Keyword: packaging

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Sabic to start up Yanbu PET plant in January

26.11.2013 - After construction delays foiled plans to start up its new 420,000 t/ PET plant at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, in Q 4 2013, Sabic has rescheduled the start for January 2014, news reports...

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Kuraray to Acquire DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions/Vinyls

25.11.2013 - Kuraray and DuPont today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for DuPont to sell Glass Laminating Solutions/Vinyls (GLS/Vinyls), a part of DuPont Packaging &...

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EU Moves to Regulate Single-Trip Plastic Bag Use

07.11.2013 - As part of its ongoing effort to curb plastics waste, the European Union is tightening the reins on distribution of disposable carrier bags. On Nov. 4, the European Commission (EC)...

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Dow Chemical Puts Additional Businesses up for Sale

30.10.2013 - Dow Chemical is hanging the "for sale" sign on additional links in its value chain, raising the sum of assets it plans to divest over the next few months from $1.5 billion to $3-4...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Developments of Drug Delivery Devices are Increasingly Focused on Patients’ Needs

11.04.2013 - Delivery Boom - Drug Delivery Devices currently rank among the major pharmaceutical trends. Their optimization is largely influenced by the pharmaceutical industry, physicians and...

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Schott Expands Footprint in "Pharmerging" Markets with Investment in Indonesia

09.03.2013 - Schott Pharmaceutical Systems announced today its plans to expand its overall production capacities at its plant in Bekasi, Indonesia, by 20%. With this strategic move, the company...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Plastics Packaging and Sustainability

21.11.2012 - Sustainability - With a share of more than 40% plastics packaging represents the biggest application field of plastics in Europe today. Plastics packaging is an essential element...

Services

Packaging specialist Marchesini focuses on customer care

- Marchesini Group, a leading supplier of complete packaging lines and machines for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry, has restructured its customer assistance service...