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Buss Delivers Quantec® Compounding Line to Draka

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Buss AG, Pratteln, Switzerland, has delivered the world's largest cable compound line to Kabelbedrijven Draka Nederland B.V., Emmen. Maximum throughput is 4500 to 5000kg/h, depending on formulation. BUSS was responsible for the entire plant... (Industry News)

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TechnoCompound to Supply 60K MT/yr of Long-Glass Fiber PP by 2011

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Seeing the increasing demand coming from the automotive industry from Europe, Germany-based TechnoCompound GmbH intends to expand its range of long-glass fiber polypropylene (LGFP). By mid of 2011, the company shall be supplying LGFP @ 60,000 metric... (Industry News)

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QTR Assets & Engineered Resins of Matrixx Group Combined to Form Matrixx-QTR

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

The purchase of the QTR assets is Citadel’s sixth plastics-related acquisition since 2007 and its most recent deal since Citadel acquired the assets of Fiberfil Engineered Plastics, Inc, of Stoney Creek, Ontario, in September 2009. (Industry News)

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European PP Fiber Market Makes a Lead: Research and Markets Report

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Europe is the world's largest producer of polypropylene fibres and the second largest man-made fibre producing continent, behind Asia. It also boasts the biggest single-site units for producing acrylic and viscose fibres. (Industry News)

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Morgan Impresores to Distribute Ingeo™ Biopolymer in Chile

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

NatureWorks LLC and Morgan Impresores S.A. announced that Morgan Impresores will begin distributing Ingeo biopolymer in Chile. Ingeo is an innovative plastic that is made from plants. iologística will be distributing the full Ingeo product family of... (Industry News)

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India Gets its First Manufacturing Unit to Develop Biodegradable Sheets & Bags

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

India's first unit to manufacture sheets and bags dedicated to bioplastic was laid in Ahmedabad, Gugarat recently. This innovation is an alternative to plastic for consumer and industrial products. The sheets produced are 100% biodegradable and... (Industry News)

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Rigid PVC Profile Compound Meets Stringent Flammability Test

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Vinyl Division of Teknor Apex Company announced that a new high-impact rigid vinyl compound for profiles achieves the most rigorous UL-94 classification for flame performance while yielding finely detailed structures and the smooth, clean finish... (Industry News)

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US Energy Dept. Announces Six Projects to Convert Captured CO2 Emissions into Useful Products

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Funded with $106 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -matched with $156 million in private cost-share -today's selections demonstrate the potential opportunity to use CO2 as an inexpensive raw material that can help reduce carbon... (Industry News)

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Axion Polymers Launches the First Carbon Labelled Polymer

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Axion Polymers is offering Axpoly® PS13 post-consumer recycled polystyrene derived from retail packaging waste with the Carbon Reduction Label in the UK and Europe. Carbon Reduction Label. The WEEE plastics reprocessor gained PAS 2050... (Industry News)

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Researchers Fabricate Photoluminescent Small Glass Capsules Used as Fluorescent Reagent

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Scientists have developed photoluminescent glass capsules (diameter: 20-100nm) containing multiple CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots (QDs) that retain their photoluminescence (PL) properties. With high emission brightness and the durability of glass,... (Industry News)

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Teknor Apex Expands Capacity for Rigid PVC Compounds and Flexible Vinyls ®

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Until recently, Teknor Apex has manufactured only flexible vinyl compounds in the United States, but the company's Singapore Polymer Corporation subsidiary has long produced rigids. Examples of new rigid products developed in the U.S. are... (Industry News)

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Evonik Acquires the Polyurethane Additives Business of BYK-Chemie

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Evonik Industries has acquired the SILBYK® polyurethane foam additives business from BYK-Chemie GmbH, Wesel, Germany. PU foams are mainly used as insulation material in the construction industry and in foodstuff cold chains and as upholstery... (Industry News)

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Alliance Polymers Responds to Possible North American TPU Supply Tightness

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

The news that allocations for BDO and derivative tetrahydrofuan (THF) could be seriously reduced and thus cause a TPU shortage among product designers, marketers and processors saw APS officials offer a possible short or long-term solution. Alliance... (Industry News)

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BYK Adds Two New Anti-Foaming Additives in its Portfolio

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

BYK has introduced two new anti-foaming additives: BYK®-1719 and BYK®-P 9928. BYK®-1719 is a glycol- and VOC-free defoamer for water-borne printing inks and overprint varnishes. BYK®-P 9928 is a processing additive for foam-free vinyl... (Industry News)

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Braskem Gets Definitive Operating License for Green Ethylene Plant

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Braskem received the operating license, granted by Fepam, for its green ethylene factory. This is the environmental entity's definitive permission to start up the industrial unit, projected for August. The Green PE Project will consume about 470... (Industry News)

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Solutia Increases Solar Presence in China, Adds Vistasolar® Encapsulant Manufacturing Capacity

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Solutia Inc. announced that it will expand its operations in China to include the production of Vistasolar® ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulant at its Suzhou, China facility. According to a report, China's demand for EVA encapsulants is... (Industry News)

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Polymer-Tec’s Acquisition Expands Cross-Linked Polyolefin Foams Portfolio of Sekisui Alveo

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

With the integration of German company Polymer-Tec GmbH, Sekisui Alveo has expanded its product portfolio of physically cross-linked polyolefin foams under the new brand name 'Alveocel'. (Industry News)

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Milliken’s Additive Innovations Take Polyolefins To The Next Level

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Milliken will showcase possibilities in optical enhancement and processing improvements for packaging, automotive and technical applications, with energy reduction, less material consumption, and more cost-effective production at K 2010. (Industry News)

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Hennecke Familiarizes the World with ELASTOLINE F Flexible Plant Technology

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

On the occasion of this year's ELASTOLINE Days at Hennecke GmbH Polyurethane Technology's corporate headquarters, the company informed about the benefits of the ELASTOLINE F. It helps in processing MDI & TDI systems and works on modular machine... (Industry News)

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Braskem Develops Resins to Coat Steel Ducts Used to Transport Oil

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

In order to meet the growing market for oil and natural gas exploration and production in deep waters, Braskem has launched two polypropylene resins - PCD 0140 and PCD 0140BR. The new resins arrive to supply the plastic coating market for offshore... (Industry News)

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