gwk Presents Design Study for Temperature Control Units of the Future At K 2016, gwk Gesellschaft Wärme Kältetechnik mbH presented the design study for a new, universal temperature control unit....
SACMI:CEO Cassani Unexpectedly Leaves Italian Machinery Maker Just a few days ago, company president Paolo Mongardi emphasised the good sales performance of machinery maker Sacmi (Imola / Italy; www.sacmi.com), saying...
Lanxess Offers New Polyamides and Polyesters for Welded Components Lanxess has developed four polyamide and two polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) compounds for welding plastic parts. The new materials have been optimized...
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST: Additional PET film line starts up at Thai site / Latest global capacity expansion KlÃckner Pentaplast (kp, Montabaur / Germany; www.kpfilms.com) has installed another PET film production line...
Sonoco (Hartsville, SC) has finalized the sale of its rigid plastics blowmolding operations to packaging behemoth Amcor (Melbourne, Australia) for $280 million. The deal was first announced Sept. 2 of...
HEAT PERFORMANCE POLYAMIDE 6.6 A “Smart Molecule” for Self-Reinforcement At K 2016 Solvay launched Technyl REDx, a new heat performance polyamide 6.6 (PA66) integrating a unique “smart molecule” self-reinforcement technology....
PET RECYCLING: European bottle recycling volumes up 5% in 2015 / More action needed by consumers and governments / Share of clear bales continuex to fall / Petcore Europe report...
At K 2016, Illig demonstrated the production of polypropylene (PP) cups with In-mold Labeling Thermoforming (IML-T) on an Illig IC-RDML 70 automatic forming machine with 18-up mold. [caption id="attachment_15211" align="alignright"...
ONE51: Irish rigid plastic products manufacturer acquires US counterpart Encore Industries for EUR 31m / Launching EUR 24m investment programme to meet rising regional demand Making good on its announcement...
VEOLIA UK: Praise of huge drop in waste carrier bags one year after charge introduced / Plans to roll out Bag2Bag scheme into other areas / Call to recycle more...
At K 2016, Intravis highlighted its latest LayerWatcher system, which is able to accurately determine the position and thickness of layers in the bottle preform by measurements with coherent infrared...
INNOVATIONS IN ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT Dosing, Drying and Cooling At the K 2016 Show, the Italian manufacturer Plastic Systems introduced new product development for each application of material processing technology, as...
RESIN Investments boost business in Southeast Asia / Dutch laboratory upgrade enhances testing capabilities Dutch speciality resin compounder RESIN (Products & Technology) (Enschede; www.resin-technology.com) and its sister company Yparex (www.yparex.com)...
Solvay to Construct Compounding Unit in Mexico Solvay to Construct Compounding Unit in Mexico-based performance materials supplier Solvay is building a Technyl polyamide (PA) compounding unit in San Luis Potosí,...
IN TOP SHAPE K 2016 Exceeds All Expectations The international plastics and rubber industry presents itself in top shape. It benefits from a globally growing end-user market with high quality...
INEOS STYROLUTION: Plans to acquire K-Resin SBC copolymer business / Enhanced global footprint Ineos Styrolution (Frankfurt / Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com) has signed an agreement to acquire the global K-Resin styrene-butadiene copolymer...