2014-2015 Exhibitions
Lead Features
Bioplastics: advancements on the increase
Relatively at a nascent stage, bioplastics are already trailing close behind conventional oilbased plastic products in terms of demand. The bioplastics market is projected to unleash a growth of 20% a year in Europe and in Asia Pacific, it is expected to reach a market value of US$167 million by 2018...
The importance of accurate temperature control for medical moulding
The medical market is driven by complex applications that require reliable, repeatable moulding solutions. For medical moulders who must quickly and consistently manufacture high quality parts using difficultto- mould resins, as well as complex tooling that hold...
Philippines: still a “white spot” on the map for Germany?
Several factors are inhibiting German firms to invest into the Philippines, according to a source from the Manila-based German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI). Based on the data from the industry body, there were 52 German firms in 2009, with only an addition of...
Plastics: should they get the oxo treatment?
The bioplastics and compostable plastics industry are wary of oxo-biodegradable plastics (OBPs). Late last year, Belgium-based EuPC sought a Europe-wide ban on oxo-fragmentable plastics following the results of several independent tests conducted on degradable and fragmentable plastics...
Latest Headlines
Semi-con firm’s staff on missing Malaysian flight New - Celanese offers engineered materials with anti-counterfeiting technologies
- BASF expands production capacities for food packaging films
- Songwon 2013 sales clamber; top performance for Polymer stabiliser business
- Novamont takes majority stake in Mater Bioplolymer
- Solvay/Ineos jv to continue with sale of assets
- Amut clinches order in Vietnam
- Evonik snags top US silicic acid ester supplier
- BASF divests PolyAd Services business to Edgewater Capital Partners
- Recron boosts efficiency with Maag and Automatik Plastics Machinery
- ProTec Polymer Processing designs new system for Benecke’s TPO
- Davis-Standard opens spare parts and service centre in Asia
- Succinity starts production of biobased succinic acid
- BASF to build world-scale amines plant in Nanjing
- Styrolution posts strong 2013 results; anticipates unchanged market climate for
2014 - Clariant’s strategy reaps profitable 2013
- China, strong market driver for amines; ethanolamines a leading type
- NGR buys majority stake in Dr Collin
- Mattel expands toy brands with acquisition of MEGA for US$460 mn
- Husky sets up medical and speciality packaging business
Company News
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Lanxess previews net loss for FY2013; cuts dividend
German speciality chemicals company Lanxess says that impairment charges in the fourth quarter of 2013 will result in a net loss of EUR159 million in the FY2013. Due to this, its dividend will be half what was paid in 2012. The firm’s dependence on...
Materials News
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Styrolution mothballs 150 kt PS plant in US; expands styrenics to other regions
Germany-headquartered Styrolution plans to consolidate PS capacity in the US by mothballing its Massachusetts plant and it will also accelerate growth in styrenic specialities through an expansion of its offering for high-performance...
Machinery News
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Trelleborg aims to cut energy costs with KraussMaffei’s EcoLine microwave channel
Trelleborg, a Swedish producer of sealing profiles for the automotive and building industries, announce that it placed an order with KraussMaffei Berstorff for the delivery of two EcoLine microwave channels during the...
PRA January/February 2014
ON THE COVER:
In the green material arena, competition is heating up between oxo-biodegradable plastics and bioplastics. Not all plastics are created equal. Hence, the greener the material, the larger its market share
SUPPLEMENTS
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National rubber budwood garden opens in North Cotabato
The provincial government of North Cotabato and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday inaugurated the country’s first National Rubber Budwood Garden inside the provincial capitol compound in Barangay Amas, this city. A budwood garden is a nursery...
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Teknor Apex introduces new Sarlink TPEs
A new family of Sarlink thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) from US firm Teknor Apex expands the range of economic and performance alternatives available to manufacturers of sealing systems and other automotive components by providing similar and in some cases improved performance compared with thermoplastic...
