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Krones: Following nine record years, global crisis puts in the red

17.03.2010 - The year 2009 was dominated by the global economic crisis. As a consequence, the 2009 business year was for Krones AG, the world´s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology, probably the most difficult in the company´s 59 years of existence. Demand in the packaging machinery market...

Reifenhäuser emphasizes special role of the Asian region

17.03.2010 - At this year´s Chinaplas in Shanghai, the Troisdorf Germany-based Reifenhäuser Group will be present with not less than four companies, and for the first time also with the new Reifenhäuser Kiefel Extrusion in which the forces of both companies have successfully been pooled since August 2009. On...

Coperion at Chinaplas in Shanghai – and an in-house show in Nanjing

17.03.2010 - STS advanced: higher output with improved compound quality Well in time for Chinaplas 2010 Coperion has increased the specific torque of its STS advanced compounding extruder by 15% to 10 Nm/cm³. Thanks to this increase in torque, standard twin screw (STS) compounders achieve not only an improvement...

Gerresheimer Regensburg: New generation of lancing devices for blood sugar measurement

16.03.2010 - On behalf of a leading diagnostics company, Gerresheimer Regensburg has developed the lancing devices for a blood sugar measurement system which contains a band with test fields for 50 tests instead of individual test strips. The new 5th generation lancing device can be docked onto the measurement device,...

LANXESS to expand global capacity of high-performance rubber

16.03.2010 - Expansion at German, American and Brazilian sites The world’s leading synthetic rubber company LANXESS has decided to expand the global capacity of its high-performance rubber Neodymium Polybutadiene (Nd-PBR). LANXESS will invest about EUR 20 million to increase production by an additional 50,000 metric...

Lyondell Chemical to Pursue $3,250 Million of First Priority Debt Financing

15.03.2010 - LyondellBasell recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lyondell Chemical Company, plans to raise $3,250 million of first priority debt, including an offering of senior secured notes ("the Notes") in a private placement and borrowings under a senior term loan facility (the "Term Loan")....

LyondellBasell Announces Receipt of U.S. Bankruptcy Court Approval of Significant Steps in its Chapter 11 Proceedings

15.03.2010 - LyondellBasell recently announced three significant developments toward its emergence from bankruptcy protection. Specifically, LyondellBasell: obtained bankruptcy court approval of its Third Amended Disclosure Statement, permitting LyondellBasell to begin soliciting votes on its Third Amended Plan...

Gneuss MRS Technology now with FDA Approval

15.03.2010 - At the beginning of 2010, Gneuss received a "Letter of No Objection" from the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Bottle to Bottle Recycling process. This process consists of the patented Multi Rotation Extruder (MRS), the fully automatic Melt Filtration System and an SSP with an extremely...

Tria extends salesforce and represents Regloplas

15.03.2010 - Tria just recently increased its salesteam by Frank Hirsch. He is based in Bremen area and a well-known specialist for ancialliary equipment to the plastic industry. He will cover the northern and eastern part of Germany, supported by local representatives. In the northern part of Germany (area 2)...

DSM Composite Resins: Mona Bielmeier new Global Marketing and Communication Manager

12.03.2010 - With effect from April 1st, 2010, Mona Bielmeier will take over the position as Global Marketing and Communication Manager for DSM Composite Resins. In her position, Mona Bielmeier will be a member of the global leadership team and will report directly to Michael Effing, President DSM Composite Resins...

BASF: Two milestones for modern SB block copolymers

12.03.2010 - The innovative field of styrene-butadiene (SB) block copolymers is still in its infancy in comparison to other plastics. And yet, BASF already has two milestones to commemorate in this realm. 20 years of Styrolux in Antwerp Styrolux®, an SB block copolymer, was produced on an industrial scale for...

DuPont: New nylon with added performance to subtract weight & cost in automotive products

11.03.2010 - A new family of nylon products from DuPont Performance Polymers – DuPont™ Zytel® PLUS nylon – delivers excellent performance levels and importantly maintains those excellent performance levels much longer than traditional nylons despite exposure to hot oil, hot air, calcium chloride and other aggressive...

Kungsörs Plast: Unique approval for KPS conductive pipes in Germany

11.03.2010 - After extensive tests, German authorities have approved the use of KPS conductive plastic pipes for use at German petrol stations. The Swedish manufacturer thereby becomes the first to be able to supply plastic petrol pipes to the German market. Germany has the most restrictive rules in Europe regarding...

Evonik: Bio-Polyamide Protects High-Performance Cables

11.03.2010 - Germany-based Evonik Industries has expanded its range of compounds for high-performance cables to include bio-based VESTAMID® Terra DS. Evonik is thus responding to the rapidly growing interest in bio-based plastics, even in technically challenging fields of application. A polyamide 1010, VESTAMID®...

Dow Europe: Price Increases for ABS and SAN Grades

10.03.2010 - Effective immediately, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase its prices by 120 Euro per metric ton for all MAGNUM™ ABS grades and TYRIL™ SAN grades across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions. More Information: www.dow.com

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