2013 Exhibitions
Lead Feature
Lanxess to focus on automotive part testing in Hong Kong
Germany-based speciality chemicals company Lanxess has invested “several million Euros” in its new Asia-Pacific Application Development Centre for its high-tech plastics in the Hong Kong Science & Technology Park, said Christof Krogmann, Head of High Performance Materials business unit for the... Read More»
Latest Headlines
- BASF to cut jobs in Europe
- Clariant beefing up pigment capacity in Indonesia
- Teaming up to pursue biobased products
- Sabic to axe jobs and shut down plants in Europe
- Schulman urges Ferro to consider purchase offer
- Piovan introduces a productivity measuring system for machines
- AIPMA claims partial victory on Delhi plastic bag ban
- Parkinson appoints Shruti as distributor in India
- Equate and Gulf Cryo team-up for CO2 recovery project
- AkzoNobel Q1 2013 results show decline in revenue
Company News
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Kuraray to set up PVOH plant in the US
Japanese speciality chemicals firm Kuraray recently had a groundbreaking of its greenfield Poval (PVOH) plant located in La Porte, Texas. It is expected to have a capacity of 40,000 tonnes in the
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Materials News
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BuildTog EU project enters construction phase
The European research and construction project BuildTog (Building Together) has entered into its construction phase with two adaptations in Darmstadt, Germany and Lieusaint...
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Machinery News
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China plastics industry remains upbeat
China has been besieged with growth slowdown resulting from its credit-fuelled stimulus programmes and property price bubble in years 2010 to 2011, consequently dragging on to 2012... Read More»
PRA March-April 2013
ON THE COVER:
New technology at Chinaplas:
Davis-Standard plans to showcase the new dsX™ flex-pack extrusion coating line for flexible packaging
SUPPLEMENTS
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Eni/Versalis and Genomatica partner in bio-based butadiene
Italian firm Versalis (Eni) and US-based Genomatica are to jointly develop and license a technology for bio-based butadiene from non-food biomass, with Versalis providing US$20 million funding to support development of the integrated end-to-end process... Read More»
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Arburg focuses on production efficiency at Technology Days
German machine manufacturer Arburg GmbH + Co. KG recently conducted the Arburg Technology Days, an international event for the plastic injection moulding industry held 13-16 March at Lossburg, Germany, became a pedantry of 40 exhibits, focused on production efficiency. Read More»
