Category Menu Product News Lubrizol introduces Estane Engineered Polymers at Chinaplas May 19, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Lubrizol Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of The Lubrizol Corporation, is introducing new plasticizer-free soft Estane Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) grades at the 2009 Chinaplas in Guangzhou, PR China. The new grades are for use in injection molding processors and exhibit excellent flexibility, softness and abrasion resistance — performance attributes for which Estane TPU […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Coke goes greener by bio-sourcing its bottle PET May 15, 2009 by plasticsinfomart A partly bio-sourced PET bottle is being introduced by Coca-Cola in a long term plan to use bottles that are 100 per cent recyclable and renewable. The first “PlantBottle” will be piloted in North America later this year for the Dasani and sparkling water brands and will be used for vitaminwater next year. […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Conair to market Kreyenborg infrared dryers May 14, 2009 by plasticsinfomart As announced on this Wednesday (May 13), plastics auxiliary equipment supplier Conair and German plastics machinery provider Kreyenborg have reached an agreement to give Conair rights to sell a co-branded infrared polymer dryer (IRD) to plastics processors worldwide. In fact, the first Conair-Kreyenborg IRD has already been sold to a sheet producer in Monterrey, Mexico. […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Arburg broadens Allrounder A machine ranges May 14, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Arburg, a German based injection molding machine maker, is continuing to enhance and expand its electric Alldrive machine series in a logically consistent manner. At the 2009 Technology Days, which were held from March 19 to 21 at Arburg’s Lossburg base, visitors were presented with two new sizes, which are a natural extension to the […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Chinaplas exhibitor in focus: Arburg showcases latest injection molding innovations at Chinaplas May 14, 2009 by plasticsinfomart At Chinaplas 2009, global leading injection molding machine builder Arburg will present the latest tried and tested Allrounder models. Max Man, manager of the Arburg subsidiary in Shenzhen, China, has recently talked to our staff reporter. “Chinaplas is without doubt the No. 1 plastics and rubber trade fair in China and in Asia. The scale […] Read more »
Market News Oil retreats despite surprise drop in inventories May 13, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Crude oil fell on Wednesday as the tumbling equity market and weak demand outweighed the surprise drop in the crude and gasoline inventories. Light, sweet crude for June delivery dipped 83 cents to settle at 58.02 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Contract price rose to 59.90 dollars a barrel in […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News KraussMaffei Berstorff developes composite profiles for autos May 13, 2009 by plasticsinfomart KraussMaffei Berstorff GmbH, a plastics machinery supplier, has developed an innovative line concept for the production of 2-component profiles made of PP and TPE-V. Two or three single-screw extruders of different size form the core elements of the co-extrusion line designed for optimum material melting and homogenizing. Detailed information on the new line concept will […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News KraussMaffei sells on eBay May 13, 2009 by plasticsinfomart KraussMaffei has started selling used injection moulding machines on the internet. It has set up a secondhand machinery page on its own web site at www.kraussmaffei.com/bargainmachines and will also auction machines on eBay. The machines for sale are laboratory and test machines, and the first three on its web page are a CX 35-180, […] Read more »