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OiMA: New series of injection moulding machines for packaging

21.09.2007 - OiMA S.p.A. (www.oima.it) will introduce to the market on forthcoming edition 2007 of the K its new series of injection moulding machines for packaging named "Stratos KP." Here listed are some of the technological features proposed by the new STRATOS KP Series: • a completely redesigned hydraulic...

plasticker.com - Online marketplace for the plastics industry

19.09.2007 - The plasticker industry portal (www.plasticker.com) is presenting itself for the first time at K 2007, on the common stand of the ministry for trade, medium and small sized enterprises and energy of the state of North Rhine Westphalia (Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Mittelstand und Energie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen)....

EuPC expects further price increases in plastics products

12.09.2007 - EuPC (www.plasticsconverters.eu), the Brussels based trade body for plastics converters, is warning that high oil prices are threatening the recovery of the industry. ‘The price of plastic products will have to increase in the coming months’, according to Alexandre Dangis, EuPC’s Managing Director....

Coke to build recycling plant

07.09.2007 - Coca-Cola Co. said on Wednesday that it was investing more than $60 million to build a plant to recycle and reuse nearly 2 billion 20-ounce bottles a year in an effort to counter growing environmental opposition to the beverage industry. The Spartanburg, South Carolina, plant will open next year...

IKV: Precision optics – Focus on plastics

28.08.2007 - “Precision optics – Focus on plastics”. Under this heading, the Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV, www.ikv-aachen.de) at RWTH Aachen University is presenting the entire development process for an optical injection moulded part, starting with the initial idea for the product and proceeding via...

FKuR: Compostable mulch films made of PLA blends

27.08.2007 - The FKuR Kunststoff GmbH (www.fkur.com) in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT (www.umsicht.fraunhofer.de) has developed the first compostable mulch film based on a PLA blends and has brought it to the market. PLA blends are a mixture between PLA (polylactide) and further biodegradable...

Chemtura: Urethane Price Increase

03.08.2007 - Effective September 1, 2007, or as contracts permit, Chemtura Europe (www.chemtura.com) will increase selling prices of most urethane prepolymers and curatives by €0.20/kg in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. These changes are directly related to continuously escalating costs for raw materials, energy...

BASF to raise prices for colorants and additives

26.07.2007 - Effective immediately, BASF (www.basf.com) will increase prices of colorants and additives globally between 5 and 20 percent, depending on the product line, as existing contracts allow. Reasons are increased energy, raw material and transportation costs. Affected products are: organic, inorganic...

Huntsman Agrees to Be Acquired By Hexion for $28.00 Per Share

16.07.2007 - Terminates Merger Agreement With Basell Huntsman Corporation (www.huntsman.com) announced shortly that it has terminated the merger agreement with Basell AF ("Basell", www.basell.com) dated June 26, 2007 (the "Basell Agreement") and has agreed to a definitive merger agreement (the "Hexion Agreement")...

Shape Memory Polymers for Medical Device Applications

12.07.2007 - A global healthcare group with R&D offices in the UK is currently seeking novel shape memory polymer (SMP) technologies for use in medical devices. It is particularly interested in two-stage SMPs, which can undergo 2 separately initiated shape changes. Reversible SMP technologies are also required....

Huntsman Receives Merger Proposal From Hexion For $27.25 per Share in Cash

05.07.2007 - Huntsman Corporation (www.huntsman.com) announced yesterday that it has received from Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (www.hexionchem.com), an entity owned by an affiliate of Apollo Management, L.P., a proposal (the “Hexion Proposal”) to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Huntsman for...

Basell to acquire Huntsman for $25.25 per share

28.06.2007 - Basell (www.basell.com), the global leader in polyolefins’ technology, production and marketing, and Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN), one of the world’s largest manufacturers and marketers of differentiated chemicals and pigments, announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement pursuant...