Krauss Maffei Extrusion of Munich Germany, (a world leader in plastics machinery) new 36D single venting twin-screw extruder series developed in conjunction with Wavin N. V (one of Europe`s largest Pipe producers) has been enthusiastically ...
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Southeast Asian PE producers announced their initial August prices for LDPE film and HDPE film to their regional markets with increases in the latter part of this week, feeding speculation that overseas producers will also attempt August ...
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved two more plastics ingredients as safe for use in certain food contact materials. The European Union (EU) agency's panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing ...
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Dow Chemical today announced a joint venture to produce ethanol and plastics from sugar cane, A step toward sourcing renewable feedstocks for chemicals. The joint venture between Dow Chemical and Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsui will ...
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Global injection moulding machine maker Engel Holding has rebounded nearly its pre-recession sales levels, the company reported 19 July, 2011. The company reported sales from shipments during the 2011 fiscal year of $881m (€ 621m), up ...
For the first time in history, the Society of Plastics Engineers Inc. has given its Mold Maker of the Year award to an executive at a company outside North America. SPE's Mold Making and Mold Design division presented the award to SY Chu, ...
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Belgian PVC window frame maker says it now expects its top and bottom line to be stable for the year, after sales fell 2.4% in the second quarter. The company had previously predicted sales and profit growth. The company said it took into ...
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German airline Lufthansa is this year lightening its transport containers by 15% by using plastics instead of aluminium. The company says the new lightweight models will lower kerosene consumption by 2,180 tonnes per year, saving 6,867 ...
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German machinery maker Illig launched its FSL 48 forming, filling and sealing machine for dairy product packaging at Interpack 2011 in May. The unit can make single-serve containers with photo quality in-mould labelling, produced in a ...
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Beverage equipment maker Groupe Sidel has opened a technical center in Beijing, its first in China. The center has blow molding machines, laboratories and automation equipment. Le Havre, France-based Sidel said Asia is the "epicenter" of ...
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West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. has begun constructing a compression molding plant in Shanghai, China, to handle new growth and expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. While West is growing in Asia, it's consolidating in the U. S. ...
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Machinery makers Oystar and Sacmi are teaming up to combine their packaging expertise for beverage applications. "Through this partnership with Sacmi we will be able to further enhance both our presence and performance in the beverage ...
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The consumption of polyvinylchloride (PVC) in Russia this year may increase by 30% compared to 2010, according to Natalia Proskurjakova, Chief Marketing Officer of RusVinyl. RusVinyl is a joint venture PVC company backed by Solvay, BASF and ...
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In the past few days the sentiment on the sellers' side has begun to firm up in Italy's local PE market as per the plastics pricing service ChemOrbis. Following the earlier price cuts, some traders in Italy are now revising their prices ...
A new device for compounders offers to boost the feed rate and throughput of low-bulk-density materials. Called Feed Enhancement Technology (FET) and developed by Coperion (U. S. Office in Ramsey, N. J. ), it was on display at last fall's K ...
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