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Recently Plastiblow has supplied two electric blow moulding machines for the production of lubricant jerry cans. A dual carriage PB10E/DXL machine has been installed at the factory of an important South African group for the blow moulding of Castrol GTX cans with a capacity of 5 litres and a weight of 240 g, ensuring an output rate of...

Borealis recognises the importance in adhering to the stringent standards to fully ensure the highest pipe quality on the market. The relaunch of its newly upgraded crosslinkable polyethylene (XPE-a) compound Borealis HE1878E-C2 and the recent inclusion of polypropylene random crystalline...

An innovative molecular nanotechnology process applied to polystyrene is the outcome of a collaborative effort between the University of Milano-Bicocca (specifically, the interdisciplinary team led by Piero Sozzani, professor of industrial chemistry) and the University of Kyoto. The project has led to the development of a new...

A manufacturer of machinery and systems for removing unsuitable materials from plastics recycling flows, S+S Separation and Sorting Technology has opened its own facility in Italy, after having been represented for a number of years by WTE, a Milanese company specialized in advertising and distributing machinery and equipment for recycling...

According to a survey by the Freedonia market research firm, demand for goods made of recycled materials is projected to grow at a yearly rate of 5.9% in the United States, reaching 1.5 million tons in 2016. This trend appears to have produced strong incentives for investment in recycling plants in a number of countries in Latin America

In 2013, Bayer is celebrating its 150th anniversary worldwide with more than 20 projects. "The many anniversary activities will concentrate on three main areas. The employees are the center of our anniversary celebrations. We will be emphasizing the international nature of Bayer. And we will show all our stakeholders and the public how much Bayer…

The Flex Ring system was developed by ST Soffiaggio Tecnica for the dynamic control of radial thickness. This new system is based on the controlled distortion of the die, which is made of a special kind of steel and is directly integrated on the extruder head. The system can be fitted not only on new machines, but also, where mechanically...

The international fair, which took place in Guangzhou from May 20 to 23, has confirmed itself as the event of the year in the plastics and rubber field not only for the Far East markets but also for those of Middle East and Africa. Despite the edition of Guangzhou is generally considered less important than that of Shanghai...

At the recent international fair Feiplastic (São Paulo, May 20-24) Negri Bossi introduced a new "entry level" series of injection moulding machines. The series is destined to moulders operating in the emerging market and in the developing countries. Sturdy, and easy and economic to maintain: these are the main features of...

At a ceremony held on May 22 in Włocławek (Poland) in the presence of, the Belgian Ambassador to Poland, the mayor of Włocławek and other local dignitaries, Solvay officially broke ground for the construction of a new state-of-the art facility that...

According to some recent data released by the consulting company Chemorbis, the Indian government raised customs duties on all polymer imports from 5% to 7.5% effective as of May 8, 2013. Buyers are expressing concerns about how the increase in duties will affect their margins, while traders and producers are...

On 16 May 2013, the general assembly of European Bioplastics elected a new board to represent the association and its members for the coming two years. François de Bie (Purac) was elected as Chairman. Mariagiovanna Vetere (NatureWorks) and Stefano Facco (Novamont) are vice-chairpersons...

New rotary stretch-blow molding machines from PET packaging technology specialist Sipa are faster, more versatile, and run even more efficiently than their predecessors. The SFR EVO3 model range is available now in versions with 6, 8, 12 and 16 cavities. The new 10 cavity platform and larger units, with 20 and 24 cavities...

According to recent estimates, every year about one billion old umbrellas is thrown away. These objects are difficult to dispose of as they are composed of different materials that should be separated from each other. For example, considering that a single umbrella contains an average of 240 g of iron it would be possible to recycle each year...

Brussels is planning an antidumping procedure on solar panels - which represent one of the most technologically advanced application fields for plastics - involving raw materials producers as well as process machinery and equipment manufacturers. This initiative will mainly affect about 100 Chinese solar panels makers, levying a...

According to the latest statistics released by Robotic Industries Association, in the first quarter of 2013 the US robot manufacturers have posted a 15% increase in orders (over 5,800 units) compared to the same period in 2012, surpassing by 10 percent points the previous record going back to the first quarter of 2005. Shipments have recorded...

The British association BPF released the 2012 statistics of the plastics industry based on a research conducted by PlasticsEurope. As for Europe, estimated demand for plastics materials in the EU 27 countries was 45.5 million tons in 2012, 3.2% lower than in 2011. Commenting this negative figure...

Romi Italia is now officially on sale. "The liquidator, Edoardo Patrone, informed us that he received the power of attorney from the owners for selling the company. Now the bids will be evaluated by the advisors", declared Claudia Porchietto, the alderman for labour of Regione Piemonte. We receive this news with satisfaction...

For its plant in Qingdao, China, the household appliance manufacturer Haier has ordered a second Cannon foaming plant based on the Vacuum Assisted Injection (VAI) technology for the production of refrigerators. This technology uses vacuum to facilitate the expansion of polyurethane rigid foam inside the cavity of the moulds...

The PN Prg impulse bag-sealer developed by Cibra Nova is equipped with a state-of-the-art control system that allows the operator to set precise parameters for the sealing cycle, and guarantees they will be repeated constantly. In fact, there are some types of packaging on which the operator cannot risk a faulty seal...