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ILLIG: New Generation of automatic pressure forming machines

20.04.2009 - ILLIG (www.illig.de), manufacturer of thermoforming machines, have now completed their 3rd Generation of automatic pressure forming machines with the new RDM 75K (Photo). These machines are suitable for the production of formed parts for a multitude of applications, with the main emphasis on cups of...

Gneuss: Melt Filtration Systems for highly corrosive materials

17.04.2009 - Thanks to their better mechanical and insulating properties, XPS insulation boards are used increasingly in the building industry as a replacement for EPS boards. However in contrast to other foam processes, there is in this case the issue of corrosion caused by the flame retardants, which places specific...

BASF welcomes new Ciba employees worldwide

17.04.2009 - A few days after the closing of the Ciba acquisition, BASF (www.basf.com) is welcoming its new employees worldwide. Welcome events are taking place from yesterday onward at several large Ciba sites in Europe, Asia and North and South America. Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht, Chairman of BASF’s Board of Directors,...

DuPont: Bulgari selects DuPont™ Surlyn® packaging resin for the casing of its new ‘Serum Précieux’

17.04.2009 - DuPont™ Surlyn® (www.dupont.com) has been adopted for the primary packaging of Bulgari’s recent exclusive skincare line ‘Serum Précieux’. Bulgari chose the clear material for the bottle’s outer-casing as a symbol of purity. Surlyn® allows light to transmit to the content, yet is unbreakable and, despite...

BASF prepares for short-time working at Ludwigshafen site

16.04.2009 - As a result of the continuing weak economic situation, BASF (www.basf.com) is assessing in which production plants short-time working will be necessary as of June 1. This assessment is being made on the basis of a provisional agreement agreed as a precaution between the company’s management and employee...

More than 100 bioplastics in updated market report

16.04.2009 - The German Institute for Recycling publishes a largely extended new release of a technical market report that now comprises more than 100 globally available biopolymers. The brand-new market report, available from mid April 2009, provides precise information on technical parameters and processing...

DuPont: Grommet strips made of Zytel® nylon and friction-reducing fluoroadditive Zonyl® enhance power and precision in tennis

16.04.2009 - Innovative grommet strips made of a particularly low-friction modified grade of DuPont™ Zytel® nylon 66 (www.dupont.com) help deliver even more power to tennis rackets from HEAD (Kennelbach/Austria) and allow for even greater shot precision. In order to reduce the friction coefficient of the base material,...

Georg Kaufmann Formenbau: Varysoft® - soft-touch exactly where it is needed

15.04.2009 - The innovative Varysoft® slide-table mould developed by Georg Kaufmann Formenbau AG (www.gktool.ch) enables the production of particularly comfortable passenger compartment parts: it is now possible, for the first time ever, to vary the thickness of the layer of soft-touch foam via the mould geometry....

BASF: Ciba acquisition now perfect

14.04.2009 - BASF (www.basf.com) has successfully completed its acquisition of Ciba Holding AG, which closed at 9th of April with the payment of the offer price to Ciba shareholders. At the same time, the tendered shares were transferred to BASF. The company now holds 95.8 percent of Ciba. Ciba shares that were...

BKG: Eleven pelletizing systems to an Indian compounder

14.04.2009 - BKG Bruckmann & Kreyenborg GmbH (www.bkg.de) even supplies eleven lines to an Indian customer. The crucial factor for this order was the efficiency and the price of the systems. Micro pellets, compounds and master batches Two of the eleven turnkey lines are designed for the production of micro pellets...

DuPont: Vespel® Adds to its Portfolio of Solutions to Boost Efficiency, Drive Out Costs in ‘Hot, Dirty’ Operating Environments

14.04.2009 - The DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes business expands its high performance portfolio with Vespel® SP-2515 polyimide parts, which can improve dimensional control, reduce component weight and drive cost out in fluid- and motion-control systems. “This new product supports our strategy to put science...

DuPont: Renewably-Sourced Polymer Debuts in Japanese Radiator End Tank Program

09.04.2009 - The plant-derived DuPont™ Zytel® 610 nylon resin that debuts on DENSO Corp.’s new automotive radiator end tank illustrates the benefits of close collaboration throughout the value chain and marks the first use of DuPont (www.dupont.com) renewably sourced plastic in mechanical components exposed to the...

Lane to lead Strategic Marketing for BASF’s Polyurethanes

08.04.2009 - Kenneth T. Lane (Photo) will assume responsibility for the Global Strategic Marketing Unit of BASF’s Polyurethanes division (www.basf-polyurethane.com) as Group Vice President, effective April 1. He succeeds Ralph Schweens, who has led the unit since 2005 and who will now become Managing Director of...

Rhodia and Millet target a global cooperation for recycling of polyamide

08.04.2009 - Rhodia (www.rhodia.com) and Millet (www.millet.fr) announced their intention to develop “closed-loop” recycling flows for polyamide. The two companies have launched an initial project aimed at recycling used mountain climbing rope into engineering plastic materials for the manufacture of mountain sports...

DuPont: Crystal clear safety thanks to DuPont™ SentryGlas®

08.04.2009 - Laminated architectural glass is being used increasingly to meet modern safety codes and save energy through added daylighting and solar design. It also adds anti-intrusion security, sound reduction and protection from UV rays. Two common types of interlayer for laminated glass are films made of polyvinyl...

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