Industry SPE Thermoforming Division announces call for nominations for Thermoformer of the Year December 24, 2013 by plasticsinfomart NEWTOWN, CT, U.S.A., December 23, 2013: The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Thermoforming Division has announced a call for nominations for the annual Thermoformer of the Year Award. The award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the thermoforming industry in a technical, educational or managerial capacity. The nomination deadline is January […] Read more »
Interviews INTERVIEW WITH ASSOCOMAPLAST PRESIDENT, GIORGIO COLOMBO December 24, 2013 by plasticsinfomart President, do you feel that 2013 may be considered a year with more light or more shadow for the Italian plastics and rubber machinery industry? I think that 2013 is a year of transition after strong growth in 2011 (production up by 11% and exports by 21% with respect to 2010) that carried over into […] Read more »
Machinery News PRELIMINARY CONSOLIDATED RESULT for the Italian plastics and rubber machinery industry December 24, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association belonging to CONFINDUSTRIA, which groups together some 165 makers of machinery, moulds and equipment for plastics and rubber) has produced its 2013 full-year forecast for the industry on the basis of ISTAT foreign trade data for the first nine months of the year. The slight dip in exports (-2.8% with […] Read more »
Market News Local LDPE market carries $200-250/ton premium in Egypt December 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Players in the Egyptian market have been reporting tight supplies of locally-held LDPE this month as per ChemOrbis. There is no domestic production of LDPE in the country, making the market import-dependent for this product. The main source of imports is from the Middle East. Increasingly tight supplies of LDPE led prices of locally-held materials […] Read more »
Industry Price increase for multi-customer products December 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Leverkusen – Saltigo GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of specialty chemicals company LANXESS, is to increase its prices worldwide for some multi-customer products by up to 5 percent effective January 1, 2014. Products affected include chloroformates, 1,2,4-triazole, toluidine derivatives, benzothiazole and crosslinking agents. This has been necessitated by a steady increase in raw material and […] Read more »
Market News Hong Kong exports to grow by 5.5% in 2014, predicts HKTDC December 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) predicted that the city’s exports will increase by 5.5% in 2014 as the global trade environment is poised to gather pace. By contrast with the past few years, the major developed economies should expand simultaneously and at a more sustainable pace, according to Daniel Poon, Principal Economist (Global […] Read more »
Machinery News Engel Varysoft Day sheds light on lightweight automotive soft touch component December 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart At the Engel Varysoft Day held on December 4, the Austrian machinery supplier partnered with Georg Kaufmann Formenbau and other companies to demonstrate a manufacturing cell used to produce soft touch components for the automotive industry under the Varysoft process. Compared to other technologies, Varysoft offers even greater softness while allowing undercuts in the component […] Read more »
Industry Sikora introduces more compact X-RAY 6035 measurement system for single layer products December 23, 2013 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Germany-based Sikora AG has designed the X-RAY 6035 measurement system for single layer products to be even more compact than before.With the X-RAY 6035, the engineers of Sikora have successfully reduced the dimensions by 20%. “Saving space is a critical aspect during the integration of a new device,” says Harry Prunk, CEO of Sikora. “If […] Read more »
