2013 Exhibitions
May 2013 Archives
Lead Features
Chinaplas 2013: Allnex is new name for Cytec Coating Resins - Chinaplas 2013: DuPont places emphasis on R&D in China
- Chinaplas 2013: Xinle Huabao claims to higher output with ExxonMobil Chemical's
premium products - Chinaplas 2013: D-S unveils compact medical tubing line
- Chinaplas 2013: Borouge on expansion drive in Asia
- Chinaplas 2013: Lanxess to make sustainable red pigments in new Chinese facility
- Chinaplas 2013: Kabra and Plastiblends make premiere showcase
- Barring infrastructure hitches, Plastindia 2015 will be staged in Gujarat
- Chinaplas 2013: set to overtake K show….but will still lag in quality
- Goa bids to ease ban on plastic bag below 40 microns
- European plastic packaging associations jointly tackle environmental issues
- BMS inaugurates Asian innovation hub in China
- CPP line to be a boon for Malaysian film maker
- Testing of automotive parts a priority at Lanxess tech centre
Company News
- ExxonMobil starts up ethylene plant in Singapore
- Quadrant owned by Mitsubishi
- Solvay to stop nylon line in France temporarily
- Schulman to buy Network Polymers for US$50 m
- ORPIC to invest US$3.6 billion in LLDPE/HDPE project in MidEast
- Ineos takes over Mitsui’s PAN business
- Oxea produces first carboxylic acids from new Oberhausen plant
- Kingfa to acquire Indian plastics maker
- Invista moves to the next step to building a nylon facility in China
- OMV’s EUR230 million investment in butadiene production
- Gujarat to host the next staging of PlastIndia in 2015
- PTT sells stake in phenol feedstock subsidiary to PTTGC
- Composites firm buy-out
- Dow receives US$2.2 billion payment from PIC over scrapped venture
- BMS to abort development work on nano projects
- BASF advances its research capabilities through cooperations and innovations
- Tyre and auto sectors push down Lanxess sales; Asia Pacific still holds firm
- Solvay and Ineos pool together PVC activities in Europe
- Oxea completes new carboxylic acids production plant
- Arsenal buys PU products maker
- BMS sells its polyester powder business in the US
- Clariant reports slight climb in Q1 revenue
Materials News
- Purac to supply 10 kt/year of lactides to Asian customer
- TEQ ups efficiency for medical packaging
- Polychim and Milliken launch enhanced thermoforming PP
- Holfeld’s PET packs for soft fruits
- Roquette resumes production of sorbitol-based clarifiers for polymers
- LyondellBasel to fold up HDPE unit in Germany
- Albemarle in flame retardant jv in China
- Polyplastics sets up base in Indonesia
- BioAmber goes for IPO
- Brazil’s cellulosic ethanol plant on track
- PTT Polymer Marketing to distribute NatureWorks Ingeo in Southeast Asia
- Solvay Specialty Polymers to complete new PESU micropowders production line in
India - Polyscope launches new resin grades with low molecular weight
- New spinal implant with PEEK receives FDA clearance
- DSM Dyneema and FNSS to cooperate on advanced armour products
- Philippine scientists develop biodegradable film via nanotechnology
- Resting the case on bioplastics
- Cooperation in biochemical sciences advances in Europe
- VinylPlus recycles a record 360,000 tonnes of PVC in EU
Machinery News
- KraussMaffei Berstorff offers new extruder for the South American profile market
- LPKF launches laser welding system
- Coperion’s modular facility to cater to Asian demands
- KraussMaffei Berstorff sells its Schaumex for caps to Asia
- Aiming for energy efficiency
- Recycling made easier
- Pallmann Industries acquires Swiss technology for pelletising and briquetting
