Industry Bac2’s latent acid catalyst wins materials category of JEC Europe 2013 Innovation Awards January 31, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Southampton, UK, January 30, 2013: Bac2, the polymer materials company, has been selected as the winner of the materials category in the JEC Europe 2013 Innovation Awards for its CSR family of latent acid catalysts. The accolade will be presented on Tuesday, March 12th at the JEC Europe show in Paris. Mike Stannard, Bac2’s CEO, […] Read more »
Industry Resintex Technology S.r.l. to promote New Crystic® 15PA spray tooling gelcoat and demonstrate closed mould RMIM system at Seatec 2013 January 31, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Resintex Technology S.r.l. is once again exhibiting at Seatec 2013, which runs simultaneously with Comptec 2013 in Carrara, Italy from 6th – 8th February. On their stand (Hall D, stand 891) they will be promoting their closed mould technology expertise, particularly for marine and industrial market sectors, alongside the comprehensive range of specialty raw materials, […] Read more »
Industry Borealis announces new European investments January 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, announces two major investment projects in its European manufacturing plants in Stenungsund, Sweden and Porvoo, Finland. The investments, with a combined expenditure in excess of EUR 45 million, will strengthen Borealis’ regional supply and support capabilities, in line with its Value Creation through Innovation strategy. […] Read more »
Market News Polymer prices rise in Turkey without support from demand January 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Import prices for major polymers including PP, PE, PVC and PS have been steadily rising in Turkey since mid-November 2012 while new price hikes are on the horizon for February, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. However, this constant rising trend is mainly triggered by higher costs and supply issues, lacking support from demand. […] Read more »
Category Menu Drop Your Phone in the Sink – We Dare You January 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart On some Design News message boards, we’ve discussed how great it would be if consumer electronics like smartphones and tablets were rougher and tougher. What if you could actually drop one into the sink by accident, or into your plate of spaghetti sauce, and no harm would be done? A nanoscale coating that’s now being […] Read more »
Market News Oil steady ahead of the release of US indicators January 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart BANGKOK (AP) — Oil prices were nearly flat Wednesday as a recent rally cooled off ahead of the release of more U.S. economic indicators and the conclusion of a meeting of Federal Reserve policymakers. Benchmark oil for March delivery was down 1 cent to $97.56 a barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on […] Read more »
Machinery News New technical committee activated to promote global standardization of plastics machinery January 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Promoted and supported by the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery and molds manufacturers’ Association (Assocomaplast), a new Technical Committee, called 270 Plastics and Rubber Machines, has been activated recently by International organization for standardization (ISO). The Secretariat of such Committee has been given to Italian organization for standardization (UNI), Paola Visintin) and the kick-off meeting […] Read more »
Industry Evonik and PETRONAS signs LOI to develop specialty chemicals in RAPID project January 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart PETRONAS, Malaysia’s national oil and gas company, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Evonik Industries AG to jointly embark on the development of production facilities of specialty chemicals. Under the LOI, the two parties will form a partnership to jointly own, develop, construct and operate facilities for the production of hydrogen peroxide, C4 comonomer […] Read more »
