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BASF: Milk bottles made of Polystyrene

25.02.2008 - Right in time for the K 2007, BASF (www.basf.com) joined forces with ALPLA, one of the world’s largest manufacturer of plastic beverage bottles, to come up with a bottle for milk and yoghurt beverages using impact resistant Polystyrene (PS-I). This demonstrates that Polystyrene is an inexpensive alternative...

DuPont: Two DuPont™ Zytel® HTN PPA Products Help Tire Pressure Monitoring System Stand Up to

25.02.2008 - SmarTire Systems Inc. tapped DuPont Automotive and high performance characteristics of DuPont™ Zytel® HTN PPA and Zytel® HTN PPA SuperStructural resins for a lightweight and durable casing for SmarTire’s new externally-mounted Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) used as part of the SmartWave® system...

New KWD-Directory: Plastic films and products in Germany 2008

21.02.2008 - 730 completely updated company profiles The KWD-Directory “Plastic films and products in Germany 2008” contains more than 730 completely updated company profiles. It is very helpful for all buyers, salesmen, producers and distributors in the range of plastic films and products. The CD with the new...

EuPC: 'Questions and Answers' document on Bioplastics and Degradability

20.02.2008 - Europe’s Brussels-based plastics converters’ body, EuPC (www.plasticsconverters.eu), has published a ‘Questions and Answers’ document on Bioplastics and Degradability. This factual brochure giving answers to the commonly asked questions on the subject follows the preparation of a detailed internal industry...

KraussMaffei and Toshiba Machine sign cooperation agreement

19.02.2008 - KraussMaffei (CEO Dr. Dietmar Straub, www.kraussmaffei.com) and Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. (President Mr. Reiji Nakajima) have signed a cooperation agreement to develop leading edge machinery for plastics processing. Both companies have already started joint projects, first results of the cooperation...

Petcore Evaluation of Polylactic acid (PLA)

19.02.2008 - PLA manufacturers have stated that PLA is compatible with the collection, sorting and recycling infrastructures currently in place in most countries of the European Union. Consequently the Petcore Technical Committee (www.petcore.org) commissioned an independent evaluation1 of the effects of PLA on...

LyondellBasell to stop HMS polypropylene production in Varennes, Quebec in April 2008

19.02.2008 - LyondellBasell Industries (www.lyondellbasell.com) announced recently that it will stop producing High Melt Strength (HMS) polypropylene at its Varennes, Quebec site in April 2008. The HMS unit is expected to continue normal operations until then. Yves Bonte, Senior Vice President of Polypropylene...

LANXESS opens new headquarters for central and eastern Europe in Bratislava

18.02.2008 - New branches in Warsaw and Budapest / Plans to expand business in Central and Eastern European growth markets The specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.com) is responding to rapidly growing demand in central and eastern Europe by today officially opening the headquarters of its new distribution...

Plastic Pakistan: Hundreds of PE bag manufacturers face closure

18.02.2008 - A new order issued on February 6, 2008 from the Provincial Sindh Government had put a ban on the production and sale of polyethylene bags with less than 300-micron thickness. This step has been taken on recommendation of the city district government of Karachi that had pointed out that the bags are...

aluplast + BASF: Getting rid of another thermal bridge

18.02.2008 - The German window system manufacturer aluplast (www.aluplast.de) is launching a window system that is highly thermally insulating as well as cost-effective, thanks to a version of Ultradur® High Speed (PBT) which BASF (www.basf.de/ultradur) developed especially for this company. This glassfiber-reinforced...

Nokia: Mobile Phone made from Recycled Materials only

18.02.2008 - The Finish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia (www.nokia.de) has launched a new concept for the production of a “green” mobile phone called “Remade” (picture), which is made solely from recycled materials. Metal from aluminium cans, plastics from drinking bottles and rubber from scrap tires are used....

Chemtura raises prices on polypropylene-based coupling agents and impact modifiers

18.02.2008 - Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM, www.chemtura.com) is announcing a worldwide off list price increase of $0.44/kg for polypropylene based Polymer Modifiers (POLYBOND® 1001/1002/3000/3002/3150/3200), and Royaltuf® 485 and 498, effective March 1, 2008, or where contracts allow. Continued cost escalation...

Playmobil: Geobra Brandstätter achieves eighth record year in a row

15.02.2008 - PLAYMOBIL sees worldwide growth in all markets in 2007 - investments ensure product quality and jobs in Germany Renowned Franconian toy manufacturer geobra Brandstätter (www.playmobil.de) was able to sustain the continued positive results of recent years in 2007. The strategic goal of achieving a...

CHINAPLAS 2008: China an Important Market for German Plastics and Rubber Machines

15.02.2008 - German exports to China during the period January through November 2007 amounted to 310 Mio. Euro, which is an increase of 16.7 % compared to the same period of the previous year. This means China continues to rank 2nd in the list of top destinations for German plastics and rubber machines, so the German...

K.D. Feddersen: Acquisition of Materialdepån Norden

07.02.2008 - The German plastics distributor K.D. Feddersen (www.kdfeddersen.com) acquires Materialdepån Norden AB in Anderstorp. The Swedish company specialises in the distribution of engineering polymers, the sale of plastics processing machines and provides training on plastics in the Nordic and Baltic countries....

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