The multi-million euro investment follows a recent expansion in Germany responding to demand from the automotive, construction, and lighting sectors.

The acquisition also expands the family-owned company's global sales and engineering footprint. 

Deadline for submitting nominations is Feb. 15.

Compounder Roscom is deemed an "excellent fit" by Geon because of its innovation and automation in the flexible PVC market.

Strong, durable, lightweight, and safe, plastic pipes require significantly less energy to manufacture, transport, and install than metal or concrete alternatives, stressed the Plastics Pipe Institute.

California-based Materia pioneered the development of Nobel prize–winning technology for manufacturing a new family of thermoset resins.

Lanier Color supplies color concentrates and specialty compounds for thermoplastics, with an emphasis on the building and construction sector.

Five years of lab and real-world testing confirm robust performance of New Village Initiative Advanced Materials Group’s asphalt additives containing recycled plastic.

Improving manufacturing efficiency, reducing inventory, lowering waste, and maintaining product quality should be meticulously tracked, but for a plastics processor the most critical measure of performance is mold cycle time.