Swiss supplier of polyacrylonitrile co-polymers INEOS Barex has signed an agreement to acquire the Polyacrylonitriles Business from Mitsui Chemicals for an undisclosed value. The agreement, which is expected to bring together ...
Tags: Polyacrylonitriles, Packaging
US-based medical devices developer Elixir Medical has announced that the results of its CE Mark-approved DESyne BD Novolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System with biodegradable polymer coating were outstanding. Its CE Mark-approved DESyne BD ...
Global chemical company BASF is set to expand manufacturing capabilities at its US plants in Wyandotte, Michigan, and Monaca, Pennsylvania, in a bid to support customer growth in the packaging, printing and industrial coating markets. At ...
Researchers from Tarbiat Modares University have developed biodegradable nanocomposites using nanoparticles which can be used for food packaging. The nanocomposites offer advantages such as low permeability and sensitivity to gases. They ...
RPC Containers UKSC has collaborated with its products distributor Nexus Packaging to develop new lightweight 130g jerrycan for the transportation of hazardous products. The new UN-approved free-standing, 5l can, which has been developed ...
PhosphorTech has just released its latest RadiantFlex phosphor sheet product series for ultra high color rendering (CRI) LED applications. The new products are available from "warm white" (CCT~3000K) to "cool white" (CCT~5500K) versions ...
Tags: Phosphortech, Lighting
The Entertainer, Toys R Us and Toy City among first to stock brand new outdoor toy from Wicked Vision. National retailers are taking stock of Wicked Vision's brand new outdoor toy, the Boomaring. High street names including The ...
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Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated a regional innovation hub for Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China. More than 200 experts will develop novel ideas for the use of high-performance plastics, foams and coatings in key sectors such as ...
Plastics solutions provider Borouge has exhibited its sustainability advancements in consumer food packaging technology at the Chinaplas 2013 exhibition that took place from 20-23 May in Guangzhou. The company introduced its Bormod ...
Tags: Borouge, Food Packaging Solutions
Iran’s proposal for forming a joint petrochemical forum by eight developing Muslim nations (D8) has won support from Turkey and Egypt, two leading petrochemical and engineering polymer producers of the Middle East, Iranian Deputy Oil ...
Tags: D8 Petrochem Forum, Textile
For first-quarter 2013, GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components enabling high-speed end-to-end information streaming over optical fiber and wireless networks) has ...
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Global polymer materials provider ColorMatrix has launched a new oxygen scavenging solution, Amosorb Plus for PET packaging. The solution offers improved container clarity to enable customers achieve recyclability goals. ColorMatrix Asia ...
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SIBUR will showcase its polymer products and investment projects, earmarked for export to China and other Asian countries, at Chinaplas, Asia’s largest petrochemical products exhibition in Guangzhou, China. The main focus will be on ...
South African coffee roasting company Caturra Coffee has selected Innovia Films' cellulose NatureFlex renewable compostable films to develop new coffee packs in partnership with converter Colpak. Made using three-layers, the coffee pack ...
Tags: Caturra Coffee, Packaging Films
UK-based custom color producer Silvergate Plastics has announced the addition of the Leistritz Twin-Screw Extruder ZSE 27 Maxx to its existing production capabilities. The new machine has a high torque and volume co-rotating twin-screws ...
Tags: Packaging, Silvergate