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IKV-Kolloquium 2010: 500 experts discuss the prospects for plastics technology

24.03.2010 - With 500 experts from 15 countries, plus 40 exhibitors, the 25th International Plastics Technology Colloquium 2010 organised by the Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV), which looks back on a long tradition, was able to maintain its position as the rendezvous for the plastics sector. From 3 to...

Gabriel-Chemie opens laboratory in Poland and expands partner network

23.03.2010 - With the opening of a laboratory in Lodz / Poland, the Gabriel-Chemie Group continues its growth on the European market. In doing so the company not only strengthens its position as an internationally oriented masterbatch manufacturer; its presence on the Polish market also brings significant advantages...

LANXESS increases prices for polyamide 6.6 products and rubber chemicals

23.03.2010 - Specialty chemicals group LANXESS is going to increase the prices for certain plastics and rubber chemicals effective April 1, 2010 due to higher costs. The Semi-Crystalline Products business unit announced an increase for its polyamide 6.6 products (Durethan A) by EUR 0.35 per kg in Europe, Middle...

Evonik: Price Increase Carbon Black Pigment and Masterbatches

22.03.2010 - The Inorganic Materials Business Unit of Evonik Industries, Essen, is globally increasing prices for Carbon Black Pigment COLCOLOR® & RKK- Masterbatches by 100 €/ton. The price increase will be effective for all deliveries on or after April 15, 2010. Evonik is one of the world´s largest producer...

ILLIG: Automatic vacuum forming machine for thermoforming of food packs

19.03.2010 - ILLIG has now completed the generational transfer of the RV 53c automatic vacuum forming machine, a separately forming and punching thermoformer working from roll stock, by updating the so-called mold making manual for the new machine version. The system of standard parts especially developed for RV...

Altuglas International: Price increase for Cast and Extruded acrylic sheets and blocks

18.03.2010 - Altuglas International will raise the prices of its acrylic sheets and block range sold under the brand names Altuglas® and Oroglas®. As far as permissible under existing agreements, the prices will be increased by 130 Euros/MT for deliveries after April 12th 2010. This increase is linked to the...

FKuR: Bio soap wrapped in fully compostable package

18.03.2010 - Umbria Olii International introduces a worldwide first - compostable soap wrapping. This bio-film is based on FKuR’s Bio-Flex® and is used for the packaging of “Ecolive“ laundry soap. Umbria Olii International “Ecolive” laundry soap is made from 100% natural olive oil. In order to emphasize their...

Georg Kaufmann Formenbau: Specialist in highly integrated injection moulding technology

18.03.2010 - At this year’s VDI Congress “Plastics in Automotive Engineering” Georg Kaufmann Formenbau AG presented a broad spectrum of innovative process and mould related technologies for plastics processing, all of them contributing to the cost-saving, highly integrated production of high-quality multifunctional...

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...

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