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Evonik: New PEEK grades for Medical Applications

06.03.2009 - For the first time, Evonik Industries (www.evonik.com) presented its VESTAKEEP® M series for medical applications at MedTec Europe in Stuttgart, March 3 to 5. The series is suitable for short-term body contact. It includes the medium-viscosity grade VESTAKEEP® M2G, the high-viscosity compound VESTAKEEP®...

Pallmann: Pulverization of PP Copolymer without any cooling nitrogen

05.03.2009 - For the first time pulverization of the difficult-to-pulverize PP copolymer is possible without the addition of nitrogen as a cooling agent. The PolyGrinder pulverizing system, type PKMM accomplishes this task under ambient temperature. A more economical pulverization and the protection of important...

Sukano opens new production plant in Malaysia

04.03.2009 - Sukano (www.sukano.com), one leading manufacturer of specialty masterbatches and compounds, headquartered in Schindellegi, Switzerland, officially opens the company´s new production facility in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, in March 2009. Last year an 8,200 m² manufacturing site was established in the industrial...

Deceuninck to Consolidate its American Operational Activities

04.03.2009 - Group Deceuninck (www.deceuninck.com) has announced its intentions to concentrate all of its American operational activities on its state-of-the-art site in Monroe, Ohio. Extrusion activities at Little Rock, Arkansas will be stopped. The decision will affect the employment of about 70 people. The...

Coperion: Exclusive cooperation with Logistic Specialist inconso

03.03.2009 - IT- assisted bulk material management for the entire logistics chain in the petrochemical industry The Materials Handling Competence Center of Coperion GmbH (www.coperion.com), formerly Coperion Waeschle, has signed a mutually exclusive cooperation agreement with inconso AG (Bad Nauheim, Germany, www.inconso.de)....

Rhodia Polyamide: High-Flow Flame-Retardant Polyamide Products Specifically for Connectors

03.03.2009 - Rhodia Polyamide (www.rhodia-polyamide.com) announces the launch of the first high-flow flame-retardant range of Technyl® polyamide products specifically designed for the connector industry (Photo). This new Technyl® range offers new high-flow products that meet the stringent Glow Wire Tests (GWT)...

ILLIG: Presentation Days Well Received - Thermoforming Efficiency Increased Once More

03.03.2009 - ILLIG (www.illig.de), manufacturer of thermoforming machines, welcomed more than 100 participants from the whole European market on occasion of the company´s Presentation Days, January 27 and 28, 2009. Presentations illustrating state-of-the-art automatic pressure forming machines of RDK series for...

EPBP: Closer to a more sustainable PET recycling industry in Europe

02.03.2009 - European recycling has now taken a step forward with the launch of the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP). EPBP will offer a service to the packaging industry by assessing new PET bottle formats entering the European plastics recycling stream. It is expected that this new front end evaluation process...

Krones: Compact-sized PET bottle-to-bottle recycling systems for bottlers and converters

27.02.2009 - An important issue for the future, not least in terms of sustainability and resource-economy, will be mechanical recycling of PET containers. For this purpose, Krones AG (www.krones.com) will at the Ipack-Ima ´9, international trade fair for packaging technology and food/beverage processing, be exhibiting...

DSM Engineering Plastics + Resinex: Distribution agreement to strengthen presence in Turkish market

26.02.2009 - DSM Engineering Plastics (www.dsmep.com) and RESINEX BMY (www.resinex.com) have entered into a distribution agreement, to join forces in the market development and sales of DSM Engineering Plastics resins in Turkey. The move is designed to strengthen the position of DSM Engineering Plastics in Turkey,...

BASF: Lightest half-liter polystyrene bottle in the world

26.02.2009 - An innovation project has paved the way to BASF’s (www.basf.com) success in using a conventional stretch blow-molding machine to create the lightest half-liter polystyrene bottle (Photo) ever: it weighs a mere 7.5 grams. This project gave BASF the opportunity to see how extremely lightweight bottles...

FIP 2009: French Plastics Event for the first time in Lyon

26.02.2009 - More than 4 months before the event, the FIP (Forum International de Plasturgie, www.f-i-p.com, www.idice.fr), which will take place in Lyons for the first time in its history, is noting growing interest from exhibitors. In excess of 60% of surface area has already been reserved. This event, with...

plast expo 09: New Opportunities for business in Morocco

25.02.2009 - After two successful events in 2002 and 2005, plast expo 09 (www.plast-expo.com) will once again confirm its position as Morocco´s and North Africa´s leading showcase of technological innovations. Organised by the Moroccan Plastics Association AMP in cooperation with Forum 7 and the Heidelberg based...

K.D. Feddersen + Hans Geis logistics: A bold display for engineering plastics

23.02.2009 - The successful collaboration between the Bavarian provider of logistics services Geis (www.geis-group.com) and the Hamburg-based Feddersen Group (www.kdfeddersen.com) has been further augmented by a mobile advertising message. The slogan "We´re driving for engineering plastics from K.D. Feddersen...

Ferromatik Milacron: Energy-Saving High-Performance Injection Molding Machines for Packaging

23.02.2009 - Injection molding machine manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron (www.ferromatik.com) will be at Plast in Milan jointly with blow-molding machine manufacturer Uniloy Milacron. Ferromatik Milacron will present an energy-saving high-performance injection molding machine for packaging. Caps, Closures, Thin-Wall...

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