USA), has opened its first manufacturing plant in ...

Aerospace, defence and security systems supplier Goodrich Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina / USA; www.goodrich.com) has acquired Crompton Technology Group (CTG, Banbury / UK; www.ctgltd.co.uk) ...

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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 ...

Montell Europe (HQ: PO Box 625, NL-2130 AF Hoofddorp) plans to build a DM 200m plant at Moerdijk, The Netherlands, to produce 180,000 t/y of polyolerlns via the company's "Catalloy" process. The plant ...

Nexeo’s recyclate distribution portfolio now features MBA Polymers’ post-consumer polypropylene, polystyrene, and ABS for automotive and household appliance applications. The US distributor’s ...