Milliken extends value-adding additive innovations to expanding plastics market at Arabplast 2015

Clarifying innovation Millad® NX™ 8000: the new standard in PP transparency.Ghent, Belgium - Leading polyolefins additives supplier, Milliken & Company, will welcome polypropylene (PP) producers, converters and brand owners attending Arabplast 2015 with the promise of innovative ways to enhance the attractiveness of PP for consumer, industrial and medical applications. The innovation is not limited to PP as Milliken will also showcase a solution to protect the contents of PET packaged food, beverage and consumer products.

First ever Online PR & Communications Academy launched in the Middle East by The Irish Academy of Public Relations and Orient Planet

First ever Online PR & Communications Academy launched in the Middle East by The Irish Academy of Public Relations and Orient Planet.The Irish Academy of Public Relations today (Monday 27th October, 2014) revealed in London its joint venture with Orient Planet PR and Marketing Communications to create the first ever online PR and Communications Academy in the Middle East. Orient Planet Academy (www.opacademy.com) will exclusively provide the Irish Academy’s courses to students in the Middle East, Levant and North Africa regions.

Songwon increases price on its entire range of Polymer Stabilizers in Japan

SONGWONUlsan, Korea - October 27, 2014 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. has announced a 15% price increase for its Polymer Stabilizers in Japan. The increase is effective November 15, 2014, or as contracts allow.

AVERY DENNISON LANZA SU LÍNEA LINER PET

Avery DennisonSantiago de Chile, Chile - Octubre 2014 - Avery Dennison, lider mundial en materiales para etiquetas y empaque, presenta esta nueva línea que ofrece importantes beneficios para convertidores y las marcas que la elijan.

AVERY DENNISON LANZA PRODUCTO DE GRAN VERSATILIDAD

Avery DennisonMedellín, Colombia - Octubre 2014 - Avery Dennison, lider mundial en materiales para etiquetas y empaque, presenta esta nueva solución para Colombia.

Songwon and UTS enter cooperation agreement to supply additives to SIBUR

SONGWONUlsan, Korea - October 24, 2014 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. (www.songwon.com) and its distributor United Trading System (UTS) have signed a long-term cooperation agreement to supply the Russian petrochemical company, SIBUR with additives used in polypropylene, polyethylene, rubbers, thermoplastic rubbers and PVC. Under the agreement, Songwon will also provide SIBUR with technical support for stabilizers in end-use applications.

Clariant hosting IoPP at its Belen, New Mexico production facility

ClariantMuttenz, October 23, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, recently hosted the Drug and Pharmaceutical Committee of the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) at its production facility in Belen, New Mexico.

AVERY DENNISON EXTENDS ITS BROAD EUROPEAN FOOD-APPROVED PORTFOLIO WITH NEW TOPCOAT

Avery Dennison extends its broad European food-approved portfolio with new topcoat.)OEGSTGEEST, the Netherlands - October 23, 2014 - A new food-approved topcoated product has been added to the already extensive Avery Dennison food labelling film portfolio. The addition means that Avery Dennison now offers the widest range of food-approved films in Europe, with materials that can support a large variety of food labelling conditions.