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Krones: Lightweight bottle 'PET lite 6.6' proves suitability for actual practice

22.07.2009 - With only 6.6 grams ´PET lite 6.6´ is currently the lightest PET bottle on the market for the 0.5-litre size. A concept that Krones AG (www.krones.com) has proven to function flawlessly both in the production process on a Contiform blow-moulding machine and in the filler itself. This container system,...

Proto Labs: Expanding in Europe - Opening a French Sales and Technical Support Office

21.07.2009 - Proto Labs (www.protomol.co.uk), also known as Protomold, announced the opening of its French office, based in Le Bourget du Lac, in the region of Savoie, north of Chambéry. "Our success with the Proto Labs office in Germany gives us great confidence that a similar investment in France will help...

Hekuma: Bernhard Rupke is new Managing Director

20.07.2009 - Bernhard Rupke (Photo) is the new Managing Director at HEKUMA GmbH (www.hekuma.com). Since June 1, 2009 he has been leading the producer of automation systems for injection moulding processes. He is the successor of Dr. Lothar Bakowsky, who left HEKUMA after long years of commitment to pursue other...

ILLIG hosts Open House - a demonstration of state-of-the-art thermoforming

20.07.2009 - Innovative system solutions for the packaging industry, aimed at increasing performance and efficiency in the thermoforming of plastics, form the centrepiece of the Open House to be hosted by ILLIG (www.illig.de) at its headquarters in Heilbronn, Germany, from 21 to 24 September 2009. Expert papers...

Arkema appoints Velox as European distributor for its Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes

20.07.2009 - Arkema (www.arkema.com) has appointed Hamburg-based Velox GmbH (www.velox.com) as distributor for its Graphistrength® multiwall carbon nanotube products. In 2006, Arkema inaugurated Europe’s first plant capable of producing 20 tons per year of multiwall carbon nanotubes, and has built a broad product...

Evonik: PPA to manufacture filaments

20.07.2009 - At Techtextil 2009 Germany-based Evonik Industries AG (www.evonik.com) just launched VESTAMID® HTplus F1001, the first polyphthalamide (PPA) material that allows the drawing of filaments. It can easily be processed to form different varieties of filaments. Modifications in geometry and color are also...

Adval Tech: Harald Folk new Head of Division

20.07.2009 - The Board of Directors of the Adval Tech Group (www.advaltech.com) has appointed Harald Folk (40) Head of the Molding Technology Division and a member of Group Executive Management as of the beginning of October 2009. Adval Tech formed this new division at the end of March 2009 in the context of adapting...

Engel: Expanding of financing offers

17.07.2009 - Thanks to a comprehensive portfolio of financing instruments, ENGEL (www.engelglobal.com) can now offer to help potential customers to implement planned investments. Various financing models are available. The package includes financing and leasing offers in cooperation with Deutsche Leasing AG and...

LANXESS: Jürgen Gunther new management board chairman of DKG

17.07.2009 - Juergen Gunther (52), an employee of specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.de), has been chosen as the new Management Board Chairman of Deutsche Kautschuk Gesellschaft (DKG – the German Rubber Society, www.dkg-rubber.de). Gunther, who was already a member of the Management Board, was elected...

Dow: Price Increase for Synthetic Rubber announced

15.07.2009 - Effective July 27, 2009 Dow Europe GmbH (www.dow.com) is announcing a price increase across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions for all its synthetic rubber grades by 200 Euros per metric ton for Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) and 240 Euros per metric ton for Polybutadiene Synthetic...

BASF: New Luran S (ASA) grades for food contact

15.07.2009 - BASF (www.basf.com) is offering three new products in Europe in its line of styrenic specialties approved specifically for food contact applications. These are the ASA grades Luran® S 777 K FC, Luran S 757 G FC and Luran S 797 S FC (ASA: acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylic ester copolymer). As with the engineering...

Ferromatik Milacron: Hong Kong-based Hayco placed large order

14.07.2009 - Injection molding machine manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron (www.ferromatik.com) received an order for 14 machines this month from Hayco, a customer based in Hong Kong. The first half of the order, comprising seven machines will be delivered this year to the company´s factory in Shenzhen, China where...

BASF: Expansion of Nanjing chemical site approved

13.07.2009 - The Chinese central government has approved the Joint Feasibility Study Report submitted by BASF (www.basf.de) and SINOPEC for the expansion of their joint venture, BASF-YPC Co., Ltd. (BYC), in Nanjing (Foto), China, as of July 1, 2009. BASF and Sinopec will jointly invest approximately $1.4 billion...

Evonik: Price Increase for Carbon Black Pigments

10.07.2009 - The Inorganic Materials Business Unit of Evonik Industries (www.evonik.com) is increasing prices for carbon black pigments by up to 9 percent depending on the product. The price increase will be effective for all deliveries on or after August 1, 2009. Evonik is the world´s second largest producer of...

Gneuss: Rotary Melt Filtration Systems Meet the Toughest Requirements of Polymerisation applications

08.07.2009 - In order to manufacture polymers economically, the production process must operate without disturbances and the final product must be of a consistently high quality. For this reason, the melt filter (usually located downstream of the discharge pump of the reactor) plays a key role. The Gneuss Rotary...

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