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Improving the Recycling Options for WEEE Plastics

02.11.2005 - An interim report on a project investigating the waste management options for mixed waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) polymers containing brominated flame retardants (BFRs) has found that separation and treatment to remove the additives is likely to be more commercially and environmentally...

Eastman: New Specialty Plastics resin distributor for Austrian market

31.10.2005 - Eastman Chemical Company (www.eastman.com) has announced the appointment of Gangus Plastic as the new distributor for its Specialty Plastics (Division) in Austria. Gangus Plastic Vertriebsges. mbH, the Austrian subsidiary of Albis Plastic GmbH, will distribute a wide range of products on behalf of...

Ticona Introduces Lower-Cost Topas® COC Grade for Flexible Packaging

28.10.2005 - Ticona (www.ticona.com), the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, has introduced a new, more cost-effective grade of Topas® COC (cyclic olefin copolymer) for packaging applications. This second-generation COC, Topas 8007F-100, provides a broad processing window and an excellent cost-performance...

Wittmann: Small Temperature Controller for Demanding Applications

27.10.2005 - At Fakuma 2005 Wittmann (www.wittmann-robot.com) presented a new development from its „Water & Cooling“ product range: the small microprocessor controlled temperature controller Tempro Plus Direct 120 “Direct Injection” which was specifically designed for small to medium range molding machines, as well...

EuPC: European Plastics Converters Brace Themselves For Further Price

27.10.2005 - If, as expected, the prices of plastics raw materials continue their steady climb owing to the persistence of higher oil prices and a shortage of the materials in Europe, plastics converters will have no option but to significantly increase the prices of their own products, the industry´s Brussels-...

Scan&Sort: Removal of colour contamination from granulate

26.10.2005 - Optical defects, such as so-called “black specks”, cannot be entirely avoided in the production of plastic granulate, but yet they can cause considerable loss of value. Even slightly contaminated granules that arise, e.g. through hung-up material released from nozzles, oxidation, wear from extruders,...

DuPont: announces price increase for all Vespel® parts

12.10.2005 - The European headquarters of DuPont Engineering Polymers (www.dupont.com) today announced an increase of 8% for all DuPont™ Vespel® engineered parts. Higher percentages may apply to certain specialty products. The increase will take effect in Europe, Middle East and Africa with all orders placed as...

J&A offers now PA-based co-polymers from Nycoa

11.10.2005 - The Krefeld-based compounder, J&A Plastics (www.j-a.de), has expanded its product range to include the high-tech and extrusion nylons of the US-American company, Nycoa. At the FAKUMA 2005, it will premier the products, which – among other things – include a transparent polyamide that, for certain applications,...

DuPont Fluoroproducts Increases Supply of DuPont™ Tedlar® Polyvinyl Fluoride Film

10.10.2005 - DuPont Fluoroproducts (www.dupont.com) today announced plans to significantly expand its capacity to produce DuPont™ Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) film by 2007, in order to meet strong and growing market demand in photovoltaic, aerospace, construction, graphics and other market segments. Critical...

Hellweg: “Slotter” – low dust granulation

07.10.2005 - Low dust granulation of sprues and rejected parts is often a decisive quality aspect for the return of ground material to the production process. The new Slotter (“Slow Cutter”, picture) roll mills from Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (www.schneidmuehlen.de) work without the use of sieves and at...

DuPont Filaments acquires high-technology filament manufacturer Pedex

06.10.2005 - DuPont Filaments-Europe B.V. (www.dupont.com), Langraaf/NL, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the assets of the German company Pedex, Wald-Michelbach/Germany, a specialist in high-technology brush filament manufacture. The acquisition is likely to be finalized by October 31, 2005,...

Separation: High resolution, optoelectronic sorting of plastic granulate contaminated with black specks

04.10.2005 - At FAKUMA 2005 Separation AG (www.separation-ag.com) is exhibiting for the first time a newly developed mobile plant (Illustration) for optoelectronic sorting of plastic granulate contaminated with polymer agglomerates in the form of black specks. The plant is integrated within an interchangeable housing...

Basell to increase PP and PE prices in Europe

28.09.2005 - Basell (www.basell.com) announced today that it will increase prices by 200 Euro per tonne on all polypropylene grades and 230 Euro per tonne on all polyethylene grades sold in Europe effective October 1. “Sharp increases in crude oil and monomer prices, which are placing margins under enormous pressure,...

Reimelt Henschel: Full-range Supplier of Mixing and Compounding Systems takes over Rockstedt

27.09.2005 - Reimelt Henschel MischSysteme GmbH (www.Reimelt-Henschel.com) the specialist manufacturer of industrial mixers and systems for the processing of bulk materials, has recently taking over Rockstedt Compoundiertechnik. Founded over 25 years ago by Siegward Rockstedt, the company specialises in the development,...

LANXESS to increase its prices for ABS and SAN

26.09.2005 - Effective October 1, 2005, LANXESS Deutschland GmbH (www.lanxess.de) is to increase its prices for Novodur®, Lustran® (ABS) and Lustran® (SAN) throughout Europe by EUR 0.15 per kilogram. The reasons for this step are the increasing cost of raw materials, the tight supply situation affecting base products...

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