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Zwick offers an improved and more cost effective solution for the compression testing of composites

06.06.2007 - Thanks to their special material properties, fibre-reinforced plastics are frequently used in the construction of airplanes, vehicles, boats, high-performance sports (racing bicycles, skiing, archery), and for the rotors of power-generating windmills. Compared to metals, fibre-reinforced plastics offer...

ICM: 7th International Electronics Recycling Congress IERC2008 - Call for papers

05.06.2007 - After the big success of the 6th International Electronics Recycling Congress last January in Hamburg, the Swiss organizer ICM AG (www.icm.ch) will move its 7th International Electronics Recycling Congress to the beautiful city Salzburg in Austria. The IERC2008 will take place from 16 - 18 January 2008...

Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik: AMC extrusion lines for growing fencing demand

04.06.2007 - Now that the share of plastic and composite fencing profiles has already increased to approx. 8% of the total fencing demand in the USA, and a double-digit growth rate is expected until 2010, such PVC profiles “with a difference” are also finding more and more customers in Europe and Asia. Battenfeld...

Degussa: RAG Subsidiary Expands Production of High-Performance Rigid Foam to North America

31.05.2007 - Degussa (www.degussa.com) is planning to build a production plant for the rigid polymethacrylimide foam ROHACELL® at its largest US site in Mobile, Alabama. The new plant by the world´s leading specialty chemicals company comprises an investment volume of about US$10 million and is scheduled to commence...

Battenfeld: Full order books at injection molding

29.05.2007 - The strategic and organizational realignment of the Austrian machine manufacturer BATTENFELD Kunststoffmaschinen Ges.m.b.H. (www.battenfeld-imt.com) has led to a significant upward trend in Kottingbrunn during the first quarter. “The first three months of this year have produced an extraordinarily...

DuPont: Cost-effective Packaging Materials for Performance and Shelf-Appeal

23.05.2007 - DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (www.dupont.com) was presenting a range of cost-effective material solutions at the IFFA 2007 (5th-10th May 2007 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany), with a focus on both performance and shelf-appeal of packaged meat products. Following the recent introduction of super-tough...

SABIC to acquire GE Plastics for $11.6 billion

22.05.2007 - GE and SABIC (www.sabic.com) today announced that they had reached agreement for SABIC to acquire GE Plastics for a purchase price of $11.6 billion. Announcement of the acquisition was made by Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE and Mohamed Al-Mady, Vice Chairman and CEO of SABIC. "As a global...

Rieter-Symposium: PET Direct Crystallization for Virgin and Recycling Applications

21.05.2007 - “PET Direct Crystallization for Virgin and Recycling Applications” is the title of this year’s Rieter Symposium (www.pelletizing.com) to be held on 21 and 22 June, 2007. In a coordinated program of ten focused presentations, well-known experts like Andrew Noone (Director PET Resin & Recycling Consulting...

IdentiPlast: Positive outlook for plastics recycling and recovery

14.05.2007 - Reflecting growing market demand for sustainable waste solutions, the sixth IdentiPlast conference – the plastics industry’s most important gathering on recycling and recovery of plastics – attracted a record number of participants from around the world. More than 260 delegates, including 25 Chinese...

Starlinger captures Austrian Export Award 2007

08.05.2007 - Recognition for international market success, contribution to Austria’s economy At a gala evening on April 25th in Vienna’s Palais Liechtenstein, the Export Award in the Industry category was presented to Starlinger & Co. GmbH (www.starlinger.com) in recognition of the company’s exceptional export...

Werner Koch: Mixing, dosing, conveying and drying at Chinaplas 2007

30.04.2007 - Werner Koch Maschinentechnik GmbH (www.koch-technik.de) will be exhibiting their machines and systems for dosing, conveying and drying plastic granulates at Chinaplas 2007. Ispringen-based Werner Koch Maschinentechnik GmbH has announced that the Graviko dosing system, dry-air dryers in the CKT series,...

Chemtura: Anne P. Noonan named Group President Polymer Additives

27.04.2007 - Chemtura Corporation (www.chemtura.com) has appointed Anne P. Noonan as Group President, Polymer Additives (Plastics Additives and Flame Retardants, Brominated Performance Products and Fumigants). In addition to her business leadership role, she is also responsible for flame retardant advocacy initiatives,...

Buss books record order for seven cable compounding lines

26.04.2007 - Only about one year after regaining independence, Buss AG (www.busscorp.com) recently booked ist biggest order ever. Worth more than 10 million EUR in total, the scope of supply covers seven complete lines for high-grade cable compounds. Decisive for the customer – a multinational cable manufacturer...

SABIC: Highest ever SR 6.3 billion profits in first quarter of 2007

20.04.2007 - Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC, www.sabic.com, www.sabic-europe.com) reported first quarter 2007 profits of SR 6.3 billion, an increase of 50% compared to SR 4.2 billion in the same period in 2006. Consolidated operating profits amount to SR 9.6 billion compared to SR 6.6 billion, an increase...

Plastpol: 11th International Fair of Plastics Processing in Poland

20.04.2007 - This is one of the most important international exhibitions dedicated to the plastics processing sector in Europe. The fair event in question is PLASTPOL (www.plastpol.com), the 11th edition of which will be organized by Kielce Trade Fairs on 29 May - 1 June this year. The range of products to be...

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