2014-2016 Exhibitions
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Materials technology at play in the 2014 World Cup
When the 20th FIFA World Cuphas kicked off in Brazil early this June, the world is caught in frenzy. The month-long extravaganza being witnessed in Brazil has partly, if not totally, eclipsed the preparation pains the event had gone through. Various new material...
Latest Headlines
CB&I/Clariant jv for US catalyst plant New - Sidel rolls out new customer service New
- DSM to set up first PA6 plant in the US New
- Huhtamaki considering selling film business; reports higher Q2 sales New
- Alpek and BASF to buy EPS and PU businesses in the Americas
- Elasto Sweden invests further in medical TPEs
- Evonik builds dispersant plant in Essen
- Elevance/Genting to set up biorefinery in Malaysia
- Huhtamaki’s acquisition of Indian firm expands presence in Africa/Middle East
- Kureha starts up 5,000-tonne PVDF plant in China
- Cytec/Dralon to work on industrial grade carbon fibre
- Arburg spotlights on production efficiency at Budapest even
- Omya and Arkema form distribution deal for plastic additives in Europe
- NDC Infrared Engineering and Beta LaserMike merger forms new measurement
solutions firm - Lanxess starts up nylon plant in Belgium
- Malaysian plastics sector in dire straits; high costs and competition driving
down profits - German/Sino alliance for MDI plant in China
- Clariant/Ashland complete sale of ASK to Rhône
- Global injection moulded plastics market to reach US$ 277.78 bn by 2020
- Ju Teng and RocTool sign new production licences deal
- Gneuss expands production/admin capacity in Germany
- Sidel launches glass-like PET bottle for beer
- MonoSol to up capacity for water soluble films by 15%
- BMS to shut down German/Chinese sites for PC sheets; tough market
conditions - Ineos to buy BASF stake in Styrolution for EUR1 bn
- Evolution direct process for blown film reduces costs by 20%
- Clariant to set up catalyst R&D in China; also boosts polyolefin capacity
- Evonik expands nylon capacity; improves process with renewable sources
- Materials technology at play in the 2014 World Cup
- Solvay/Ineos jv Inovyn to be launched at end 2014
Company News
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Trinseo, formerly Styron, trading on NYSE
US materials company Trinseo opened for trading on 12 June on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Goldman, Sachs & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Citigroup and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as joint book-running managers and the...
Materials News
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Oxea and AkzoNobel expand in China
Chemical company Oxea’s speciality esters plant in Nanjing, China, is now mechanically complete. After a construction period of slightly more than fifteen months the new plant is currently in the commissioning and start-up phase. It is Oxea’s first...
Machinery News
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Italian plastics exhibition for 2015 registers 1,000 exhibitors
Plast 2015, which will take place from 5-9 May 2015 at the Fiera Milano fairgrounds in Rho during the EXPO 2015 inaugural week, is showing strong response from Italian and foreign companies. According to Promaplast srl, the...
PRA June-July 2014
ON THE COVER:
Mitsui Chemicals’s innovative packaging materials cater to the broad sector of the packaging industry
SUPPLEMENTS
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Foreign tyre makers plan to invest millions in Vietnam
Foreign tyre manufacturers have flocked to Vietnam with plans to turn the country into their production base as well as a new consumption market. According to tirebusiness.com, the Vietnamese market’s scale is rather small, with a value of $800 million. That’s miniscule compared with the...
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'Internationalisation' propels KEBA sales, position in automation markets
Austria-headquartered KEBA reports that its business result covering financial year April 2013 to march 2014 generated sales revenues of EUR 181 million, or a 21% increase from EUR 150.1 million to EUR 181.4 million.The export quota also increased to 81.5%, about 60% of which went to the EU...
