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Coperion: Successful high-capacity compounding of polyolefins

19.01.2010 - New underwater pelletizing system for PP; two-stage ZSK NT for bimodal HDPE With several recently supplied and installed high-capacity compounding lines, both the latest UG underwater pelletizing systems from Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany, and this company’s concept of two-stage PE compounding...

Engel: New CEO for ENGEL North America

19.01.2010 - Beginning in April 2010 Mark Sankovitch (53, Photo) will be appointed CEO of ENGEL North America. He follows Steve Braig, who will leave the company until the end of March 2010. Mark Sankovitch has a 20-year experience with ENGEL and recently he was Regional Sales Manager in Chicago. Mark Sankovitch...

ICM: Swiss Cowbell Award 2010 to the „Father of the European WEEE Directive”

18.01.2010 - Swiss congress organiser ICM AG will stage its 9th International Electronics Recycling Congress (IERC 2010) from 20-22 January 2010 in the Salzburg Congress Center in Austria. 400 delegates from industry, authorities, academia and NGOs will be present to discuss the latest information and challenges...

Henry Bath: Reduction in rents for LME Plastics Warehouse Storage

15.01.2010 - Henry Bath, the London Metal Exchange ("LME") licensed warehouse operator, has announced a large reduction in its maximum published rents for the storage of plastics held on LME Warrant, effective 5 January 2010. Storage rents for Polypropylene (PP) and Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LL) are being...

Adval Tech awarded large order from BMW

15.01.2010 - The Adval Tech Group has received a large order from BMW for the new generation of its Series 1 and 3 models. Adval Tech commenced joint product and process development with BMW in August 2009. The group will manufacture twelve components for the air/water separation systems in production runs of millions....

EuroMold 2010: Partner country Turkey is a growing market with great opportunities for Moldmaking and Tooling

14.01.2010 - Having Turkey as a partner country, EuroMold 2010 dedicates itself to a rapidly emerging economy that occupies the fields of automotive engineering & electronics in particular. Hence exist the enormous opportunities for Moldmaking and Tooling. The central position between Asia, Gulf States and Europe...

BASF: High-performance resin with improved friction characteristics

14.01.2010 - Compared to all previous versions in BASF’s high performance resin range, Ultrason® KR 4113, a representative of the polyethersulfone product line (PESU), offers hitherto unique friction characteristics. This feature is achieved by incorporating carbon fibers, graphite and PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene)....

Klöckner Pentaplast: New PET capacity at Crumlin site

13.01.2010 - The Klöckner Pentaplast Group, the largest European producer of rigid PET films, is pleased to announce that its new PET production capacity has commenced operation at the company’s Crumlin, UK, manufacturing facility. The new line produces high-performance polyester films for food and consumer packaging...

Bayer MaterialScience: License agreement with floorwear specialist kymo

13.01.2010 - Based on polyurethane foams and a special textile fabric Bayer MaterialScience has developed a viscoelastic carpet (Photo). Walking across this carpet feels like walking over soft moss. “The foam is designed not to be fully compressed underfoot, but only to a certain depth. Since the underfoot area...

LyondellBasell: Moplen Resin Replaces Steel in Leading Industrial Cleaning Equipment

13.01.2010 - A high-performance polypropylene (PP) resin from LyondellBasell Industries has been selected for the production of a new series of industrial cleaning equipment by Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG, the world’s leading producer of cleaning equipment. Moplen EP240T is being used to produce the chassis of...

Engel: Tiebar-less, all-electric injection moulding machine for Swiss mould maker SCHÖTTLI

12.01.2010 - SCHÖTTLI AG has been manufacturing high-quality injection moulds for more than fifty years. Today the programme includes moulds for the medical technology, closures and packaging sectors. Each mould manufactured by SCHÖTTLI is inspected at the in-house Customer Technology Centre in order to establish...

Gerresheimer: New production facility for medical plastic systems in Brazil

12.01.2010 - The Gerresheimer Group has set up a new facility for medical plastic systems in Indaiatuba (Brazil). The plant is to commence operations early in 2010. On the basis of a long-term cooperation agreement with Novo Nordisk, components will be produced with state-of-the-art technology for insulin pen systems...

BASF to raise prices for the plastic Styrolux in Europe

11.01.2010 - With immediate effect BASF will be raising its prices for Styrolux® (SB copolymer) in Europe by 150 Euro per metric ton. This measure is due to the rise in the cost of raw materials, energy and transportation. The main application fields for the plastic Styrolux are transparent food packaging, blister...

Engel: Irene Schwarz turned 80

11.01.2010 - Since the founding the injection moulding manufacturer ENGEL 65 years ago Irene Schwarz (Photo) characterises the company. Irene Schwarz is celebrating her 80th birthday with her family and staff at this time. Born in 1929 Irene Schwarz came to Austria in 1944, where her father Ludwig founded ENGEL...

Dow Europe: Price Increase for PS, ABS, SAN and EPS Grades

08.01.2010 - Effective January 5, 2010, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH increases its prices by 170 Euro per metric ton for all general purpose and high impact STYRON™ polystyrene resins, STYRON™ A-TECH™ advanced technology polystyrene resins, MAGNUM™ ABS grades, TYRIL™ SAN grades and SCONAPOR™ EPS grades...

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