Industry ENGEL launches new service era with e-calc July 5, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart ENGEL now offers customers even more support with a new app for mobile devices. After entering just a few parameters, e-calc automatically supplies the values required for material and component-dependent design of injection moulding machines, as well as critical setting data, thus ensuring that the injection moulding machine perfectly matches the application in hand. The […] Read more »
Material News Latest Low-Corrosion and Low-Wear Kalrez® and Vespel® High-Performance Parts for Aerospace Applications July 5, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Geneva/Switzerland, July 2013 – – At the Paris Air Show 2013, June 17th to 23rd,DuPont performance Polymers highlighted two new high performance products for aerospace applications. DuPont™ Kalrez® AeroSeal™ 7800 perfluoroelastomer parts help minimizing corrosion of titanium and stainless steel for longer part life. DuPont™ Vespel® ASB-0670 parts for fan blade wear strips provide significantly longer wear life […] Read more »
Product News APOLLO TAKES LONG SHELF LIFE CONVENIENCE TO A NEW LEVEL July 5, 2013 by plasticsinfomart RPC Containers Corby has launched a modern plastic alternative to the traditional tin can. The new 380ml Apollo container combines extended ambient shelf life with all the established lightweight, easy handling and safety benefits of plastics and also offers the convenience of re-closing. The high barrier Apollo features a PP/EVOH/PP multilayer structure for the effective […] Read more »
Processes Efficiently calculating measurement uncertainty in titration processes July 5, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Schwerzenbach, Switzerland- METTLER TOLEDO offers a new and unique service to titration customers, the Measurement Uncertainty Pac (MuPac), part of the Good Titration PracticeTMSecure service offerings. MuPac offers a detailed calculation of a titration method’s result uncertainty accounting for all processes involved in the titration and sample preparation. This enables users to comply with ISO17025 […] Read more »
Market News Local PP, PVC regains premium over imports in Thailand July 4, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Players in Thailand report that the country’s local markets for homo-PP and PVC have increased their premium over import prices following a period in which prices had traded close to par while local PVC had actually traded at a discount relative to import materials as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. From late April until […] Read more »
Industry LANXESS starts construction of the most modern iron oxide pigments site in China July 4, 2013 by plasticsinfomart World class environmental technology, first time introduced at Penniman Red manufacturing process Piling at site started beginning of July Investment of EUR 55 million Designed initial capacity of 25,000 metric tons per year “New Red” production goes on stream in early 2015 Leverkusen – German specialty chemicals company LANXESS has just started piling for a […] Read more »
Recycling News US natural polymer demand to touch $7.12 billion in the next five years July 4, 2013 by plasticsinfomart WASHINGTON : According to a research study, the US natural polymer demand is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.2% to touch $7.12 billion in the next five years. The natural polymer demand in 2012 was worth $4.95 billion. Medical applications dominated the natural polymers market accounting for 25.6% of the […] Read more »
Recycling News Ohio's Logan County bridge made of 100% recycled plastics, dedicated to public July 4, 2013 by plasticsinfomart HAMILTON : The official ribbon cutting ceremony of a bridge in Logan County, built using 100% recycled plastics was held towards the end of May. The bridge was made of ‘Struxure’ building products developed by the New Jersey-based Axion International Holdings Inc. According to the company, 24.6-foot Onion Ditch Bridge is the longest span bridge […] Read more »
