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BASF: Short-time work in Ludwigshafen as of June

15.05.2009 - BASF SE (www.basf.com) is introducing short-time work in the coming months for about 1,000 employees in 20 production plants and associated service units at its site in Ludwigshafen. These measures are necessary mainly at production units for pigments, intermediates, petrochemicals and inorganics. Most...

LyondellBasell Names Jim Gallogly as CEO

15.05.2009 - LyondellBasell Industries (www.lyondellbasell.com) yesterday announced that its Supervisory Board has named James L. (Jim) Gallogly (Photo) chief executive officer, effective immediately. Gallogly will succeed Volker Trautz who has announced his retirement from the company. The terms of the appointment...

Arburg: Newcomers to the electric Alldrive series

14.05.2009 - Arburg (www.arburg.com) is continuing to enhance and expand its electric Alldrive machine series in a logically consistent manner. At the 2009 Technology Days, visitors were be presented with two new sizes, which are a natural extension to the Allrounder A series at both ends of the size spectrum. This...

New Book: TPE PRIMER - Fundamentals • Injection Moulding

14.05.2009 - Thermoplastic elastomers as a class of materials have been growing at high rates over the period of past several years. Because of their unique property profi le they have not only replaced conventional rubber in many areas but also found a host of totally new applications. There are several books...

Starlinger: Automatic production of modern shopping bags from woven plastic fabric

14.05.2009 - Starlinger (www.starlinger.com) introduces on NPE in Chicago the cb*starKON conversion line– the world’s first line for the automatic production of modern shopping bags from woven plastic fabric. Woven shopping bags are gaining in popularity: no other type of bag meets the increasingly high standards...

BUSS: MX Kneader for High-Fill Compounds

14.05.2009 - The new four-flight BUSS MX Kneader made in Switzerland by Buss AG (www.busscorp.com) has proven highly successful in compounding applications ranging far beyond the original goal of HFFR cable compounds. BUSS has therefore expanded its applications to cover practically all high-fill temperature and...

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: Shaun Dean new Chief Operations Officer

13.05.2009 - On May 6th, 2009 Mr. Shaun Dean (43, Photo) was appointed as Sumitomo (SHI) Demag´s (www.sumitomo-shi-demag.eu) third Management Director. In his position as COO and together with Dr. Tetsuya Okamura and Markus Schiefer Mr. Dean will take over the responsibility for all operational and production processes....

DuPont: Permanent antistatic additive for enduring dust-free, shimmering-white surfaces

12.05.2009 - Merz Consumer Care’s wonderfully scented tetesept® shower cream oils include fragrances such as ‘White Peach and Milk’ or ‘Lotus Blossom and Orchid’ – a freshness reflected by the pearl-white, glossy appearance of their bottles. The thin outer layer of the coextrusion blow-moulded PP bottle contains...

DSM Composite Resins announces price increase

11.05.2009 - DSM Composite Resins (www.dsmcompositeresins.com) announced a price increase of 3-5% on its entire product range. This price increase is global and will come into effect by 15 May 2009, or at the earliest time possible, depending on existing individual contracts. The price increase is a result of feedstock...

LyondellBasell to Cease Polymers Production at Chocolate

08.05.2009 - LyondellBasell Industries (www.lyondellbasell.com) yesterday announced that it will cease the production of high density polyethylene (HDPE) at its Chocolate Bayou plant near Alvin, Texas by July 31, 2009. "In the current market environment, with declining demand for polyethylene in the United States...

Evonik: Microcrystalline high-performance polyamide for the Optical Industry

08.05.2009 - Germany-based Evonik Industries AG (www.evonik.com) has expanded its TROGAMID® CX range to include the new TROGAMID® myCX, which it has put on the market-and right on time for the MIDO, too, the optics, optometry, and ophthalmology trade show held in Milan each year. TROGAMID® myCX stands for a new...

Georg Kaufmann Formenbau: Direct back-moulding of metal foils

07.05.2009 - Innovative mould and process technology: lower costs, higher productivity Injection moulds for a new back-moulding application – the direct back-moulding of metal foils – are now available from the company that develops and builds them: Georg Kaufmann Formenbau AG (www.gktool.ch). This innovative...

Sarlink: Major capacity expansion for Thermoplastic Vulcanisate

07.05.2009 - Sarlink (www.sarlink.com) has officially opened a new production facility in Genk Belgium. The new plant will double Sarlink’s global capacity and provide the company with a timely expansion as Thermoplastic Vulcanisate (TPV) material solutions are becoming more popular than ever, thanks to the material’s...

Kreyenborg: Increase of throughput with melt pumps

07.05.2009 - Melt pumps form the core of modern extrusion lines. Their tasks include to build-up and ensure the necessary pressure at the respective tool. Thus also the operational demands of the extruder may be decreased in that way, that an efficiency increase of the complete line is achieved. An effect which...

DSM increases prices of Akulon® PA6 Polymers

06.05.2009 - DSM Engineering Plastics (www.dsmep.com) has announced a price increase for its Akulon® polyamide 6 polymers. Effective May 1st, 2009, or as contracts permit, all shipments in Europe will be increased by EUR 70 per metric ton. Richard Pieters, Global Business Manager at DSM Engineering Plastics says:...

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