Lead Features
Indonesia: steady gait of an Asian tiger cub
Indonesia, one of Asia’s tiger-cub economies, is relishing its “growing-up” pains from the political and economic reforms, for an outcome of steady growth in the years ahead, says...
Clothing fashioned from plastics
Plastic waste to fabrics may solve the problem of tonnes of plastic debris found in the oceans. But the solution is found to have both pros and cons, says...
Meeting market needs through constant change
Indian extrusion and thermoforming machinery maker Rajoo Engineers has brought its technologies globally, with exports accounting for over 50% of its sales and it has installations in 56 countries. Rajoo was founded in 1986 by the late Chandrakant N. Doshi...
Lohia to unlock its potential growth
India-based plastic woven fabric machinery maker Lohia Corp Ltd, the flagship company of the Lohia Group, has delivered accumulated plastic processing capacity of 2.5 million tonnes, with an installation base of 1,000 extrusion lines and 40,000 circular looms in over...
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Company News
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Sika to acquire Axson; against the back of Saint-Gobain tussle for control
Swiss speciality chemicals company Sika has entered into exclusive negotiations with Axson management and shareholders to acquire Axson Technologies, a leader in the field of epoxy and polyurethane polymer formulations for design, prototyping and tooling...
Materials News
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DuPont partners Chinese firm for fluoroelastomers
US-based chemicals firm DuPont has entered into a 50:50 partnership with Zhonghao Chenguang Chemical Research Institute Company Limited (Chenguang), a subsidiary of China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina), for the production and marketing...
Machinery News
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Piovan buys stake in Italian compatriot
Italy-based auxiliary equipment maker Piovan has bought a majority stake in Italian materials handling company Penta. As of 1st January, Penta has become part of the Piovan Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to Piovan, “this strategic acquisition represents a further important step in...
PRA January/February 2015
ON THE COVER:
One of the machines on show by Rajoo Engineers at Plastindia 2015, from 5-10 February, will be the Multifoil blown film line
SUPPLEMENTS
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Butadiene prices drop further
Butadiene prices are dropping. This is due to sharp declines in crude oil prices, continued soft demand for synthetic rubber and new butadiene capacities led to prices for the monomer touching a new low in FY15, the Indian petrochemicals group said in a performance review for its elastomers business. The price declines were accentuated by high operating rates at naphtha crackers, which ensured abundant availability...
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Cooper Standard restructuring European operations; savings of US$50 mn/year
US supplier of systems and components for the automotive industry, Cooper-Standard Holdings, the parent company of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. is restructuring its European manufacturing footprint based on current and anticipated market demands. The restructuring effort aims to further improve Cooper Standard's European capability by removing...
