KraussMaffei Group to expand production plants in Slovakia and China January 26, 2012 The KraussMaffei Group has decided to expand its production plants in Martin (Slovakia) and in Haiyan (China). ...read more

LANXESS and South Korean Tier-One automotive supplier Hwaseung strengthen partnership January 25, 2012 German specialty chemicals company LANXESS and South Korea’s tier-one automotive supplier, Hwaseung Corporation, ha...read more

Clariant unveils cutting-edge efficiency development in non-halogenated flame-retardants for printed circuit boards January 24, 2012 Clariant has unveiled two pioneering, low dosage non-halogenated flame-retardants for epoxy resins to the electrica...read more

Husky announces sale of Injectoplast to Alpla January 24, 2012 Husky Injection Molding Systems today announced that it has signed an agreement to sell Injectoplast, the former clo...read more

Wind blade composites market grows as offshore wind energy advances January 24, 2012 Many nations have set challenging targets for renewable energy production and it was in this setting that AMI held ...read more

SPE names Willem De Vos as its new chief executive officer January 20, 2012 The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has appointed Willem (Wim) De Vos as its new Chief Executive Officer. He s...read more

KraussMaffei and its partners promoting lightweight construction processes for structural components January 19, 2012 Over 100 people came to Munich to find out about the latest development status of lightweight structural components...read more

“Fruit-Pops”– Pure and Simple January 18, 2012 Baltimore Innovations is adding to its portfolio of specialty packaging with the launch of the Fresh-R-Pax “Fruit-P...read more

More plastics recycling a key 2012 focus, predicts Axion Consulting January 18, 2012 Increasing UK plastics recycling tonnages will be a key focus for 2012 as the sector continues to extend pioneering...read more

Hubertus Schulte: the new CTO of ENGEL January 17, 2012 With effect from 1st January, Dr. Hubertus Schulte (50) took over the responsibility for technology and production ...read more

Fasti-Koch– State-of-the-art material drying: It's what's inside that counts! January 16, 2012 Fasti-Koch is enhancing its compressed air dryers for small throughputs of hygroscopic material and equipping them ...read more

The car’s veins... January 16, 2012 Water-assisted injection moulding of fluid-conveying tubes made from Ultramid at Teklas. Teklas, a Turkish su...read more

A beverage holder that elegantly ‘holds its own’ January 13, 2012 The beverage holder ‘Stick-iT’ made of Terblend N plastic receives innovation award in Geneva. ‘Stick-iT’, a ...read more

Flexible extruders for thermoforming sheet lines on the advance January 12, 2012 Reifenhäuser Extrusion is recording a remarkable increase in incoming orders for thermoforming sheet extrusion line...read more

Transfer tables improve mould handling and reduce changeover time January 11, 2012 A key element in the operation of an efficient injection moulding shop is the ease and speed of changing moulds; mo...read more

CMT Materials' new HYTAC Syntactic Foams provide low scratch, reduced cost alternative for Plug-Assist forming of transparent PP sheet January 9, 2012 HYTAC-FLX and FLXT copolymer syntactic foams from CMT Materials Inc., a leading supplier of plug-assist materials fo...read more

Southco Chooses Renmar and AEC 6th January 2012 Renmar are pleased to announce that Southco Manufacturing of Worcester have selected the AEC TCU100 with the advanc...read more

New Chair for BPF Rotational Moulders January 5, 2012 The British Plastics Federation is delighted to announce the appointment of Karen Drinkwater, founding director of J...read more

SAS Announces New Electric Grippers January 3, 2012 Electric grippers are becoming more popular for applications that require high speeds and for those requiring light o...read more

EFFEX – efficiently achieving economic and ecological goals January 3, 2012 Gruber Extrusion’s FX Line combines technical sophistication and economic viability, high-end extrusion at low cost....read more

Avantium and The Coca-Cola Company sign partnership agreement to develop next generation 100 per cent plant based plastic: PEF January 3, 2012 Dutch research and technology company Avantium has developed a patented technology YXY to produce 100 per cent bioba...read more

Battenfeld-cincinnati presents proven complete line at Fainplast symposium in Italy January 3, 2012 In November 2011, battenfeld-cincinnati, Bad Oeynhausen/Vienna presented the techBEX complete line concept for produ...read more

Kreyenborg Group presents efficient filter and pump technology at Interplastica January 3, 2012 Filtering and conveying of plastics melt as well as innovative valve technology are the speciality of the Muenster-b...read more

Plastic trends for the car set for discussion at VDI 2012 January 3, 2012 Energy efficiency, safety standards, and high-quality design: The automobile industry must take numerous criteria in...read more

Romi and Gruppo Riello Sistemi reach an agreement to mutually reinforce their position in the worldwide market January 3, 2012 Industrias Romi S.A. has announced it has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Gruppo Riello Sistem...read more

New injection moulding press helps Petford Tools celebrate a record £14m year December 30, 2011 One of the Black Country’s most enterprising manufacturers has written another chapter to its recent success story ...read more

Borealis joins campaigners for Free Movement of Electricity December 29, 2011 Borealis, a leading provider of high performance plastics-based solutions for the global wire and cable industry,...read more

Recycler Starts Up New Post-consumer Film Recycling Line December 24, 2011 WRZ-HÖRGER in Sontheim has launched a new post-consumer film recycling line recently. With this new wash/separation...read more

International Plastics Design Competition Gets Underway December 22, 2011 The second International Plastics Design Competition (IPDC), sure to be a highlight of NPE2012, is now open for ent...read more

Avantium and Coca-Cola sign agreement to develop 100% plant based plastic December 16, 2011 Dutch research and technology company Avantium has developed a patented technology YXY to produce 100% biobased PEF...read more

Arburg Announces Oldest Working Allrounder Competition Winner December 13, 2011 As the highlight of the "50 years of Allrounder" anniversary, Arburg held its “Economic Miracle” anniversary compet...read more

MuCell: New control system promises greater clarity December 12, 2011 ENGEL AUSTRIA has now made it even easier to use MuCell technology with a new control interface. The development wa...read more

KraussMaffei reaches full use of its increased production capacity for automation systems December 9, 2011 Even though production only started recently, the new assembly hall for automation products of KraussMaffei is work...read more

Improved sliding and frictional characteristics materials from TECATOR December 8, 2011 Ensinger has added to its product spectrum in the range of polyamide-imide semi-finished goods (PAI). In addit...read more

Shin-Etsu Silicones announces new HCR product line for extruded tubing and profiles December 7, 2011 Shin-Etsu Silicones of America (SESA: A U.S. subsidiary of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd., Japan) has recently announc...read more

Ferromatik Milacron to present energy-saving all-electric machine at Swiss Plastics in Lucerne December 6, 2011 Ferromatik Milacron will present the ELEKTRON, the most recent addition to the international Milacron all-electric ...read more

Energy-Efficient Injection Moulding Still in the Spotlight November 30, 2011 Energy efficiency is the buzzword on every processors lips at every plastics trade show at the moment. So it’s no s...read more

SAS Automation announces wide range of internal diameter grippers November 29, 2011 The IDG is a cost effective solution when compared to bladder grippers and automated or magnetic clamps. The IDG no...read more

Braskem appoints FKuR as Exclusive Distributor of Green-PE in Europe November 28, 2011 Global biopolymer leader Braskem and bioplastics specialist FKuR have signed a distribution agreement for Green PE....read more

CPS Brings Environmental and Production Benefits to Global Infant Care Manufacturer November 25, 2011 CPS, the leading European manufacturer of environmentally friendly cleaning solutions for the screen printing indus...read more

Centralised Conveying Systems from Labotek November 24, 2011 With a Labotek centralised system, processors can save both floor space and energy as well as delivering flexible ...read more

New Director at Plastribution November 22, 2011 With effect from 21 November 2011, Katherine White is promoted to the board of directors at Plastribution in her ne...read more

Arkema adds two Chinese companies to portfolio November 21, 2011 Chemical producer, Arkema, has announced the acquisition of two companies to continue its expansion into the spec...read more

BMW Places Large Order with KraussMaffei November 18, 2011 KraussMaffei has received an order from BMW to supply a large number of injection molding, reaction process and a...read more

Crosslink Technical Offers Foam Support November 17, 2011 A new independent consulting service for the manufacturers, converters and end-users of polymer foam materials worl...read more

Compostable, tear-resistant and waterproof film used for bio refuse bags November 16, 2011 Leftover lettuce, old bunches of flowers, potato peelings, coffee grounds: the average kitchen generates lots of or...read more

New Global Business Development Manager for K-Tron November 15, 2011 K-Tron is pleased to announce the appointment of a New Global Business Development Manager Plastic Compounding & Ex...read more

Polymer Process Engineering to Strengthen R&D in the Polymer Industry November 14, 2011 The Polymer Process Engineering (PPE) event in Bradford, UK, is once more set to break new ground and to forge new ...read more

Hagen Award for Kautex Maschinenbau November 11, 2011 As emission standards are becoming ever more stringent, tank fittings of plastic fuel tanks are increasingly reloca...read more

New PVC die offers easier handling and improved pipe quality November 10, 2011 The first die from a new PVC extrusion die series made by battenfeld-cincinnati has impressed its long-standing cus...read more

Teknor Apex Promotes Barry Galpin to European Sales Director for TPE Compounds November 9, 2011 Teknor Apex Company has promoted Barry Galpin to the position of European sales director for the Thermoplastic Elast...read more