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Recoup: 45% of plastic bottles in the UK now being collected for recycling

09.09.2010 - Preliminary findings from the 2010 UK Household Plastics Packaging Collection Survey, commissioned and researched by Recoup, show an encouraging increase in the bottle recycling rate with 45% of plastic bottles in the UK now being collected for recycling, a 6% increase vs. the 2009 survey. The information...

Uhde Inventa-Fischer: New plant for the production of PET resin for OCTAL

09.09.2010 - OCTAL Petrochemicals recently signed a contract with Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build a 550,000 tpy plant for the production of PET resin. The contract for delivery of two lines unique to OCTAL will use the state-of-the-art of Melt-to-Resin MTR® technology proprietary to Uhde Inventa-Fischer. The expansion...

American Kuhne: Medical Tubing Extrusion Open House in Germany

09.09.2010 - American Kuhne announced they will be demonstrating new equipment advancements at an open house at Kuhne GmbH on October 26th-27th, 2010. The company will feature a running tubing extrusion line at the open house that includes the newest generation medical extruder. This extruder is modular in design...

Instron: Tensile Testing Machines for Medical Devices and Biomaterials

09.09.2010 - Instron’s newly-developed Series 5940 single column tabletop testing systems combine high frame stiffness for maximum accuracy and reliability with improved ergonomics, enhanced convenience and optimized flexibility for changing requirements. With load capacities of 0.5 kN, 1.0 kN or 2.0 kN, a vertical...

LANXESS: Additiv zur Herstellung "grüner Reifen"

09.09.2010 - Das Vernetzungsmittel Vulcuren von LANXESS ist nach Herstellerangaben nicht nur wertvoller Crosslinker und Reversionsschutzmittel für die Herstellung energiesparender "grüner Reifen", sondern soll zugleich eine Alternative für den Sekundärbeschleuniger N,N’-Diphenylguanidin (DPG) sein. DPG ist weit...

Kautex Maschinenbau: Bill Farrant named new CEO of Kautex Maschines Inc.

08.09.2010 - Bill Farrant has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Kautex Machines Inc., effective September 1st. The international blow molding machines manufacturer, Kautex Maschinenbau GmbH, has appointed Bill Farrant, to be the new CEO of Kautex Machines Inc., one of its full subsiadiary...

Borealis: Gerd Löbbert appointed Executive Vice President for Polyolefins

08.09.2010 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, announces the move of Gerd Löbbert from his current position as Executive Vice President for Base Chemicals to the position of Executive Vice President for Polyolefins, effective October 1, 2010. Lorenzo Delorenzi, currently...

Baerlocher: Reducing Emissions in the PVC Flooring Industry

08.09.2010 - Baerlocher announces the launch of a novel Ca/Zn stabilizer to further improve indoor air quality, in order to meet more stringent requirements. Baerostab LOW-VOC is a range of Ca/Zn solid and paste products, successfully introduced in the manufacture of Plastisols for PVC flooring. Baerostab...

LANXESS: Phthalate-free plasticizer and bonding agents

08.09.2010 - Specialty chemicals group LANXESS offers a range of products enabling interested users of phthalate-based additives to switch to alternative safer products. As well as the established plasticizer Mesamoll, these include the new product 
Mesamoll TP LXS 51067 and the equally phthalate-free bonding...

VISTAGY: GKN Aerospace selects VISTAGY’s FiberSIM® and SyncroFIT® software

08.09.2010 - VISTAGY, Inc., provider of industry-specific engineering software and services, announced that GKN Aerospace (London Stock Exchange:GKN), a leading Tier One supplier to the global aviation industry, has purchased SyncroFIT® software for developing airframe assemblies, as well as VISTAGY professional...

Breton: High-speed milling operations of complex 3D workpieces

08.09.2010 - The gantry structure with moving cross beam and five interpolated axes has been specially designed to make RAPTOR 1200/2T an ideal machining centre for high-speed milling operations of complex 3D workpieces made of composite materials and resins as those required in the aerospace industry. High rigidity...

Altuglas International: Price increase for acrylic sheets and blocks

07.09.2010 - Due to raw material price hike, Altuglas International has decided to implement a price increase of 200 €/ton on its Altuglas® and Oroglas® sheets and blocks product range. This pricing revision will be effective October 4th 2010, for deliveries in Europe, Middle East and Africa. More Information:...

Assocompositi: Promotion of knowledge and use of composite materials

07.09.2010 - Assocompositi is the Italian Industry Association for Composite Materials. Its mission is to promote the knowledge and use of composite materials in Italy in every possible industrial application and to activate synergies and promote actions at the international level. Assocompositi is member of...

AKPA: Two new products for Phthalate Free polymerization system

07.09.2010 - Phthalates are widely used as plasticizers in chemicals industry and today they are being phased out of many products in many countries especially in the United States, EU Countries and in Turkey over health concerns. For this reason, AKPA offers two new products called A50-PF and A60-PF that are...

BASF: Prices increase for Polyurethane products in Europe

06.09.2010 - With immediate effect, or as contract terms allow, BASF will be increasing its prices for MDI and polyols and polyurethane systems in Europe on average by 200 Euro per metric ton.

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