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Government officials from Abilene and Dickinson County joined around 120 Kansas city and county officials for Local Government Day in Topeka Jan. 26. The event was co-hosted by The League
Monday’s commission meeting started with the swearing in of Commissioners Trevor Witt, John Kollhoff and Wendy Miller. After the commissioners took their seats, Commissioner Brandon Rein surrendered the title of
With the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, surging prices for energy and raw materials, and Forces Majeures destabilising the global supply chain, we spoke to Cepi and the Polymers for Europe Alliance to find out how the packaging industry is faring.
April 22, 2021 Alexandre Dangis: âStructural imbalanceâ in Europe Severe shortages of raw materials coupled with soaring price increases is putting the European plastics converting industry under extreme pressure, European Plastics Converters (EuPC) has warned. The improving global economy, increased exports of plastics to Asia and North America, a shortage of containers within Europe, and an unprecedented number of force majeuredeclarations, are all contributing to supply shortages, industry observers claim. The situation is described by EuPC as so dire that it is âthreatenin...
EuPC report: Raw materials shortage threatens essential goods production in Europe Print BRUSSELS—The European polymer converting industry is facing "severe shortages of raw materials and extreme price increases never experienced," according to the latest report by trade association EuPC. In addition to survival pressure on numerous SMEs, the situation is threatening the production of countless products from building and automotive components to essential goods for the food packaging and pharmaceutical supply chains, EuPC said in an April 13 report. "Manufacturers of plastic products all o...