Analytics & News

BASF Offers Epoxy Resin Systems for Production of Wind T...

03 Jun 2008

FLORHAM PARK, NJ -- BASF has launched an expanded offering of epoxy resin systems for fiber-reinforced composites developed specifically for the production of wind turbine rotor blades. To achieve higher efficiencies, the rotor blades of modern wi...

Open House Shows the Best of Two Worlds

28 May 2008

MUNICH -- China is far more than an immensely successfully export giant. Above all, it is a country which is attracting substantial investment from foreign high-tech companies. The success story of KraussMaffei Extrusion Technology (KMET), a company...

Porsche Files Lawsuit in Battle for Control of VW

26 May 2008

Porsche SE, Volkswagen AG's largest shareholder, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a vote by VW investors that upheld the German state of Lower Saxony's ability to block decisions, reported The Bloomberg. The Porsche lawsuit is the latest move...

SAP and TechniData Release Market's Most Comprehensive S...

26 May 2008

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- SAP AG and TechniData AG, the SAP development partner for environmental compliance solutions, have announced the availability of SAP® REACH Compliance, the market's most comprehensive software application for addressing complex...

Argentine farm crisis ploughs on

24 May 2008

Argentina could face more protests after talks to end a tax row broke down on Thursday, reported The BBC. Farm leaders met the government to try to end a three-month dispute over higher taxes on exports. They are angry about new tariffs on so...

Top bankers 'leaving US for Asia'

21 May 2008

The number of high-flying investment bankers moving from the US to Asia is set to increase, experts have said, as a result of the credit crunch, reported The BBC. A senior Credit Suisse executive is the latest in a string of "dealmakers&quot...

Norplex-Micarta Announces Micro ID Tubing For High Perfo...

15 May 2008

POSTVILLE, IA -- Norplex-Micarta, the leading manufacturer of high performance thermoset composites, announces the availability of Micro ID convolute tubing materials. Micro ID tubing is ideal for such high performance applications as extra-fine bear...

New Elastocon Overmolding TPEs Offer Superior Adhesion t...

07 May 2008

ROCHESTER, IL -- Elastocon TPE Technologies, Inc. has introduced a new line of STK thermoplastic elastomers that offer greater strength and provide better adhesion than many other TPE overmolding (OM) grades on the market today. The company reports...

Lubrizol Answers the Increasing Demand for Specialty TPU...

07 May 2008

CLEVELAND, OH and SHANGHAI, CHINA -- Lubrizol Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of The Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE: LZ), has expanded it manufacturing facility in the Song Jiang Industrial Zone near Shanghai, China...

Suggar's Washing Machines Clean Up the Competition with...

28 Apr 2008

DUSSELDORF, Germany -- Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, announced that Suggar, a leading appliance maker in Brazil producing 2,500 washing machines a day, is using polypropylene (PP) clarified with Millad® NX8000 to replace styr...

Osem Plans to Boost Sales of Veggie Meats, Salads

22 Apr 2008

Osem Investments Ltd., the Israeli unit of Nestle SA, plans to increase sales of Tivall vegetarian meat substitutes and Sabra salads in Europe and the U.S. to drive growth at the foodmaker, Chief Executive Officer Gezy Kaplan said, reported The Bloom...

New Celstran® Grade for Extreme Temperatures

22 Apr 2008

Ticona now has one more answer to increasing temperatures under the hood: Celstran PA66-GF50-02 HT. This new long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (LFT) has been specially developed for applications in air management and applications exposed to sever...

Clariant Masterbatches Adds 7 Multi-Layer Blowmolding Ma...

22 Apr 2008

To facilitate development of new, head-turning effects in plastic bottles for packaging-industry customers, Clariant Masterbatches has been installing new bi- and tri-layer blowm olding machines at various sites on four continents. In the last twel...

Needle Trap - Effective Protection Against Needlestick I...

18 Apr 2008

REGENSBURG, Germany -- Used cannulas and syringe needles are a constant danger to the staff of physicians' offices, laboratories and hospitals. Gerresheimer Wilden GmbH has developed a needle-protection device that can be manufactured as cheaply as...

Industry’s First High Limited Oxygen Index Non-Halogen F...

15 Apr 2008

CLEVELAND, OH & OEVEL, BELGIUM -- The Lubrizol Corporation , is further expanding its already broad Non-Halogen Flame Retardant (NHFR) portfolio with the introduction of a new grade called Estane® ZHF95AT3 TPU. This grade was formulated to respond...

PENTACARD® Rigid Recyled Vinyl Core Films Now Available...

11 Apr 2008

GORDONSVILLE, Virginia -- The Pentacard® film line has been expanded to include two new rigid recycled vinyl core films, Pentacard® CC-M478/07 (35% recycled-content film) and CCM478/ 17 (65% recycled-content film) for all secure and non-secure card...

Alliance With Victrex, Gudeng Introduces Wafer Cassettes...

11 Apr 2008

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Victrex plc, a leading provider of high performance materials includingVICTREX® PEEK™ polymer, VICOTE® coatings, and APTIV™ films, announced that Gudeng Precision Industrial Co., LTD, the world's leading photomask total solution p...

The World's Biggest Injection Moulding Machine by ENGEL

08 Apr 2008

Plastics processors GRAF from Teningen recently commissioned a two platen ENGEL machine with a clamping force of 55,000 kN and three injection units for the production of underground tanks and logistics containers. ENGEL has broken all previous rec...

New Business of CTL Corporation Introduces Mini-Notebook...

07 Apr 2008

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The backpacks of lots of kids in grades K-8 are soon going to get heavier (just a little bit). That's because Portland computer manufacturer, CTL Corporation, is introducing its new mini-notebook. The company will sell the noteboo...

X5 to Open Premium Supermarkets as Russian Food Spending...

01 Apr 2008

X5 Retail Group NV, Russia's largest food retailer, will open a chain of premium supermarkets under the Green Perekrestok name as rising incomes give shoppers more money to spend on higher-priced goods, reported The Bloomberg. The first outlet wi...

Dow Showcases INFUSE™ Olefin Block Copolymers for Health...

01 Apr 2008

Dow is demonstrating its commitment to the global Health and Hygiene market segment with an expanded presence at INDEX 08 (Geneva, April 15-18). Held every three years, INDEX is one of the largest exhibitions for the nonwovens industry worldwide....

All Nippon to Be 1st Client for Mitsubishi Heavy Jet

27 Mar 2008

All Nippon Airways Co., Japan's largest domestic airline, placed an order for 25 regional jets to be made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., becoming the first customer for the nation's first passenger jet, reported The Bloomberg. The firm orde...

H&M Profit Rises 28% on New Stores, Dollar's Decline

27 Mar 2008

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Europe's second-largest clothes retailer, said first-quarter profit rose 28 percent, beating analysts' estimates, because of store openings, online shopping and a declining dollar, reported The Bloomberg. H&M rose as...

Lidl denies spying on its staff

27 Mar 2008

German supermarket group Lidl has denied that it spied on its staff, but has admitted that it placed secret cameras in its stores, reported The BBC. The company, which also confirmed it had employed private detectives, insisted that it carried ou...

BMS Introduces New Grade of 5VA Flame Retardant Bayblend...

26 Mar 2008

PITTSBURGH -- As a leader in sustainable chemistry, Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS) continues to expand its sustainable offerings with Bayblend® FR3041 polycarbonate blend resin, which has passed UL-94 flame testing of V0 at 0.75 mm and 5VA testing...

ENGEL at the CHINAPLAS

21 Mar 2008

Innovative and economical injection moulding system solutions have made ENGEL the global market leader in this sector. ENGEL will once again be proving its system competence at the CHINAPLAS in Shanghai/China from the 17th to 20th April 2008 (Hall...

Snapware Debuts Smart Store®, Heavy-Duty Modular Storage...

20 Mar 2008

MIRA LOMA, Calif. -- Snapware® Corp., a leading food and home storage container manufacturer, is unveiling Smart Store®, a heavy-duty, modular storage container system which has been designed to work with standard shelf depths. Smart Store c...

Eastman Expanding Eastman TRITAN Copolyester Capacity

18 Mar 2008

KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Eastman Chemical Company announced it is investing in commercial scale operations that will expand production capacity for Eastman Tritan™ copolyester products at its facility in Kingsport, Tenn. The expansion project, expected...

DSREV GEN 2 Rubber Extruder Welcomed by Industry

18 Mar 2008

Davis-Standard's DSREV GEN 2 multipurpose rubber extruder, introduced last fall, offers customers an innovative design and operational advantages. Design advantages include a pre-assembled screw and head zone direct injection temperature control un...

Cereplast Selected by CSI Cosmolab to Develop Bioplastic...

18 Mar 2008

HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- Cereplast, Inc., manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced its partnership with CSI/Cosmolab to develop bioplastic packaging materials for cosmetics. CSI/Cosmolab manufactures injection molded plast...