Industry Nypro all sets to expand its arms in Ireland December 12, 2012 by plasticsinfomart According to the latest news from European plastic industry the US-based custom injection moulder Nypro, all set to expand its health-care manufacturing operations in Ireland. While speaking to media personnel and industry experts the spokesperson for Nypro operation in Bray, Ireland Al Cotton said that the facilitity is going to be one of the major […] Read more »
Industry WITH LAST WEEK’S ANTEC® MUMBAI A SUCCESS, SPE PLANS A SECOND ANTEC IN INDIA AND FIRST-TIME CONFERENCES IN MIDEAST AND CHINA December 12, 2012 by plasticsinfomart NEWTOWN, CT, U.S.A., December 11, 2012: ANTEC® Mumbai 2012, the latest initiative by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) to make its plastics technical education programs available globally, concluded on December 7 as a resounding success and will be followed in December 2014 by a second ANTEC in India, SPE announced today. The association’s global […] Read more »
Machinery News Now more than 50! motan-colortronic supplies more dosing and mixing systems to Aero Pump December 12, 2012 by plasticsinfomart In October 2012, another line of ULTRABLEND 95 batch dosing and mixing systems were installed at the headquarters of Aero Pump GmbH, in Hochheim in the German state of Hesse. This puts the number of high precision gravimetric units to more than 50 systems and completes the complete refurbishment of the raw materials handling for […] Read more »
Category Menu Altuglas International and NatureWorks launch worldwide marketing collaboration December 12, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Altuglas International and NatureWorks launch worldwide marketing collaboration for New High Performance Alloys Incorporating Ingeo™ biopolymers Altuglas International, a subsidiary of Arkema group, with its Plexiglas® and Altuglas® acrylic resins (Americas and Rest of World, respectively) and NatureWorks, a leader in the bio-plastics market with its Ingeo™ biopolymers derived from plants, have signed a global […] Read more »
Industry ENGEL hands 1500th machine over to the LEGO Group December 12, 2012 by plasticsinfomart ENGEL AUSTRIA handed over its 1500th injection moulding machine to the LEGO Group at the beginning of December. LEGO® elements in many shapes and colours are produced on ENGEL injection moulding machines at the LEGO sites in Denmark, Hungary and Mexico. ENGEL and the LEGO Group have enjoyed a good working relationship for over 40 […] Read more »
Processes Shepherd Color announces new Yellow and Orange Pigments December 12, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Cincinnati, Ohio, USA –December 11, 2012 – Colored pigments for coatings and plastics have always been a compromise amidst a balance of durability, bright color and opacity. The Shepherd Color Company is proud to announce the development of a new pigment chemistry that breaks that compromise with excellent durability, high opacity and a bright clean […] Read more »
Recycling News RECYCLING GURU CHRIS WHITE JOINS CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING December 12, 2012 by plasticsinfomart UK recycling industry stalwart Chris White has joined Closed Loop Recycling as commercial manager ahead of an exciting year for the innovative Dagenham-based recycling company. Chris White is a well known and highly respected personality in the recycling industry, thanks to his 41 years at Aylesford Newsprint where he held numerous roles including most recently […] Read more »
Market News Spot ethylene prices fall in Europe, soar in Asia and US December 11, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Spot ethylene prices followed opposite directions in major global markets against lower upstream costs including energy and naphtha over the past week, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Ethylene prices added to their losses in Europe amidst thin demand from buyers whereas offers firmed up significantly in Asia and the US mainly driven by […] Read more »
