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Gabriel-Chemie: Capacity expansion at European sites

14.09.2009 - Gabriel-Chemie Group (www.gabriel-chemie.com) expands the capacities for the production of colour and additive masterbatches at the European sites. Production capacity at the main works in Gumpoldskirchen/Austria has been increased by 2,000 tons p.a. with six new extruders. This is also associated...

Evonik Röhm: Price Increase for PLEXIGLAS®, PLEXALLOY® and PLEXIMID® Molding Compounds

14.09.2009 - Evonik Röhm GmbH (www.evonik.com) is increasing its prices for the PMMA molding compounds it markets under the trademarks PLEXIGLAS®, PLEXALLOY® and PLEXIMID® effective October 1, 2009. As far as permissible under existing agreements, the price of all products will go up by EUR 0.10 per kilogram. ...

Plast Engineering Knauff: Container System for fully automatically production of 1.5 Liter volume PET bottles

10.09.2009 - PLAST ENGINEERING KNAUFF (www.plastics-equipments.de)was established in 1971 as an enterprise dealing with development and sale of plastics manufacturing machines and complete manufacturing plants. The company has been operating world-wide for over 35 years and has now completed another development...

BASF restructures polyamide 6 production in Europe

09.09.2009 - Focus on Antwerp and Ludwigshafen Verbund sites BASF (www.basf.com) is restructuring its production of polyamide 6 in Europe. In the future, production will be bundled at BASF’s two Verbund sites in Antwerp, Belgium, and Ludwigshafen, Germany. Rudolstadt plant to be closed by the end of 2010 The...

KEP: New websites, brochures and FAKUMA fair presence

09.09.2009 - Korea Engineering Plastics now offers new ways of keeping their customers informed. The central Korean homepage www.kepital.com has been revised lately. Also a new European portal went live recently. At www.kepital.eu visitors will get regional information around KEPITAL in German and English language....

LANXESS: Preiserhöhung für NBR und CR

08.09.2009 - The Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.com) has increased its prices for NBR (nitrile-butadiene rubber) and CR (chloroprene rubber) globally effective September 1, 2009. Dependent on regions the price adjustment per metric ton comprises...

ENGEL bolsters market presence with new office in former Yugoslavia

07.09.2009 - ENGEL (www.engelglobal.com) is reinforcing its market presence in Serbia and Croatia with a new dealership. In addition to the sales network that already exists in Eastern Europe, ENGEL has now entered into a cooperation with Serbia´s Neofyton to redefine its market presence in the states of former...

Moretto: Solutions of automation for the processing of plastics

07.09.2009 - At FAKUMA (13 to 17 October 2009), Friedrichshafen, Germany, MORETTO S.p.A., Massanzago, Italy, Moretto S.p.A. (www.moretto.com), one of the global leaders in the production of automation for the processing of plastics, will present innovative solutions and cutting-edge technologies. Visitors will be...

Wittmann Battenfeld: Gravimetric Blender Gravimax 14V with Batch-to-Batch precision

07.09.2009 - The completely redeveloped gravimetric blender GRAVIMAX 14V by WITTMANN (www.wittmann-battenfeld.com) represents a further evolution of its successful forerunner - GRAVIMAX 14R. The GRAVIMAX 14V (Photo) presents itself in a totally revised design, whereas the online batch metering valves RTLS (“Real...

Gneuss: Sensors for Accurate Measurement of Polymer Melt Pressure and Temperature

04.09.2009 - Thanks to a major expansion of its product ranges, Gneuss (www.gneuss.com) offers environmentally - friendly solutions for practically every melt pressure, temperature and viscosity measurement application in the plastics processing industry. The unique, mercury-free NTX technology permits accurate...

Hellweg: Efficient punched skeleton processing

03.09.2009 - Strips of foils or sheets are punched out in the thermoforming process, especially for packaging products (cups, blister packs, boxes, etc). The thermoplastic punch skeleton waste arising here is re-processed by the new "RST Thermoform" granulator from Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (www.schneidmuehlen.de)...

BASF: Design ideas in Ultradur - New blend of ASA and PA

03.09.2009 - Seven works by students at the Royal College of Art in London will be exhibited by BASF (www.basf.com) at its booth at the FAKUMA trade fair. Design is one focal point of this year’s appearance of the company and what young designers are able to create using the plastic Ultradur® (PBT). In addition,...

Wittmann Battenfeld: Dry air Dryer with energy saving function

02.09.2009 - The WITTMANN (www.wittmann-battenfeld.com) compact dryers of series DRYMAX D allow further flexibility by connecting it either to 1-, 2- or 3-drying hoppers. DRYMAX resin dryers of series D are as a default equipped with two desiccant beds and provide the energy saving functions SmartReg and SmartFlow,...

LyondellBasell to increase prices on its PE and PP products in Europe

01.09.2009 - Effective September 1, LyondellBasell Industries (www.lyondellbasell.com) will increase prices on all of its polyethylene grades in Europe by €120 per tonne and on all of its polypropylene grades by €125 per tonne. “Escalating feedstock costs have necessitated these price increases,” said Anton de...

BASF raises prices of carboxylic acids in Europe

31.08.2009 - Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF (www.basf.com) is raising its prices for 2-Ethyl-hexanoic Acid (2-EHA) and Propionic Acid in Europe as follows: 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid + 120 Euro/t and Propionic Acid + 100 Euro/t. BASF is producing 2-EHA at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen,...

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