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October 28, 2016
Iran Petchem Industry Incentives |
Iran’s top rank in terms of hydrocarbon reserves has placed the country at the center of attention in the world. The widespread growth and development of energy-related technologies, ranging from … Iran’s top rank in terms of hydrocarbon reserves has |
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October 28, 2016
Rampf Studies Use of Lignin in PU Applications |
Rampf Studies Use of Lignin in PU Applications The “Pro Lignin” project, initiated by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), researched the substitution of fossil raw materials with the industrially available by-product lignin for manufacturing plastics. As |
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October 28, 2016
New Low Bloom Anti-Scratch Additives for Plastics |
New low bloom anti-scratch additives for plastics COWICK HALL, East Yorkshire, UK – Croda, a speciality chemical company, have developed a range of stable anti-scratch additives for use in plastics. These additives reduce scratch width and visibility, while the superior |
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October 28, 2016
BASF Net Sales in 2016 Q3 Dropped 20% to €14.0 Billion |
” BASF Net Sales in 2016 Q3 Dropped 20% to €14.0 Billion “ BASF Group‘s sales decreased by 20% in the third quarter of 2016 to €14.0 billion, mainly as a result of the divestiture of the gas trading and |
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October 27, 2016
Lanxess Announces Plan to Acquire Chemtura |
Lanxess Announces Plan to Acquire Chemtura Lanxess has announced plans to acquire US-based Chemtura Corporation, a global provider of flame retardant and lubricant additives, urethanes, and organometallics. According to Lanxess, the companies have signed a definitive acquisition agreement. The transaction |
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October 27, 2016
Wacker Debuts Silicone Masterbatch Containing Contrast Medium in China |
At Medtec China 2016, Wacker debuts its SILPURAN AUX 8250 RO silicone masterbatch, which contain a barium sulfate contrast medium for formulating silicone compounds for radio-opaque tubes and catheters. To ensure that tubes and catheters made from silicone always show |
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October 27, 2016
K 2016: The Numbers Game |
” K 2016: The Numbers Game “ By Rose Brooke The final visitors have been counted and the results are in, K welcomed 230,000 people through its doors over the course of the eight-day event, with especially high numbers from Asia. |
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October 27, 2016
EFSA says Latest Reviewed BPA Studies have “key Limitations” |
PLASTICS AND HEALTH: EFSA says latest reviewed BPA studies have “key limitations” / No change in temporary TDI Following its review of two new scientific studies of bisphenol A (BPA), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; www.efsa.europa.eu) said it found |
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October 27, 2016
Boosting Flexible Packaging Operations in Egypt and India |
HUHTAMAKI: Boosting flexible packaging operations in Egypt and India / Investments support future growth and regional coverage Finnish packaging company Huhtamaki (Espoo; www.huhtamaki.com) is planning further investments to grow its business, this time in Egypt and India. The news follows |
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October 27, 2016
A Company Driven by a Constant Desire for Technological Improvement |
SEVENTY YEARS OF EXTRUSION A Company Driven by a Constant Desire for Technological Improvement At K 2016, Bausano presented the best of its technology, showing the newest extruders MD 75/30, MD 92-30 and MD130-30, the completely renewed TGL side cutter |
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October 26, 2016
PlasticsEurope, EuPC and PRE Launch “Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform |
Three European plastics associations have joined hands to create a new stakeholder platform aimed at driving recycling efforts in the region. PlasticsEurope (Brussels / Belgium; www.plasticseurope.org), European Plastics Converters (EuPC, Brussels; www.plasticsconverters.eu) and Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE, Brussels; www.plasticsrecyclers.eu) on |
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October 26, 2016
EREMA Recycles 30 Tons of Plastic Waste Live at K 2016 |
“EREMA Recycles 30 Tons of Plastic Waste Live at K 2016” On October 19, the CAREFORMANCE Recycling Center was opened at the Düsseldorf fairground, ready to process over 30 tons of plastic waste accumulated during K 2016. Manfred Hackl of |
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October 26, 2016
Rampf to Debut New PU Electro Casting Resins |
At Electronica 2016, Rampf Polymer Solutions will debut a new portfolio of polyurethane (PU) electro casting resins with superior thermo-mechanical properties. Thermal shock – shock-like temperature variations linked with the thermal expansion coefficient of materials – can lead to fractures |
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October 26, 2016
Bosnia to purchase Iranian crude |
A fresh round of negotiations for sales and crude and oil products to Bosnia and Herzegovina will kick off in time with Izetbegovic’s arrival in Tehran.
Diversifying of crude export markets in the post-JCPOA era remains as a key policy pursued by Iran and the Eastern Bloc countries as an emerging market for the Iranian oil. |
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October 28, 2016
New Low Bloom Anti-Scratch Additives for Plastics |
New low bloom anti-scratch additives for plastics COWICK HALL, East Yorkshire, UK – Croda, a speciality chemical company, have developed a range of stable anti-scratch additives for use in plastics. These additives reduce scratch width and visibility, while the superior
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