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Plastics Engineering archives from April 2007

From the Executive Director.(Editorial)(Annual Technical Conference for the plastics industry)(Editorial)(Conference notes)
April 1, 2007

Russian upturn aids German machine makers.(EUROPE: GLOBAL NEWS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Challenging times for French packaging and film: France's plastic packaging and film industry under threat, says CSEMP--measures needed to restore profitability.(EUROPE: GLOBAL NEWS)
April 1, 2007

German plastic processor Rochling has taken over the Canadian company Symplastics.(ACQUISITIONS)(Rochling Industrie Verwaltung GmbH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Elastogran plans to purchase the Dutch polyurethane system house Polymer Chemical Company (PCC).(ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Express Composites Group in the UK has acquired Racing Technologies Norfolk (RTN) from Audi for an undisclosed sum.(ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Express Composites Group in the UK has acquired Racing Technologies Norfolk (RTN) from Audi for an undisclosed sum. A new facility for the expanded group is already under construction in Norfolk, near the Express site. Express has a range...

Borouge and Linde Group have signed a contract worth approximately $1.3 billion for the construction of a new ethylene cracker at the Ruwais site in Abu Dhabi.(CONTRACTS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

BASF is to expand production of Ultraform POM at its Ludwigshafen site from 41,000 to 55,000 tonnes.(EXPANSION)(acetal polyoxymethylene copolymer products)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Solvay Solexis is doubling production of its perfluoropolyether (PFPE) polymers at the Spinetta Marengo plant in Italy.(EXPANSION)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

DataLase, the UK company that has developed laser printing technologies for product ID on plastics packaging, has raised 4.9m [pounds sterling] in its Series B financing round.(FUNDING)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Last month's Geneva Motor Show saw the presentation of eXasis, a two-seater concept car developed by the Swiss company Rinspeed with the help of Bayer MaterialScience.(INNOVATIONS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

German mould maker Polar-Form has put a second multi-component IMM from Ferromatik Milacron into operation at its technical centre.(INSTALLATIONS)(Ferromatik Milacron Maschinenbau GmbH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Medical components manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim microParts has bought 10 Battenfeld EM 110/120 Unilog B4 injection moulding machines for its Dortmund facility.(INSTALLATIONS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

The Italian company Persico has delivered two Leonardo rotational moulding systems to Polytank in the UK.(INSTALLATIONS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Euro-Moulders has launched a Raw Materials Cost Index on its new website (www.euro-moulders.org).(INTERNET)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Cincinnati Extrusion has entered into a partnership with the German manufacturer Bauku to supply extrusion lines for spirally wound pipes.(PARTNERSHIPS)
April 1, 2007

The French Tribunal de Grande Instance has ruled in favour of DSM Dyneema in a patent infringement lawsuit against the Chinese company Hangzhou Pivot International.(PATENTS)
April 1, 2007

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is introducing major changes to its plastics futures contracts for PP and LLDPE that it introduced two years ago.(PLASTICS FUTURES)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Wiley has published the third edition of its Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology (concise edition).(PUBLICATIONS)(John Wiley & Sons Inc.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Davis-Standard has relocated the Extrusion Systems portion of its European business from Erkrath, Germany to the D-S Brookes facility in Birmingham, UK.(RELOCATION)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Toshiba Machine (TM) Robotics Europe has teamed up with Scorpion Vision to offer an industrial robot solution using TM SCARA robots, Sony Scorpion smart cameras and the Scorpion open software tool for industrial vision.(ROBOTICS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Ticona expands Asian production.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)
April 1, 2007

Cargill joins program to reduce greenhouse gases.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(Chicago Climate Exchange)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Dow acquires two UK firms.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Michigan, USA) acquires Hyperlast Limited and Autothane Limited)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

EDI acquires slot-die-coating business.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC acquires Liberty Coating Equipment)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Huntsman sells U.S. commodities business.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(to Flint Hills Resources, LLC)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

SPI announcements: online marketplace, Plastec Alliance.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

TricorBraun expands rigid-packaging operations.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(acquires Independent Packaging Incorporated of Boston, Massachusetts, USA)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

3M now owns PolyMask completely.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

PolyOne invests in new Ohio plant.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

ExxonMobil revs up in Japan.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(new Polymers Automotive Applications Center)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Lyondell to locate plant in China.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(Lyondell Chemical Co.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Lyondell Chemical Co. (Houston, Texas, USA) reports that it and Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Co., Ltd. (ZRCC), have received final government approval to construct a world-scale propylene oxide/styrene monomer (POSM) manufacturing...

ECO2 aims for worldwide recycling.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(ECO2 Plastics)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Grant helps PolymerOhio attract businesses.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Dow announces price hikes.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Michigan, USA))(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

In Memoriam: Robert A. Hoffer, Sr.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(member of Plastics Hall of Fame )(Obituary)
April 1, 2007

In Memoriam: Alan G. MacDiarmid.(NORTH AMERICA: GLOBAL NEWS)(Nobel prizewinner in Chemistry for discovering conductive polymers)(Obituary)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Small dimensions big opportunities.(EUROPE)(Cover story)
April 1, 2007

Plastics-processing robots: flexible automation offers bottom-line benefits.(NORTH AMERICA)
April 1, 2007

Optimising extrusion the KTP way: extruders can realise distinct cost and timesaving benefits by using mathematical models. Because these are not easy to implement in the manufacturing environment, the German institute KTP has developed a set of specific software tools designed to optimise the extrusion process.(EUROPE)(Institut fur Kunststofftechnik)
April 1, 2007

Direct-drive motor and nonlinear actuator boost productivity of electric injection unit: the Industrial Group of Moog Inc. has developed an injection system for all-electric molding machines. The system is made up of a specially designed drive, actuator, and process control that reportedly make it faster, more powerful, and more accurate than conventional injection systems.(NORTH AMERICA)
April 1, 2007

Cleaner & cheaper recycling: the goal is to transform more used bottles into low-cost, virgin-like resin.(NORTH AMERICA)
April 1, 2007

Catalyst for nonpolar/polar copolymers.(industry PATENTS)(from Rohm & Haas Co.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Antioxidants for emulsions.(industry PATENTS)(from Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007