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ECOplast: PHB for Car Interiors

18.05.2012 - PHB is the most abundant member of the PHA family. It is a crystalline biopolyester with thermoplastic properties. Biomer has developed a number of PHB formulations for technical applications. However their fogging behavior and volatile emissions prevent their use in the car interior. In the joint...

Celanese announces emulsions price increase

18.05.2012 - Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company and a global leader in emulsion polymers, recently announced it will raise the price of all emulsions sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by up to € 80/MT effective June 1, 2012, or as contracts allow. This...

Starlinger: Stretch Film Recycling - Live Demonstration in the Course of the AMI Stretch & Shrink Film 2012 Conference

09.05.2012 - On April 26, 2012, headline sponsor Starlinger recycling technology hosted a visit to their Technical Center in Weissenbach, Austria, as part of the programme of AMI’s Stretch & Shrink Film conference. This event, established as a forum for the international stretch and shrink film industry, is classified...

Styron: Price increases for polystyrene and copolymers in Europe

08.05.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe announced price increases for all polystyrene and copolymer grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the May contract and spot prices for the products listed below, will increase as follows: • STYRON™ general purpose...

A. Schulman: ICO Polymers Specialty Powders production now operating at full capacity in Gorla, Italy

03.05.2012 - In 2010, A. Schulman – a global supplier of engineering compounds, masterbatches and standard polymers purchased ICO Polymers, a global manufacturer of specialty powders. To optimize ICO´s production capabilities in Europe, A. Schulman decided to relocate the production facility in Italy from Verolanuova...

Songwon: Global price increases for the range of plastic additives

30.04.2012 - Songwon Industrial Group, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will increase global prices of its Songnox® Antioxidants, Songlight® and Songsorb® UV Stabilizers, Songstab™ Acid Scavengers as well as of its range of aminic antioxidants by 8% effective on orders invoiced on or after...

Husky completes sale of Injectoplast to Alpla

24.04.2012 - Husky Injection Molding Systems yesterday announced it has completed the sale of Injectoplast, the former closure injection molding operation of KTW, to Alpla Holding GmbH (A-6971 Hard, Austria). The sale agreement was announced January 24, 2012 (see also plasticker-News, dated 2012-01-24). Injectoplast...

Illig received „Dairy Technology Award 2012“

24.04.2012 - At this year´s Anuga FoodTec, Cologne, Illig, the thermoforming specialist, received the “Dairy Technology Award 2012“ on March 28. The price donated by “Molkerei-Industrie” and "IDM International Dairy Magazine" magazines as well as “Verein der Ahlemer Ingenieure” acknowledges successful realization...

Styron: Broad customer support for timing change proposal for PS contract pricing settlement in Europe

24.04.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH announced recently that it has secured the endorsement of more than 20 of its key customers to change the timing for settling monthly contract pricing for polystyrene in Europe. As opposed to other products in the Plastics industry or regions of the world which settle prices early...

Bilcare Solutions increases films prices

23.04.2012 - Bilcare Solutions, the films business of the Bilcare Research Group, specialised in the manufacturing of highly developed and refined rigid plastic films, increases films prices with immediate effect. „The continuous pricing dynamics for raw materials are connected with significant cost increases...

Tessenderlo Group inaugurates new CTS plant for automotive specialty compounds in China

20.04.2012 - Tessenderlo Group (NYSE Euronext:TESB) has officially inaugurated on April 16 its new CTS production plant in Changsu, China. The new plant will produce high-performance, thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and slush molding compounds for automotive applications. CTS occupies a leading position in the...

Styron: Price increases for polycarbonate and PC compounds & blends in Europe

19.04.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe yesterday announced price increases for all CALIBRE™ and EMERGE™ polycarbonate compound & blends products. Effective May 1, or as existing contract terms allow, the price for these products will rise by 150 Euro per metric ton.

EuPR: New eco-design guidelines for improved HDPE bottles recycling

19.04.2012 - EuPR, the Brussels based organisation representing plastics recyclers in Europe, has developed new European eco-design guidelines for HDPE bottles in order to bring HDPE recycling to new horizons. According to Christian-Yves Crépet, EuPR HDPE Working Group Chairman: „HDPE is a very good and easily...

Kreyenborg Plant Technology GmbH & Co. KG appoints Andreas Holt as Managing Director

13.04.2012 - As of February 1st, 2012 Mr. Andreas Holt has been appointed as managing director of Kreyenborg Plant Technology GmbH & Co. KG. Andreas Holt will be responsible for the operational business, announced the company. Andreas Holt studied mechanical engineering in Paderborn with focus on plastics and...

Lanxess: 50 percent reduction in weight with composite sheet hybrid technology

12.04.2012 - In cooperation with Lanxess and Bond-Laminates, ZF Friedrichshafen has developed a brake pedal based on nylon composite sheet and polyamide 6. As the materials suppliers says, this system is 50 percent lighter than comparable brake pedals made of steel, but has the same mechanical strength. Weighing...

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