Plastribution’s speciality chemicals division, Plascoatings, has rebranded to Plastribution Speciality Chemicals. The change became effective on 25 August 2022.
Plastic Materials & Additives
Plastribution’s Speciality Chemicals Division Rebrands
Ampacet Opens New Facility in Italy
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has opened a new production plant in Brembate (BG), Italy in response to increased product demand. The new site doubles additive capacity and all lines are up and running.
Polymer Price Know-How Snippets: September 2022
Want the latest information about factors affecting polymer pricing in the UK market? Join Mike Boswell, Ian Chisnall and Katherine White of Plastribution for the latest Price Know-How Snippet for September 2022, giving you the key points to […]
Broadway Wishes Fond Farewell to Nick Burrows
Suffolk-based plastic materials manufacturer Broadway wished a fond farewell to long-serving staff member Nick Burrows last week, who retired after over eighteen years with the company.
Should Aluminium be Considered as a Tooling Material?
First and foremost, it is essential that we are talking tooling grade aluminium, 7000 series or higher. Softer grades will only survive very short runs and are frequently behind the bad stories people recite.
Case Study: Ultra Purge™ in the Food Packaging Industry
The production of PET preforms is based on a multi-stage moulding process. The following example of a food packaging company illustrates the issues involved. How was the manufacturer able to identify and solve the problems […]
Ampacet GASTOP-Flex Sustainably Boosts Flexible Packaging Barrier Performance
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, introduces GASTOP-FlexTM, a masterbatch solution designed to reduce gas transmission rates in flexible applications and help product designers to optimise their packaging to meet circular economy requirements.
Benvic’s ProVinyl Set for Success at K 2022
Benvic – Europe’s leader in PVC compounds and ecological biopolymers – goes to its third K exhibition as a fully-fledged multi-material solutions provider, incorporating all manner of polyolefins and new polymers in its portfolio for […]
Polymer Price Know-How: August 2022
The latest instalment of Price Know-How has been released by leading polymer distributor, Plastribution. Price Know-How helps plastic raw material buyers make informed purchasing decisions. This month, due to the restricted gas supplies from Russia, energy-intensive industries like metal […]
Thermoplastic Foam Specialist JSP Joins PlastikCity Procurement Platform
Global specialist in sustainable thermoplastic foams, JSP, has joined PlastikCity to promote its market-leading range of expanded foam materials. With a unique combination of properties, ARPRO (EPP) and ARPLANK (EPE) are ideally suited to demanding […]