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Exploiting its experience in the construction of flat film extrusion plants for industrial applications, such as the production of photovoltaic panels, Union has created a line designed to manufacture synthetic paper, a product which is widely used in Asian countries. The advantages offered by the flat die technology are mainly the low initial...

The Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers Association and ElitePlus Business Services will be bringing the industry the first ever International Conference on Injection and Blow Moulding on July 25-26, 2013, at The Lalit Intercontinental Hotel, Mumbai, India, and a two-day professional conference "Second Speciality Films and...

The BF-106 HS 800 automatic bagmaking machine that BFM will be exhibiting at K 2013 is specifically designed for the production of "heavy duty sacks", which are widely used for packaging bulk products, including polymers and additives in granules. The new machine is intended for meeting the requirements posed by thick industrial...

Based on data issued by the Vietnamese office of statistics, the country's exports of plastic products in the first half of 2013 reached a value of 590 million euro. According to projections by the Vietnam Plastics Association, an acceleration in export sales is expected in coming months, reaching 1.7 billion euro by year-end, with an increase...

The global production of natural and synthetic rubber in 2012 exceeded 26.5 million tons, with a 1.4% increase over 2011. In detail, according to the International Rubber Study Group, the production of natural rubber barely exceeded 11.3 million tons, with Thailand (over 3.5 million tons) and Indonesia (just over 3 million) first...

On July 4 Unicor, the German manufacturer of corrugated pipe technology, has acquired majority ownership of Adescor, which is located in Exeter, Canada, and develops, builds and distributes downstream equipment for the production of corrugated pipes, like saws, cutters, bell in-line trimmers etc. The two companies have worked...

At the K 2013, battenfeld-cincinnati will underscore the significance of the VDMA's BlueCompetence initiative, in which the company is involved as a partner. The company will present extrusion solutions which operate energy-efficiently, save material and consequently offer their respective industries the best possible cost/benefit value...

From July 8 to 12 Colines presents at its headquarters in Nibbia, near Novara (Italy), a Bubble Guard Board plant for the coextrusion of alveolar coextruded sheets. The plant, which reaches a production of 800 kg/h, is able to manufacture up to 5-layer finished board (3-layer coextrusion each single layer) with a maximum finished...

Campetella Robotic Center will attend the K 2013 with 5 systems, in addition to the new X-SeriesEVO Cartesian robots, to confirm the important development undertaken. The company will present the new rotary SP3 sprue pickers, the Skill mini robots and the CL2 model, which complete the range of 3-axis machines...

At the K 2013 exhibition, BD Plast will confirm its ability as a strategic supplier of filtering systems, adapters, melt pipes and fittings, static mixers and accessories. In particular, at the German trade fair the company will unveil a set of melt pipes and fittings pre-assembled on a dedicated base, each equipped with a different type of...

According to reports from the consulting company Chemorbis, the trade of polymers and raw materials on the Mediterranean markets of Egypt and Turkey has been hindered by current political turmoil. The players in these two countries have become cautious when it comes to new purchases, because events are making market forecasts...

The solid commitment to energy saving of Rehau will be reconfirmed by the addition of a new initiative which it is providing to its trading partners in the door and window division. It involves collecting and recycling waste materials from its profile processing operations. With this service, the German company is continuing the mission...

In these days Victrex, one of the world's leading manufacturer of PEEK polymer solutions, announced that it has successfully secured the qualification of its Victrex PEEK 90HMF40 polymer with Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer. The cooperation along the entire supply chain from the material supplier to the OEM is a crucial factor...

On June 26, Gammarad Italia, one of Europe's leading providers of technologies and services for contract sterilisation based on gamma rays, and Bio-On, a producer of biopolymers derived from the processing of sugar beet and sugar cane, signed a cooperation agreement that will see them assessing the effects of sterilisation...

Softer group, one of the world's largest independent compounders with headquarters in Forlì, Italy, announced the start-up of a new operation in the United States. The new branch, based in Lebanon, Tennessee, will be dedicated to the production, development and sale of engineering plastics based on polyamide, polypropylene, thermoplastic...

The Apinat Bio biodegradable compound by API has been adopted by DLM, a specialist manufacturer of caps for hydrodynamic and hydropneumatic applications, in order to realise a new type of cap for the protection of quick couplings. These caps protect the delicate hydraulic connections in the hydrodynamic...

The first meeting between the organizer of PLAST (Milan, May 5-9, 2015) and the chief managers of Fiera Milano in charge for Expo 2015 (Milan, May 1-October 31, 2015) took place on June 27, 2013, aiming to draft possible synergies between the two events. It was proposed to combine promotional initiatives and concrete benefits for...

Two RollFlex automatic bagmaking machines of the last generation will be displayed in operation by Saldoflex during the K 2013 show (Düsseldorf, October 16-23): starting from a single jumbo roll of tubular film, the R-1350 model produces, on three lanes, bottom-sealed bags which are precut, wrapped in roll and taped; the...

On Saturday June 29 the Leverkusen BayArena - home stadium of the Bayer 04 soccer team - was transformed into a sea of green and blue. The climax of the afternoon event held to celebrate Bayer's foundation 150 years ago was when more than 30,000 employees, family members and retirees formed the largest-ever human Bayer cross...

On July 4-5 and on July 11-13, IMG organizes two open houses at its headquarters in Capriano del Colle (near Brescia, Italy). The first of these events will be devoted to machines for the injection moulding of plastic materials. Visitors will be able to see the new power-assisted Mars II range in operation...