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Swiss/Indian tie-up for masterbatch facility in India
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Swiss masterbatch producer Granula has formed a joint venture with Som Shiva (Impex), an Indian plastics company, under the name Granula Masterbatches India Pvt. Ltd. to produce and sell masterbatches in the local market. The new company will build a masterbatch production facility equipped with the latest production technology near Ahmedabad...
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Low oil prices not a deterrent to bioplastics growth
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The results of European Bioplastics’ annual market data update, presented recently at the 11th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin, confirm a stable growth of the global bioplastics industry. “The market is predicted to grow by 50% over the coming years despite the low oil price,” says François de Bie, Chairman of European Bioplastics...
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US industry association reports 2% drop in Q3 plastics machinery shipments
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North American shipments of plastics machinery registered a year-over-year decrease in the third quarter of 2016 according to statistics compiled and reported by the Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). This was the first quarterly decline since the same period last year, and it was only the second...
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Wacker to build new pyrogenic silica plant in its Charleston site in the US
Munich-based chemical company Wacker Chemie AG will build a new production plant for its pyrogenic silica brand HDK at its Charleston site in Tennessee in the US. The new facility is a key addition to the Charleston site’s supply chain, with an expected annual capacity of 13,000 metric tonnes. The main byproduct of polysilicon manufacturing is tetrachlorosilane, which either has to be converted and fed back into the production loop or can be used to create added value by being further...
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High strength, lightweight of carbon fibre drive strong demand growth in aircraft and auto manufacturing – IHS Markit
Led by industrial applications such as the manufacturing of aircraft, automobiles, pressure vessels, wind turbines and sporting goods, the global market for carbon fibres is growing dramatically at more than 8% per year through 2020, according to new research from IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions. IHS Markit expects global consumption of carbon fibres to grow from over 60...
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