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Ethylene and propylene prices have been on a bullish note for the last two months across the globe, posting large gains particularly in January as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. There are a number of reasons behind the ongoing upward momentum in these monomer markets including surging naphtha costs and tight supply due to […]
DSM is to make further investments in its Kaohsiung polymerization facility in Taiwan to upgrade and develop the company’s Specialty Polyamide capabilities for its Novamid® and Akulon® Polyamide engineering plastic business. The Kaohsiung site has been a part of DSM since 2010 and already produces specialty Polyamide 6 and 6/66 materials for its Novamid product […]
Instead of watching President Obama’s the State of the Union speech last Tuesday, I elected to read the transcript the following morning. I find this approach favorable – it removes emotion (and annoying pauses for clapping) and allows me to focus on the main points. There was one reoccurring theme that drew my attention more […]
No trade show comes close to NPE for sheer dynamism, with aisle after aisle of working plastics equipment filling the exhibit halls with clamor and action. While some of this was lost at NPE2009 as the Great Recession took its toll, the excitement will come back in full force this year. In the words of […]
DSM Engineering Plastics and Resinet have entered into a d , to join forces in the market development and sales of DSM Engineering Plastics resins in Brazil. In order to tap fully into the Brazilian potential, DSM sees a solid partnership with distributors as key for sustainable growth. Resinet has been selected to represent and […]
Unique port constructed of Value Pharma™ resin meets all biopharm requirements, saves time and reduces costs FORT COLLINS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Value Plastics, a Nordson Company (Nasdaq: NDSN), introduces a technologically advanced series of ports for the single-use bags used to transfer media and drug compounds in the biopharmaceutical industry. According to Ken Davis, Value Plastics’ Global […]
General Motors Co. regained its title as the world’s top-selling automaker in 2011, less than three years after its 2009 taxpayer-funded bankruptcy. According to Detroit-based GM, it sold 9.03 million cars and trucks last year, up 7.6 per cent from 2010. GM beat out Toyota, which took the crown away from GM in 2008. Toyota […]
A flexible OLED from Osram has set a new efficiency record. Like their LED cousins, OLEDs are semiconductors that convert electricity into light However, whereas LEDs create points of light from a tiny luminescent chip, OLEDs generate illuminated surfaces using so-called OLED panels. Initial OLED products in the form of thin tiles have been on […]