RKW

Installation of five-layer extrusion line at German site / Film manufacturer increases recycled content

PCEP

Polyolefins recycling organisation expands steering board / New members include PepsiCo manager

RKW

Sale of Belgian subsidiary ACE / Sharpened focus on core areas of hygiene, packaging and agriculture

PCEP

Polyolefins recycling organisation elects board members / Mark Vester new chair

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Start-up mentality in plastics processing sector / Creative solutions to supply bottlenecks for masks and medical supplies / More nonwovens production required

RKW

Expansion of waste bag production in Germany / Customer Deiss working on making thinner film bags

AMERPLAST

Packaging manufacturer's next CEO is Mark Rooney

RENOLIT / RKW

Owners reshuffle German group / Sister companies to be split up

RKW

New extrusion line in Belgium for agriculture applications

RKW

German films maker expands US production in Kentucky

RKW

German films manufacturer produces biodegradable waste bag in Vietnam

INTERVIEW

Roland Roth, new president of German plastic converters association GKV / Policy, the environment and raw material supply in Europe

GKV

Roland Roth elected president of German plastics converters association

AGRICULTURAL FILMS

Global greenhouse films market forecast for expansion to 2025 / Asia-Pacific region expected to keep its lead / TM Research

RKW

Film manufacturer closing facility in eastern Germany / Agricultural film production relocating to Michelstadt

KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016

High-ranking industry representatives detail their experiences with China / Exclusive KI Group event draws 240 attendees

KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016

RKW chief executive Harald Biederbick to speak about film producer's experiences in China / “Lessons learned and perspectives”

KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016

Sino-European relations enter a new stage / Virtual explosion in M&A activities / Exclusive conference during upcoming “K” fair

EUROPEAN HEAVY DUTY SACKS

Plastics' share expected to rise to 60% in 2020 / LDPE remains the major polymer used / Chemicals and fertilisers markets account for one third of European demand / AMI report

COLLATION SHRINK FILM

European market to increase at moderate pace to 850,000 t in 2020 / Down-gauging “masks” market gains / Metallocene resins offer printing opportunities at point of sale / AMI report

RKW

German film producer invests in Vietnamese plant / Additional printing capacity for multipack shrink films

PE FILM

Growth in Europe driven by restructuring and acquisitions / RKW is leading player / Supply and volatile price of raw materials as key challenges / AMI report

RKW

Film producer closes plants in Germany and Spain / 180 employees affected

RKW

Jelle Westerterp becomes sales director of Nonwovens

INTERVIEW

“Our industry needs reliable suppliers!” / IK president Roland Roth on the situation on the polyolefin market / Need for more choice / US processors could become a threat