Solexis will increase the production capacity for Peroxide Curable Fluoroelastomers, commercialized under the trademark Tecnoflon.

The new international tender for the sale of Vinyls Italia assets has been published on the company website. This is the second tender for sale. It follows one issued in March. At that time the only company interested, the Ramco group from Qatar, quit in the middle of negotiations.

The British Group has entered into a binding agreement for the sale of its global Films business to Indian pharmaceutical packaging company Bilcare for approximately €100 million.

On 29 July 2010, the three commissioners of Vinyls Italia, the Italian PVC producer, will present the Italian Minister of Economic Development with the new international tender to attract interest in the purchase of the company and the entire Chlorine cycle.

The LyondellBasell polypropylene plant in Terni, in central Italy, were planned to be shutdown on 30 June but after a recent meeting at the Ministry of Economic Development there is a glimmer of hope for the sale of the assets.

US film extruder manufacturer has voluntarily filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code in the District of Massachusetts.

An international tender will be called within a month. More attractive conditions for investors, but the plants remain shutdown.

At the annual meeting of Assocomaplast – the Italian association of plastic and rubber machinery and mould manufacturers – the president for the 2010-2012 period was elected. The new president is Giorgio Colombo (photo), Managing Director of ICMA San Giorgio. The vice-president is the Sales Director at Frigosystem, Alessandro Grassi.