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At K 2013, PlasticsEurope presented the latest edition of "Plastics the facts", the annual study on the European plastic industry, containing 2012 figures on production, consumption and recycling in the European industry of plastic materials. It revealed that, on a global scale, production grew by...

The evening before the last day of the K 2013 on 22 October, the final ceremony for the fifth SolVin Award was held in Düsseldorf. This prize is awarded every three years in concomitance with the German trade fair for the most innovative PVC applications. Prizes were awarded to six projects...

The new recycling and compounding lines due to be built as a result of a recently signed joint project between Leistritz Extrusionstechnik and Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen (NGR) will be called A:Comp, S:Comp, X:Comp and F:Comp. NGR will supply the technology for film, fibre and high density component regeneration, while Leistritz...

On the occasion of the K 2013 exhibition, Italian industrial refrigeration system manufacturer Frigel announced the opening of a new branch (Frigel GmbH) in Rheinfelden, Germany. Situated just a few kilometres from Basel, it will deal with the company's German, Swiss and Austrian customers...

Under the terms of an agreement signed last week, the Korean petrochemical group LG Chem will supply Italian company Versalis with metallocene linear low density polyethylene (mLLDPE), produced using its own patented technology for distribution on European markets...

The company based in Massanzago (Padua) is the Gold Sponsor of the second annual packaging conference for the beverage sector organised by Canadian Events, which is being held on 29 and 30 October at Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel in the Belgian capital. Even bigger than the first edition, held in...

A Saturno flexographic printing machine by BFM has been recently started up in Kampala, Uganda, at the facility of an important local processor. It is one of the first machine of this kind operating in the African country and the symbolic "go" to the production was given by the Italian ambassador...

Overall, the statistics presented at the recent Injection Moulding & Blow Moulding International Conference, held in Mumbai, show that worldwide demand for PET in 2013 is expected to reach nearly 19 million tons, compared with a production capacity of just over 26 million tons. In 2016...

DI01A and DI02A are the names of two new biopolymer grades developed by Novamont and presented at the K 2013 fair (hall 6 stand 09). The new products, which contain a high proportion of renewable materials, are compostable, and are approved for contact with...

The presentation ceremony for the 2013 Epse Awards took place on October 17th at the K 2013 exhibition. Macplas was among the media partners of the sixth edition of the awards, the brainchild of the European polycarbonate sheet extruders association, which are consigned every year...

With over 100 machines installed in Italy, Russia, Poland and Serbia the fruits of the industrial partnership between Negri Bossi and Sigit are clear to see. At the K 2013 fair the two companies signed a strategic agreement valid until 2015. Partners for more than a decade...

SA-V, the new automatic welding machine unveiled by Elba (hall 3, stand D71) at K 2013 (Düsseldorf, 16-23 October), is designed and built for the high-speed production of premade pouches. Studied to guarantee flexibility and ease of use, it is equipped exclusively with Siemens components and is...

To reduce the total volatile content by up to 40% was the goal Repsol Chemicals set itself for the enhancement now launched for the Repsol Alcupol P range of conventional polymeric polyols. This improvement principally affects Repsol Alcupol P3041, and therefore the whole derived...

At K 2013 Cannon (hall 13, stand B76) has introduced the new versions of their high pressure mixing heads, designed to cope with the latest chemical formulations for rigid, flexible, reinforced polyurethanes and for fast RTM epoxy resins. Fast-reacting rigid foams are progressively being adopted for the...

The world's first commercial-scale plant for the production of bioethanol from non-food biomass sources was officially inaugurated on October 9, 2013 in Crescentino (near Vercelli in the North of Italy). The bio-refinery is owned by Beta Renewables, a joint venture between Biochemtex, a Mossi Ghisolfi Group...

With the enforcement of energy saving policies in China, a large market demand for thermal insulation materials has emerged. A recent survey worked out by IAL Consultants reveals that, in 2012, the consumption of thermal insulation materials amounted to over 173 million...

At K 2013, Ascend Performance Materials has announced the start of a new compounding line in Pensacola, Florida. The company produces PA66 resin in Pensacola and in Greenwood, South Carolina. Since 2005, it has more than doubled its resin capacity, primarily in Pensacola, making it one...

In order to refresh and update its brand, Quinn Plastics has changed its name into Polycasa. The non-integrated manufacturer of plastic sheeting has all its manufacturing plants in Europe and more than 80% of the sales come from Europe. The company needed a new brand name that encapsulates this and chose...

With the launch of a new line of green low density polyethylene (LDPE), announced this year, Braskem has completed its line-up of PE made from renewable sources, which already offers the high density (HDPE) and linear (LLDPE) variants. This resin will be made available to the market in 2014...

The triennial K opens its doors today, Wednesday October 16 2013, and proves itself as the leading trade show in the world. More than 3,000 exhibitors...