Product News West boosts molding capacity in France for safety syringe September 26, 2012 by plasticsinfomart West Pharmaceutical Services (Lionville, PA) is adding significant molding and assembly capacity in France to produce its new B.safe syringe safety system, which is designed to help protect against needlestick injuries when using a prefilled syringe. The large investments are being made at West’s Normandie facility, located in Le Vaudreuil, France, which has produced more than 1 […] Read more »
Processes Woco Tech expands Mexican molding operation September 26, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Rubber and plastics injection molder Woco Tech has invested $12 million in its Querétaro, Mexico manufacturing site and is considering a second Mexican plant to help it satisfy growing local demand from customers like Volkswagen, BMW, and Ford. Hans Jürgen Kracht, CEO of Germany-based parent company, Woco Group, attended an opening celebration in late August, which […] Read more »
Industry Plastic Omnium expands footprint in Russia, India September 26, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Plastic Omnium (Paris) is continuing to expand in countries with fast-growing automobile markets, particularly Russia and India. In Russia, Omnium Auto Inergy has announced plans to construct a new plant in Saint-Petersburg in 2013, to service contracts obtained recently from Nissan, General Motors, and Ford. The plant will be built by the 51%-owned joint venture officially […] Read more »
Industry Feedstock supply and support for Indian plastics park / Industry companies invited to set up shop September 26, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Gas Authority of India (GAIL, New Delhi; www.gailonline.com) has agreed to promote and provide support for a new 314 acre (about 128 hectares) plastics park to be developed at Auraiya in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by GAIL with the state development corporation UPSIDC, the gas and petrochemicals company […] Read more »
Market News Sentiment softens in Italy’s PP, PE markets September 26, 2012 by plasticsinfomart After a three month long steadily rising trend, sentiment has started to falter in Italy’s PP and PE markets, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Even though sellers have achieved three digit hikes on their monthly deals, they say that they are seeing very little demand. As a result of the resistance that has […] Read more »
Processes New Central Dryer and Factory Acquisition Control System Enables Venture Plastics To Reduce Energy Use By 40% September 26, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Venture Plastics, Inc. — a full-service, ISO/TS-16949 certified custom thermoplastic injection molder with processing facilities in Newton Falls and Middlefield, Ohio and El Paso, Texas — has dramatically reduced its overall energy consumption through implementation of a Novatec central dryer in tandem with a Factory Acquisition Control System (FACS) from UnaDyn. The new NovaWheel™ PowerGuard […] Read more »
Machinery News Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery export September 26, 2012 by plasticsinfomart According to statistics provided by Assocomaplast (the Italian association, belonging to CON-FINDUSTRIA, that groups together some 160 manufacturers), Italian imports and exports for the sector recorded new gains in the first half of 2012 with respect to the same period in 2011. Imports, albeit slowing compared to previous quarters, grew by +6%, approaching 300 million […] Read more »
Recycling News Over 70,000 pounds of E-waste collected recycling event September 25, 2012 by plasticsinfomart CHARLESTON (Scrap Monster): Loaded with discarded televisions, computers, printers and other electronics, close to 500 cars and trucks streamed through the state Department of Environmental Protection’s parking lot to take advantage of a recent free electronics recycling event. By the end of the day, more than 70,000 pounds of electronics (35 tons) had been stuffed into […] Read more »
