2014 Exhibitions
Lead Feature
Davis-Standard: Moving up the global curve
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... Read More»Also, download this story from the electronic issue here
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Company News
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Petronas board approves US$27 bn Pengerang development
Malaysia’s state oil and gas company Petronas will proceed to invest US$27 billion towards the development of the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) in Malaysia’s southern Johor, which comprises a world scale Refinery...
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Materials News
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Well-deserved make over
Recently, a fast food outlet in the US was exposed using a plasticenhancing chemical additive in several food items. This has made plastic additives a health villain in the eyes of the public. Yet for the plastics industry, additives are “heroes”, since the enhancers provide throngs of...
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Machinery News
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Contitech expands to blow moulding with acquisitions
German automotive parts maker ContiTech has expanded its plastics expertise with the acquisition of two companies: Inotec Innovative Technologie in Kohren-Sahlis and Präzisionstechnik Geithain in Geithain. With some 80 employees...
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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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Philippines visited India to improve rubber production
Rubber is poised to emerge as a potent growth driver for economic relations between India and the Philippines which have remained muted over the years. A 35-member delegation from the Philippines, including government officials, rubber and products manufacturers, visited India and held...
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Targeting efficiency in packaging/medical sectors
As the pressure to reduce costs continues to rise, efficiency and automation will increasingly become the focus for processors in Asia. It with this in mind that machine makers will exhibit at Chinaplas, showcasing applications for packaging and medical sectors. Austrian machine maker Engel will be...
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