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Biesterfeld Plastic takes over the French rubber distributor SMPC

04.10.2010 - By taking over the French Rubber Distributor SMPC, Biesterfeld Plastic, the largest subgroup of the Biesterfeld Group, is investing in a new area of business. As of 01.10.2010, Biesterfeld France SARL, subsidiary of Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH, will assume control of the business activities of the distributor...

Engel: Economical processing of solid silicone

04.10.2010 - Progress in plastics technology is marked by new applications and innovations to ensure constantly new or expanded fields of application for injection moulding. With the development of the ENGEL roto feeder – a new rotary conveyor for continuous feeding of the solid silicone to the plasticising unit,...

Gurit wins first Tooling contract in Europe

01.10.2010 - Gurit, a worldwide leading developer and producer of advanced composite materials, technologies and tooling equipment has won a first contract for a wind turbine blade mould to be delivered to a customer in Europe from the Gurit Tooling plant in China. This European order is another important achievement...

Mold-Masters: Hot Runner Specialist acquires PET components company ABBA Systems and announces new brand MasterPET

01.10.2010 - Hot runner solutions supplier Mold-Masters announced that it has completed the purchase of ABBA Systems of Brantford, Ontario. ABBA Systems and Mold-Masters have been working together in a marketing alliance to build PET preform molds since 2009. "Global reaction to our preform mold building initiative...

BKG: Major order from China

01.10.2010 - BKG Bruckmann & Kreyenborg Granuliertechnik GmbH, Muenster/Germany, announced signing of a contract with Tianjin Dagu Chemical Co. Ltd., concerning the delivery of several underwater pelletizing systems for the production of Styrene Acrylonitrile (SAN). BKG will supply complete pelletizing lines...

Ferromatik Milacron: Andreas Westhäußer new head of customer service

01.10.2010 - Injection molding machine manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron announced today that Andreas Westhäusser (31) will head the company’s SERVTEK customer service division effective immediately. For the past three years Andreas Westhäusser has served successfully as acting director of SERVTEK. The position reports...

IKV: Innovative combination - The die casting of metal and the injection moulding of plastics

01.10.2010 - Combining different processes to create a single-step process makes it possible to combine different materials and thus different functionalities in one moulded part. The Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) at RWTH Aachen University is currently developing a new and efficient process chain for the...

Coperion: FET – Optimised Feeding for Throughput Improvements

01.10.2010 - For a significantly increased feeding capacity when processing powdered material on twin screw extruders, Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany, formerly Werner & Pfleiderer, has developed the so called Feed Enhancement Technology (FET). The basic principle: The feeding zone is equipped with a porous, gas...

Tosaf starts 50,000 tons production plant for tailor-made plastic compounds

30.09.2010 - Tosaf, a leading international manufacturer of high quality compounds, color and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, has recently completed the start-up of a new compounding plant in Afula/Israel. With an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons, the new factory adds to the company’s...

BASF: New special ABS Terluran for electroplating

29.09.2010 - Upon the occasion of K 2010 BASF will be introducing a new member of its ABS product line (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer) that was specifically developed with an eye towards the requirements made in electroplating. This material goes by the name Terluran® BX 13074 and is intended particularly...

LANXESS: Price increase for Baypren products

29.09.2010 - The Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS will increase its prices for CR (chloroprene rubber) effective fourth quarter 2010. Dependent on regions, the price adjustment per metric ton comprises up to EUR 525 / USD 700 for CR. The continued high level of feedstock...

MAUSER adjusts IBC Prices

28.09.2010 - Effective September 15th, 2010 or as contracts allow, the MAUSER Group adapts IBC prices between 5-10 Euro per IBC. The price adjustment reflects the increased production cost. All existing contractual obligations will be honored, announced the company. About MAUSER MAUSER Group is a leading producer...

Huhtamaki to sell the majority of its European rigid plastic consumer goods operations

28.09.2010 - Huhtamaki has agreed to sell the majority of its European rigid plastic consumer goods operations to Island Lux S.à r.l. & Partners S.C.A., an affiliate of Sun European Partners, LLP, the European adviser to Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a U.S. based private investment firm. The annual net sales of...

LANXESS: Change in Management at three business units

28.09.2010 - There will be a change in management at three of the 13 business units of specialty chemicals company LANXESS. Dr. Hans-Georg Schmitt, Head of the Basic Chemicals business unit (BAC), will retire as of January 1, 2011. Schmitt has been in charge of Basic Chemicals since the formation of LANXESS. ...

Instron: Testing Technology from Thermoplastic Materials to Components

28.09.2010 - Instron will underline its position as a versatile partner for a full range of polymer testing services at K 2010. The company will present its comprehensive portfolio of newly-developed and enhanced testing devices, ranging from high-precision melt flow testers for the quality control and research...

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