HEXPOL

Acquisition of majority stake in US compounder Piedmont

ASAHI KASEI

Collaboration with Aquafil on rPA 6, cellulose nanofibre compound for 3D printing / Automotive, aeronautical applications

AQUAFIL

Italian producer completes pre-production trials of plant-based PA 6

GENOMATICA

Biotechnology company signs agreement with Aquafil to produce renewable PA 6 / Initial volumes available in second half of 2021

CHEMICAL RECYCLING

Webinar on 24 September hosted by ChemRecEurope and Polymer Comply Europe

ITALY

Nationwide lockdown abruptly halts activity / Domo's PA 6 production still running / FCA shuts down Italian, Polish and Serbian production sites / Aid for SMEs affected by Covid-19

AQUAFIL / SAFILO

Launch of sustainable eyewear / PA obtained from fishing nets, carpets and fabric scraps

TARKETT / AQUAFIL

Partnership on carpet tiles containing rPA 6 / Recycling centre in the Netherlands upgraded

AQUAFIL

Chemical recycling of PA and PET / Same properties as virgin material plus suitability for food-contact applications

AQUAFIL

Initial operations at US carpet recycling facility / Recycled PA destined for Slovenian plant

GENOMATICA

Partnership with Aquafil to make bio-based caprolactam / Development of "Geno CPL" process to commercial-scale

AQUAFIL

Italian PA 6 producer makes investment into US carpet recycling plant / New facility to help the industry go circular

ULTRAPOLYMERS

Distributing Domo's “Domamid” and “Econamid” PA in Spain

DOMO

Takeover of Aquafil's engineering plastics business arm now complete / Forward integration in PA

DOMO

Exclusive talks on takeover of Aquafil Engineering Plastics

ULTRAPOLYMERS

Distributing Aquafil's flame-retardant polyamides

ECONYL

Caprolactam recycling project starts in Slovenia

AQUAFIL

Fibre manufacturer to expand PA compounding activities in China and the US / Sales expected to reach EUR 450m