Market News PE sellers seek to match or exceed ethylene hike in Italy September 10, 2013 by plasticsinfomart PE sellers in Italy are seeking September increases equal to or even exceeding the increase seen on the European ethylene contract settlement, according to ChemOrbis. Sellers cited their comparatively tight supply as support for their price hike targets while admitting that demand has yet to recover from the summer holidays. The September ethylene contracts settled […] Read more »
Industry LANXESS is developing materials for the car of the future “Green” mobility begins in the chemistry lab September 10, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Cologne – Tailored chemical materials and the associated technologies are indispensable to implementing sustainable, resource and climate-friendly mobility around the world. Of that, Dr. Werner Breuers is certain. “Chemical materials are the key to making cars lighter and more efficient. That is why our company is working systematically to develop new high-tech thermoplastic systems for […] Read more »
Industry Teijin to Present Latest Carbon and Aramid Fiber Solutions at China Composites Expo in Beijing September 10, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Tokyo, Japan / Shanghai, China, September 5, 2013 -The Teijin Group announced today that Toho Tenax Co., Ltd., the group’s carbon fibers and composites business, and Shanghai-based Teijin Aramid Asia Co., Ltd., the group’s aramid fibers business, will participate in China Composites Expo 2013, Asia’s largest composites exhibition. The annual show will take place at […] Read more »
Processes NEWLY REDESIGNED MANUAL AUTO PROFILE AIR RING FROM FUTURE DESIGN EXPANDS LIST OF BENEFITS FOR BLOWN FILM PROCESSORS September 10, 2013 by plasticsinfomart MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA (September 4, 2013) – Recent changes in materials, material combinations and processing parameters in the blown film industry have prompted Future Design, Inc. to introduce their newly redesigned universal Saturn Manual Perfect Balance air rings. The results include improved gauge performance and numerous other benefits. Among the benefits are improved width control, […] Read more »
Industry SPE Issues Call for Technical Papers for ANTEC 2014 September 10, 2013 by plasticsinfomart NEWTOWN, CT, U.S.A., September 4, 2013: The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) invites prospective presenters at the ANTEC® 2014 plastics conference to submit papers for review by the Technical Program Committee, SPE announced today. ANTEC 2014, the world’s largest plastics technical conference, will take place April 28-30, 2014 in the Convention Center at the Rio […] Read more »
Market News Import GPPS prices firm up in China September 9, 2013 by plasticsinfomart In China, PS players report improved demand in line with the high season while adding that they received higher import Asian PS offers, which caused an increase of $20/ton at the low end of the overall offer ranges for both dutiable and non-dutiable origins, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Firmer production costs were […] Read more »
Material News Victrex Provides Material Alternative for Food Contact Applications September 7, 2013 by plasticsinfomart WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA –Victrex Polymer Solutions has introduced a new glass fiber reinforced, high flow thermoplastic, VICTREX® PEEK 90GL30BLK EU, for direct food contact applications. The newest product from the worldwide leading solutions provider of polyaryletherketone (PAEK) polymers meets the stringent requirements of both American and European regulatory authorities including the EU Commission Regulation 10/2011 […] Read more »
Category Menu MTI Mischtechnik at K 2013: Maximum Efficiency in Mixing and Dehumidification September 7, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Detmold/Germany, September 2013 With its Uni tec® and MTI Eco® plus-line series featured at K 2013, MTI Mischtechnik (www.mti-mixer.de) once again presents a portfolio of energy saving, highly efficient systems for demanding mixing tasks in the plastics processing industry. The machines are complemented by a fully redesigned Vent tec® aspiration system which removes moisture from dry […] Read more »
