The global leader in sustainable engineered materials Domo Chemicals has once again earned the prestigious EcoVadis Gold medal, now ranking in the top 2% of companies evaluated by EcoVadis worldwide. With an 8-point improvement from the previous year, this year the company has made significant progress...

Union has recently completed the commissioning of a Foam R-PET line in Asia for the extrusion of expanded sheets used in automotive interior composite panels. The project involves the use of two tandem-configured extruders, enabling high production rates with densities ranging from...

GreenPlast 2025, the international exhibition and conference dedicated to materials, technologies, and processes for plastics and rubber processing with a focus on environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, is set to return to Milan from 27 to 30 May 2025 at Fiera Milano, Rho Pero...

The RadiciGroup Sustainability Report reaches an important milestone this year: twenty years have in fact passed since the Group published its first Social Report in 2004, qualifying it as one of the pioneering companies in the realisation of voluntary non-financial reporting. The document measures the...

Women in Plastics Italy (WIP-IT) is a new association that brings together working women who - in various roles and with different skills - operate in the plastics sector. After an initial year of informal activities in which the foundations were laid for this new endeavour, now the association has been formally established...

Syensqo announced plans to adapt its organization to better meet the evolving needs of its customers and focus on projects that will accelerate growth. Following its split from Solvay at the end of 2023, the company has undertaken a comprehensive review of its structure and projects, to focus on...

Kask, an iconic Italian helmet brand, is using expandable polystyrene (EPS) granules Neopor Ccycled from Basf for the production of safety helmets for workers. In the manufacturing process of Neopor Ccycled fossil feedstocks are replaced by pyrolysis oil obtained from recycled post-consumer plastic waste through...

Neste, Alterra and Technip Energies have signed a collaboration agreement to advance the circularity of plastics by providing the industry a standardized technology solution for chemical recycling. The partners aim to globally offer a standardized modular solution, based on Alterra’s proprietary liquefaction technology...

Thanks to significantly higher contributions from the core businesses, Basf’S Ebitda before special items (income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items) increased in the third quarter by 77 million euros compared to the same period last year, to 1.6 billion euros. “The positive...

The manufacturer of technical solutions in rubber, silicone, and plastic, Oldrarti Group, has obtained the UNI/PdR 125:2022 certification for gender equality in the workplace. This certification, valid for three years and subject to annual audits, attests to the company’s commitment to promoting an...

Specialised in the production of chemical specialties, polyesters, polyols, polyurethanes, and special resins for the creation of composite materials and coatings, Coim has been included among the 100 excellence brands of Made in Italy in a multi-sectoral research study conducted on the landscape of Italian companies by...

In the third quarter of 2024, Covestro continued to increase its volumes sold, particularly in the EMLA and APAC regions. Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, Group sales remained stable at around 3.6 billion euros, as lower raw material prices led to lower selling price levels. Compared to the third quarter of...