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Petcore + EuPR: PET collection figures for 2010 published - European PET bottle collection increases by more than 6%

12.07.2011 - Petcore and EuPR announced at the end of last week that European post-sorting PET collection reached 1.45 million tonnes in 2010, an increase of 6.5% on 2009. The overall collection rate in 2010 remained at 48.3% of all PET bottles on the market. Blowmoulding outlets grew with more than 25% of...

Borealis announces new leadership in its Film & Fibre and Moulding Business

11.07.2011 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, announces the appointment of Rainer Höfling, as Vice President Business Unit Moulding as of July 1, 2011 following Thierry Chevrier who has been appointed Vice President for the Business Unit Film & Fibre, effective July 1,...

DuPont: Toyota Adopts Renewably Sourced DuPont™ Sorona® EP Polymer For New Hybrid ’Prius á’ Vehicle

11.07.2011 - As DuPont announced Toyota’s new hybrid vehicle, “Prius á” (Prius alpha), features automotive interior parts made of DuPont™ Sorona® EP polymer, a high-performance, renewably sourced thermoplastic resin, contributing to the advanced interior design while also reducing the environmental footprint. Toyota...

Sika acquires contract manufacturer in Switzerland

08.07.2011 - Sika AG, headquartered in Baar, is acquiring Biro Edwin Bischof AG, the Romanshorn-based plastic products manufacturer with strong skills in multi-component injection moulding. Biro Edwin Bischof AG produces components for the European automotive industry on behalf of Sika, including sound absorbing...

IKV: Farewell celebrations for Prof. Walter Michaeli

07.07.2011 - On July 1, a big farewell celebration was held at IKV for Professor Walter Michaeli with over 600 invited guests. Professor Michaeli, who has headed the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) at RWTH Aachen University for 23 years, will step down at the end of July on reaching retirement age. His farewell...

Bayer MaterialScience: Polyurethane system enables intelligent energy generation

07.07.2011 - Spanish company Kliux Energies – Geólica Innovations SL has developed a completely new, intelligent technology for harnessing wind energy. The system is based on special rotors positioned vertically so that they are always facing the wind. The Kliux wind turbines can be installed in virtually any location...

Kreyenborg: Gear pumps celebrate 10th anniversary

06.07.2011 - Since 2001 family-owned Kreyenborg GmbH produces gear pumps for extrusion, compounding and polymer synthesis. Through continuous improvement and innovation today Kreyenborg claims to be one of the leading suppliers in the field of gear pumps. Kreyenborg has steadily developed their gear pumps for...

LANXESS: First Michelin Supplier Award for synthetic rubber pioneer

06.07.2011 - German specialty chemicals company and synthetic rubber pioneer LANXESS has received the Michelin Supplier Award 2010 from Michelin SCA, Clermont-Ferrand, France. With this accolade, awarded by the global tire corporation for the first time this year, the Michelin Executive Committee wants to recognize...

Trevira: Sale completed

05.07.2011 - Sinterama & Indorama Ventures take over the wheel The takeover of polyester manufacturer Trevira by the consortium of Indorama Ventures PCL (Thailand) and Sinterama (Italy) is complete. After receiving the green light from the relevant cartel authorities in Brussels and Turkey, the change in ownership...

LANXESS increases prices for technical rubber grades

05.07.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has increased its prices for its Perbunan and Krynac synthetic rubber ranges and its Baymod and Nanoprene products by EUR 150 per metric ton with effect from July 1, 2011. The reason for this price adjustment is the rise in manufacturing costs, says LANXESS.

ICM: 11th Int. Electronics Recycling Congress - Call for papers

05.07.2011 - The 11th International Electronics Recycling Congress IERC 2012 will take place from January 18 - 20, 2012 in Salzburg, Austria. Over 500 experts from industry, authorities and academia are expected to discuss and present the newest information and challenges of the WEEE recycling business. The...

Clariant’s Masterbatches Business increases prices

04.07.2011 - The Masterbatches Business Unit of Clariant, a leading Masterbatches player globally, announces global price increases for most of its products. "During the past months, the price development for our main raw materials, as well as other conversion costs, has reached a level which we cannot absorb...

American Kuhne: New Vice President of Process Technology

04.07.2011 - American Kuhne announced the appointment of Kevin Slusarz as a member of the Management Team in the position of Vice President, Process Technology. In this position he will manage all screw design and process evaluation, developing new screw designs as well as evolutionary improvements to existing screw...

S+S: New microsite „PET recycling with S+S”

29.06.2011 - The new S+S microsite www.pet-recycling.com, focussing on "PET recycling with S+S" went live on 18 May 2011. Independent of the corporate website www.sesotec.com, www.pet-recycling.com is a separate but related internet presence directly providing information about the significant expertise of S+S in...

BASF: Price increase for masterbatches

27.06.2011 - BASF Color Solutions anounced to increase prices globally for all masterbatches by minimum 5%. New prices are effective for deliveries starting 1st of July, 2011, or as contracts allow. According to BASF these price increases are necessary to cover further significant increase in raw material cost...

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