Market News Stronger energy costs prompt firmer stance from PE sellers in China July 12, 2013 by plasticsinfomart PE prices witnessed some increases over the past week as sellers took a firmer stance on their prices in response to the rally in crude oil and naphtha markets as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. One Middle Eastern producer, who had stepped back on their prices last week, reinstated their initial July prices this […] Read more »
Product News DREYPLAS adds PEEK from Zhong Yan to its product portfolio July 12, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Meerbusch/Germany, July 2013 – DREYPLAS (www.dreyplas.com) has taken a further step towards focusing its product portfolio on high-performance additives and polymers. The company has now taken over responsibility for the distribution on the European market of PEEK (polyether ether ketone) plastics produced by the Chinese company, Jilin Zhong Yan High Performance Plastic Co.Ltd. (Zhong Yan). […] Read more »
Material News Worldwide PP consumption likely to reach 62.4 million tonnes by 2020 July 12, 2013 by plasticsinfomart WASHINGTON : According to a recently published research report, the global polypropylene demand is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5% from 42.3 million tons in 2011 to 62.4 million tons by 2020. According to the report released by US based GBI research, the PP demand from Asian countries are […] Read more »
Market News Formosa Plastics lifts force majeure on PE and PP at its Texas facility July 12, 2013 by plasticsinfomart WASHINGTON: US-based Formosa Plastics Corp. has declared that it has lifted the force majeure for polypropylene resin and high molecular weight film polyethylene at its plant in Point Comfort, Texas. Formosa had informed the customers on June 11th that it was declaring a force majeure at its PP units following outages. The company’s Point Comfort […] Read more »
Industry BASF to increase global capacities for butanediol and PolyTHF July 12, 2013 by plasticsinfomart German chemical company BASF will increase its global capacities for producing the chemical intermediate 1,4-butanediol (BDO) and the BDO derivative PolyTHF (chemical name: polytetramethylene ether glycol, PTMEG) within the coming two years. BASF’s annual BDO capacity will rise from 535,000 to 650,000 metric tons, its annual PolyTHF capacity from 250,000 to 350,000 metric tons. With […] Read more »
Industry Lanxess cooperates with CRIA to promote green tires in China July 12, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Germany specialty chemicals company Lanxess has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) to strengthen existing ties. The LOI aims to enhance the awareness of energy saving, environment protection and safety among Chinese rubber and tire industry with the ultimate goal to further promote green tires. “We are very […] Read more »
Category Menu NBM blows moulding costs out of the (chilled) water July 12, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Northumbria Blow Mouldings (NBM) is on target to save over £80,000 a year on cooling costs thanks to an intelligent energy-saving solution from process cooling specialists, IsoCool. Involving the replacement of the plant’s existing beside the machine chillers with centralised chilled water and adiabatic cooling systems, the project is designed to optimise efficiency through the […] Read more »
Industry THE NEW LINX LASER CODERS: VERSATILE, RELIABLE AND INTUITIVE July 12, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Linx Printing Technologies is taking laser coding to new levels with the launch of a range of scribing laser coders, offering the most efficient production line solutions with no compromise on quality.The 10w Linx SL102 laser coder is the most versatile and intuitive coder in its class, ideal for users with a fast line and […] Read more »
