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BASF's expanded polyethylene for durable sports mats

22.09.2009 - For durable, hard-wearing and safe sports mats, BASF offers Neopolen® E (www.basf.com, www.neopolen.com), an expanded polyethylene (EPE). The lightweight foam can be used as core material for gym mats because it keeps its resilience and has an optimal energy absorption behavior even after heavy use....

Gabriel-Chemie: New Compounds and Additives

17.09.2009 - Being specialised in the colouring and refining of plastics GABRIEL-CHEMIE Group in Gumpoldskirchen/Austria (www.gabriel-chemie.com) presents a bunch of new additives and masterbatches at the Fakuma 2009. Heavy weight and metallic look Some products have to have a certain weight in order to perceive...

BASF sells its polystyrene business in Brazil

16.09.2009 - BASF (www.basf.com) is progressing with steps to restructure its styrenics business and has made another divestiture in its styrene value chain. BASF has signed an agreement to sell its Brazilian polystyrene business, including a production plant, to the petrochemical company Companhia Brasileira de...

BASF restructures polyamide 6 production in Europe

09.09.2009 - Focus on Antwerp and Ludwigshafen Verbund sites BASF (www.basf.com) is restructuring its production of polyamide 6 in Europe. In the future, production will be bundled at BASF’s two Verbund sites in Antwerp, Belgium, and Ludwigshafen, Germany. Rudolstadt plant to be closed by the end of 2010 The...

Hellweg: Efficient punched skeleton processing

03.09.2009 - Strips of foils or sheets are punched out in the thermoforming process, especially for packaging products (cups, blister packs, boxes, etc). The thermoplastic punch skeleton waste arising here is re-processed by the new "RST Thermoform" granulator from Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (www.schneidmuehlen.de)...

Netstal: Injection moulding machines as system solutions

25.08.2009 - With its EVOS (Photo) launched already at the K 2007, the Swiss manufacturer Netstal-Maschinen AG (www.netstal.com) exhibits an injection moulding machine which stands out by its performance capacity and energy efficiency. At this year´s Fakuma Netstal demonstrates the production of a packaging part...

Ferromatik Milacron: New High-Performance Hybrid and All-Electric Machines at Fakuma 2009

24.08.2009 - Injection molding machine maker Ferromatik Milacron (www.ferromatik.com) will present two exhibits at Fakuma 2009. The new high-performance hybrid VITESSE 300 shows just how fast an injection molding machine can be. The ELEKTRA evolution 230 is a study in energy efficiency. Fast, Faster, VITESSE...

Klöckner Pentaplast: Rigid PET films made from recycled plastic beverage bottles

13.08.2009 - Klöckner Pentaplast (www.kpfilms.com) announces its partnership with Packaging 2.0 LLC to introduce SmartCycle® rigid PET films to the company’s already extensive line of rigid film products. Made from recycled plastic beverage bottles and designed to help meet packaging sustainability goals, these...

Arburg: Focus on energy efficiency and solutions for specific sectors with new hybrid and electric Allrounders

13.08.2009 - This year, Arburg´s (www.arburg.com) trade fair stand at the Fakuma in Friedrichshafen will be very much in keeping with the spirit of the "energy efficiency" mega-trend. In its capacity as a trendsetter in the field of energy-efficient machines, Arburg´s product range features two complete Allrounder...

Bekum: Group concentrates production locations in Europe

31.07.2009 - The BEKUM group (www.bekum.de) with their concentration of its production locations in Europe, meets the present declining demand for blow moulding machines, due to the negative world market development. In the future the manufacturing of blowing moulding machines for packaging applications is concentrated...

Krones presents mid-year report for 2009

30.07.2009 - The figures at Krones, the world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology, were hit by the cyclical downtrend in the first half of 2009. Thanks to its eminently sound financial and balance-sheet structure, however, Krones is able to cope significantly better with the consequences...

interpack 2011: Again with 'iF packaging award'

29.07.2009 - For the second time now iF International Forum Design GmbH (www.ifdesign.de) will be awarding the “iF packaging award” at interpack 2011 (www.interpack.com). Held for the first time at interpack 2008 the competition met with a great response with 148 entries from 17 countries. The iF packaging award...

Krones: Lightweight bottle 'PET lite 6.6' proves suitability for actual practice

22.07.2009 - With only 6.6 grams ´PET lite 6.6´ is currently the lightest PET bottle on the market for the 0.5-litre size. A concept that Krones AG (www.krones.com) has proven to function flawlessly both in the production process on a Contiform blow-moulding machine and in the filler itself. This container system,...

ILLIG hosts Open House - a demonstration of state-of-the-art thermoforming

20.07.2009 - Innovative system solutions for the packaging industry, aimed at increasing performance and efficiency in the thermoforming of plastics, form the centrepiece of the Open House to be hosted by ILLIG (www.illig.de) at its headquarters in Heilbronn, Germany, from 21 to 24 September 2009. Expert papers...

Klöckner Pentaplast: Expansion of PET and blown film capacities

01.07.2009 - The Klöckner Pentaplast Group (www.kpfilms.com) announced that it will add to its European production capacity for polyester films. Primarily used for food and consumer packaging applications, the new capacity will be located at the company’s Crumlin, UK, manufacturing facility. The start up of the...

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