Material News DSM’s new Akulon polyamide 6 grades for auto exterior parts eliminate the need for painting May 20, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Material Sciences company, is extending globally its portfolio of UV-stabilized grades of its glass fiber reinforced Akulon® polyamide 6 for exterior automotive parts that require very good surface quality even when unpainted. The company will unveil these new grades at the JSAE Automotive Engineering Exposition, taking place on […] Read more »
Market News Will firming trend lose momentum in global PP markets? May 20, 2014 by plasticsinfomart PP prices have hit 8-month highs in Italy and 12-month highs in Turkey recently as mounting supply concerns have steadily pushed prices higher, particularly since the second half of April as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. However, players in both countries have started to voice early expectations about a slowdown in the upward trend […] Read more »
Industry PlastIndia 2015 Next Preferred Plastics Business Destination May 19, 2014 by plasticsinfomart The Southern region of India is very important for Indian Plastic Industry. Two PVC and one Polystyrene plant are operating in South India. This region now leads in Thermosets and Composites. It is also a hub of PVC pipes. Further, South India also happens to be a hub of automobile industries and there is a […] Read more »
Industry Plastindia Foundation Hosted Industry Net Working Dinner during Chinaplas May 19, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Plastindia Foundation has had high powered delegation consisting of Mr. Subhash Kadakia, President Plastindia Foundation, Chairman of National Executive Council, Mr. J.R. Shah and also its Chairman of National Advisory Board (NAB) Mr. M.N. Patel, their young & energetic vice president Mr. Rajeev Chitalia and their treasurer Mr. Rajiv Raval in Chinaplas 2nd biggest exhibition […] Read more »
Industry Plastindia Organizes Seminar on Investment Opportunities at Chinaplas May 19, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Organizers of Chinaplas complimented for their imaginative and thought provoking subjects for seminars, lecture meetings and also for creating a forum for investment opportunities in emerging markets of South East Asia including India. They provided a platform to countries like India, Indonesia, Thailand etc. to show case potential of business opportunities in their countries. India […] Read more »
Market News New perforation resistant thermo-formable film can save up to 20% in packaging weight May 19, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Düsseldorf, May 2014 – In the context of their extensive collaboration to improve the efficiency, performance and sustainability of packaging applications, Reifenhäuser Kiefel Extrusion of Troisdorf/Germany and DuPont have developed a material and cost saving medium barrier 9-layer film for thermoforming applications. Key to a weight reduction of up to 20% and improved packaging performance […] Read more »
Industry Perstorp investing in Europe’s plasticizer future May 19, 2014 by plasticsinfomart The Perstorp Group, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will be focusing on its innovative plasticizer product range at PLASTPOL 2014. Considerable recent investments have enabled Perstorp to achieve best-in-class cost competitiveness for its general-purpose plasticizers, such as Emoltene™100. These investments have also included the development and launch of an exciting new polyolester plasticizer Pevalen™ […] Read more »
Industry Clean enough to coat – reliably and effectively May 16, 2014 by plasticsinfomart – Solutions for clean parts and surfaces – Bilingual expert forum – Cleaning expertise for process optimization Stuttgart/Hannover. More and more parts are being coated to give them special functional or decorative properties. Surface quality requirements are also rising, not only for coating but also for other processes, such as laser welding or glue bonding. […] Read more »
