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DSM and MCC to exchange polycarbonate and polyamide businesses

08.06.2009 - Royal DSM N.V. (www.dsmep.com), the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands (www.dsm.com), and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) recently announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding for DSM to acquire MCC’s Novamid® polyamide business...

BASF: Concept for Basel site - Research Center „Plastics“

08.06.2009 - Effective July 1, 2009, BASF’s Paper Chemicals operating division, which was established in April, will be headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, together with two associated business units: Coatings & Starch Europe and Wet End Chemicals. European business unit for plastic additives In addition, the...

Kreyenborg: Food packaging from R-PET with V-type screen changer

08.06.2009 - Packaging manufacturer Sharp Interpack (www.sharpinterpack.com) sets a new benchmark in the production of plastics packaging for food. High quality packaging film is made from recycled PET on the new line in Bridgwater UK, which incorporates a V-type screen changer with Power Backflush Technology from...

Wittmann Battenfeld: Traditional „Richtfest“ celebration in Meinerzhagen

05.06.2009 - Wittmann Battenfeld (www.wittmann-battenfeld.com) has entered a new era in Germany with a traditional Richtfest on May 11th, 2009 celebrating the completion of the roof of their new 4,600 m² building in Meinerzhagen, Germany. Not unlike a Topping Off Ceremony for the last steel girders on a building,...

DuPont: Universal hose from Elaflex with electrically- dissipative lining Teflon® PTFE is FDA-conform

05.06.2009 - The new Elaflon® PTFE universal hoses, developed by Elaflex-Gummi Ehlers GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) in partnership with ContiTech Schlauch GmbH (Korbach, Germany), are equipped with a seamlessly-extruded and smooth lining made of Teflon® PTFE 62 (www.dupont.com). The fluoropolymer combines a high degree...

Sumitomo Demag to rearrange production - 50 million Euro investment in injection moulding

02.06.2009 - The Wiehe, Germany, based production facility of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH (www.sumitomo-shi-demag.eu) will be turned into a major manufacturing base for all-electric injection moulding machines within Sumitomo Heavy Industries. Besides the new all-electric IntElect for the European...

DuPont: ElringKlinger increases functionality of oil pan made of Zytel

02.06.2009 - The German automotive supplier ElringKlinger (www.elringklinger.de) has developed a production-ready, multifunctional car oil pan made of a grade of glass-fiber-reinforced Zytel® nylon resin (www.dupont.com) optimized for use in engine compartments. In addition to the benefits of previous polymer designs,...

KRAIBURG TPE compounds provide a solid footing for the „Gorillapod“ made by Joby

02.06.2009 - Flexible photography from almost any perspective. This is Joby’s promise to digital camera users. The supple "Gorillapod" (Photo) tripod turns that promise into reality. Joby, a US company, works with manufacturers in China and utilizes compounds formulated by KRAIBURG TPE (www.kraiburg-tpe.com). The...

Georg Kaufmann Formenbau: Decorative passenger compartment trim with integrated heating systems

02.06.2009 - For the first time in the history of injection moulded passenger compartment components, electrical heating systems can now be integrally moulded with the component. The injection moulding system is based on the use of decorative materials that are provided on their reverse sides with a special electrically...

Dow Europe GmbH Announces Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins and Styrenic Copolymers Products

29.05.2009 - Dow Europe GmbH (www.dow.com) is announcing a price increase across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions for polyethylene (PE) resins, based on the continued raw material cost developments that the company is experiencing and the need to restore its margins. Effective June 1,...

Gneuss: New Mercury-Free Melt Pressure Transducers with High Precision Measurement

29.05.2009 - Melt Pressure transducers play a key role in the control of extrusion processes as in addition to being used as a control value for the extruder and melt pump drives, the melt pressure indicates process disturbances which can lead to production interruptions. The new Gneuss (www.gneuss.com) Melt Pressure...

Borealis increases polyethylene and polypropylene prices

28.05.2009 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com), a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, announces that it will increase all polyethylene and polypropylene prices by EUR 60/tonne as of June 1, 2009. "This increase is necessary to preserve sustainable margins and to ensure our innovation...

Balda AG repays 6.5 million euros of current liabilities

27.05.2009 - Balda AG (www.balda.de), listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, in the month of May repaid liabilities amounting to in sum 6.5 million euros. Of these, 2.5 million euros went to a bond creditor outside the group of consortium banks. An additional 4.0 million euros were paid back...

DuPont™ Surlyn® lends the power of water to the new Hugo Boss fragrance

27.05.2009 - Men who use “Boss Pure” (Photo) apply themselves with a woody aquatic fragrance inspired by the crash and thunder of falling water. The bottle represents a modern twist on the urban water wall. It has a rugged square shape with flat surfaces and pronounced edges, uniting the transparency of glass with...

DSM quadruples production capacity for Stanyl ForTII

26.05.2009 - Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, recently announced that it will quadruple production capacity for Stanyl® ForTii™ in order to meet market demand for this new polymer, which is used in electronics and other applications. Stanyl...

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