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BASF raises prices for certain polyalcohols

22.09.2009 - BASF (www.basf.com) is raising the prices for its polyalcohols neopentylglycol (NPG), trimethylolpropane (TMP) and hydroxypivalic acid neopentylglycolester (HPN) worldwide with immediate effect or as allowed by contract: • Europe, Africa, Middle East: +EUR 0.14/kg • The Americas: +USD...

BASF's expanded polyethylene for durable sports mats

22.09.2009 - For durable, hard-wearing and safe sports mats, BASF offers Neopolen® E (www.basf.com, www.neopolen.com), an expanded polyethylene (EPE). The lightweight foam can be used as core material for gym mats because it keeps its resilience and has an optimal energy absorption behavior even after heavy use....

Kreyenborg Group: Focus on increase of efficiency

22.09.2009 - On occasion of the Fakuma 2009 the Kreyenborg Groups (www.kreyenborg-group.de) shows with a lot of technical innovations how to essentially increase the efficiency of production with new investments and retrofitting of existing lines. These solutions are of especial interest in the current economic...

Polytec: Eduard Schreiner appointed as new CFO

21.09.2009 - The Supervisory Board of POLYTEC HOLDING AG appointed Mag. Eduard Schreiner as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of POLYTEC HOLDING AG (www.polytec-group.com). Eduard Schreiner will start mid of October 2009. Eduard Schreiner has a long lasting experience as CFO of public listed companies with an...

Bayer: Dr. Marijn E. Dekkers designated Chairman of the Board of Management

18.09.2009 - Werner Wenning (62), Bayer AG (www.bayer.com) CEO since 2002, is to extend his contract of service by eight months to September 30, 2010, a few weeks before his 64th birthday. Bayer’s Supervisory Board recently appointed Netherlands-born Dr. Marijn E. Dekkers (51), currently President and CEO of U.S....

Evonik: PEEK Polymers Website Relaunched

17.09.2009 - In the first relaunch of the webpages for its VESTAKEEP® high temperature polymer Germany-based Evonik Industries (www.evonik.com) has greatly expanded the website. "We attach great importance to a partnership with our customers that also affords them a glance into some of our technical information,"...

Gabriel-Chemie: New Compounds and Additives

17.09.2009 - Being specialised in the colouring and refining of plastics GABRIEL-CHEMIE Group in Gumpoldskirchen/Austria (www.gabriel-chemie.com) presents a bunch of new additives and masterbatches at the Fakuma 2009. Heavy weight and metallic look Some products have to have a certain weight in order to perceive...

Wittmann Battenfeld: Temperature controllers and controlled water flow regulator

17.09.2009 - Water temperature control up to 180°C Water has better heat transfer characteristics over oil. And oil is expensive, messy and problematic for handling and disposal. Based upon the demand of the TEMPRO plusC 160 (320F) water temperature controllers using magnetically coupled pumps and these water vs...

BASF sells its polystyrene business in Brazil

16.09.2009 - BASF (www.basf.com) is progressing with steps to restructure its styrenics business and has made another divestiture in its styrene value chain. BASF has signed an agreement to sell its Brazilian polystyrene business, including a production plant, to the petrochemical company Companhia Brasileira de...

LyondellBasell to Close LDPE Unit at Carrington, U.K.

16.09.2009 - LyondellBasell Industries (www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that it will close the low density polyethylene (LDPE) plant located at its Carrington, U.K., site by the end of this year. "Taking into account the current market environment and our future projections, we’ve concluded that the plant is...

Automatik Plastics Machinery: Strand pelletizer for the production of micro pellets

16.09.2009 - Automatik Plastics Machinery (www.automatikgroup.com) will provide at FAKUMA 2009 its underwater pelletizing system SPHERO® 30-1 togehter with a strand pelletizer for the production o micro pellets. As further highlight, Automatik will introduce its new EBG belt conveying system - especially for...

Eifler Kunststoff-Technik: Manufacturing of technically complex modules and systems

15.09.2009 - Eifler Kunststoff-Technik GmbH & Co. KG (EKT, www.eifler-kt.de) has specialised more and more in the manufacture of technically complex modules and systems over the past few years. They include the most varied manufacturing processes and refining processes both under the company´s own auspices and with...

Gneuss: Cost savings in the reprocessing of heavily contaminated PP

15.09.2009 - Rissland Kunststoffe GmbH (www.rissland-kunststoffe.de), located in Katzhütte, Germany was able to drastically increase the throughput rate of their extruder when reprocessing PP whilst at the same time increasing the screen pack life from a matter of days to several weeks. This was made possible by...

Moretto: New temperature controllers first at FAKUMA

15.09.2009 - MORETTO S.p.A. (www.moretto.com), based at Massanzago in Italy, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of automation equipment for the processing of plastics, has exhaustively looked at the subject of mould cavity temperature control, undertaken research and finally presented the gathered requirements...

PolyTherm: Specialist for TPU and TPE

14.09.2009 - The PolyTherm company (www.polytherm-kg.de) in Preussisch Oldendorf is an innovative company which was established in this sector 15 years ago and is specialised in the manufacture, treatment and machining of high-quality plastics such as polyurethane (TPU) and elastomers (TPE). The company produces...

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