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Adval Tech and Mould Technologies Holding consider close Cooperation

11.02.2011 - Adval Tech Holding Ltd and Mould Technologies Holding (MTH) are exploring the possibility of strategic cooperation in the field of injection molds. MTH is an industrial group which has been built up since 2008 around Swiss moldmaker SCHÖTTLI AG by its principal investor CGS Management. Both Adval...

Engel: Specialist Symposium in Shanghai for the laptop industry

10.02.2011 - 8.-9. March 2011, Shanghai "Think Thin" – this is the motto of the specialist symposium in Shanghai to which ENGEL is inviting decision makers from the laptop industry and their suppliers. On 8 and 9 March this year, the injection moulding machine manufacturer and automation expert will be demonstrating,...

DSM Engineering Plastics announces price increases on Arnitel and Arnite

10.02.2011 - As a result of continued escalations in the costs of key raw materials, DSM Engineering Plastics will increase prices on a global basis for its ARNITEL® and ARNITE® products. Effective 1 Feb 2011, DSM will increase prices for these products by at least 15% on a global basis. While DSM Engineering...

Reifenhäuser: Bernd Reifenhäuser appointed Chairman of the Board of Management of Reifenhäuser Maschinenfabrik

09.02.2011 - Economist Bernd Reifenhäuser has taken over the chairmanship of the Management Board of Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik as of 01.01.2011. In November 2008, Bernd Reifenhäuser took the position as Managing Director of Reifenhäuser Maschinenfabrik which was managed on a parity by him and...

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: All-hydraulic injection moulding machine series to include new frame size

09.02.2011 - The hydraulic injection moulding machine made by Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH of Schwaig / Germany has been expanded to include a model with a clamping force of 13,000 kN. In the course of 2011, the Systec machine series will be further expanded to include clamping forces up to 20,000...

DSM appoints Steef Bouwmeester as new Managing Director of Euroresins

09.02.2011 - DSM recently announced the appointment of Steef Bouwmeester as Managing Director Euroresins with immediate effect. Steef Bouwmeester joined DSM in 2001 and has held various key roles in the Composite Resin Business. Previously he was Business Manager Product Portfolio at Euroresins. Steef Bouwmeester...

ENGEL appoints new managing director in Mexico

08.02.2011 - ENGEL Mexico´s new managing director took up his position 1 February 2011. The company is excited to have recruited Peter Auinger, an experienced injection moulding machine expert, for this strategically important market. Peter Auinger has taken up the reins with the aim of positioning ENGEL as a...

LANXESS: Price adjustment for engineering plastics

08.02.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG is to increase its prices for Durethan Compounds (Polyamide Compounds, PA) and Pocan Compounds (Polybutylenterephthalate Compounds, PBT) in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by at least EUR 0.30 per kilogram effective February 14, 2011. This price adjustment...

FKuR: First Biodegradable Toothpaste Tube

08.02.2011 - Tectubes introduces the world’s first truly biodegradable toothpaste tube made from FKuR’s bioresins. Tectubes injection mould, extrude and print the various parts of the tube. The tube itself stands out due to its excellent mechanical properties. “Using bio resins for such an application was a challenge...

ILLIG: Technical Training for Thermoformers – New Concept for Training Program

08.02.2011 - Since the beginning of this year ILLIG has been offering a completely new set of training courses for qualification of personnel in the thermoforming sector. Practically relevant theory imparted by means of interactive training material is directly broadened by hands-on exercises on respective machines....

Altuglas International: Price increases for acrylic sheet

08.02.2011 - Altuglas International, subsidiary of Arkema Group, recently announced an increase of 6% for PMMA cast & extruded sheet in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The implementation will be as of March 2011. The price revision is the result of continuous raw materials price hikes.

Polyester consortium takes over Trevira

07.02.2011 - Trevira GmbH is to have new owners. A consortium of Indorama Ventures PCL (Thailand) and Sinterama (Italy) is taking over Trevira, the polyester fibre manufacturer headquartered in Bobingen, Germany. On 4 February 2011 the consortium signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition with CA Werner...

LANXESS to expand bladder production in Argentina

07.02.2011 - LANXESS continues to expand its activities in the growing Latin America region. The specialty chemicals company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Rhein Chemie will invest a single-digit million USD amount in its newly-acquired production site in Burzaco, Argentina. Rhein Chemie plans to expand bladder production...

DSM Engineering Plastics to sell Yparex® Business to Resin B.V.

04.02.2011 - DSM Engineering Plastics announces it has reached an agreement for the sale of its Yparex® adhesives business to RESIN (Products & Technology) B.V., a Netherlands-based compounding company. The sale is expected to close in Q1 2011, subject to regulatory and other customary approvals and notifications....

Styron Europe: Price Increases for Polystyrene, ABS and SAN

04.02.2011 - Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe will increase the prices for all STYRON™ and STYRON A-TECH™ polystyrene grades, for all MAGNUM™ ABS resins and for all TYRIL™ SAN grades by 110 Euro per metric ton. These price increases...

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