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IVL registered volume growth of 18% in 2019, driven mainly by inorganic expansion. Industry-wide spreads declined to historical lows in 2019, leading to a 20% reduction in IVL’s core EBITDA. Operating cash flow through this period increased…

Iggesund Paperboard’s paperboard mill in Workington, UK, did not have a single accident that led to absence during the whole of 2019. Quite an achievement, especially considering that more than 320 people work there, in a heavy process…

Since the 4th quarter of 2019, HRSflow is the number one worldwide in the field of hot runner technology for automotive applications. This is shown by the regular internal comparison of the company's own sales figures with the corresponding…

Amidst the Corona Virus outbreak, BMC decided to ban the single-use plastics in Mumbai from May 1, 2020. The ban prohibited the use of plastic bags, disposable cups and plates, and bottles under a certain size. Despite scary headlines of…

2019 results, impacted by slowing economic growth and increased investments in consumer businesses and digitalization across the company: Sales rise by 1.1% to 20,114 million euros, organic sales stable Adjusted EBIT margin at…

Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, a specialist granulator manufacturer from Roetgen in the Eifel region of Germany, was among the nominees for the Plastics Recycling Award Europe which recognizes products that boost sustainability.…

David Schroeder, President and CEO of Graham Engineering Corporation, has appointed Paul Lemmers as Vice President of Operations. In this role, Mr. Lemmers will have responsibility for quoting, planning, supply chain, assembly and…

In April of last year, the European Union joined Norway in co-sponsoring amendments to the world’s only waste treaty to establish new trade controls on the dirtiest and most unrecyclable plastic wastes. These amendments were passed in…

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announced that it awarded Professor Marc Hillmyer, from the Chemistry Department at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, with the 2020 Bright Science…

Covestro has agreed a loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for EUR 225 million. The loan will provide medium term funding to strengthen their research and development (R&D) work in the areas of sustainability and circular…