Asked where the focus for developments is on blister packaging lines, Bernd Webel, sales director with? Romaco, is unequivocal in his response: "Romaco Noack focuses on the constant improvement of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) ...
Tags: Blister Packaging, Innovation
Soitec of Bernin, France, which makes engineered substrates - including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers and III-V epiwafers - and silicon wafer manufacturer SunEdison Inc of St. Peters, MO, USA have entered into a patent cross-license ...
Tags: Soitec SOI engineered substrates, Electrical, Electronics
The International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) said the FD 170: Application of Inspection and Investigation Techniques course will feature US industry and regulatory communities. Participants learn and apply skills for food ...
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European polyethylene spot prices have extended their gains this week, rising Eur10/mt ($13.40/mt) on the week to Eur1,270-1,275/mt FD Northwest Europe, which market sources attributed to tighter supplies as European LDPE producers scale ...
Tags: Polyethylene, Tight Supplies
For years I have gone into food stores and read labels only to not know what half the ingredients were. I got to thinking, that maybe I'm not alone when it comes to knowing what the rest of them are. So, I've put together what might be a ...
RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has begun high-volume production of multiple new power amplifiers (PAs) and power management integrated circuits (ICs) that incorporate the firm's envelope tracking (ET) technology. RFMD says that ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
European polyethylene prices have fallen in the run-up to the K Fair international plastics and rubber trade fair in Dusseldorf, on the back of volatile upstream prices and robust supplies which kept buying hesitant, sources said. Low ...
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Fourth-quarter contract price negotiations in the European caustic soda market have concluded at rollover to Eur15/mt price decreases, depending on the region and customer size, market sources said Monday. Most Q4 contracts were settled ...
Tags: Caustic Soda, Chemicals
US spot ethylene was hovering at three-month low levels Friday, trading midday as low as 51.50 cents/lb MtB Williams pipe for September delivery on the back of what market sources said was improved availability. Recent unplanned ...
A combination of planned and unplanned outages sent ethylene spot prices to a 2013 high of Eur1,180-1,185/mt ($1,560-1,5667/mt) FD NWE Friday, soaring by Eur98/mt on the week. Volatility of feedstocks added to upward pressure on spot ...
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European linear low density polyethylene C4 contract prices logged a Eur20/mt ($26.50/mt) gain on the week to touch a four-and-a-half month high of Eur1,450-1,455/mt FD Northwest Europe, buoyed by tight supplies and oil price spike, sources ...
Tags: LLDPE, Chemicals, polyethylene
Polyethylene producers are targeting higher prices in September amid increases in feedstock naphtha and improved economic data, sources said this week. Naphtha was assessed at $914.5/mt CIF NWE Wednesday, up $2.50 on the week. The average ...
Tags: Polyethylene, Chemicals
Välinge Innovation and Novalis Innovative Flooring announce that the companies have signed a license where Novalis obtains a license on Välinge IP related to resilient floors, including an indemnification on patents from ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
South African-based Sasol and Switzerland-based Ineos will team up to produce high density polyethylene in the US, the companies said Wednesday, announcing plans for a joint venture which would include a 426,000 mt/year HDPE plant. "This ...
The US styrene-to-benzene spread has widened $34.66/mt since June 24, growing to its highest level in more than 4 1/2 years at $424.56/mt Monday, according to Platts data. US spot styrene rose 0.90 cent/lb ($19.84/mt) day on day to a ...
Tags: Styrene-Benzene, Chemicals