by plastics editor | Sep 22, 2017 | Business, Daily News
Dave Hummel has retired as CEO of polyaryletherketone (PAEK) composite manufacturer Victrex after 24 years as CEO. He is replaced by Jakob Sigurdsson who has more than 20 years’ experience in large multi-national companies, including Rohm & Haas (now part of Dow...
by plastics editor | Sep 22, 2017 | Business, Daily News, Process Recycling
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, has announced it is seeking input from industry professionals on current technical and economic recycling challenges in connection with the REMADE Institute. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) introduced...
by plastics editor | Sep 22, 2017 | Business, Daily News, Extrusion, Injection Molding, Plastics Materials
BERWYN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, announced today the introduction of a diverse range of MAGNUM™ ABS grades new to the North American market....
by plastics editor | Sep 22, 2017 | Business, Daily News, Plastics Materials, Process Recycling
With China’s future as a plastic and paper scrap importer up in the air, other destinations in Asia could take on added importance in 2018. These emerging economies will be the focus of a session at the 2017 Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference Europe. The...
by plastics editor | Sep 22, 2017 | Business, Daily News
The Canadian Plastics Industry Association handed out its 2017 leadership awards at a dinner and award ceremony in Toronto on Sept. 19. The award categories and the 2017 award winners are: YOUNG LEADER AWARD This award is for individuals is intended to showcase...
by plastics editor | Sep 22, 2017 | Business, Daily News, Process Recycling
GreenMantra Technologies, a company that produces polymers from waste plastics based in Brantford, Ontario, has been named to the 2017 Startup 50 list of top new growth companies by business publication Canadian Business and its affiliate, McLean’s Magazine. The...
