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EuPR: PET bottle shortage for European recycling

28.05.2010 - The PET bottles supply for European recycling is too tight. The recycling capacity has been following the increasing trend of PET consumption and collection but the current combination of market forces has reduced the output of the European recycling plants. This situation is caused by several factors...

Gneuss: Czech staple fibre manufacturer commissions new line with Rotary Filtration Systems

27.05.2010 - For just over one year, the largest PET staple fibre manufacturer in Central Europe, Silons.r.o. in Plana nad Luznici in the Czech Republic, has been operating a new line, equipped with Rotary Filtration Systems from Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany With this new, high performance...

Dreychem: New Source for Carbon Fibres in Europe

27.05.2010 - Dreychem has added chopped and milled carbon fibres to its portfolio of products. The European distribution contract between the Japanese Nippon Polymer Sangyo Co., Ltd., and Dreychem was signed in April 2010. Limited quantities of these fibres, which are used to improve the characteristics of engineering...

Dow Europe: Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins

27.05.2010 - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions. Effective June 1, 2010, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for all grades of its lowdensity polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density...

Sumitomo Demag: Markus Schiefer leaves board

26.05.2010 - Due to personal reasons Dipl.-Bw. (BA) Markus Schiefer (47) resigned with immediate effect from the Management Board of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH, Schwaig. Mr. Schiefer’s tasks will be fulfilled by COO Mr. Shaun Dean. Since 2003 Schiefer has been working in a management position...

EuPC: Material cost increases hit processors

26.05.2010 - "Plastics processors are hurting", said Alexandre Dangis, speaking about the mounting raw material cost increases sustained by Europe´s plastics processors. The head of the industry´s Brussels organisation, European Plastics Converters Association, believes that this will slow down recovery in the industry,...

Biesterfeld Plastic extends distribution agreement for ExxonMobil Chemical Polymer Brands

21.05.2010 - Agreement extends to Portugal, Maghreb, the United Kingdom and Ireland Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH, a pan-European distributor of a range of ExxonMobil Chemical polymer brands, will now distribute Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) and Vistamaxx™ propylene-based elastomers in Portugal and Morocco,...

Evonik: Price Increase for Methacrylate Monomers

21.05.2010 - Evonik Industries, one of the world’s leading suppliers of methacrylate chemicals, will raise the prices of its VISIOMER® Methacrylate Monomers. The new pricing structure applies to customers worldwide with exception of NAFTA. NAFTA pricing will be communicated separately by Evonik Cyro LLC, a 100 percent...

Balda: Ending of the commitment in India

20.05.2010 - Balda AG, listed in the SDax segment on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, has sold its direct and indirect shareholdings in Balda Motherson Solution Ltd. amounting to 60 percent to Motherson Sumi Systems Limited. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The joint venture based in south...

M-Base: CAMPUS now avaibale in Russian language

20.05.2010 - CAMPUS is a neutral plastics information system managed and driven by the resin producers. CAMPUS datasheets include all relevant data for the selection of plastics, including valuable multipoint graphs, chemical resistance information, long term properties and many more. In order to serve the international...

LANXESS opens global research and development center for NBR in France

19.05.2010 - German specialty chemicals group LANXESS today officially opened its new research and development center for synthetic rubber and a new administrative building at its French site in La Wantzenau (Alsace). The group has invested more than EUR 5 million in the new buildings. This investment further...

Evonik Degussa: Price Increase for a Range of Products

18.05.2010 - The Coatings & Additives Business Unit of Evonik Industries announces a price increase for its entire range of the Brands Degalan, Degacryl, Degadur, Degaroute, Degaplast, Degadeck, Degament, Rohagit and Plex effective June 1st, 2010 by 15 % in all regions worldwide. This increase will apply to all...

Bayer MaterialScience raises prices for polyurethane raw materials

17.05.2010 - Bayer MaterialScience AG is raising the selling prices for the product groups diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and polyether (PET) worldwide by EUR 0.25/kg effective June 1, 2010. Raw material and energy costs for these product groups have increased considerably. To...

Mann+Hummel ProTec: New TrueBlend™ TB gravimetric batch dosing systems now available as a series

17.05.2010 - MANN+HUMMEL ProTec is now offering the TrueBlend™ TB gravimetric batch dosing system, first showcased to the public at the FAKUMA 2009, as a complete series. This range of dosing and mixing systems for treating multi-component mixtures has a total of eight sizes for throughputs of up to approx. 5,400...

Ferromatik Milacron: New All-electric Machine from Milacron China at Easy Fairs in Sweden

14.05.2010 - Injection molding machine manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron will present the European debut of the new all-electric ELEKTRON from Milacron China in Malmo, Sweden at Easy Fairs on May 18 and 19, 2010. The machine will be exhibited on the show floor at Ferromatik Milacron´s Swedish representative Green...

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