Asia Africa Intelligence Wire articles from April 2003

Asia Africa Intelligence Wire archives from April 2003

Advanced metals growth to outstrip engineered plastics.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) The use of advanced materials is increasing in the manufacture of light vehicles in North America. Although lightweight metals, plastics and elastomers are...

Special K 2004 presentation: plastics for sport and leisure.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) The German plastics industry will host an exhibition on the use of plastics in the sports field. The presentation will be titled "Plastics - First Choice for...

Corona station designed for Asian climate.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) A corona system has been developed to cope with the climatic conditions in Asia. The high-voltage, high-frequency electrical discharge of corona systems,...

Metallocenes' future examined.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) The market for metallocenes is expected to grow. A report by Business Communications Group predicts a growth rate of 7.3 per cent a year for the next four...

Liners for pump and spray applications.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) PBM Plastics has developed a liner for spraying and squirting systems. Based in the US, the company has developed a very strong, very thin, collapsible liner....

Plastics that people want to touch and smell.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) A new range of plastic containers has been developed by New Zealand company, Alto Plastics. The company has developed several different finishes. Containers can...

PET market growth reaffirmed.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) The market for PET containers in western and eastern Europe will continue to grow. PCI released its "European Supply-Demand Report" on the PET market. The...

P&N and VisyPak release 2.25L bottle.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) A new larger bottle has been launched for the soft drink market. The new 2.25 litre bottle is being produced by P & N and VisyPak. A 1.5 litre bottle has been...

Print and apply coding systems.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) Imaje have introduced a new range of print and apply systems. A number of systems allows the customising of labelling of packaging and panels. The systems allow...

Beer in barrier enhanced monolayer PET.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) Beer is being packaged in a PET bottle. Interbrew, based in Belgium, is using a monolayer barrier enhanced PET bottle called PIVOPACK, which uses a single layer...

Corona system for high speed flexo press.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) A new single-sided universal corona system has been developed by Sherman Treaters. The corona system will operate within a high speed flexo printing press. The...

Hoganas acquires SCM Metal Products activity.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Dagens Industri) Hoganas, Sweden, is acquiring the special powders activities of SCM Metal Products for $65 M. The takeover is retroactive from 1 Jan 2003 and is expected to contribute positively to...

Astra Zeneca applies for new Nexium indication in US.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Dagens Industri) Astra Zeneca has made an application to the FDA for approval of Nexium for the treatment of acute gastrointestinal side effects in patients who use non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs...

Losec loses market share in US.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Dagens Industri) In the weekend ending 21 Mar 2003 Losec's share of the US market for newly prescribed proton pump inhibitors fell from 10.1% to 9.6%. At the same time the market share of generic versions...

Second Thoughts On Facing Bombs.
April 1, 2003... (From Cape Argus (South Africa) - AAGM) Byline: David Yutar No doubt Saddam Hussein and his cronies will feel gratified to know that half a dozen South African anti-war ideologues have joined his PR team by flying into the country and...

Wide bed vibration welder.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) A new wide bed linear vibration welder, developed by Sonics & Materials Incorporated, has the capabilities and advantages of all Sonic machines included in the...

User-Defined features expands technology.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) FeatureCAM Version 10 allows manufacturers to create new features based on their individual needs. Operations-based programming is not as efficient as the new...

Rapid tooling the driving force.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) Viscount Plastics used rapid tooling to provide Ford Australia with new rocker cover prototypes. The most obvious change to the rocker cover was the...

Moldflow STL Expert 3.0.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) Performance enhancing developments to Moldflow STL Expert 3.0 have resulted in increased productivity and improvements in time efficiency. The program is able...

Coextrusion system for blown film.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) The new COEX flex 3 compact extrusion system has several advantages over the monolayer extrusion units. The system is compact, portable and easier to use than...

Microspectrometer for colour control.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) The Lovibond RT200 and the Lovibond RT100 spectrometer units both improve the quality control of surface colour. The two units operate through the Windows...

Shot counter for PU mix heads.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) Linden Industries Incorporated has developed a shot counter for the polyurethane market. Until the introduction of this product, estimating when mix heads were...

Screw tips offer quick shut-off.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Plastics News International) IMS Company has released a new line of screw tips. The Posi-Trol tips are longer-lasting and more effective than other screw tips. They are designed to resist...

Leadership coup for First Web.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Newly formed New Zealand company, First Web Limited, has managed to attract experienced personnel. The company was joined by Mark Watson, former regional...

KBA at Graphispag.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) KBA-Ilasa Espana and KBA Lauvic Espana presented new printing presses on behalf of KBA at Graphistag in February 2003. KBA-Ilasa promoted a Rapida 10 5...

America's Cup success.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) For two New Zealand printing companies, the America's Cup was an opportunity to show their ingenuity. Pacific Inks developed an ink that was used successfully...

Vamped up Enterprise MIS ready to roll.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Prism Software will finish developing its Enterprise software package by the second half of 2003. Lee Findlay, general manager of the company, said that the...

CPI interim results.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) CPI Group has reported that it made $A2.1 million in underlying profit after tax in the six months ended on 31 December 2002. It is a rise of 73 per cent on...

Two firsts for Heidelberg.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Ten New Zealand printing companies have participated in the launch of Heidelberg's NextPress in Sydney in March 2003. Mark Brebner, of Auckland-based Brebner...

The Saddam Hussein contract.
April 1, 2003... (From The Korea Herald) So far no weapons of mass destruction have been found, which, of course, is the main reason we invaded Iraq. A runner-up reason is that we wanted to destroy Saddam Hussein. I don't know if he is dead or not, but a...

Awards night nears.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) The 2003 Aerosol Industry Awards will take place on 21 May at Sydney's Wentworth Hotel. The event is being run by the respective Aerosol Associations of New Zealand and...

Canon printer launch.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Canon New Zealand has launched the new colour business card and postcard printer P660C. Martin Havill, product manager of Canon's Business Imaging Solutions...

New HP release.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Hewlett Packard (HP) New Zealand has released new HP Productivity photo papers. According to the company, they dry instantly and can be laminated several...

Harry Daines budgets for 20% growth in 2003.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Harry Daines has been in the Australian packaging supplies industry for 34 years. The company achieved sales growth of over 20 per cent in calendar 2002 and management...

EAFA attacks reverse auctions.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) The European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) is against reverse auctions of aluminium foil for packaging. EAFA's secretary general, Stefan Glimm, says many manufacturers of...

New Solari sells well.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Sydney's Solari Engineering has produced the VA-920, a new entry level case erector. Barry Solari reports that two sales have been finalised so far and another 12 are...

Vitro: sub-surface glass coding.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Raymax Applications is one of Australia's leading distributors of high-end laser coding systems. It recently became the Australasian distributor for Germany's Vitro. Raymax...

Impresstik aims for continued applicator growth.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Australia's Impresstik Group anticipates a 12 per cent increase in applicator sales in 2002-03. Management also forecasts gradual growth of the firm's contracting...

Amcor scoops changeover award.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) The Centre for Innovation, Business & Manufacturing spent eight months assessing 37 machine changeover teams. The centre videotaped the teams to help select the winner of the...

Linde expands walkie talkie range.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Australian forklift maker Linde Materials Handling has released the EWX. The machine can be used in the manufacturing, warehouse and retail sectors. It features an innovative...

HBM signs MOSS.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Herbert Brown Machinery (HBM) has been selected as the Australian agent for MOSS of Reggio Emilia Italy. MOSS is a supplier of container decoration equipment. The appointment...

Laidlaw in Amcor charges.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) A number of internal management changes have been made at Australian packaging group Amcor. In January 2003, David Armstrong replaced Brent Arnold as Amcor Australasia's...

Polymers: alliance grows.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) BASF Australia and Marplex Australia sell a wide variety of engineering plastics to the packaging sector. These include high impact polystyrene, polystyrol high impact...

VTS debuts Hitachi PX.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Hitachi has issued its PX inkjet printer on the Australian market. The printer was previously sold only in Asia, where it is the market leader. PX has been created for...

Amcor focused on Lantech range.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Australian packaging firm Amcor is inclined to "mix and match" machinery and consumables. This increases its rivalry with Carter Holt Harvey and Visy Board. The firm's...

Graham sleever juggles balls.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Graham Labelling Systems was asked to create a shrink sleeving system for two new tennis balls. Ireland's Penn Racquet Sports produced the Prestige and Pro Penn Marathon...

Sympack restructures operations.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Packaging and food machinery group Sympak does not have Australian representatives for most of its areas of operation. The European manufacturer is thought to be considering...

Steric installs Ronchi solution.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Food contract packagers are making their infrastructure more flexible. This trend is evident at Steric. The Sydney-based family firm has produced housebrands and private...

Melters heat up.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) There may be growth in the $A50 million per year hot melt adhesive market. Nordson, the Swiss principal for Adhesive Applications, will take over the Australian supplier...

Peaking in 2002? Wadepack.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) In calendar 2002, Wadepack recorded a net profit of $A7.6 million from $A85.1 million in sales. The result was a huge jump from the Australian listed firm's 2001 net profit,...

Fiji Water expands capacity.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Byline: Kevin Howard Fiji Water is the second-biggest imported brand of bottled water in the US. In late November 2000, the firm completed construction of a 110,000...

Rabo India arranges Rup 620 M debt for Sanjana Cryogenic.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Week) Sanjana Cryogenics Storages Ltd (Sanjana Cryogenic) has obtained a debt of Rup 620 M from Rabo India for setting up two ammonia storage facilities for Hind Lever Chemicals (on the east...

A Rup 1 bn Nano-materials initiative launched.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Week) The Government of India has set aside Rup 1 bn in the tenth five year plan (2002-2007) for its newly launched programme 'Nano-materials Science and Technology Initiative', in a bid to...

Higher costs squeeze margins for acrylic fibre producers.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Week) The acrylic fibre industry in India, which has a production capacity of 117,000 tonnes, is likely to be adversely impacted by the high price of basic raw material acrylonitrile. The four...

NIOC willing to divest stake in MFL.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Week) The National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) is keen on entering into MoU to divest its 25.77% equity in Madras Fertilisers Ltd (MFL). The Government of India has also decided to trim down its stake...

Petro product sales up 1.8% for Apr 2002-Feb 2003.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Week) Petro products sales in India have increased by 1.8% to 82.48 M tonnes for the first 11 months of 2002-2003 (81.05 M tonnes in first 11 months of 2001-2002). During Apr 2002-Feb 2003, sales...

Iffco out of NFL race; Kribhco still in the fray.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Week) Indian Farmers Fertilisers Cooperative Ltd (Iffco) has decided to abstain from acquiring 51% stake in National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL), thereby making way for NFL's serious contender, Krishak...

New urea pricing policy to come into force from 1 Apr 2003.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Week) The Union Minster of Chemicals and Fertilizers in the Government of India has confirmed that the new pricing scheme for urea units will be effective from 1 Apr 2003. The units will be placed...

Training Statistics 2002: The good and not so good news.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Byline: Lindy Fenton Employees undertaking training in New Zealand's printing industry have grown from 380 people in 1999 to 558 people in 2002. The...

Marathon task for Pride In Print Judges.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) The New Zealand Pride In Print Awards enjoyed an increase in entries for 2003. John McQuarrie, Convenor of Judges, noted a surge of entries in the Web,...

Come on people think it through.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Byline: John Webber Packagers need to consider the long-term implications of their product design and marketplace diffusion strategies. Supermarket bags,...

Where is your plan for the future?
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Byline: Dave MacIntyre New Zealand's printing industry body is repositioning itself to provide better services to members. Printing Industries New...

Reinhart Siewert to retire.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Reinhart Siewert, president and CFO of KBA, is retiring after reaching the age of 65 years. Siewert joined KBA in 1965. He became a full member of the...

Supply position pays dividends.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Byline: Rosemary Williams Agfa is New Zealand's largest film and plates consumables supplier. Steve Taylor, Agfa's New Zealand manager, said the company...

First in Print seeks rapid growth.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) New Zealand-based printing company, First in Print, is expanding its operations. The company installed eight colour Heidelberg 102 and Heidelberg colour...

Consumables - a vital statistic.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Inter-firm competition means printers are investing in new blankets, chemicals and presses. Brebner Print Limited production manager Steve Brown said they...

Digital Printing . . . lite.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Byline: Andrew Tribute Xerox Docutech created the digital printing market in the early 1990s. A new generation of Lite Production presses are revamping...

Tesco trials tags.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Tesco is testing the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on Gillette razor blades. During the three-month trial, staff will be able to monitor sales and stock...

Amcor clients praise diverse solutions.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) EasyPack is a "high-barrier, flexible laminated pouch". Packaging firm Amcor Flexibles Australasia started making the pouch, which features an innovative sealing system,...

Ipack-IMA: a European snapshot.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Byline: Kevin Howard The Ipack-IMA trade show was held in Milan in March 2003. Krones, the principle for JI Lennard, displayed its BLOC configuration concept for placing...

Barry-Wehmiller debuts vertical bagger.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) US packaging machinery manufacturer, Barry-Wehmiller, has brought a new machine to Australia. A vertical bagger, the Ultima SV 18-22HPR, is able to run a great variety of...

Plasmax: SIG's launch delay.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) SIG's new Plasmax machine will be launched toward the end of 2003. SIG, a Swiss machinery and consumables supplier, has delayed the launch for several months. The Plasmax...

Stratapac bags from Cryovac.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Cryovac has produced a new bag for the packaging of bulk granulated and powdered foods. The Stratapac bag has an outer bag made of co-extruded plastic. An inner liner is...

How green is my ink.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - New Zealand Printer Magazine) Byline: Rod Urquhart Sheetfed litho inks consist of resins, vegetable oils, solvents and additives. Rosin (the sap of the pine tree) and vegetable oil...

BOPP exports "exciting": Grice.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) There is marketing potential for biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP) in the Asia-Pacific region. In Western Europe, per capita use of BOPP is about 1.6 kilograms...

3M wins tamperproof award.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) A tamper-proof security film has won an award. 3M's TamperGard Security Film was recognised for outstanding achievement at the Product and Image Security Convention. 3M...

MeadWestvaco: Forte US success.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) Forte, a solid-fibre packaging product, has been successfully launched in the US. Forte is manufactured by MeadWestvaco. The product is a 36-point solid-fibre paperboard. A...

SunRice winner from Huhtamaki.
April 1, 2003... (From ABIX - Australasian Business Intelligence - Packaging News) SunRice is using DuoSmart packaging by Huhtamaki to market its rice meals. DuoSmart packaging consists of a inner plastic tub with an outer layer of cardboard. The inner tub...

AMD: BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS TO SUCCEED (to co-work with select partners with expertise to build servers and ensure availability of AMD processors).
April 1, 2003... (From India Business Insight) IDC India has reported that AMD Far East (India) did not witness a bright in calendar 2002 when its market share fell to 7.6 percent from 12 percent in calendar 2001. AMD, in the past few months, tied up...

Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel has 49% held by GdF, Ruhrgas and Gazprom.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Hospodarske Noviny) Slovensky plynarensky priemysel (SPP) (Bratislava, Slovakia), natural gas company, now has a 49% stake held by the consortium of Gaz de France (GdF) (France), Ruhrgas (Germany) and...

Pechiney and Sual to set up a joint venture in Russia.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Hospodarske Noviny) Pechiney (France) and Sual (Russia), aluminium companies, will set up a $ 2.1 bn joint venture in the Komi region, Russia. Pechiney should have a 35-40% share in it. The joint venture...

Procter & Gamble buys Wella.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Hospodarske Noviny) Procter & Gamble (P&G) (USA), cosmetics producer, bought a majority stake in the hair care products company Wella (Germany) for EUR 6.5 bn in Mar 2003. The acquisition has made P&G the...

Lovochemie completes modernization. [1 table].
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Hospodarske Noviny) Lovochemie (Lovosice, Czech Republic), fertilizers company, has completed its modernization. It has built a new CEK 1.3 bn nitric acid unit to raise its production effectiveness and to...

World: Gold price up and down.
April 1, 2003... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Hospodarske Noviny) World: On 9 Apr 2003 the price of gold rose slightly first and dropped again in the afternoon after the revival of the $ and stocks. Initially it increased to $ 324.5/ounce, later it...