Breaking News Product News Bayer's PU improves flight properties of EURO 2012 official ball May 19, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The “Tango 12” designed by adidas and made of Bayer MaterialScience’s polyurethane (PU) materials will be the official ball of this June’s European Soccer Championship UEFA EURO 2012. According to Bayer’s press release, the surface texture of Tango 12 reminisce the structure of denim. Besides some interesting optical and haptical effects, it is also responsible […] Read more »
Industry CHINAPLAS 2012 hits new scales as visitor number breaking 100,000 May 19, 2012 by plasticsinfomart CHINAPLAS 2012 concluded on April 21 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, China, creating new records in exhibition area and numbers of exhibitors and visitors. Ranked as Asia’s No.1 and the world’s No.2 plastics and rubber show, CHINAPLAS 2012 expanded to 210,000sq m, an increase of 16.67% from 2011 and a 40% increase in comparison […] Read more »
Breaking News Machinery News World premiere of KraussMaffei's new GX series injection molding machines May 19, 2012 by plasticsinfomart At KraussMaffei’s world premiere event on May 15 at its Munich, Germany headquarters, the company presented to visitors for the first time its new GX series of injection molding machines with a clamping force ranging from 400-650 tons. Six of these hydro-mechanical dual platen machines were displayed, featuring new technologies such as the GearX locking […] Read more »
Product News Plastic bags should be managed, not banned May 18, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Cities in a number of Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan, are currently on the warpath against plastic shopping bags. The cities have passed local laws that ban such bags, on the basis that they clog sewers and drainage canals, cause street flooding, choke animals and are […] Read more »
Market News June PVC prices expected to fall in Southeast Asia despite healthy demand May 18, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Players in Southeast Asia’s PVC market are bracing for decreases in the month of June in spite of the fact that demand remains steady in the region, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Sources commented that falling upstream costs, weakening regional trends and the upcoming start of the rainy season are putting downward pressure […] Read more »
Industry Italian processor invests at facilities in India and Mexico May 18, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Italian moulding and compounds company Finproject is making new investments to the tune of €8m at facilities in India and Mexico as part of its international expansion strategy, as per European Plastics News. The company produces more than 30,000tpa of vinyl and polyolefin compounds for various sectors, but it is most closely associated with footwear, […] Read more »
Industry DSM’s Stanyl® ForTii™ boosts connector performance at Amphenol East Asia, Taiwan May 18, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Industry trends such as miniaturization, integration or “thinnovation”, combined with the move towards Cloud Computing, will mean that areas such as the server market will depend increasingly on reflow soldering assembly technology. The required power supplies to drive each of these systems can easily reach 500V or more. As a consequence, plastic materials used in […] Read more »
Material News Johnson Controls putting carbon body exterior parts into series production May 16, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Johnson Controls is applying its expertise in natural fiber processing technology for interior components to vehicle exteriors; the company is using liquid resin press molding to enable series production of carbon fiber body parts. The company says that it is already supplying a well-known automotive manufacturer with its carbon components. Previously, the production of very […] Read more »
