Industry Clariant completes sale of its Detergents & Intermediates business to ICIG January 9, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Switzerland-based specialty chemicals company Clariant announced the closing of the sale of its Detergents & Intermediates business to International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG). The total consideration of the sale amounts to CHF 58 million, out of which CHF 20 million in cash became due at closing. Worldwide, 660 employees were transferred from Clariant to the […] Read more »
Market News PP markets in Turkey, Egypt regaining premium over China January 9, 2014 by plasticsinfomart PP markets both in Turkey and Egypt lost their premium over China in the beginning of October as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis, as can be seen from the graphs below. Import PP offers given to these countries traded well below China almost until the end of 2013 despite their smaller market share and […] Read more »
Machinery News DESMA at the Interplastica in Moscow January 9, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Following the successful K show in October 2013 where two DESMA injection moulding machine of the S3 series were presented, the Interplastica visitors have now the chance to see these machines and other highlights and innovations at the DESMA booth FA 61. DESMA is once again proving that elastomer processing companies achieve above-average growth in […] Read more »
GAIL Prices PolyEthylene ( PE ) Price List of Gail w.e.f. 9th Jan 2014 January 9, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Click Here For Price.. Read more »
Industry Key Players from Stretch & Shrink Film Industry to Meet in Cologne January 9, 2014 by plasticsinfomart AMI, Bristol, 08/01/14 – AMI is pleased to announce that the 11th edition of the Stretch & Film conference, will take place from 1-3 April 2014 at the Maritim Hotel in Cologne, Germany. This well-established event regularly attracts over 150 international delegates including the key players from Europe as well as participants from Asia, North […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Perfecting what is tried and tested January 9, 2014 by plasticsinfomart The Philips plant in Klagenfurt, southern Austria is part of Philips’ consumer lifestyle sector and one of 8 international product development centers. Klagenfurt is not only the leading innovation center for kitchen appliances, but also produces highly complex key components for shavers and epilators, and drive systems for the well-known Philips Sonicare toothbrush. In manufacturing […] Read more »
Recycling News Use of PET bottles for medicinal packaging likely to be banned in India January 8, 2014 by plasticsinfomart NEW DELHI: The Indian Health Ministry considers imposing a ban on the use of plastic and PolyEthylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles for packaging pharmaceutical products such as syrups and liquid orals. The move follows the recommendation by the Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) to ban the usage of plastic and PET for certain specific categories of […] Read more »
Market News New third generation spar materials from AEL help to cut cost of tidal blades January 8, 2014 by plasticsinfomart UK-based Aviation Enterprises Ltd. (AEL) has launched its third generation out-of-autoclave carbon/epoxy materials specifically designed for tidal blade spars. Comparing to its second generation prepreg materials used to date, this third generation materials take advantage of a new high toughness resin that is particularly resistant to moisture ingress. According to AEL, the incorporation of these […] Read more »
