Product News Songwon announces completion of One Pack Systems capacity increase at its facility in Greiz, Germany October 5, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Ulsan, Korea – October 4, 2012 – Today, Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. has announced it has completed the capacity expansion of its OPS (One Pack Systems) production facility in Greiz, Germany. The capacity expansion project was completed on time, and doubles the current production capacity of Songnox® OPS products from 7.000 metric tons to 14.000 […] Read more »
Industry Plastics Industry to see Significant CAD/CAM Developments in VISI 20 at Euromold 2012 October 5, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Manufacturers of plastic products throughout Europe will get their first sighting of the significant CAD/CAM developments in the market-leading VISI 20 mould and die focused software, at Euromold 2012. VISI 20 from Vero Software – a leading provider of CAD/CAM/CAE solutions for the tooling industry – is a substantial release with many new features in […] Read more »
Product News Affordable machinery producing gold standard products October 5, 2012 by plasticsinfomart MHP Industries Ltd were approached by Crux product design and UK Sport to design and produce the British Olympic Cycling Team’s distinctive red helmets. The High Wycombe based vacuum formed moulded component manufacturer managed the complete process from the tooling design to the finished product. Through collaboration with Chris Boardman of Crux and UK Sport the […] Read more »
Industry Scanpack 2012: integrated Sacmi-made solutions October 4, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Complete beverage & packaging plants to play starring role at Swedish fair Sweden’s biggest packaging fair will soon be opening in Gothenburg, from 23rd to 26th October. Needless to say, Sacmi will be playing a prominent role, exhibiting a fully integrated product range that covers the producer’s every need, from raw material to bottle, from […] Read more »
Market News PVC prices start to slip in Southeast Asia October 4, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Last week sentiment in Southeast Asia’s PVC market began to shows signs of weakening, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. The weaker sentiment even caused some players to change their outlook from increases to stable or slight decreases for the local price announcements for October. This week, local prices were raised in Thailand, Indonesia, […] Read more »
Recycling News Ireland recycling rates rise sharply by 650% over 15 years October 4, 2012 by plasticsinfomart DUBLIN (Scrap Monster): Ireland’s packaging recycling rates advanced 650% over the last 15 years. This is an increase from 101,000 tonnes of packaging recycled in 1998 to 651,000 tonnes in 2011, according to a survey new survey of Ireland based Repak. There has also been a 7% increase in both home and work recycling in the […] Read more »
Market News Oil up slightly after positive US economic reports October 4, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices rose slightly Thursday after positive U.S. economic reports offset some of the pessimism about global growth prospects. Benchmark oil for November delivery was up 16 cents to $88.30 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Wednesday, oil fell $3.75, or 4.1 percent, to $88.14 […] Read more »
Material News High-tech plastic from Bayer driving investment October 4, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The sharply rising global demand for the high-tech plastic Apec® from Bayer MaterialScience is spawning major investment in eastern Germany. Another plant for the production of a key precursor for Apec® is currently under construction in the chemical industry center of Bitterfeld of a cost of approximately EUR 50 million. The operator is Hi-Bis GmbH. […] Read more »
