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Coherent, Inc. Acquires Lumera Laser

December 22, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart

Santa Clara, Calif., December 20, 2012 – Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)today announced that it had acquired Lumera Laser GmbH (Kaiserslautern, Germany) a recognized industry leader in ultrafast lasers for Micro-Electronics, and Precision Materials Processing. The acquisition complements Coherent’s existing portfolio of industrial ultrafast lasers and broadens the company’s product capabilities in these rapidly developing […]

Playing field leveled in Turkey on customs duty change

Playing field leveled in Turkey on customs duty change

December 22, 2012 by plasticsinfomart

Turkey is set to face an upward revision in customs duties on HDPE and homo PP imports out of developing countries from 4.8% to 6.5% as of January 1, 2013. This is the second phase of the customs duty revision as they were first raised to 4.8% from 3% on September 6. Customs duties on […]

Broad range of applications for Automatik's Sphero 50 underwater pelletizing system

Broad range of applications for Automatik's Sphero 50 underwater pelletizing system

December 21, 2012 by plasticsinfomart

Automatik Plastics Machinery GmbH of the Maag Group is presenting a new generation of underwater pelletizing system, Sphero 50. With its modifications, Sphero 50 can be especially applied in testing plants and technical centers but also in smaller production plants with varied pelletizing application options for virgin polymers, masterbatches, compounds, technical plastics, recycling, thermal elastomers, […]

W M's new thermoforming machine series sold to US packaging company

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W M's new thermoforming machine series sold to US packaging company

December 21, 2012 by plasticsinfomart

Kobusch, part of the US-based Sun Capital Partners and the company, has ordered again six full electric thermoforming machines model FC780 E IM2 Speemaster Plus from W M based in Switzerland for its production of aPET, rPET food packaging containers. W M’s FC780 E IM2 Speedmaster Plus represents its last evolution of electric thermoforming machines […]

Recycling of plastics in Canada increased by 24% in 2011

Recycling of plastics in Canada increased by 24% in 2011

December 21, 2012 by plasticsinfomart

The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) released a new report on December 17, revealing an additional 24% of plastic packaging and products was recycled in 2011 compared to 2010 as done by Moore Recycling Associates Inc. In total, over 268.5 million kg of post-consumer plastic was collected for recycling in Canada. The plastic packaging collected […]

Brazil company granted license to produce KWH's HDPE pipe

Brazil company granted license to produce KWH's HDPE pipe

December 21, 2012 by plasticsinfomart

The KWH Pipe Ltd Group of Finland has granted Brazil-based Armco Staco S A Industria Metalurgica an exclusive license for the manufacture and marketing of Weholite HDPE Pipe in Brazil. Consists of HDPE pipes, fittings and fabricated assemblies, the pipe is said to have used extensively worldwide in low pressure/gravity service applications with potable water, […]

Italy expects strong results in 2012

Italy expects strong results in 2012

December 21, 2012 by plasticsinfomart

Based on Italy National Institute for Statistics (ISTAT)’s data in the first nine months of 2012, Assocomaplast, the Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Molds Manufacturers’ Association, forecasts the entire year’s outcome would be close to the record results of 2007. In its best year ever, the Italian plastics machinery industry recorded a […]

CTP flexibles (South Africa) adds 3 more Titan ER610 compact slitter rewinders

CTP flexibles (South Africa) adds 3 more Titan ER610 compact slitter rewinders

December 21, 2012 by plasticsinfomart

In recent years, CTP flexibles, the Cape Town based and leading South African converter of flexible packaging materials has achieved dramatic expansion of its business. In 2010, the company installed a new 8 colour Fischer & Krecke FP16-S flexo printing press and in order to cope with the increased printing capacity it also installed two […]