2014-2015 Exhibitions
Lead Features
Chinaplas 2014: Husky leaves no stones unturned for hot runners; new line-up presented
Canadian injection moulding machine and hot runner maker Husky Injection Molding says it boasts a complete suite of hot runner and controller products and services to support mould makers. To emphasise how important the hot...
Chinaplas 2014: Davis-Standard basks in successful operations in China/Asia
With 30% of its business accounted for by Asia, particularly in China, US-headquartered extrusion machinery supplier Davis-Standard is “very successful” in the region, said Carlos Flores, Global Vice-President of...
Chinaplas 2014: PolyOne expands R&D in Shanghai; realigns Asian centres
Specialised polymer materials provider PolyOne Corporation is establishing a new Innovation centre in Shanghai, China, that will focus on R&D using its engineered materials. Spanning 1,700 sq m, the facility will that will employ 50...
Chinaplas 2014: TSRC opens SBC plant in Nantong; more expansions to follow
Taiwanese styrenic block copolymer (SBC) producer TSRC has started up its 25,000- tonne/year styrene isoprene styrene (SIS) block polymer plant in Nantong, China, said Christopher Mudd, President/General Manager of...
Chinaplas 2014: Jinhui to sell bio PABT to foreign markets
Industry players have one ultimate goal, which is to expand to the world market. With this in mind, global machinery player Davis-Standard is harnessing efforts on its “The Global Advantage™” philosophy. Over the last few years, the firm has centred on its globalisation and...
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Company News
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Indorama expands to Turkey with purchase of SASA
Thailand-headquartered Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) is taking up a 51% stake in Turkish PET producer SASA Polyester Sanayi through its wholly-owned subsidiary Indorama Netherlands (IBV) from Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding. SASA is a...
Materials News
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Colloids to set up first plant outside UK, in China
UK-headquartered Colloids is setting up a new masterbatch manufacturing plant in Changshu, China, with an initial investment of US$6 million. With a built up area of 3,700 sq m, the plant is scheduled to start operations in the third quarter of 2014. It...
Machinery News
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Lotte to start up 200 kt PET plant in the UK with new pelletiser
Nearing completion at South Korean Lotte Chemical UK’s Wilton site is a 200,000-tonne PET resin plant that includes a 25-tonne/hour filtration and pelletising system now being commissioned by Nordson BKG. The new plant, adjacent to Lotte’s existing PET facility...
PRA March/April 2014
ON THE COVER:
Davis-Standard will showcase the new dsX medical tubing line at Chinaplas. With over ten extrusion/converting product lines in its portfolio, the firm supports applications in the packaging, automotive, medical, construction, technical and speciality sectors
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Versalis plans to extend EPDM rubber plant
Italian chemical producer Versalis is expanding capacity for EPDM rubber at its plant in Ferarra. When the expansion is completed in the second half of 2016, the subsidiary of oil and petrochemicals group Eni said fourth production unit will bring total capacity at the site to 130,000 t/y. The company has awarded a €200 million...
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Infotainment mount shows benefit of new weight-saving polyamide
A hybrid technology that is based on continuous fiber-reinforced polyamide composites is said to significantly lower weight in lightweight automotive construction, as demonstrated by an infotainment mount developed for production vehicles by Audi AG, Lanxess, KraussMaffei Technologies...
