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DSM to build two new engineering plastic plants at Chemelot site, Geleen (NL)

20.09.2006 - Royal DSM N.V. (www.dsm.com) announces that it has decided to construct two new manufacturing facilities at its Chemelot site in Geleen, the Netherlands. DSM is making these investments in response to excellent market growth for two of the company’s top specialty products, Stanyl® polyamide 46 and...

Rapid: New faster cleaning and maintenance granulators

19.09.2006 - Three new series of granulators, featuring an innovative new ‘open-hearted’ engineering concept that facilitates drastically faster cleaning, maintenance and inspection, forms the centrepiece of the Rapid Granulators AB (www.rapidgranulator.se) exhibit at Fakuma 2006. The new Rapid 300, 400 and 500...

Erema: New PET Recycling Technology - Ultra clean with IV like virgin

14.09.2006 - The further development of plant manufacturer EREMA´s (www.erema.at) patented VACUREMA process for the recycling of washed post-consumer bottle flake has made it possible: The company has stated that with the new "VACUREMA Multi-KT" process (Photo) the IV of PET bottle flake can be increased from starting...

LANXESS: Two ABS production lines in Tarragona back on stream after fire

13.09.2006 - The LANXESS chemical group (www.lanxess.com) has put two compounding lines for the production of ABS plastics back on stream at its plant in Tarragona in Spain. The compounding facilities were damaged in a fire on August 18, 2006, and production was temporarily disrupted as a result. "One section of...

S+S: Grey-scale sorter for colour sorting in the plastics industry

12.09.2006 - To further enhance their product range S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH (www.se-so-tec.com) is now launching a grey-scale version of their tried and tested SPEKTRUM colour separator as a lower cost option for sorting in light and dark bands. Light/dark or dark/light contrast sorting, both...

DuPont: New engineering polymers and a major milestone for DuPont™ Delrin®

08.09.2006 - Advancements in engineering polymers for innovative applications from the worlds of automotive manufacture, electrics and electronics, sport and leisure, amongst many others, are the highlights of the DuPont (www.dupont.com) exhibit at Fakuma 2006. The company will also celebrate the 50th birthday of...

Motan: New products on display at the Fakuma

05.09.2006 - At the 25th anniversary of the Fakuma in 2006, Motan (www.motan.com) launches a series of new product developments. The most important novelty on display is the MINICOLOR G (Photo), a gravimetric batch blender to dose masterbatch/additive components which continuously and automatically calibrates...

Petcore announces full endorsement for bottle-to-bottle and bottle-to-fiber recyclability of SIPA Smartcoat barrier technology

04.09.2006 - Petcore’s (www.petcore.org) Expert Evaluation Committee, whose mission is to determine the impact of new PET containers and additives on the quality of the recovered PET flake for recycling, has come to the conclusion that SIPA Smartcoat® technology for gas barrier enhancement , will have no negative...

Dow Europe announces price increase for copolymers products

04.09.2006 - Dow continues to encounter high raw material and energy costs with respect to Styrenic Copolymers, while demand remains strong. Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase of 150 Euro/MT for Styrenic Copolymers, including MAGNUM™ ABS and TYRIL™ SAN across Europe and the Middle East. This will be...

Hellweg: Central grinding – simple, fast, quiet

04.09.2006 - Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (www.schneidmuehlen.de) is presenting its 260 series of granulators at Fakuma 2006. The granulators are used in plastics processing companies for central grinding of all kinds of surplus production. On account of very good heat conductivity, these granulators can also...

FKuR Kunststoff: Compostable and heat resistant injection moulding material made out of cellulose

31.08.2006 - The Biograde 300A injection moulding material developed by FKuR Kunststoff GmbH, Willich, in co-operation with Fraunhofer Institut UMSICHT, Oberhausen, is now also certified as a compostable material according to DIN EN 13 432 and DIN Certco. FKuR Kunststoff GmbH has been developing and producing...

Husky to showcase new technologies at Fakuma

30.08.2006 - Husky Injection Molding Systems (www.husky.ca) will exhibit a wide range of new purpose-built technologies at this year’s Fakuma. Husky’s exhibit will focus on several core areas, including hot runners, thinwall packaging and closures. “We’re looking forward to Fakuma as it will provide us with an...

Rieter Automatik: News and Innovations for pelletizing and drying

25.08.2006 - Die Rieter Automatik GmbH (www.rieter.com) will present at the Fakuma its underwater pelletizing system SPHERO® 70 with fluid heated die plate, along with its new centrifugal dryer, the CENTRO 150. Highlight of the exhibit will be the innovative belt dryer DURO (Photo), which will be introduced to...

LANXESS: ABS plastics production in Tarragona partially shut down after fire

24.08.2006 - As a result of the fire that damaged parts of LANXESS’s (www.lanxess.com) production facilities for ABS plastics in Tarragona, Spain, on August 18, 2006, the chemicals company is now declaring force majeure to all affected customers in Europe and Latin America. This situation is likely to continue for...

DuPont Fluoroproducts Increases Prices for Tedlar® Polyvinyl Fluoride Films

24.08.2006 - DuPont Fluoroproducts (www.dupont.com) is increasing global prices for all grades of DuPont™ Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) films by an average of 10 percent. This increase will be effective Sept. 1, 2006. PVF films, marketed by DuPont under the Tedlar® brand, are used in a variety of applications...

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