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Rieter-Automatik sells 11 strand pelletizers at Chinaplas 2008

08.05.2008 - The leading Asian trade fair for the plastics industry, the Chinaplas 2008 show in Shanghai, has drawn to a close. Rieter Automatik GmbH (www.pelletizing.com) welcomed a great number of international visitors to its booth. The exhibits - a compact underwater pelletizing system SPHERO 30-1 as well as...

LATI: New ultra-stiff compounds for demanding applications

08.05.2008 - Italian compounding specialist LATI Industria Termoplastici SpA (Vedano Olona, www.lati.com) presents a new family of carbon fibre reinforced, ultra-stiff polymers. The high performance base polymers include polyamide (PA), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyphthalamide (PPA) and polyether ether ketone...

Borealis increases net profit in Q1 2008

07.05.2008 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com), a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, announces a net profit of EUR 130 million for the first quarter of 2008, a 15% increase over the same period last year. Net interest-bearing debt increased by EUR 194 million during the quarter, and...

Evonik to Raise Prices of High-Performance Polymers and Monomers

07.05.2008 - Evonik Industries AG (www.evonik.com) will raise prices of their entire range of high-performance polymers and monomers by an average of 10%, depending on region, product type and invoice currency. Customers will be informed of specific price increases by their regional representatives. The increase...

ICDLI: Dr Lutz Reitzel new Chairman of the Technical Commission

07.05.2008 - At the Technical Commission meeting held in Frankfurt in April this year, Dr Lutz Reitzel (49, Photo) was elected Chairman of the Technical Commission of the International Committee of the Decorative Laminates Industry (ICDLI, www.icdli.com). Due to the management structure of the organisation, this...

Brückner: New 8.7m BOPET line for Shanghai Bangkai Plastic Polyester Film

06.05.2008 - Shanghai Bangkai Plastic Polyester Film Co., Ltd. already ordered their first BOPET film production line from Brückner (www.brueckner.com) in 2003. Due to the highly satisfying line performance, the film quality and Brückner`s proven BOPET competence, the customer decided to continue the good cooperation...

Gaplast wins a DuPont Packaging Award 2008

05.05.2008 - Innovative Bag-in-Bottle technology can improve manufacturing efficiency by 60 % The South-German packaging-specialist Gaplast (www.gaplast.com) is one of the recipients of a DuPont Packaging Award 2008. The company’s patented Bag-in Bottle technology, for the manufacture of disinfectant bottles...

Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik: Danish sheet manufacturer Færch Plast favours German manufacturing

02.05.2008 - High-speed extrusion line working for two The new high-speed PP extrusion line Photo from Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik GmbH (www.bex.battenfeld.com) handles about 20 per cent of the total annual sheet production of about 50,000 tons at R. Færch Plast A/S (Holstebro, Denmark, www.faerchplast.com). To...

BASF announces major bioplastics production expansion

21.04.2008 - BASF SE (www.basf.com) has announced plans for a significant expansion of its production plant for the biodegradable plastic Ecoflex® at the company’s Ludwigshafen site. The move will raise Ecoflex production capacities from the current 14,000 by 60,000 metric tons per year. Production at the expanded...

Erema celebrates 25 years of leading the way in plastics recycling

21.04.2008 - This year the 14th of April marks a special anniversary for Erema (www.erema.at), the Upper Austrian manufacturer of plastics recycling systems, looking back on a very successful 25 years of company history. What began 25 years ago, with the daring and the idea of three plastics engineers can today...

Kreyenborg Group invites to 5th Symposium 'Plastics processing'

15.04.2008 - This year’s symposium of the KREYENBORG Group, which will take place from 10th until 12th June in Münster/Germany, is themed: “Extrusion and polymerisation today“. Current trends and latest methods in plastics processing will be illuminated in the course of this established event, which already takes...

Starlinger: Innovative solutions in the area of woven packaging at interpack 2008

14.04.2008 - A quality and technology leader – from raw material to the printed woven sacks and back to recycled pellets – and the world’s only provider of A-Z turnkey solutions, Starlinger & Co. Gesellschaft m.b.H. (www.starlinger.com) presents new and innovative high quality products and packaging technology at...

BASF expert seminar: extensive advice on the EU chemicals regulation REACH

11.04.2008 - Just a few weeks before the pre-registration phase of the European chemicals policy REACH begins in June 2008, the demand for extensive information and advice is greater than ever. In response, BASF SE (www.basf.com) is hosting another expert seminar on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization...

DuPont: Price increases for thermoplastic resins

10.04.2008 - DuPont Engineering Polymers (www.dupont,com) announces price increases for thermoplastic resins effective 1 May 2008, or as contracts allow, in Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. Prices for standard thermoplastic resin grades will increase as follows: • DuPont™ Zytel® nylon, DuPont™ Minlon®,...

ABIQUIM: New Brazilian Chemical Industry Directory – 2008 Edition

10.04.2008 - Price: US$250,00 postage included The Brazilian Chemical Industry Directory 2008, edited by ABIQUIM (Associação Brasileira da Indústria Química, www.abiquim.org.br/english/), in Portuguese and English, presents precious information on the Brazilian chemical manufacturers and their products. In its...

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