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Reifenhäuser: Significant increase in performance and still higher efficiency of blown film lines

26.03.2007 - A better utilisation of synergy effects existing within the group of companies was a primary goal of the restructuring process at Reifenhäuser. As a logical consequence, central service functions are performed today by the Reifenhäuser Holding Company (www.reifenhauser.com) allowing the operative units...

Borealis announces record profits for 2006 and EUR 370 million investment in Sweden

23.03.2007 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com) announces record financial results for 2006, with a net profit of EUR 327 million, compared to EUR 226 million the year before, an increase of 45%. The result corresponds to a return on capital employed (ROCE) after tax of 17%, compared to 12% in 2005. Net interest-bearing...

Dow Europe GmbH Announces Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins

22.03.2007 - Effective April 1, 2007, or as contract terms allow, Dow (www.dow.com) will increase prices in Europe by 60 Euros per metric ton for all grades of its low-density polyethylene (LDPE) resins and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) resins, DOWLEX™ polyethylene resins, ATTANE™ ultra low density polyethylene...

Borealis: New DIN standards for water pressure pipes recognise PP-RCT

20.03.2007 - During 2006, the German standards for polypropylene (PP) pressure pipes have been revised. The designations PP-H100, PP-B80 and PP-R80 have been withdrawn as they did not reflect the required behaviour at elevated temperatures and were changed to PP-H, PP-B and PP-R. Also, pioneering PP-RCT has now...

Zwick scores top marks for not marking the specimen

19.03.2007 - Zwick (www.zwick.de) will be presenting the world’s most technically advanced non contact extensometer at the Control Exhibition in Germany (May 8. -11., 2007) and at testXpo, the 3rd Asian Forum for Materials Testing Shanghai ( May 15.-18., 2007) The Zwick Roell Group, building on its global success...

Kautex Maschinenbau delivers fifteen blow molders for training center to Saudi Arabia

19.03.2007 - Late last year, Kautex Maschinenbau GmbH (www.kautex-group.com) was able to secure an order for fifteen KCC10 extrusion blow molders (photo) to be delivered to Saudi Arabia. For each machine, Kautex will also supply one blow mold each for a round and an oval bottle as well as for a round bottle with...

Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik: Largest pipe extrusion line in Russia supplied

16.03.2007 - For the production of plastic jacket pipes for district heat transport, Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik GmbH (www.bex.battenfeld.com) has recently installed a complete large-diameter pipe extrusion line (photo) to produce pipe up to 1,600 mm in diameter at MosFlowline, Moscow. MosFlowline, considered as...

Milliken Obtains Injunction against Fountain Trading for Trademark Infringement

15.03.2007 - Milliken & Company (www.milliken.com, www.millikenchemical.com) announced yesterday that the Düsseldorf (Germany) Regional Court has issued a provisional pan-European injunction against Korea’s Fountain Trading Company for infringement of Milliken’s Millad® and Millad 3988 trademarks. According to the...

Reimelt Henschel supplies a new production plant to J&A Plastics

15.03.2007 - J&A Plastics GmbH (Krefeld/Germany, www.j-a.de) an internationally active group of companies for custom-made compounds, has ordered a complete compounding line from Reimelt Henschel MischSysteme GmbH (www.reimelt-henschel.com) to expand their production capacity to 14.000 t/a in the future. Extensive...

EuPR: REACH Workshop for Plastics Recyclers in Ireland

08.03.2007 - The European Plastic Recyclers (EuPR, www.plasticsrecyclers.eu) are organising in collaboration with EuPC Services an international REACH workshop in Dublin on 27 April 2007 focussing on plastics recyclers. The workshop will address the following questions: what are the solutions for plastics recyclers...

Coperion Werner & Pfleiderer: Melt pump for polyolefin lines of own design

05.03.2007 - After 1 ½ years´ development and preparation, Coperion Werner & Pfleiderer & Co. KG (www.coperion.com) is now equipping its well-proven twin-screw compounder (ZSK) with melt pumps of its own design. Depending on design and layout and range of products, a polyolefin compounding and pelletizing line may...

Ticona teams up with Resin Express for sales to central and eastern Europe

02.03.2007 - New distribution concept Polymer producer Ticona (www.ticona.com) will be cooperating with Resin Express (www.resinexpress.com) as its sales partner in central and eastern Europe from January 2007. As an international distributor of plastics, rubbers and chemical raw materials for many years, Resin...

Bayer MaterialScience raises prices for Apec ®, Makrolon®, Bayblend® and Makroblend® polycarbonates

02.03.2007 - Bayer MaterialScience AG (www.bayerbms.de) has increased sales prices for its Apec® and Makrolon® brands of polycarbonate by EUR 0.25 per kilogram, and for its Bayblend® and Makroblend® brands by EUR 0.20 per kilogram as of March 1, 2007. This applies to all deliveries in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle...

United States: PET recycling rate up for second straight year

01.03.2007 - NAPCOR and APR Report Increased Rate and Record Volume of Recycled PET Containers The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) announced at the end of 2006 a Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) recycling rate of 23.1% and a...

Teijin: Price increase for polycarbonate resin Panlite®

28.02.2007 - Effective March 12th, 2007 Teijin Kasei Europe B.V. (www.teijin.nl) will increase the prices for the polycarbonate resin Panlite® product range for sales within Europe by 0.25 Euro/kg.

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