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Evonik: Shanghai begins producing PMMA molding compounds

01.12.2008 - One of Evonik Industries´ (www.evonik.com) largest investment projects worldwide, amounting to €250 million, is taking shape. Just one year after the cornerstone was laid, production of molding compounds from polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) for the Chinese and other Asian markets commenced in Shanghai...

DuPont engineering polymers contribute to convenient diabetes care

28.11.2008 - New disposable and reusable insulin pens, designed by Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd (IDC) in the UK, contain a number of components moulded from DuPont (www.dupont.com) engineering thermoplastics, selected for their quality and performance, and involved the cooperation of DuPont in both Europe and...

TechnoCompound: Front spoiler lip made of TechnoElast reduces drag coefficient on new Golf VI

27.11.2008 - The front spoiler lip on Volkswagen´s new Golf VI model is made of a weather and UV resistant TPO compound (EPDM/PP) of TechnoCompound GmbH (www.technocompound.com). A recent addition to the company´s TechnoElast range, the material provides just the required combination of stiffness and elasticity...

Menzolit Compounds: Lars Mehling new Sales Area Manager for key account customers

27.11.2008 - Lars Mehling (33, Photo), has been appointed Sales Area Manager as of September 22nd, 2008 within Menzolit Compounds International GmbH (www.menzolit.com). In his new position, Lars Mehling will be responsible for key account customers for the German, Netherlands, Austrian, Eastern Europe, Russian and...

BASF: First serially produced plastic compressed-air reservoirs for truck trailers

27.11.2008 - Schmitz Cargobull showcased the first compressed-air tank made of plastic for truck trailers at the International Motor Show (IAA) for Commercial Vehicles in Hannover, Germany in September of 2008. This part was developed by the Comat company of Kaiserslautern, Germany using three precisely harmonized...

Automatik Plastics Machinery + Bühler: Direct crystallization saves energy

26.11.2008 - Direct crystallization allows significant energy savings in the production of PET and crystallisable polyester. The CC-PET® process developed by Automatik Plastics Machinery GmbH (www.automatikgroup.com) and Bühler AG (www.buhlergroup.com) combines this benefit with the robustness and flexibility expected...

S+S: Magnet separator and inductive metal separator in one system combination

26.11.2008 - In plastics processing economic considerations have resulted in the use of industry-quality granulate (regenerated material, ground material) which frequently shows a slight contamination with foreign objects such as e.g. metal particles. Depending on the production system this may soon cause unwanted...

BASF: Luran S in protective road barrier reflectors

24.11.2008 - The Polish company Wital has recently started using the styrene-based specialty plastic Luran® S 778T from the BASF (www.basf.de, www.luran-s.com) range for protective road barrier reflectors. In doing so it has been able to replace the steel previously used for the mountings by a steel-gray colored...

Evonik Celebrates $10 Million ROHACELL Plant Opening

21.11.2008 - Evonik Industries (www.evonik.com) recently inaugurated its $10 million ROHACELL® facility in Mobile, Alabama/USA, which produces innovative material used in applications ranging from wind turbine blades to satellite launch rockets. The new ROHACELL rigid polymethacrylimide foam production plant...

BASF reduces production worldwide - Massive decline in demand in key industries

20.11.2008 - BASF (www.basf.com) is taking measures to avoid the creation of overcapacities as a result of a massive decline in demand. The company is temporarily shutting down around 80 plants worldwide. In addition, BASF is reducing production at approximately 100 plants. This was already announced for polystyrene...

Brückner: Technology Merger - Film Stretching Lines and Cast Film Technology from the One Supplier

19.11.2008 - Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (www.brueckner.com) has acquired the main product range of Brückner Formtec GmbH (headquarters in Siegsdorf, Germany). This measure takes effect as from 1st January 2009 and ensures that in future, not only film stretching lines but also equipment for the manufacture...

Krones: Bottle-to-bottle PET recycling plant for Bangladesh

19.11.2008 - The first bottle-to-bottle PET recycling plant using the Krones (www.krones.com) process is being built in Bangladesh. The Managing Director, Sk. Bashir Uddin, the visionary entrepreneur now heading the broadly diversified Akij Group of his deceased father Akij Uddin, anticipates tangible cost advantages...

BaySystems polyurethane systems house in South China inaugurated

19.11.2008 - Bayer MaterialScience, a leading polyurethane raw materials and polyurethane systems supplier, inaugurated its new polyurethane systems house in Guangzhou, China, recently. The company now owns a global network of 30 systems houses in close proximity to its customers. With customized polyurethanes solutions,...

Erema: High-strength PET strapping from post consumer PET flakes with new strapping technology

18.11.2008 - The specialist symposium on "PET Strapping" held jointly by Erema (www.erema.at), the Austrian manufacturer of plastic recycling systems, and their Italian technology partner Techno Plastic s.r.l. (www.technoplastic.it), on 27 and 28 October 2008 at Erema´s headquarters in Ansfelden generated enormous...

Bayer MaterialScience lifts force majeure in the USA for most products

18.11.2008 - Bayer MaterialScience (www.bayermaterialscience.de) has lifted force majeure for most of the products manufactured at its facility in Baytown, Texas, United States. Effective last Friday, there are no longer any restrictions on the company’s ability to supply diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and isophorone...

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