Category Menu Machinery News The role of the molding machine in the manufacturing process? A starring one on center stage August 29, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Once the part and mold have been designed and the material has been selected, it is time to make parts. But even if you’ve done everything right to this point, too many things can still go wrong. Much of the success or failure that is experienced at this point in injection molding is related to […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Teijin inaugurates thermoplastic carbon fiber prepreg production in Germany August 29, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Since February this year, Teijin (Tokyo) group company Toho Tenax Europe (TTE) has been shipping samples of thermoplastic carbon fiber prepregs employing matrix resins such as polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polycarbonate (PC) and polyetherimide (PEI) from a production facility in Oberbruch, Germany. The materials are believed to be being sampled by end users in the aerospace and […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Air Liquide collaborates with SNCG to build methanol-to-propylene plant in China August 29, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Worldwide gas company Air Liquide announced on August 26 that its Engineering & Construction division has signed a contract with the Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group (SNCG) to build a 500,000tpa Methanol-to-Propylene (MTP) plant in China. The contract comprises the basic engineering, license and supply of proprietary equipment as well as services for procurement and […] Read more »
End Markets Processes KraussMaffei and LG in collaboration to develop injection machines for electronic devices August 27, 2011 by plasticsinfomart On August 24, worldwide plastic processing machinery provider KraussMaffei announced that it has signed an agreement with South Korea-based LG Electronics to develop machines for electronic devices. The company also said LG has ordered more MX series injection machines, which will be installed in the development department of LG’s Mold Technology Center currently under construction […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Dairy company uses green plastics to cut carbon emissions August 26, 2011 by plasticsinfomart French multinational Danone, a market leader in fresh dairy products, will be using green plastic packaging for two of their popular dairy products lines as part of their goal to reduce their carbon emissions. Danone has set a global target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent over the next four years, from 2008 […] Read more »
Market News Oil near $85 as traders eye Libya, Bernanke speech August 25, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices hovered near $85 a barrel Thursday in Asia as traders eyed fighting in Libya and an upcoming speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Benchmark oil for October delivery was down 2 cents to $85.14 at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude lost 28 cents to […] Read more »
Market News Crude oil supplies shrink by 2.2 million barrels August 25, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Crude oil supplies fell last week, while gasoline supplies grew, the government said Wednesday. Crude supplies shrank by 2.2 million barrels, or 0.6 percent, to 351.8 million barrels, which is 1.8 percent below year-ago levels, the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report. Analysts expected a build of 2 million barrels for […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Mazda first to recycle end-of-life vehicle bumpers into new vehicle bumpers August 25, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Mazda Motor Corporation has become the world’s first automaker—according to Mazda’s data as of 22 August—successfully to recycle scrapped bumpers from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) into raw material for new vehicle bumpers. The new technology was inaugurated on 21 August and is initially being used to make rear bumpers for the Mazda Biante minivan. Conventionally, bumpers […] Read more »