Material News BMW and BASF awarded for lightweight structural element made of PP foam November 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The joint project by BMW Group, BASF, and other partners was a recipient of the “SPE Automotive Division Award 2013” for the Body Interior category. BMW Group is the world’s first car maker to use polypropylene (PP) foam as a visible contour material on an innovative center console, says BASF. Neopolen P foam from the […] Read more »
Category Menu Wacker and VIA optronics intensify collaboration in optical bonding for LCD November 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Germany-based Wacker Chemie AG has signed an agreement with VIA optronics, a German company that manufactures and enhances liquid crystal displays (LCDs), to strengthen their cooperation in optical bonding and bundle sales and marketing activities. Wacker has been supplying VIA optronics with highly transparent silicone gels since 2011. The optical bonding process employed by VIA […] Read more »
Industry Gujarat’s plastic parks to attract Rs 5000 crore investment November 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart AHMEDABAD: Gujarat’s plastic park at Dahej and Sanand to attract Rs 5000 crore investment. Land for Dahej has already been allotted, while the land allotment for Sanand Park would soon take place. “Nearly 150 MSME companies have booked their plots at Dahej plastic park” says Raju Desai, chairman – executive committee, Plastivision India 2013, which […] Read more »
Industry Gharda plans new plant for PEEK November 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Gharda Expands its horizon plans for new plant in Panoli India Mumbai, 22ndNovember 2013; Gharda Plastics, the high performance engineering polymers division of Gharda Chemicals Limited, launched its speciality lubricious solution for industrial and business appliances, incorporating various reinforcements in G-PAEK and GAZOLE grades. This collaborative development with other industrial partners is aimed at applications […] Read more »
Market News VBPF Condemns Dumping At Sea November 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The Director General of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) has condemned the illegal dumping of waste at sea. Speaking recently at a Brighton-based primary school which had participated in the Plastics 2020 Bottles Champion project, Peter Davis said: “The plastics industry is working together as a whole to ensure that used plastics do not find […] Read more »
Industry Subliminal persuasion characterizes excellent packaging November 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart At Greiner Packaging’s Innovation Day 2013, the main focus revolved around Point of Sale (POS). Held at Packworld (Oberwaltersdorf near Vienna) on November 21, 2013, the second annual Innovation Day proved once more to be an important industry event. More than 100 guests from all areas of the packaging industry attended six interesting presentations and […] Read more »
Industry Plastindia 2015 To Stay in New Dehli November 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart PlastIndia, the largest plastics exhibition in India which traditionally takes place in New Delhi every three years, is to stay for the next edition in its “old” location as confirmed by the show organiser Plastindia Foundation and Messe Dusseldorf. The exhibition, which is set to take place on the 5th to 10th February 2015 will […] Read more »
Industry Clariant’s halogen-free flame retardants lock in safe fire protection for new class of natural oil based, renewable polyurethane foams November 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Halogen-free, non-migratory Exolit® OP 560 flame retardant remains fixed in renewable PU foams 80% less flame retardant required to pass California TB117 flammability test Supporting upholstery sector’s move toward renewable materials and environmental protection without compromising fire safety Muttenz, November 22, 2013 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is supporting the use of […] Read more »
