25 Oct 2001
ComPETe® gives PolyOne a competitive edge in European PET market.
DÜSSELDORF, October 25, 2001: - PolyOne announces the launch of a new kind of color concentrate masterbatch in Europe. As glass bottles are increasingly being replaced by PET (polyethylene terephthalate) in the cosmetic and beverage markets, new color concentrates are being researched and developed. Traditionally, color concentrates (or masterbatches) have been made by dispersing pigment in a polymer and making it into pellets, 2-3 mm in diameter. For high volume applications such as PET bottles, these pellets have proved an effective and excellent alternative to costly pre-colored compounds.
25 Oct 2001
PolyOne’s Tossiat and Assesse European color additives sites achieve QS-9000 certification
PolyOne has announced the QS-9000 certification of two more of its European sites. The plants, both color concentrate producers, located at Tossiat, France and Assesse, Belgium, are believed to be one of the first in the European masterbatch sector to achieve this auto industry certification.
22 Oct 2001
Eastman Announces Plan to Consolidate Coatings Operations in Europe
KINGSPORT, Tenn., October 22, 2001--Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) today began consultation with the Works Council of Eastman Chemical Jaeger GmbH & Co. KG in an effort to reach agreement to close its operating site in Duesseldorf, Germany.
15 Oct 2001
Fiske Food Ingredients to operate the most advanced distribution centre in Europe
Fiske Food Ingredients, the leading UK specialist distributor of food and beverage ingredients, has completed a € 1 million investment programme that will advance its Milton Keynes, UK, headquarters to the most modern distribution facility of its kind in Europe. Fiske is the dedicated food industry distribution arm of Royal Vopak .
10 Oct 2001
PET: Packaging with an environmental edge
Recent legislation in Germany considers the single-use, recyclable PET bottle as ecologically unfavourable. Dr. Bram Opschoor, who helped to develop the PET bottle for carbonated drinks almost 30 years ago, gives his view. From 1968 until 1975, Dr. Opschoor worked for Akzo Plastics. Today he is Technical Advisor for PET Container Recycling Europe (PETCORE).
4 Oct 2001
New investment confirms Vopak’s E&E division as the leading bulk solvents distributor
Vopak Chemical Distribution Europe has announced the completion of a major expansion of its Cadishead bulk solvents terminal near Manchester, United Kingdom, further confirming its leadership position in this market sector. The terminal, which has benefited from an investment of £2.5 million, is operated by Chemitrade the bulk solvents division of E&E Ltd., formerly Ellis and Everard, acquired by Royal Vopak and becoming part of the Vopak Chemical Distribution unit in January of this year. The facility is purpose built to handle BASF oxygenated solvents following the distribution deal agreed between E&E and BASF in early 2000.
4 Oct 2001
Anstead International appoints Business Director
David Jones has been appointed Business Director of Anstead International effective from 1st November 2001, replacing Kim Morrison who is leaving the company. Anstead International, part of Royal Vopak following the acquisition of Ellis and Everard in January 2001, has grown rapidly in recent years to become a leading raw material supplier to the personal care and pharmaceutical industry in the UK.
