Industry BASF demonstrates sustainable solutions in Green Building Industry Demonstration Area of China December 15, 2012 by plasticsinfomart BASF’s in-depth expertise in energy efficiency in buildings and municipal waste management will be applied at the Green Building Industry Demonstration Area (GBIDA) in Wujin, Jiangsu province, China, says the German chemicals company. This GBIDA in Wujin is the first Green Building Industry Demonstration Area nominated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, which sets […] Read more »
Industry Malvern Instruments opens new applications laboratory in São Paulo to support strong business growth in South America December 15, 2012 by plasticsinfomart 14 December 2012: Malvern, UK: In December 2012, in support of continued, strong business growth in South America, materials characterization company Malvern Instruments opened a new applications and demonstration laboratory in Brazil. Located at the São Paulo facility of Malvern’s parent company Spectris, the new laboratory will provide pre- and post-sales support to customers across […] Read more »
Industry Fellowship awarded in memory of MP December 15, 2012 by plasticsinfomart A chemical engineering fellowship, in memory of Ashok Kumar the former UK Labour MP and a chemical engineer, has been awarded to Katie Atkinson a PhD student at the University of Cambridge. Atkinson will spend three months with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) working on a special project to produce a short […] Read more »
Industry IChemE welcomes UK fracking go-ahead December 15, 2012 by plasticsinfomart IChemE is backing a UK government decision to lift an embargo on hydraulic fracturing – better known as fracking – after creating new regulations that it says will reduce the chance of causing earthquakes. The technique, which involves injecting thousands of tons of water into gas-bearing rock formations, has been a major source of controversy over […] Read more »
Industry ENGEL at Interplastica 2013 in Moscow December 15, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Efficient all-in-one solutions will be the focus of ENGEL’s appearance at Interplastica 2013 from 29th January to 1st February in Moscow. A fast and very compact ENGEL duo 350 pico injection moulding machine with an ENGEL viper 20 linear robot and a tie-bar-less ENGEL victory 50 injection moulding machine with an ENGEL viper 6 linear […] Read more »
Market News Italy’s PVC market defies global trend, loses premium December 15, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Local PVC prices in Italy have sustained their softening trend in December, although other products, namely PP and PE, have shrugged off the bearish trend regardless of the lower monomer costs in the region, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. The ongoing weakness of the PVC market in Italy is also defying the global […] Read more »
Processes Reifenhäuser acquires Westland Corporation, the quality and service leader in the US market for screws and barrels December 14, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Troisdorf, Germany and Wichita, Kansas (USA)—12 December 2012. The Reifenhäuser Group, leading global manufacturer of plastics processing machinery, has acquired the US company Westland Corporation, further increasing the market share of the subsidiary Reiloy Metall, the manufacturer of screws and barrels. This acquisition will significantly expand the company’s production capacities and strengthen engineering and service in the North American market. Westland […] Read more »
Machinery News GN Thermoforming Launches New High-Speed Robotic Stacker December 14, 2012 by plasticsinfomart CHESTER, Nova Scotia, December 13, 2012 – GN Thermoforming Equipment has introduced a new high-speed robotic stacker for its contact-heat, in-mold cut thermoformers. GN’s RSX robotic stacker delivers greater stacking flexibility and faster cycles for its GN 3625DX, 3021DX, and 4532D thermoformers for the production of plastic packaging. The new high-speed robotic stacker was developed […] Read more »
