Material News Lehvoss Introduces a New Generation of Detectable Plastics for Food Processing Industry March 22, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Lehvoss North America has introduced LUVOCOM® Detectables, a new line of magnetic thermoplastic compounds that target food processing machine components. These new materials offer weight and cost reduction while maintaining contamination-free processing of foodstuffs. Magnetizable plastics have been in existence for quite some time and are typically injection molded into complex molds and then through a […] Read more »
Product News UV & LED curing adhesive from Intertronics bonds glass to glass and glass to metal March 22, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Dymax Ultra Light-Weld® 431 from adhesives specialists Intertronics is a versatile glass-to-glass and glass-to-metal bonding adhesive that is formulated to be resistant to high-temperature and high-moisture environments while maintaining superior adhesion and flexibility. Dymax 431 bonds rapidly upon exposure to UV/Visible light for immediate use in the assembly process, making it highly suitable for assembly […] Read more »
Industry "Composite automation" is the formula for success in Paris March 22, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Fill high-speed system for textile handling of prepregs in the limelight at the 2013 JEC Composites Show in Paris. The presentation of the speedlayer 800 from Fill Machine Engineering was a great success at the 2013 JEC Composites Show from 12 to 14 March 2013 in Paris. The high-speed system is capable of laying prepregs […] Read more »
Reliance PE Prices Reliance Prices PolyEthylene ( PE ) Price List w.e.f. of Reliance 21 Mar 2013 March 21, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Click Here For Price.. Read more »
Market News Gap between local, import PP narrowing in China March 21, 2013 by plasticsinfomart According to data from ChemOrbis Price Index, the premium import homo-PP prices carry over domestic materials narrowed for the third consecutive week and now stands at its lowest point since the week before the Chinese New Year holidays. Consecutive price reductions from overseas sellers along with domestic producers’ attempts to stabilize the market were cited […] Read more »
Industry LANXESS presents strong results for 2012 March 21, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Dividend proposal: EUR 1.00/share, up 18 percent Record EUR 115 million payout to employees Q1 EBITDA pre exceptionals expected between EUR 160 and 180 million New company headquarters in Cologne to be inaugurated on September 3, 2013 Leverkusen – German specialty chemicals company LANXESS has announced strong figures for the past fiscal year, with improvements in […] Read more »
Recycling News PET distributor acquires N.Y based recycling facility March 21, 2013 by plasticsinfomart NEW YORK : PET distributor PolyQuest Inc. has purchased a recycling unit based in East Farmingdale, N.Y. PQ Recycling, an affiliate of PolyQuest Inc. will take over the facility currently owned by Pure Tech, an affiliate of Chicago-based Re:Think Recycling Group LLC. The unit will produce PET flake primarily from post-consumer PET bottles collected in […] Read more »
Market News Chinese PP,PE imports remain muted despite price cuts March 21, 2013 by plasticsinfomart BEIJING : The producers are seen forced to reduce their PP,PE offer prices to China. The sentiment seems to remain muted though. During the last couple of weeks, the PP, PE import market witnessed less action as a result of the tussle between Chinese local traders and distributors lowering their buy price and the overseas […] Read more »