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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...

Færch Plast: Danish packaging company terminates co-operation with CEO

06.04.2009 - Unsatisfactory 2008 net profit demands new managerial focus The packing company R. Færch Plast Ltd. (www.faerchplast.dk) in Holstebro has in the accounting year 2008 a deficit of DKK 8 million post-tax compared with a profit the year before of DKK 62 million. After many years with growth both in...

BASF: Merger control authorities approve acquisition of Ciba

06.04.2009 - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Chinese merger control authority MOFCOM approved the acquisition of Ciba Holding AG by BASF (www.basf.com) on April 2, 2009. No conditions were imposed beyond those required by the European Commission in its decision of March 12, 2009. Furthermore,...

Call for Papers: 4th World Recycling Forum - Shanghai `09

06.04.2009 - International Conference & Exhibition on Electronics, Car and Battery Recycling The major recycling forum in China, the 4th World Recycling Forum Shanghai´09 will take place from 10-13 November 2009 in the beautiful hotel Shangri-La Pudong in Shanghai, China. During the event, leading recycling...

LyondellBasell Preparing to Reduce LDPE Production in France

03.04.2009 - LyondellBasell Industries (www.lyondellbasell.com) yesterday announced a project to cease the production of low density polyethylene (LDPE) at Fos-sur-Mer, France. The unit has been partially idled since March and the company has started the employee consultation process regarding a project to shut...

BASF: Steam cracker in Ludwigshafen to be temporarily idled

02.04.2009 - BASF (www.basf.de) will idle the smaller of its two steam crackers at its site in Ludwigshafen due to continuing weak demand. The temporary shutdown of the cracker, which has an annual capacity of 220,000 metric tons of ethylene, is planned for the middle of April and will last at least three months....

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