In the March Price Know How, Plastribution reports rising polymer pricing as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East dramatically affect the global supply chains. With shipping routes disrupted and regional petrochemical infrastructure under attack, materials are now facing rapid price escalation, tightening availability, and a market gripped by uncertainty.
Permanent product marking is now essential across manufacturing, from medical devices needing full traceability to automotive components requiring durable identification…Read More
Lubrizol has announced that Bjørn Thorsen A/S has expanded its distributorship for Lubrizol’s industrial thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)…Read More
With the conflicts in Iran and the wider Middle East affecting the global markets, Katherine White, Mike Boswell and Ian…Read More
Ampacet SLIP SCAVENGER 1540 has been selected as a finalist for Product Technology Innovation of the Year in Plastics Recycling Awards…Read More
In January, the PlastikCity team visited Abbey Polymers’ headquarters in Stafford to talk about how Abbey Polymers supports plastics manufacturers…Read More
In the February Price Know How, Plastribution highlights a market under pressure as polymer producers push for increases beyond contract…Read More
Effective from March 1, 2026 Joe Read has been appointed Managing Director of Biesterfeld in UK & Ireland, one of the international…Read More
As the official distributor of Lubrizol in the UK & Ireland, Bjørn Thorsen is happy to share the news…Read More
Jonas Borgsten has been appointed Global Business Director for the Engineered Polymers business unit at the Biesterfeld Group, one of…Read More
