2013 Exhibitions
Due to overwhelming response to PRA’s Green Packaging Conference to be held on 21 November in Jakarta, Indonesia, registrations are now closed!
Look out for the next conference in this series to be held in June in Bangkok, Thailand.
Stay tuned for further details.
Lead Feature
K2013: W&H lifts the veil to reveal the Varex II blown film line
German extrusion machine maker Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) kept its latest line tightly under wraps and simply called it the E-24 before the K show. Even at the show, visitors had to go through a tunnel-like entrance to view the line on display. So what is this technology that warrants such secrecy? According to... Read More»
Latest Headlines
- Dow PU to expand its capacities in Thailand and the US
- CP sells its PS plant in China
- Mexichem/Occidental in jv for ethylene cracker
- Nycoa purchased by Sunil and Monica Kumar
- K2013: Arburg’s splash in additive manufacturing creates an industry buzz
- K2013: Pairing of Jinming/ExxonMobil technology for a win/win partnership
Company News
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DuPont to spin-off Performance Chemicals unit to shareholders
US-based chemicals firm DuPont is planning to spin-off its Performance Chemicals segment, which includes the Titanium Technologies and Chemicals & Fluoroproducts (Teflon)...
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Materials News
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Clariant to open EUR100 mn R&D centre
Swiss speciality chemicals firm Clariant is set to official open its new EUR100 million Clariant Innovation Center (CIC) in Frankfurt, Germany. The 36,000 sq m global hub for R&D is based at the “Industriepark Höchst”...
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Machinery News
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Ametek buys Creaform for US$120 mn
US-based Ametek, a manufacturer of electronic instruments and electro-mechanical devices has acquired Canadian firm Creaform, a developer and manufacturer of innovative portable 3D measurement technologies and a...
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PRA October 2013
ON THE COVER:
Omipa celebrates its 50th year. The Italian extrusion machinery firm thanks its customers and invites them to the booth (Hall 17, Stand 17A42) at the K2013 show in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 16-23 October
SUPPLEMENTS
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Hercules offers new all-steel H-901 tyres for trucks
HERCULES Tire & Rubber Co launches a new edition to its H-Series medium truck offering, the new Hercules H-901. According to Joshua Simpson, Hercules’s Vice President of Marketing, the tyre features better load carrying capability for hauling as well as the heavy duty construction necessary for...
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Husky acquires medical/closure mould maker Schöttli
Canadian injection moulding machine maker Husky Injection Molding Systems, which is owned by Berkshire Partners and Omers Private Equity, has expanded its mould making portfolio with the acquisition of Schöttli Group from investment firm CGS. The Switzerland-based Schöttli is recognised in medical and closure mould...
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