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VDMA raises its 2011 plastics and rubber machinery growth forecast further

2011-12-07

Bioplastics: 1 Million Metric Tons demand in 2015

Global demand for biodegradable and biobased plastics will more than triple to over one million metric tons in 2015, valued at $2.9 billion. Bioplastics have moved past the initial phase of market introduction and are now experiencing robust increases in demand in virtually all parts of the world.

2011-12-06

PolyOne and Sanitized collaborate on healthcare solutions

PolyOne Corporation, a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced an alliance with Sanitized AG, a leading producer of antimicrobials with over 50 years of experience, to provide innovative, customizable polymer solutions for specialized healthcare and medical device applications.

2011-12-05

BASF to build high performance specialty plastics plant in Korea

BASF will build a new plant to produce Ultrason polyethersulfone (PESU), one of BASF’s high-performance thermoplastics, at the company’s site in Yeosu, Korea.

2011-12-02

Interview with Luis López-Remón, head of the Lanxess Rubber Chemicals business

China today is the world’s largest automotive market. The number of vehicles sold grew in 2010 to more than 17.1 million. However, greater mobility goes hand in hand with increased emissions and higher resource consumption. Luis López-Remón, head of the Lanxess Rubber Chemicals business unit, describes solutions for more eco-friendly mobility.

2011-11-29

Arkema plans to expand in specialty polyamide business

Arkema announces a project to acquire Chinese companies Hipro Polymers, a fast-expanding producer of biosourced polyamide 10.10, and Casda Biomaterials, world leader in sebacic acid, derived from castor oil and used in particular to manufacture this polyamide 10.10.

2011-11-25

Berry Plastics Corporation acquires Filmco PVC packaging business

Berry Plastics Corporation, an Apollo Management, L.P. and Graham Partners portfolio company, has announced the acquisition of 100% of the common stock of LINPAC Packaging Filmco, Inc ("Filmco") from LINPAC USA Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of the UK-based LINPAC Group.

2011-11-23

Large order for machines received by KraussMaffei

KraussMaffei has received an order from BMW to supply a large number of injection molding, reaction process and automation machines and systems.

2011-11-22

ZA Puławy and ZA w Tarnowie-Mościcach look to gain a new foothold in Asia

Two Polish companies ZA Puławy and ZA w Tarnowie-Mościcach S.A. signed an agreement concerning the possibility of establishing an Undertaking in South-East Asia. The purpose of the Undertaking would be to transfer technologies enabling the construction of a new caprolactam plant at a local partner, while establishing beneficial business relations.

2011-11-22

Huge order for motan-colortronic

The motan-colortronic Group scored the biggest single order in its company history when it was awarded a contract by the LEGO Group for its manufacturing facilities in Monterrey, Mexico. motan-colortronic has delivered and installed the complete system for fully automatic centralized raw materials handling.

2011-11-10

35 years of ZA Puławy's caprolactam on the market

ZA Puławy has produced its 1.5 millionth tonne of caprolactam. This achievement coincided with the 35th anniversary of the company's Caprolactam Plant. The first batch of the product was obtained in November 1976.

2011-11-09