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Gammaflux Europe: Benno Kippes is new Managing Director

06.10.2011 - René A. Bertschi, Managing Director of Gammaflux Europe GmbH, Wiesbaden-Erbenheim/Germany, will retire at the end of the Year after spending 15 years building up the European facility of Gammaflux, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of hot runner temperature control systems. Bertschi’s successor...

KraussMaffei Berstorff: Borouge orders pipe extrusion line for Innovation Centre in Abu Dhabi

05.10.2011 - According to KraussMaffei information, Borouge has ordered a complete polyolefins (PO) pipe extrusion line from KraussMaffei Berstorff for its new Innovation Centre in Abu Dhabi. The order package comprises the KME 60-36 B/R single-screw extruder in the successful 36D Series, the KM-RKW 32 and KM-RKW...

Dow Europe: Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins

05.10.2011 - Dow Europe GmbH announced a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions. Effective October 1, 2011, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH increased prices for all grades of its low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylene...

Bericap: New Production in Buenos Aires

28.09.2011 - Bericap founded BERICAP Argentina SA in Buenos Aires. Bericap Argentina SA will cooperate with BERICAP Brazil Ltda and will increase the presence of BERICAP in South America where Bericap produces since 1998. Production start for manufacturing the DoubleSeal Supershorty suitable to PCO 1881 is...

EMS-GRIVORY: Price increases for Grilamid PA12, Grivory HT and Grilamid TR

26.09.2011 - From October 1, 2011, EMS-GRIVORY (CH) will increase prices in Europe for Grilamid PA12 products by 5 - 20% depending on grade. Additionally from October 1, 2011, EMS-GRIVORY (CH) will increase prices in Europe for Grivory HT by 0.3 EUR/kg and for Grilamid TR by 0.4 EUR/kg. Extremely high raw...

EPTA: 11th World Pultrusion Conference - Call for papers

26.09.2011 - The EPTA - European Pultrusion Technology Association invites you to submit presentations for the 11th World Pultrusion Conference taking place on 22-23 March, 2012 in Istanbul. These presentations are to document innovations in the area of pultruded reinforced plastics. The practically oriented...

LANXESS to produce new bio-based EPDM rubber

22.09.2011 - LANXESS is strengthening its commitment to produce premium synthetic rubbers from bio-based raw materials. The German specialty chemicals company aims to commercially produce ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) from bio-based ethylene by the end of the year. It will be the first form of bio-based...

SIMONA: Changes to the Executive Board

21.09.2011 - Effective from 1 January 2012, Fredy Hiltmann (56) is to be appointed as a new member of the Executive Board of SIMONA AG. Hiltmann will oversee the area of Corporate Finance (Chief Financial Officer). Having completed a vocational training programme in the field of business, Hiltmann studied Economics...

Songwon strengthens its sales team with new Manager Main Accounts

20.09.2011 - Songwon Industrial has announced that Elena Scaltritti has joined the group as Manager Main Accounts in Europe. This is a further step in the strategy announced in March 2011 to meet the growing demand of customers worldwide with a team of professionals. Mrs. Scaltritti started her career at Nalco...

FKuR and Braskem sign Green PE Compounding Agreement

15.09.2011 - Braskem, one of the global biopolymer leaders, and bioplastics compounding specialist FKuR have signed a compounding agreement for BioPE, Green PE. This strong partnership will result in the first tailor-made green polyethylene compounds available in Europe, announced FKuR. Braskem was seeking an...

Songwon completes polymer antioxidant plant

14.09.2011 - Songwon Industrial Group announces that the expansion of its antioxidant capacity from 55.000 to 70.000 tons has been completed ahead of time. This is the result of the consolidation of Songnox® 1076 production into Songwon’s new fully backward integrated Maeam plant. In addition Songwon has announced...

LANXESS: Sustainable mobility through “green” tires and lightweight plastics

14.09.2011 - When it comes to the future of the car, chemist Dr. Werner Breuers is certain about one thing: “Intelligent chemical materials are a must if we are to achieve sustainable mobility and maybe even the zero-emissions car.” Heading up research and development on the Board of Management of the specialty...

LANXESS invests EUR 15 million in its glass fiber plant in Antwerp

06.09.2011 - LANXESS is investing EUR 15 million in its glass fiber plant in the Antwerp docklands. For the specialty chemicals company glass fibers are a key intermediate for the production of high-tech plastics. With the expansion, the actual annual capacity of 60,000 metric tons will increase by 10 percent. The...

Biesterfeld Plastic expands the operative management in Poland

06.09.2011 - As of the 1st October 2011, Waldemar Jurczak shall commence employment as the operative Managing Director at the Polish branch of Biesterfeld Plastic. The expanded management of Biesterfeld Polska Sp. z o. o. will consist of Marek Parol, who will have responsibility for the administration of the company,...

Engel delivers turnkey MuCell systems

05.09.2011 - With immediate effect, ENGEL is delivering full systems for MuCell™ foam injection moulding on a turnkey basis world-wide, thereby covering the entire physical foaming process chain from a single source. The relevant agreement was signed by ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH of Schwertberg in Austria and Trexel, Inc....

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