End Markets Processes DuPont's OLED technology achieves one million hours lifetime June 24, 2009 by plasticsinfomart DuPont, a science-based products and service company, announced this Monday (June 22) the development of its new, proprietary “Gen-3” solution-based organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials technology that can last a record lifetime of more than 1 million hours – equivalent to over 100 years of constant use. The milestone achievement for the Gen-3 green […] Read more »
End Markets Processes DuPont’s OLED technology achieves one million hours lifetime June 24, 2009 by plasticsinfomart DuPont, a science-based products and service company, announced this Monday (June 22) the development of its new, proprietary “Gen-3” solution-based organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials technology that can last a record lifetime of more than 1 million hours – equivalent to over 100 years of constant use. The milestone achievement for the Gen-3 green […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News German production of Zhafir injection machines draws closer June 24, 2009 by plasticsinfomart The start of German manufacture of the Chinese Zhafir all-electric injection moulding machines has taken a step closer with a topping out ceremony at the factory under construction at Ebermannsdorf in Germany. Investment in the site is around Eur 10 million, and the 4,300 m² production hall has been under construction for 3 months. Zhafir […] Read more »
Market News Niko Resources posts Q4 loss June 24, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Canadian oil and gas company Niko Resources Ltd (NKO.TO) reported a quarterly loss, partly hurt by continued losses from its short-term investments, and forecast significantly higher sales volumes for 2010 on start up of its major project in India. Niko, which has major oil and gas investments in India and Bangladesh, owns a stake in […] Read more »
Market News Showa Shell, Saudi Aramco to form solar power JV June 23, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Japanese oil distributor Showa Shell Sekiyu KK (5002.T) and Saudi Aramco Oil Co plan to jointly set up small-scale solar power facilities in Saudi Arabia next year, the Nikkei business daily reported without citing sources. Showa Shell, Japan’s fifth-biggest oil refiner, aims to turn solar cells into a key business because domestic demand for gasoline […] Read more »
Market News OPEC, EU say regulation needed to stop oil bubble June 23, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Oil markets risk another speculative bubble unless the financial sector is reformed and transparency increased, but prices are not yet a threat to economic recovery, the EU and OPEC said after joint talks on Tuesday. U.S. oil was trading at around $68 a barrel on Tuesday, far below a record of nearly $150 hit last […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Metabolix launches injection molding grade of Mirel bioplastics June 23, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Metabolix, an innovation driven bioscience company focused on providing sustainable solutions for the world’s needs for plastics, chemicals and energy, announced yesterday (June 22) that Telles, the joint venture between Metabolix and Archer Daniels Midland Company that produces Mirel bioplastics, has developed its next generation of injection molding bioplastic, Mirel P1003, in a collaborative effort […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News VDMA elects new board and chairman June 23, 2009 by plasticsinfomart At VDMA’s General Assembly held last Thursday (June 18), the member firms of German Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association elected a new Board for the period 2009 to 2012; the new members are: * Günter BACHMANN, Coperion, Stuttgart * Lutz BUSCH, Kampf Schneid- und Wickeltechnik GmbH, Wiehl * Jan-Udo KREYENBORG, Kreyenborg GmbH, Münster * Walter […] Read more »