Italian packaging machinery manufacturer Sacmi has developed a new PMA24L that inserts “PVC-free” liners in metal caps. The latest innovation is called PMA24L – acronym for “Plasmatic for metal for ring-shaped liners ...
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In Southeast Asia, more local PVC prices for September were announced with rollovers to decreases this week after a Vietnamese producer had pioneered lower September prices in late August as per the plastics pricing service ChemOrbis. ...
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Worldwide chemical company BASF announced on August 29 that it will display polyurethane (PU) solutions for energy and climate protection, mobility, construction and housing at UTECH Asia/PU China 2011 which will be held from September 6-8 ...
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Hi-Tech Fasteners, Inc of Frederick, Maryand, announced on August 29, 2011 the launching of Hi-Tech Fasteners--Canada. This new entity will be based in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) of Ontario and will service all customers throughout ...
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Plastics prices finished down last month across much of Asia, with the trend affecting a broad swath of the market. Lower oil prices pulled down the cost for some plastic feedstock materials' prices, and demand was soft as well as buyers ...
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The German parent of KraussMaffei Corp., Florence, Ky., recently introduced two new models of all-electric presses. A new size in the EX series is 200 metric tons. These machines extend from 50 to 240 m. T. And are high-speed models ...
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ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, Waupaca, Wis., has contracted with Finishing Technology International, Alpharetta, Ga., for a quality inspection vision system for the vertical molding line at its Tell City, Ind., facility. The vision system, ...
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Borealis and Borouge have launched a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) material designed to improve productivity for converters in the healthcare market, without compromising the performance of medical devices or pharmaceutical and ...
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For the first time, sister companies Bruckner and Kiefel Technologies have their North American operations under one roof, at a new headquarters in New Hampshire that opened 1 June. Bruckner, a supplier of cast film machinery and film ...
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Broadview, Illinois - Effective immediately, Illinois Tool Works, a $16 billion diversified manufacturer of engineered products and specialty systems, announces the integration of two of its Midwest industrial fastener divisions. The two ...
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To better tap factories moving to inland areas in central China, Japanese injection press maker Nissei Plastic Industrial Co. Ltd. has established a service office in Wuhan, Hubei province. The Nagano, Japan-based firm said Japanese and ...
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World demand for silicones will rise 6.2% to $12.4bn (€ 8.6bn) in 2015, fuelled by the increased penetration of high-value silicone materials into emerging applications, says a new report from Freedonia. According to the World ...
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Less than a year after its introduction to the marketplace, a recycled PET sheet for signage and food-contact applications also may to help a growing Washington state firm capitalize on recent regulatory developments in PET packaging. The ...
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Color and additive supplier Americhem Inc. has added a new production line at its plant in Manchester, England. The new line, with capacity of 2, 000 metric tons annually, will make customized color and additive masterbatches for synthetic ...
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Custom extrusion firm Pexco LLC has struck again in the mergers and acquisitions market, this time agreeing to buy custom profile extruder AllWest Plastics Inc. Of Huntington Beach, Calif., for an undisclosed sum. It the third deal in the ...
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