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Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik: Danish sheet manufacturer Færch Plast favours German manufacturing

02.05.2008 - High-speed extrusion line working for two The new high-speed PP extrusion line Photo from Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik GmbH (www.bex.battenfeld.com) handles about 20 per cent of the total annual sheet production of about 50,000 tons at R. Færch Plast A/S (Holstebro, Denmark, www.faerchplast.com). To...

BASF announces major bioplastics production expansion

21.04.2008 - BASF SE (www.basf.com) has announced plans for a significant expansion of its production plant for the biodegradable plastic Ecoflex® at the company’s Ludwigshafen site. The move will raise Ecoflex production capacities from the current 14,000 by 60,000 metric tons per year. Production at the expanded...

Erema celebrates 25 years of leading the way in plastics recycling

21.04.2008 - This year the 14th of April marks a special anniversary for Erema (www.erema.at), the Upper Austrian manufacturer of plastics recycling systems, looking back on a very successful 25 years of company history. What began 25 years ago, with the daring and the idea of three plastics engineers can today...

Kreyenborg Group invites to 5th Symposium 'Plastics processing'

15.04.2008 - This year’s symposium of the KREYENBORG Group, which will take place from 10th until 12th June in Münster/Germany, is themed: “Extrusion and polymerisation today“. Current trends and latest methods in plastics processing will be illuminated in the course of this established event, which already takes...

Starlinger: Innovative solutions in the area of woven packaging at interpack 2008

14.04.2008 - A quality and technology leader – from raw material to the printed woven sacks and back to recycled pellets – and the world’s only provider of A-Z turnkey solutions, Starlinger & Co. Gesellschaft m.b.H. (www.starlinger.com) presents new and innovative high quality products and packaging technology at...

BASF expert seminar: extensive advice on the EU chemicals regulation REACH

11.04.2008 - Just a few weeks before the pre-registration phase of the European chemicals policy REACH begins in June 2008, the demand for extensive information and advice is greater than ever. In response, BASF SE (www.basf.com) is hosting another expert seminar on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization...

DuPont: Price increases for thermoplastic resins

10.04.2008 - DuPont Engineering Polymers (www.dupont,com) announces price increases for thermoplastic resins effective 1 May 2008, or as contracts allow, in Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. Prices for standard thermoplastic resin grades will increase as follows: • DuPont™ Zytel® nylon, DuPont™ Minlon®,...

ABIQUIM: New Brazilian Chemical Industry Directory – 2008 Edition

10.04.2008 - Price: US$250,00 postage included The Brazilian Chemical Industry Directory 2008, edited by ABIQUIM (Associação Brasileira da Indústria Química, www.abiquim.org.br/english/), in Portuguese and English, presents precious information on the Brazilian chemical manufacturers and their products. In its...

BKG: Pelletizing systems for Thai PA 6 line

09.04.2008 - BKG Bruckmann & Kreyenborg Granuliertechnik GmbH (www.bkg.de) from Münster supplies two turn-key underwater pelletizing systems for a line for PA 6 production to Thailand. The customer is UBE Nylon (Thailand) in Rayong. The contracts for this project now have been signed in the headquarter of UBE. ...

BASF: SBC polymer Styrolux now also for blow molding

09.04.2008 - Recent tests have demonstrated that Styrolux® 3G46, a highly transparent SBC plastic grade that BASF (www.basf.com, www.styrolux.com) launched onto the market just in 2006, lends itself very well for blow molding (SBC: styrene butadiene block copolymer). In comparison to established transparent materials...

Starlinger: World market leader for big bag machinery joins EFIBCA

07.04.2008 - Starlinger & Co. Gesellschaft m.b.H. (www.starlinger.com), the world’s leading supplier of production technology for FIBCs of various sizes and types and of machinery for load testing of the finished container bags, recently became the newest member of EFIBCA (www.efibca.com), the European FIBC Association....

FKuR: Translucent and compostable PLA blend for substitution of PE

07.04.2008 - The FKuR Kunststoff GmbH (www.fkur.com) in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT (Oberhausen, www.umsicht.fraunhofer.de) has enlarged its existing product range by a translucent and compostable PLA blend type called Bio-Flex® 467F with universal application possibilities. The advantages...

EuCIA: Design and fly an UFO and win a VIP tour to the Composites facilities of Airbus

04.04.2008 - EuCIA, the European Composites Industry Association, invites student teams all over the world to participate in a contest to build a light weight flying object. The competition will be held during the Composites Europe show, in Essen (Germany) from 23 -25 September 2008. Composite materials are known...

LANXESS: Acquisition of majority share in Petroflex completed

03.04.2008 - Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.com) has successfully completed the acquisition of an approximate 70 % holding in Petroflex S.A., Latin America’s biggest rubber producer. LANXESS is paying some EUR 200 million for the package of shares. The transaction took legal and economic effect...

DSM increases prices of Akulon PA6 and PA66 compounds and polymers

02.04.2008 - DSM Engineering Plastics (www.dsmep.com) has announced a price increase for its’ Akulon® polyamide polymers and compounds in Europe, effective April 1st, or as contracts permit, for all shipments. The specific increases are as follows: • Akulon PA6 compounds €80/t • Akulon PA6 film €100/t • Akulon...

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