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Songwon announces global price increases for its range of Plastic Additives

21.01.2011 - Songwon Industrial, 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 between 8 and 15% effective on orders received on...

EuroMold BRASIL 2012: Range of exhibition extended to five continents

21.01.2011 - DEMAT and Messe Brasil create joint-venture With its new exhibition „EuroMold BRASIL“, August 20–24, 2012 in Joinville / Brazil, DEMAT GmbH extends its range of exhibitions to five continents. DEMAT has set up a joint venture with "Messe Brasil" for the realisation of EuroMold BRASIL – Fair of Mold...

SKZ: Conference - „2nd International Conference on Flame Retardants“

21.01.2011 - 15 - 16 May 2011, Guangzhou, China First Circular & Call for papers In the light of the recovery of world economy and flame retardant markets, the 2nd International Conference on Flame Retardants: Requirements, Challenges and Innovations will give a comprehensive overview of the drivers regarding...

Styron: Polycarbonate JV Between Styron and Sumitomo to be Renamed Sumika Styron Polycarbonate Ltd.

21.01.2011 - The 50:50 joint venture between Styron and Sumitomo Chemical is being renamed Sumika Styron Polycarbonate Limited (SSPC). Company name change activities are underway and are expected to be fully effective as of April 1, 2011. Styron announced in October that it assumed ownership of the 50 percent...

Bericap starts closures production in South East Asia

20.01.2011 - Recently BERICAP has established a production facility in Singapore. The plant shall provide a direct service to customers in the ASEAN-zone, which were up to now served by a sales office and deliveries from BERICAP China and other BERICAP facilities. It shall be the nucleus for further expansion of...

ALTANA acquires polymer modifier producer Kometra

20.01.2011 - The specialty chemicals Group ALTANA has signed an agreement today to acquire Kometra Kunststoff-Modifikatoren und -Additiv GmbH. Kometra produces so-called polymer modifiers in Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. These modifiers are specific surface-active copolymers which are used as impact modifiers...

Tosaf: New infrared masterbatches help optimize plant growth in cooler regions

20.01.2011 - New IR masterbatches by Tosaf (www.tosaf.com) allow production of greenhouse films that are optimized for cooler regions such as Northern Europe. On the one hand, these films retain their high transparency and thus their ability to transmit sunlight almost directly to the plants. On the other, they...

Maack Business Services announces PEPP, SPF plastics conference dates for 2011

20.01.2011 - Conference organizer Maack Business Services’ global technology and business forum for the polyethylene and polypropylene sectors, PEPP, will once again be at the Swissotel in Zurich this year, on September 21 and 22. MBS is planning sessions covering latest developments in materials and polymerisation...

RKW: US Film Producer Danafilms acquired - Expands North American Presence

20.01.2011 - RKW SE recently announced its acquisition of Danafilms, Inc., a Westborough, Massachusetts, USA, based film producer. This expansion provides RKW and Danafilms the ability to better serve the North American market for plastic films. Danafilms’ President, Sherman Olson, and the management team will remain...

Neue Herbold: Extension of the SM Granulator Range

20.01.2011 - Neue Herbold Maschinen – und Anlagen GmbH located in Sinsheim, Germany, have extended their SM granulator range by introducing the new SM1000/… machine. The new granulator SM1000/… is completing the upper range of the SM series. This machine has a rotor diameter of 1.000 mm and will be offered in...

Maag Group: New sales director for Germany

19.01.2011 - Maag Group has announced the appointment of Alaaddin Aydin as sales director for Germany with effect from 1 January 2011. As a complete single-source provider for gear pumps, screen changers and pelletizing systems, the company´s sales team under the leadership of Mr. Aydin will be even better able...

ENGEL strengthens sales subsidiary in Turkey

19.01.2011 - The appointment of Abdulkadir Topuçar sees an acknowledged expert in injection moulding take over the management of ENGEL´s sales subsidiary in Turkey. He took up this position on 1 November 2010 with the aim of continuing to boost ENGEL´s market position in Turkey and underlining ENGEL´s role as a...

nova-Institut: 4th Biomaterials Congress will showcase leading companies from France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany

19.01.2011 - The fourth Biomaterials Congress will take place on the 15th and 16th of March at the Maternushaus in Cologne (10 min walk from the central railway station), Germany. It comes at a time of dynamic development of the industry: the double-digit growth is being fueled as the rising oil prices continue....

BASF's first high temperature-resistant XPS

18.01.2011 - BASF has now extended its range of extruded polystyrene rigid foam panels (XPS) with an innovative product. The new insulation material is called Styrodur® HT (HT = high temperature). Its key feature is a heat distortion temperature of up to 105° Celsius (application limit temperature). This makes the...

Ferromatik Milacron: New Director Research & Development

17.01.2011 - Dr. Thorsten Thümen has been named the new Director of Research and Development at injection molding machine manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron. The 35-year-old Paderborn native has been with the firm for three years, where he has risen steadily through the ranks. As Director of Research and Development,...

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