Category Menu Product News New Gasket Material Combines High Performance & Rework Potential April 22, 2009 by plasticsinfomart A new gasket solution from 3M combines an exceptionally conductive pad with a double-sided adhesive that is repositionable. The new 7810 series of 3M Electrically Conductive Acrylic Pads (eCAP) offers cohesive strength, shock absorption and strong adhesion that allow rework and fast assembly without curing time. The eCAP 7810 series products are effective for EMI […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News New Gasket Material Combines High Performance & Rework Potential April 22, 2009 by plasticsinfomart A new gasket solution from 3M combines an exceptionally conductive pad with a double-sided adhesive that is repositionable. The new 7810 series of 3M Electrically Conductive Acrylic Pads (eCAP) offers cohesive strength, shock absorption and strong adhesion that allow rework and fast assembly without curing time. The eCAP 7810 series products are effective for EMI […] Read more »
Market News Oil rises, stock market outweighs inventory builds April 22, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices rose on Wednesday as gains in the stock market outweighed rising inventories in top consumer the United States. U.S. crude settled up 30 cents at $48.85 a barrel, after trading down to $47.70 earlier. London Brent crude settled 1 cent lower at $49.81 a barrel. Oil rebounded in late activity as the U.S. […] Read more »
Market News Santos Q1 output down 4 pct, holds year guidance April 22, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Australian oil and gas producer Santos Ltd (STO.AX) posted a 4 percent fall in first-quarter production, but maintained its full-year production and cost guidance. Total production in the three months to March 31 was 13.2 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), compared with 13.7 million boe in the same period a year ago, Santos said […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News SABIC suffers net loss of SR974m April 22, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), one of the world’s top five petrochemical companies, reported a net loss of SR974 million for its first quarter, which ended March 31, against last year’s income of SR6.92 billion during the same period. Announcing the quarterly report, Mohamed Al-Mady, vice chairman and chief executive officer of SABIC, said the […] Read more »
Market News Low density polymer inches up on better offtake April 22, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Low density polymer today stepped up by 50 paise per kg on local plastic market in the national capital on better offtake by plastic bag makers. Traders said better offtake by plastic bag makers led to rise in low density (LD) polymer prices. LD No 40 and LD No 400) traded higher by paise 50 […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Solvay Advanced Polymers unveils AvaSpire AV-700 April 22, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC, a producer of performance plastics, has launched the AvaSpire AV-700 series, a new line of modified PEEK grades that fill the cost/performance gap between high-performance crystalline polymers (PPS, LCP, and high-temperature nylon) and PEEK, an ultra-performance crystalline polymer. These proprietary PEEK-based formulations — available in unfilled, filled, and wear-resistant grades — […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News RTP Company compounds improve quality of Samsung color laser printers April 22, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Samsung Electronics, a world leader in designing and manufacturing OEM laser printer engines, has partnered with custom thermoplastics compounder RTP Company to upgrade color printer components and reduce operating noise. Multiple RTP Company wear resistant and structural compounds were used in replacing various moving components, including the engine’s paper feeding roller, fuser gear, roller shaft, […] Read more »