Industry German firms to increase investments in China July 4, 2012 by plasticsinfomart China remains the most important market worldwide for German companies, according to the “German Business Confidence Survey 2012” by the Delegations of German Industry and Commerce (AHK) Greater China. German firms expect higher sales and profits so they are inclining to make more investments in the country, despite the indications that Chinese competition is significantly […] Read more »
Processes SABIC and ExxonMobil will build world-scale elastomers facility to produce 400K tones/year of rubber July 3, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and ExxonMobil jointly announced on June 25 that they will construct a world-scale specialty elastomers facility at the Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company (Kemya) manufacturing joint venture. The facility will be integrated with the existing Jubail, Saudi Arabia complex and is expected to be completed in 2015. The companies have approved the […] Read more »
Product News New biodegradable toothbrush made of API's Apinat July 3, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Italian bioplastics supplier API SpA announced that Frisetta Kunststoff GmbH from Germany has used its Apinat biodegradable thermoplastics to produce the new Monte-Bianco Nature, a toothbrush with replaceable brush head for adults. According to its statement, this is a collaboration of API, Frisetta and high performance plastics producer A Schulman GmbH in Germany. The head […] Read more »
Industry Engel launches new e-mac all electric injection molding machines July 3, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Engel Austria GmbH recently launched a new line of injection molding machine, the e-mac all-electric machine, for precise production of technical parts. Machines with clamping forces of 50, 75 and 100 are already available in the market, while a 180 tons machine will be added to the series before the end of this year. “The […] Read more »
Material News PP shows potential to reduce fuel cell cost July 3, 2012 by plasticsinfomart A conductive long carbon fiber thermoplastic (LCFT) compound developed by Honam Petrochemical (Seoul, Korea) and based on polypropylene (PP) has been employed in the bipolar plate of a fuel cell. Through this development, the company hopes to reduce the overall cost of fuel cells, 40% of the cost of which currently comprises the bipolar plates […] Read more »
Industry Cardia Bioplastics receives Halal certification July 3, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Sustainable resins supplier to the global plastics and packaging industries, Cardia Bioplastics Limited, has today announced that it has received Halal certification for its range of Biohybrid™ resins. Derived from renewable sources, these resins now have formal acknowledgement of compliance with Islamic laws regarding safety and quality, allowing them to be used in and by […] Read more »
Breaking News Market News Oil scam exposes how small firms sell at discounts June 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Little-known companies claiming to have privileged access to prized sweet crude oil from Nigeria are offering to sell it at such deep discounts that traders say the deals are too good to be genuine. Documents seen by Reuters show spot cargoes of several hundred thousand barrels of crude can be picked up at discounts of […] Read more »
Industry Carbon fiber composites reach rock bottom June 27, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Prepregs produced by Umeco Structural Materials (Warwickshire, UK) have found their way to the deepest point in the ocean onboard the Deepsea Challenger, a record-breaking submersible which completed a solo dive to the depths of the Mariana Trench on the March 26, 2012, piloted by filmmaker James Cameron in a joint scientific project with the […] Read more »
