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Automatik Plastics Machinery: Pelletizing specialist under a new name at Fakuma

29.09.2008 - The former Rieter Automatik GmbH will celebrate its new name "Automatik Plastics Machinery GmbH" (www.automatikgroup.com) at Fakuma 2008. Its exhibit, located at Stand 6202 in Hall A6, will provide a working demonstration of the SPHERO® 70 underwater pelletizing system along with the OPTOcontrol operating...

DuPont: New Renewably Sourced DuPont™ Biomax® Thermal Extends Use of PLA to Higher Temperature Packaging Applications

26.09.2008 - DuPont Packaging (www.dupont.com) announced the expansion of its DuPont™ Biomax® packaging offerings to include renewably sourced Biomax® Thermal 300, a proprietary heat-stabilizing modifier that allows polylactic acid (PLA) thermoformed packaging to withstand elevated temperatures during transport,...

HT Troplast / profine: Hans Herpoel resigns from his office as Managing Director

25.09.2008 - Hans Herpoel has resigned from his office as Managing Director of HT Troplast GmbH and profine GmbH (profine Group, www.profine-group.com) and COO of the Group with immediate effect for personal reasons. The Supervisory Board has accepted this decision. The Supervisory Board wishes Hans Herpoel all...

Coperion: Compounding industrial regrind and controlling pellet colour on-line

25.09.2008 - At this year´s Fakuma 2008 Coperion GmbH (www.coperion.de) will be presenting a number of innovative applications and current additions to its range of high-performance compounding systems. These systems are used worldwide for the compounding, filling and reinforcing of engineering plastics and for...

LANXESS increases prices for engineering plastics and for rubber chemicals

24.09.2008 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.com) is to raise its prices effective October 1, 2008 as a result of the increased cost of transport, energy and raw materials. The Semi-Crystalline Products business unit is adjusting its prices for engineering plastics in Europe, the Middle East...

DuPont Declares Force Majeure for Ethylene Copolymers Business Due to Hurricane Damage

24.09.2008 - Hurricane Ike caused storm surge damage at DuPont’s (www.dupont.com) Sabine facility in Orange, Texas. As a result, the company declared “force majeure” for its ethylene copolymers business. Based on the company’s preliminary assessment of damages, it is not clear when restart will occur at Sabine....

BASF foam passes tests of the EU fire classification standards for buildings and trains

24.09.2008 - BASF’s (www.basf.com) melamine resin foam, Basotect® UF (www.basotect.com), already now attains the highest possible rating for organic insulating materials according to the new, more stringent EU fire-protection standards for buildings and trains. At present, these two EU directives still exist alongside...

Nuga: High performance and energy efficient granulation of plastics - 'Open Day'

23.09.2008 - NUGA AG Kunststoffschneidmühlen, Balgach, Switzerland, has been producing granulators for plastics for more than 20 years. The company started production and sale of the patented CentriCut® granulators eight years ago and these will be presented at Fakuma 2008 to the trade visitors with the slogan "high...

Bayer MaterialScience LLC declares force majeure in the USA

22.09.2008 - Bayer MaterialScience LLC, the North American subsidiary of Bayer MaterialScience AG (www.bayermaterialscience.de), has declared force majeure for a large part of its production in Baytown, Texas, United States. This affects the Polyurethanes (PUR), Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties (CAS), and Polycarbonates...

BASF cuts back polystyrene production in Europe

22.09.2008 - As of October 1, 2008, BASF (www.basf.com) will be cutting back its production of polystyrene in Europe by 25 percent. The reason for this step is the diminished demand for the standard plastic polystyrene, a development that can be ascribed to the current economic downturn. “The market for polystyrene...

DSM doubles Stanyl® capacity with opening of new plant in Geleen (NL)

19.09.2008 - Royal DSM N.V. (www.dsmep.com, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in The Netherlands, today announces that the second polymerization plant for Stanyl® polyamide 46 on the Chemelot site in Geleen (Netherlands) has opened. The new plant doubles DSM’s worldwide production...

Starlinger launches two new monofilament extrusion lines

19.09.2008 - Building on a position of world market leadership in tape and textile yarn extrusion, Starlinger (www.starlinger.com) has launched two new monofilament extrusion lines. The starEX 1500DM – doublehead mono – and the starEX 1500DEM, with two parallel extruders for simultaneous production in two different...

LANXESS to expand caprolactam production in Antwerp

18.09.2008 - Investment of EUR 35 million leads to significant capacity increase from 2010 onwards The specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.com) is to expand its site in Antwerp with capital expenditures amounting to some EUR 35 million. The plan is to raise the capacity of the caprolactam production...

Recognising breakthrough products using DuPont fluoropolymers: DuPont marks 70 years of Teflon® with call for entries to 2008 Plunkett Awards for sustainability and innovation

18.09.2008 - DuPont (www.dupont.com) has issued a call for entries for the 2008/2009 DuPont Plunkett Awards, which this year mark the 70th anniversary of the discovery of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), later branded as DuPont™ Teflon®, with the addition of environmental sustainability as a new selection criterion....

extrunet: New manufacturer of extrusion lines on the market

17.09.2008 - The core competence of the Austrian extrunet GmbH (www.extrunet.com) is the manufacture of extrusion lines and tools to produce technical profiles made of thermoplastic materials. The main focus of the products are 2 complete extrusion lines of the "modul-series: A 45mm single screw extruder with...

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