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APK: Plastic recycling applies to self-management restructuring

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APK: Plastic recycling applies to self-management restructuring

Utilizing the solution-based “Newcycling” recycling know-how: The plant in Merseburg (Picture: APK) The recycling firm APK (Merseburg) has utilized for restructuring proceedings beneath self-administration. Then the district court docket in Halle appointed the lawyer Dr. Lucas Flöther (Halle) as momentary administrator. The APK board is supported by two consultants from the industrial legislation agency Ok&L … Read more

Plastic Packaging Manufacturers Face Downturn in Demand: Sales Drop by 6%

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Plastic Packaging Manufacturers Face Downturn in Demand: Sales Drop by 6%

Dip in demand also for industrial packaging (Photo: Pexels / Markus Spiske) Manufacturers of plastic packaging are also suffering from weak demand: In the first half of this year, their sales fell by 6 percent compared to the previous year, as the IK Plastic Packaging Industry Association (IK, Bad Homburg; ) reports. In addition to … Read more

French company Clayens NP acquires US competitor Parkway Products in major expansion move

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French company Clayens NP acquires US competitor Parkway Products in major expansion move

Clean room production at the Plastibell subsidiary in Izernore, France. Clayens had acquired the company from faltering packaging maker PSB Industries in 2021 (Photo: Clayens NP) For an undisclosed price, the French injection molding and composites company Clayens NP (Genas / France) is acquiring its US competitor Parkway Products (Greenville, South Carolina / USA) with … Read more

China: Standard thermoplastics mostly show price declines in May

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China: Standard thermoplastics mostly show price declines in May

Prices for standard thermoplastics on the Chinese market developed unevenly in May 2022. The prices for polyethylene (PE)-LD, PE-LLD, PE-HD extrusion and blow molding types, PVC, high-impact polystyrene and polypropylene fell. The situation was different with the listings of PE-HD injection molding qualities, standard PS and PET. The relatively lower supply and higher raw material … Read more

Rowasol: Smaller containers for liquid colors

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Rowasol: Smaller containers for liquid colors

18.05.2022 The two containers extend the reusable Color-Cube liquid paint packaging to smaller volumes. (Photo: Rowasol) -Rowasol, Pinneberg, has expanded its portfolio of reusable packaging for Color Cube liquid paints downwards. For applications with lower paint consumption or where the mass to be lifted is limited for ergonomic reasons, a stable ten liter tin bucket … Read more

Klöckner Pentaplast: Increase in PET film volumes in North America

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Klöckner Pentaplast: Increase in PET film volumes in North America

To be produced on the new extrusion line: PET blister film “knNext” (Photo: kp) The film specialist Klöckner Pentaplast (KP, Montabaur) has announced further details of its USA expansion plans: The packaging manufacturer will invest several million USD in the production and processing of PET and recycled PET films at its production facility in Beaver, … Read more

Application: Köver GmbH & Co KG metal and plastic processing

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24.02.2022 The rotational molding specialist Köver GmbH & Co KG Metal and plastic processing (D-21614 Buxtehude) has filed for insolvency. On January 26, 2022, the district court in Tostedt appointed a lawyer as provisional administrator Friedrich von Kaltenborn-Stachau from the office BRL Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen (BRL; D-20354 Hamburg). The company is to be reorganized as … Read more

Lanxess: Safe connectors in many colors

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Lanxess: Safe connectors in many colors

22.12.2021 The halogen-free, flame-retardant PA 6 can also be colored in light colors such as orange or yellow. (Photo: Lanxess) -Cable harnesses are among the most complex assemblies in electric vehicles. Their numerous connectors must be marked in a wide variety of colors for better differentiation during assembly and maintenance. At the same time, they … Read more

ETM Engineering Technologie Marketing: Automotive supplier in trouble

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ETM Engineering Technologie Marketing: Automotive supplier in trouble

Despite the preliminary insolvency: Business operations in Saalburg-Ebersdorf will be continued in full (Photo: ETM Engineering Technologie Marketing) The production downtimes in the automotive industry stumbled another player: on October 13, 2021, preliminary insolvency proceedings were ordered for the assets of ETM Engineering Technologie Marketing GmbH (Saalburg-Ebersdorf). The district court of Gera appointed RA Rolf … Read more

SIG Combibloc: Second production plant opened in China

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SIG Combibloc: Second production plant opened in China

The plant in the Suzhou Industrial Park (Photo: SIG) The manufacturer of composite cartons and filling systems for beverages and liquid food, SIG Combibloc (Neuhausen / Switzerland) is investing around EUR 180 million in a second production plant for aseptic carton packs in China. The new production facility is located near the existing site in … Read more