Industry EQUIPMENT FROM CLEAN ROOM DEVICES PERMITS HIGH-SPEED ASSEMBLY OF MEDALIST® MEDICAL TPE TUBING AND TAPERED-BARB FITTINGS February 13, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Automatic System Demonstrated at MD&M West Yields a Stronger Fit between TPE Tubing and Connectors than Is Achieved with Solvent Bonding of PVC Tubing ANAHEIM, CA, U.S.A, February 12, 2013: An automatic fitting inserter developed by Clean Room Devices, LLC enables medical product manufacturers to obtain the advantages of Medalist® elastomers over PVC while increasing […] Read more »
Product News Focus on smart packaging solutions:Weidenhammer at Packaging Innovations 2013 February 13, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Hockenheim / Birmingham, 12 February 2013 – The Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), Europe’s leading supplier of composite cans, composite drums and rigid plastic containers, is presenting a comprehensive range of cardboard and plastic packaging solutions at Packaging Innovations 2013 in Birmingham from 27 to 28 February 2013. At the UK’s leading show for primary and […] Read more »
Material News Screen changers for food packaging film production in South America February 13, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Economic recycling is defined by recovering high quality products from contaminated material. After successful trials at a South American food packaging film producer, KREYENBORG GmbH has equipped eight of the film producer’s recycling lines with backflush screen changers. Through the filtration process, PET flakes can be processed at a throughput rate of 500 kg/h. Thereby, different qualities of material and […] Read more »
Industry LEHMANN & VOSS LAUNCHES NORTH AMERICAN COMPOUNDING SUBSIDUARY February 13, 2013 by plasticsinfomart PAWCATUCK, CT USA – (February 12, 2013) – Lehmann & Voss & Co. in Germany, a leading producer of tailor-made high-performance compounds under the LUVOCOM® trademark, has launched a subsidiary company to directly serve the North American plastics compounding market. Located in Pawcatuck, CT, the new company, LEHVOSS North America, LLC, includes an experienced sales, […] Read more »
Industry SABIC and London’s Royal College of Art Team Up to Launch ‘VISIcON’ Automotive Lighting Program and Design Competition February 13, 2013 by plasticsinfomart LONDON, United Kingdom, February 11, 2013 – SABIC has announced the launch of a three-month research program and competition called VISIcON with London’s prestigious Royal College of Art (RCA) Vehicle Design programme. Under VISIcON, more than 30 post-graduate students from the department are researching and exploring how SABIC’s high-performance thermoplastic lighting materials and LEXAN™ polycarbonate […] Read more »
Industry Plastics Color Corp. Announces Phase II of its isaacTM Web Portal February 13, 2013 by plasticsinfomart ANAHEIM, Calif., February 12, 2013 – PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds, and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, has announced the launch of Phase II of isaac™, a web portal and standalone application that connects customers to a broad range of useful business information and resources and allows PCC […] Read more »
Market News Asian monomer prices climb ahead of Chinese holidays February 12, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Rising upstream costs drove monomer prices higher in Asia right before Lunar New Year Holidays, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Spot ethylene, propylene, styrene and VCM markets all posted weekly gains in the region where supply for these feedstocks is expected to tighten in the coming term due to shutdowns at several plants. […] Read more »
Industry ACQUISITION UNITES PLASTICS INDUSTRY LEADERS MILACRON AND MOLD-MASTERS February 12, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Creates leading plastics processing solutions provider committed to bringing the most advanced technologies, products and services to customers across the globe Cincinnati, Ohio and Georgetown, Ontario — February 12, 2013 — Milacron LLC, a global plastics industry leader and provider of premium fluids to the metalworking industry, and Mold-Masters, a leading global hot-runner manufacturer with […] Read more »
