2013 Exhibitions
Lead Feature
K2013: LPKF views plastic welding as a growth market
Laser welding systems supplier LKPK Laser Welding, a part of speciality mechanical engineering group LPKF, expects the growth potential of the sector to increase. The Germany-headquartered firm invested EUR14 million in a new 10,000 sq m building for its production in Fürth, with 2.5 times the capacity... Read More»
Latest Headlines
- K2013: LPKF views plastic welding as a growth market
- K2013: Haitian on a building spree
- K2013: Sepro on a path of solid growth
- K2013: Comexi paves the way forward with R&D
- DuPont sets up another tech centre in India
- Evonik starts up Plexiglas sheet plant in South Africa
- Clariant/Lummus Novolen investing in PP catalyst line in the US
- Lubrizol opens additive facility in China
- Axson acquires US adhesives supplier
- German machine orders up, including China
- Toray US to build a new cogen power facility
- IMCD buys Paceco S’pore and ties up with Solvay for distributorship
- Sibur starts up its Voronezh TPE facility
- Taiwan’s Kuokuang opts out of Malaysia’s Pengerang project
- Europe recycled 60 m PET bottles in 2012
- Picodeon to ramp up R&D with EUR5 m investment
- Invista and SilicoLife to develop bio-derived butadiene
- BSW envisages growth in Asia
- Verstraete targets Malaysia/Singapore as Asian base
Company News
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Silgan expands portfolio with acquisition of closure firm
US-based supplier of rigid packaging Silgan Holdings is purchasing Portola Packaging, a manufacturer of plastic closures, for US$266 million. Portola, with sales of approximately...
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Materials News
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Clariant to increase pigment capacity in India
Swiss speciality chemicals firm Clariant is expanding by 50% its Azo pigments and pigment preparations plants in Roha, India, underlining the company’s commitment to meet customers...
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Machinery News
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Davis Standard and Jinming tie up to provide blown film lines
US-headquartered extrusion and converting equipment manufacturer Davis-Standard and China-based Guangdong Jinming Machinery have signed collaboration agreements...
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PRA August 2013
ON THE COVER:
Due to the global megatrend of mobility, pollution levels are increasing and endangering the environment. Thus, firms like Lanxess and BASF are innovating materials for lightweighting vehicles
SUPPLEMENTS
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Toyo Tire to start production expansion in North America
TOYO Tire North America Manufacturing Inc will commence its fourth expansion of production capacity to meet growing tyre demand in the North American market. Toyo’s North American production base for passenger vehicle and light truck tyres has...
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Demag Ningbo to invest EUR7 m in China expansion
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery and its Chinese subsidiary Demag Plastics Machinery (DPG) in Ningbo are planning to expand production capacity in China from 650 to 1,000 injection moulding machines/year, through an investment...
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