Category Menu Machinery News New Exercise Machine from Kettler made of Terluran GP‑35 July 2, 2009 by plasticsinfomart The Kettler company is cladding its new cross trainer Satura P 7653 with Terluran® GP-35, a standard ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene polymer) from BASF’s product range of plastics, which Kettler itself then colors in light grey and black. This Terluran type is manufactured at the ABS plant in Antwerp, Belgium, which will be celebrating the production of […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Americhem Offers a Superior Family of High-Performance Stabilizers July 2, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Americhem, Inc., a global provider of custom color and additive solutions for polymer- based and synthetic-fibers products, recently introduced nDuramax™, an advanced family of high-performance UV stabilizers. The product line includes a new UV stabilizer solution for PET fibers that offers significantly improved weathering compared to traditional technologies. “nDuramax™ is a result of a constant […] Read more »
Market News TSX slides on weak oil, US jobs data July 2, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Toronto’s main stock index finished lower on Thursday as oil prices slid and a gloomy U.S. jobs report dimmed hopes for a quick economic recovery. U.S. employers cut more jobs than expected in June and the unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent, the highest level in 26 years. [ID:nN02549309] “It is a disappointment for sure,” […] Read more »
Market News Oil falls nearly 4 percent on weak U.S. economy July 2, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Swelling motor fuel stocks and a far-bigger-than-expected rise in U.S. unemployment drove oil down nearly four percent on Thursday to below $67 a barrel. In the latest signal the economy of the world’s biggest energy consumer was still struggling with a deep recession, data on Thursday showed U.S. employers had cut 467,000 jobs in June […] Read more »
Market News Oil drops nearly 4% on unexpected U.S. job losses July 2, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices dropped nearly 4 percent on Thursday as the United States lost more jobs in June than expected. Light, sweet crude for August delivery fell 2.58 U.S. dollars, or 3.7 percent, to settle at 66.73 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after earlier touching a month-low of 66.50 dollars. According to […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News BNL announces appointment of new business development director July 2, 2009 by plasticsinfomart The design and manufacture of innovative thermoplastic bearing assemblies and technical molding solutions specialist BNL (UK) Ltd yesterday (Jul 2009) announced the appointment of Janicke Aitken as Business Development Director. Aitken will be responsible for the new BNL Business Development and Product Development Teams. Aitken’s responsibilities will include the newly formed Business Development team incorporating […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Bayer unveils 2,300 tonne test machine for polycarbonate glazing July 2, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Bayer MaterialScience has been showing off its research facilities for polycarbonate vehicle glazing and this week invited around 100 car manufacturers and system suppliers to see its new 2,300 tonne Engel injection moulding machine in action. The machine has been installed with localised clean room areas around the cavity, robot and packaging zones at Bayer’s […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Industry gets behind biopolymer research July 2, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Several European industrial companies are sponsoring research into bioplastics at the Ecole des Mines in Paris. Nestlé, Schneider Electric, PSA, Arkema and l’Oreal are co-funding a Chair in Bioplastics, which includes six PhD theses. The research programme will study the properties of polymers derived from renewable resources, as well as their industrial application. Source: […] Read more »