Latest News

Gneuss: Online Viscometer for reliable viscosity measurement

20.03.2008 - Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH (www.gneuss.com) will present at Index 2008 a new Online Viscometer (Photo) for monitoring and logging of the rheological melt parameters. Gneuss has developed a compact unit for monitoring and recording of the rheological parameters. The Online Viscometer is designed...

AMI: New multi-client research report ‘The Global Artificial Grass Market 2007’

18.03.2008 - Artificial grass demand surges ahead in 2007 Around the world demand for artificial turf is growing at 20% p.a. according to a recently published study by leading industry consultants, Applied Market Information Ltd (AMI, www.amiplastics.com). The report’s author John Nash says that ‘Soccer and residential...

Recycling Today: New 2008 Directory of Plastics Recyclers

18.03.2008 - The Recycling Today Media Group (www.recyclingtoday.com) has announced the release of the 2008 Directory of Plastics Recyclers (Price: $59.00). This directory contains listings for more than 3,000 plastics recyclers involved in various aspects of the plastic recycling industries in the U.S. and Canada....

BASF to sell Seal Sands site in the UK to INEOS Nitriles

14.03.2008 - Focus on core assets of the polyamide value chain BASF SE (www.basf.com)and INEOS Nitriles (www.ineos.com, www.ineosnitriles.com) announced recently that they have reached an agreement for INEOS Nitriles to buy the Seal Sands site of BASF plc on Teesside in the United Kingdom. The acquisition is...

Krones: New records for sales and earnings

14.03.2008 - Krones remains on course for growth in 2008 as well In the 2007 business year, Krones AG (www.krones.com), the world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology, has achieved new records for all significant statistics, according to the provisional figures. In comparison to the preceding...

Technical Book: 1000 Tips for Injection Moulding

14.03.2008 - The book describes besides the theoretical statements, questions and problems from the practical experience and is non-brand specific and independent of the machine manufacturer. On one hand, it supports the reference work for professionals and at the same time for the beginners. It avoids the errors...

INEOS Polyolefins announces extension of Grangemouth PP and PE

13.03.2008 - INEOS Polyolefins (www.ineos.com) recently today announced its intention to invest in random co-polymer technology on its liquid pool polypropylene (PP) unit at Grangemouth, Scotland. By linking ethylene supply from its crackers to the PP unit, random co-polymer grades with a wide range of melt flow...

Versteigerung: Spritzgießmaschinen u.a. - Balda Solutions Deutschland GmbH

12.03.2008 - Im Auftrag der Berechtigten versteigern wir die frei werdenden Spritzgießmaschinen der Firma Balda Solutions Deutschland GmbH Bergkirchener Straße 228 32549 Bad Oeyenhausen Versteigerungstermin: Donnerstag, 27. März 2008, Beginn: 11.30 Uhr Besichtigung: Mittwoch, 26. März 2008 von 12.00 –...

Gammaflux: Wireless LAN as a cost saver

12.03.2008 - Gammaflux Europe GmbH (www.gammaflux.de) has for some time been offering its new option, "Wireless LAN", for all of its hot runner temperature controllers. It permits particularly low-cost remote monitoring of the temperature controllers and the operating condition of the hot runner system, as the complex...

Nowofol: New production line for mono-axially oriented Polypropylene films

10.03.2008 - The setting up of a further film production line for the manufacture of mono-axially oriented Polypropylene films and thus an increase of NOWOFOL´s (www.nowofol.de) capacity to 15,000 tonnes per annum have recently been decided from the supervisory board and the executive board of NOWOFOL Kunststoffprodukte...

Celanese: Global Price Increase for PVOH

10.03.2008 - Celanese (www.celanese.com), a global leader in the chemicals industry, announced recently that it will increase the price of all polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) grades. This increase applies to all applications in all regions as noted below. The increase will be effective for shipments on or after April 1,...

Borealis: New Vice President for Business Unit Pipe

10.03.2008 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com), a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, announces the appointment of Jane Toogood (Photo)as Vice President for its business unit Pipe, effective immediately. She succeeds Lorenzo Delorenzi, who was recently appointed as Executive Vice President...

BASF: New Ultraform grades for blow molding

10.03.2008 - Be it hairspray bottles, paint cans or oil tanks – thanks to BASF’s (www.plasticsportal.eu, www.basf.de) new Ultraform® E3120 BM, hollow objects with demanding requirements can now be made of polyoxymethylene (POM) by means of extrusion blow molding. In comparison to containers made of polyethylene...

Erema: VACUREMA PET Recycling Technology a worldwide success

06.03.2008 - EREMA Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen Ges.m.b.H. (www.erema.at) is pleased to announce that since the K show in October 2007 it has received 12 orders from North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa for additional VACUREMA PET Bottle Recycling Plants. This will see the Austrian...

Perlon Monofil: New production line goes on stream at Perlon Monofil

06.03.2008 - Investment to meet rising demand / Annual capacity now well over 5,000 tons In March 2008, Perlon Monofil GmbH started up a new production line for Perlon monofilaments at its Dormagen site. The new capacity will enable this LANXESS subsidiary (www.lanxess.de) to build on its global position as a...

Please find more information in German.

You wish to have news about your company and your products published here?
Please send your information and press reports to info@plasticker.de or give us a call!