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INEOS NOVA Announce Price Increase for Expandable Polystyrene (EPS)

29.05.2008 - INEOS NOVA (www.ineos-nova.com) announced recently that they are increasing the price for expandable polystyrene (EPS) by 100 Euro per tonne, effective June 1, 2008. This increase is necessary because of continuing large increases in feedstock costs and because margins in EPS have slipped to unsustainably...

New Book: ‘Energy Management in Plastics Processing’

29.05.2008 - Practical energy-saving advice for all plastics processors Plastics Information Direct, the technical publishing division of Applied Market Information Ltd. (www.amiplastics.com), has published a brand new book which could help all plastics processors to manage and reduce their energy consumption....

BASF: For China, high heels made of Terblend N

29.05.2008 - Cold temperatures, steel gratings, miles and miles of sidewalks – high heels made of Terblend® N, BASF’s (www.basf.com, www.plasticsportal.eu), ABS/PA blend, are now available on the Chinese market and ensure that spike heels (Photo) that are up to 10 centimeters tall can withstand all of these extreme...

DuPont: Decorated PBT heightens the consumer appeal of electric components

29.05.2008 - A new, safety-oriented system for the quick and simple installation of light switches and plug sockets, from Sibecx of France (Cergy-Pontoise, www.sibecx.com), features decorative front plates made of DuPont™ Crastin® PBT. The polyester resin was chosen for its functional properties as well as its...

TechnoCompound plans further expansion of LFT and engineering polymers production

28.05.2008 - Annual capacity more than doubled since 2005 Compounding specialist TechnoCompound, Bad Sobernheim/Germany, plans to further expand its production of long fibre reinforced thermoplastics (LFTs) and engineering polymers in the course of the next few years. This was the announcement made to journalists...

Borealis scientist appointed to Giulio Natta Award’s Scientific Committee

28.05.2008 - Thanks to the outstanding reputation of Borealis’ polyolefins research and development programme (www.borealisgroup.com), the Giulio Natta Award’s Scientific Committee has appointed Gunilla Herrgård, Chief Scientist for polyolefins research and development, as an official member. The Giulio Natta...

LANXESS increases prices for pigments worldwide

27.05.2008 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.com) is to increase its prices for iron oxide and chrome oxide pigments worldwide with immediate effect. The prices for the Bayferrox and Colortherm lines will be increased by up to EUR 150 per metric ton, and for chrome oxide pigments by up to EUR...

Erema: Turnover climbs beyond 100 million euro mark

26.05.2008 - Erema (www.erema.at), the Austrian manufacturer of plastic recycling systems, ended its 2007/2008 fiscal year on 31 March this year, once again with record turnover figures. The figure for consolidated turnover achieved by the Erema Group, comprising Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen...

Plastpol: 12th International Fair of Plastics Processing in Poland

26.05.2008 - International Fair of Plastics Processing PLASTPOL (www.plastpol.com) will be held on 27th-30th May in Kielce, Poland. It is the largest exhibition dedicated to plastics processing industry in Poland and in Eastern Europe. The exhibition in Kielce will feature among other things novel processing...

Ceresana Research: New Study - Strong Growth in the Polypropylene Market

23.05.2008 - The body of the new Smart “Fortwo“ is, for the first time, being manufactured entirely from Polypropylene (PP), and similarly, the bumpers and dashboard of the new Fiat 500. This most versatile of plastics is constantly being used in an increasing amount of applications. Whether used in ice-trays, drinking...

Ferromatik Milacron: INNOVATION WORLD Open House unveils two New Special Models

23.05.2008 - Once again on June 10 and 11, 2008 Ferromatik Milacron (www.ferromatik.com) will hold its INNOVATION WORLD Open House. A full program awaits the visitor, including 15 machine demonstrations, over 40 partner exhibits covering everything connected to injection molding, presentations by well-known speakers...

EMS-GRIVORY: New, durable high-performance polyamide

23.05.2008 - The next generation of polyphthalamide Grivory HT3 is a new product line in the polyphthalamide (PPA) product range of EMS-GRIVORY (www.emsgrivory.com). Its special polymer structure allows a completely new performance spectrum, unique in this material group, to be achieved. Grivory HT3 stands out...

Evonik Expands Laurolactam Capacity in Marl

22.05.2008 - Germany-based Evonik Industries AG (www.evonik.com) will invest a two-digit million Euro figure to expand laurolactam production capacity significantly at its Marl site. The new capacity should be available in the second half of 2009. Plans for a further capacity expansion have already begun. Laurolactam...

DuPont: New bike wheel survives on rugged terrain, thanks to DuPont™ Zytel® nylon

22.05.2008 - The new FRX5 bike wheel has what it takes to withstand the punishment of off-road recreational biking and competition. TAG Wheels, Newport Beach, Calif. (www.tagwheels.com), makes the new wheel in a single piece using DuPont™ Zytel® nylon resin delivering excellent toughness, strength and stiffness....

DuPont: Mountainbike-Laufrad aus Polyamid widersteht härtesten Schlägen im Gelände

22.05.2008 - Das neue Mountainbike-Laufrad FRX5 widersteht selbst härtesten Beanspruchungen, bei Freizeitfahrten ebenso wie unter Wettbewerbsbedingungen. TAG Wheels, Newport Beach, CA/USA, fertigt das Rad als einteiliges Spritzgussteil aus Zytel® Polyamid 8018 von DuPont (www.dupont.de, plastics.dupont.com). Dieses...

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