Industry Former PolyOne exec takes over COO role at Star Thermoplastics June 28, 2014 by plasticsinfomart BROADVIEW, IL (June 16, 2014) – Star Thermoplastic Alloys & Rubber, Inc. (Star Thermoplastics) is pleased to announce that Randall J. Fortin has joined this leading producer of TPEs (thermoplastic elastomers) as Chief Operating Officer (COO). According to company President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Thomas A. Dieschbourg, “Fortin will provide the leadership, management and […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Material News Basalt Fiber Reinforced Composites Added to PlastiComp’s Complēt Long Fiber Product Portfolio June 28, 2014 by plasticsinfomart WINONA, MINN., USA – (June 17, 2014) — PlastiComp, Inc., a global leader in long fiber thermoplastic (LFT) materials and technologies, announced that it has introduced a line of basalt fiber reinforced LFT composites. These new long fiber products offer a significant increase in performance over short basalt fiber filled materials and are available in multiple […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Industry 25 years of Arburg Spain June 28, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Arburg celebrates silver anniversary with around 70 guests Managing Partner Renate Keinath presents commemorative sculpture to subsidiary manager Martin Cayre Around 90 customers learn about medical technology and LSR processing at open house event Lossburg. On 5 June 2014, Arburg celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Spanish subsidiary with around 70 guests. One day later, […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Machinery News Focus on Energy Consumption for PU machines June 24, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Blue Intelligence: Under this name, Hennecke has brought together the measures required for energy saving and reducing CO2 emissions for foaming machines. The focus is on the optimised management of machine readiness and state-of-the art injector technology with a high level of efficiency . In combination, these result in a clear reduction of energy costs. […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Market News Chinese PVC sellers turn to exports on disappointing local demand June 19, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Several Chinese producers reported that they are increasing their allocations to the export market this week as they can achieve better netbacks on export deals than they can by selling in the local market as per ChemOrbis. Attractive prices for acetylene based PVC prices are said to be maintaining pressure on prices for ethylene based […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Market News Spot ethylene gains ground, propylene moves lower in Europe June 17, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Spot ethylene and propylene prices in Europe are tracking different paths this week as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Ethylene prices have reached the highest level of 2014 in line with firmer naphtha costs while spot propylene prices extended their decreases due to rising supply levels. For ethylene, spot prices climbed by €45/ton compared […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Market News Upstream costs continue to support Asian PET prices June 16, 2014 by plasticsinfomart In Asia, PET markets have witnessed sharp increases mostly on the back of the higher upstream costs, which gained noticeable increases on a week over week basis as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Looking at the spot PET production costs, PTA prices moved up by $20/ton, MEG costs gained $35-40/ton and PX prices climbed […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Industry Multi-Touch continues its triumph with fourth installation in Asia June 16, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Energy-efficient extrusion lines which guarantee top-quality sheet are a basic requirement for a production output of 10,000 tons of thermoforming sheet per annum. This is why the Chinese company Guangdong Huasheng Plastics Co. Ltd., Shantou decided to purchase a thermoforming sheet extru-sion line with a high-speed extruder and a Multi-Touch roll stack from the Packaging […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
