Teijin Limited announced that it has developed a new type of meta-aramid fiber offering the world’s highest level of heat resistance combined with excellent dyeablility, which the company will produce in a facility to be built in ...
Hood Packaging has announced its intention to shut down its Burlington, Ontario, plastic film plant in Canada. The plant closure, which will affect 65 workers, is expected to take place by 1 October 2013. Its production will be ...
Tags: Hood Packaging, Plastic Film
Formosa Plastics USA has lifted force majeure declarations on its output of high molecular weight film polyethylene and polypropylene, company spokesman Steve Rice said Monday. The company issued the force majeure declaration on all of ...
Tags: Polypropylene, PE
The ConSole mounting system designed by manufacturer Renusol remains impeccably stable after 15 years of use. This is the conclusion of the test report drawn up by the renowned Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid, which found that ...
Tags: Console Mounting System, Industrial Equipment, Components
Global chemicals company BASF has developed an antistatic thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) granulate under the Elastostat brand name in the TPU portfolio Available as a masterbatch, Elastostat is part of the Elastollan product range and ...
NWE ethylene spot prices rose Eur15/mt on the week Thursday to Eur1,020-1,025/mt ($1,314-1,320) FD NWE, driven by better-than-expected offtake from primary derivative polyethylene in July. On Friday, a buyer and seller confirmed a 2,000 ...
Tags: Ethylene, Spot Prices
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on the development of the chemical and petrochemical industries. The attendees of the meeting included Deputy Prime Minister, Arkady Dvorkovich, Alexander Novak, the Minister of ...
Tags: Petrochemicals
International Process Plants (IPP) is pleased to announce the purchase and acquisition of a European low density polyethylene (LDPE) production plant that is available immediately to be acquired, relocated and operated elsewhere. The plant ...
Tags: LDPE Plant, Textile
Global buyer and seller of surplus manufacturing facilities, International Process Plants (IPP) has announced the purchase and acquisition of a European low-density polyethylene (LDPE) production plant. The plant, which is available ...
Tags: Polyethylene, surplus
LANXESS, a leading specialty chemicals company, has developed a new polyester material based on polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Pocan TP 555-001, which is perfectly suitable for manufacturing housings, sockets and other components for ...
Tags: LED Housings, chemicals, Lights, Lighting
Biopac has announced its role in ECLIPSE, an international consortium, which has bagged a €5m funding in a bid to develop new packaging using natural materials. According to the UK-based developer and supplier of packaging and ...
Tags: Biopac, Packaging Project
Multiple market sources said Thursday that US high density polyethylene contract prices are expected to rise by 2 cents/lb for June, while low density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene contract prices are likely to remain ...
Tags: Chemicals, polyethylene, LDPE, LLDPE
Multiple market sources said Thursday that US high density polyethylene contract prices are expected to rise by 2 cents/lb for June, while low density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene contract prices are likely to remain ...
Tags: high density polyethylene, LDPE, LLDPE
Food processing and packaging company Tetra Pak has signed a supply agreement with petrochemical company Braskem for ‘I'm green’ low-density polyethylene (LDPE) made from sugarcane. The Swedish packaging firm will use the ...
Tags: Tetra Pak, Green Plastic
Kennedy, a US-based labeling, packaging, and identification solutions provider, has developed a new line of bottle-to-bottle labels which complement its pressure sensitive labels range. The bottle-to-bottle labels are designed for ...
Tags: Sustainable Labels, Kennedy