Market News Vinnolit: Growth with Specialties August 11, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The markets for specialty PVC have recovered much faster after the economic crisis in 2009 than those for commodity PVC. Vinnolit invests in paste PVC and hence makes the next step in expanding its global leading position in specialty PVC. In particular, the dynamic markets in Eastern Europe, Turkey, China, India and Brazil offer excellent […] Read more »
Industry SPE and SPI agree on cooperation at Antec 2013-2015 to draw higher attendance August 10, 2012 by plasticsinfomart SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association and the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) have reached an agreement that will add new dimensions to the next three annual SPE Antec conferences, attract more corporate exhibitors and sponsors, and increase attendance. Of the 2013, 2014, and 2015 Antec conferences covered by the agreement, the third, Antec 2015, […] Read more »
Material News IMRE and five companies to co-develop films for nanoimprint technology August 10, 2012 by plasticsinfomart A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) of Singapore and its Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint (ICON) partner companies are piloting roll-to-roll nanoimprint technology to mass produce two types of patterned nanoimprinted plastic films. A total of five companies joined the project, namely, Innox Higa Singapore Pte Ltd, Micro Resist Technology GmbH, NTT Advanced Technology, […] Read more »
Category Menu FKuR to exhibit its range of biodegradable and biobased plastics at Fachpack 2012 August 10, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Bioplastics supplier FKuR Kunststoff GmbH will present a wide variety of biodegradable and biobased plastics for various packaging applications at Fachpack 2012, to be held in Nuremberg, Germany from September 25-27. “Nature is our role model for packaging solutions,” says Patrick Zimmermann, Director of Marketing & Sales at FKuR. In addition to the product lines […] Read more »
Breaking News Category Menu Processes European antitrust authority investigates wire harness players August 10, 2012 by plasticsinfomart There must be something about wire harnesses but European wire harness supplier now find themselves tangled with the European Commission’s antitrust watchdog, which has instigated proceedings against suspected participants in several cartels for the supply of automotive wire harnesses. German company Leoni AG (Nuremberg) says it is cooperating with authorities and will “provide information and […] Read more »
Breaking News Material News Lightweight construction for sustainable mobility concepts August 10, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Leverkusen – The LANXESS High Performance Materials (HPM) business unit is appearing at the Composites Europe 2012 trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany. At a joint stand for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, it is participating together with other exhibitors representing industry, professional associations and universities, such as “kunststoffland NRW” and the “NanoMikro+Werkstoffe.NRW” cluster. “We are […] Read more »
Market News Italy enters holiday period on August 10, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The activity in Italy’s polymer markets has started to wind down now that players are preparing to halt their operations for a summer holiday break, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Many converters say that they will shut for at least two weeks starting from this Friday until the last week of August while […] Read more »
Industry Scott Bader Ltd Shortlisted for UK Private Business Awards 2012 Technology Innovation of the Year August 10, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Scott Bader Ltd has been shortlisted in this year’s UK Private Business Awards in the ‘Technology Innovation of the year’ category for the outstanding chemical research and innovative development of their Crestabond® range of industrial primer-less structural adhesives. The other companies shortlisted in this category, sponsored by Currencies Direct, are: Dyson (Dyson James Ltd), EMSC […] Read more »
