Breaking News Machinery News EBLOW and HYBLOW Series Stand Out in the Packaging Sector April 11, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Product quality, productivity and design benefits “Green and Clean” with extrusion blow moulding Berlin, 8th of April 2014 – The BEKUM group is one of the world’s leading producers of blow moulding equipment for plastic container packaging worldwide. At Interpack 2014, BEKUM is presenting its extensive range of blow moulding machines. The centrepiece of Interpack […] Read more »
Industry Borealis and Borouge strengthen wire and cable industry leadership through global Borlink investments and innovation April 11, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Borealis and Borouge, leading providers of innovative, value-creating plastics solutions, are strengthening their global leadership in the wire and cable industry through two major Borlink™ investment projects – the recently announced expansion of the crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) production facilities in Stenungsund and the ongoing Borouge 3 project in Abu Dhabi. These two projects demonstrate commitment […] Read more »
Category Menu FIPA presents: Heavy-duty spring levelers with excellent positioning accuracy April 9, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Maintenance-free and robust: The new SZ-NIV-HD series of heavy-duty spring levelers from FIPA GmbH (http://www.fipa.com) offers innovative vacuum components for dynamic handling and short cycle times in rough production environments. “High-quality bearing material and design improvements ensure an exceptionally long service life,” says Rainer Mehrer, CEO of FIPA. Spring levelers, also called spring loaded suction […] Read more »
Market News China’s PP, PE markets preparing for turnaround season April 9, 2014 by plasticsinfomart China’s PP and PE markets have been dealing with oversupply issues since players returned from the Chinese New Year holiday in early February as per ChemOrbis. This factor pulled PP and PE prices consistently down in the region until three weeks ago. Local prices have been moving higher since then with players assuming that a […] Read more »
Industry Frost & Sullivan presents Victrex with the 2013 European Customer Value Leadership Award April 9, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Automotive industry profits from Victrex´s high-level expertise, customization and support April 9, 2014 – Based on its recent research on the automotive polyetheretherketones (PEEK) compounds market, Frost & Sullivan is presenting its 2013 European Customer Value Leadership Award to Victrex plc. The UK headquartered global high performance polymer solutions provider has an extensive range of […] Read more »
Industry Schak to Manage Kason Fluid Bed Line April 9, 2014 by plasticsinfomart MILLBURN, NJ― James Schak has been named Product Manager of Fluid Bed Processing Equipment for Kason Corporation, where he will oversee expansion and technical support of the company’s line of Vibro-Bed™ circular vibratory fluid bed dryers and coolers, it was announced by Henry Alamzad, president. “Jim brings 30-plus years of experience with direct and indirect […] Read more »
Recycling News MINI PRF – Plastics Recycling Facility April 9, 2014 by plasticsinfomart AMUT MINI PRF sorting and pre-washing system improves the quality of recycled PET AMUT Recycling Division has successfully started up a new MINI PRF at Wellman’s in Johnsonville, South Carolina, with a capacity of 6÷7 tons/h (14,000 lbs/h). The quality of bottles is worsening every day. Some years ago, the contamination of material at the […] Read more »
Industry Frost & Sullivan Presents Victrex with Customer Value Leadership Award April 9, 2014 by plasticsinfomart WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA USA – (April 8, 2014) – Based on its recent research on the automotive polyetheretherketones (PEEK) compounds market, Frost & Sullivan is presenting its 2013 European Customer Value Leadership Award to Victrex plc. The UK-headquartered global high performance polymer solutions provider has an extensive range of PEEK compounds designed to deliver improved […] Read more »