Plastics Engineering articles from January 2004

Plastics Engineering archives from January 2004

SPE launches search for Executive Director.(From SPE)
January 1, 2004... SPE is looking for a leader to fill the position of Executive Director. With Michael Cappelletti's retirement at the end of 2003, Deputy Executive Director Susan E. Oderwald assumes leadership of the Society until a new chief executive is...

Conductivity gets flexible.(Materials)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Zeon Chemicals says that its Hydrin ECO (epichlorohydrin) elastomers feature "flexible" conductivity, which allows manufacturers to alter the conductivity levels of compounded elastomers from "highly conductive" to "insulating." Another...

Contained in the cold.(Materials)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Dowlex IP-51 PE (polyethylene) resin, a "freezer-grade" high-density polyethylene (HDPE) resin from the Polyolefins and Elastomers Business Group of The Dow Chemical Co., is said to be engineered to provide improved performance and...

"Penta" and "octa" to be replaced.(Materials)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... By the end of 2004, reports Great Lakes Chemical Co., it will voluntarily cease production of two flame-retardant chemicals, penta-polybrominated diphenyl ether (penta) and octa-polybrominated diphenyl ether (octa). The phase-out of penta and...

More Mooney.(Materials)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... DuPont Dow Elastomers reports that its new metallocene gas phase EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) technology--combining metallocene technology with gas-phase EPDM production--is making possible new areas of use for very high Mooney...

Can't bend these bottles.(Materials)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Amcor PET Packaging says its Rebound line of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) offers aesthetic and functional improvements to hot-fill bottle design that result in a significantly lower propensity to denting, an increased label-support area for...

Seals the deal. (sealing foam).(Materials)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... AGP is a soft, conformable sealing foam that is watertight (with only 30% compression), contains no plasticizers, has very low fogging characteristics, and is environmentally friendly, according to the manufacturer, Saint-Gobain Performance...

Flow length extended.(Materials)(Chevron Phillips Chemical Company L.P.'s styrene-butadiene copolymer)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Two injection molding grades of K-Resin styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBC) from Chevron Phillips have been found to improve injection molding flow length by up to 20% at the same temperature and pressure used with similar materials, reports the...

Shiny and weatherable too.(Materials)(GE Plastics Lexan SLX polycarbonate resin)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Lexan SLX polycarbonate from GE Plastics is available in a clear resin grade for injection molding applications. Lexan SLX 2431 resin is reported to offer high light transmission (>83%) and low haze ( GE describes Lexan SLX as having all the...

It's all downhill.(Materials)(Bayer Polymers L.L.C.'s new aromatic Desmopan TPUs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Primarily designed with ski boots and sports and leisure footwear in mind, four new grades have been added to Bayer Polymers' line of aromatic Desmopan TPUs. The grades are highly transparent (even with thick walls), provide increased UV...

Short order.(Plastics Applications)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Bryant Rubber Corp. of Harbor City, Calif., has developed a silicone-coated kitchen utensil prototype using Amodel polyphthalamide (PPA) high-performance polymer from Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C. By combining Amodel A-1133 HS with Bryant's...

Net worth.(Plastics Applications)(Creative Plastics and Design Inc. developing a plastic mesh)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Creative Plastics and Design, Inc. (CPD), of Randolph, N.J., has announced its development of a "novel" plastic mesh netting to corral, organize, and protect wire, fiber, cable, piping, tubing, hose, and other such products. For use by wire and...

Give us a "brake".(Plastics Applications)(TRW using Huntsman Advanced Materials' photopolymer)
January 1, 2004... Huntsman Advanced Materials (formerly Vantico) reports that TRW of Birmingham, U.K., is using its RenShape SL photopolymer to quickly build accurate braking component prototypes via stereolithography (SL). The resin selected, RenShape SL 7560,...

Tableware in the extreme.(Plastics Applications)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Recruited by Tupperware, BASF reports, it has partnered in designing a range of tableware that is exceptionally functional--not only lightweight and durable, but also capable of withstanding extreme temperatures. Moreover, the new container...

Epidemiologists, take note.(Plastics Applications)(Polyzen Inc. and Tadco Medical to jointly develop protective sleeves for medical products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Tadco Medical of Farmington, N.M., has partnered with Polyzen, Inc., to produce protective sleeves for medical products to safeguard patients from cross-contamination, reduce liability risks, and save on cleanup time. Developed by Dr. William...

Stardust memories--in glorious color.(Plastics Applications)
January 1, 2004... Bayer Polymers announces that its Milena mix-and-match coloring technology has been selected by Capital Music EMI to enhance the 30th-anniversary double-CD release of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars--The Motion Picture...

Surgeon power.(Plastics Applications)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... RTP Company reports that Linvatec Corp. of Largo, Fla., enlisted its aid in selecting a replacement material for its PowerPro SureCharge battery charging case. They sought a thermoplastic replacement material that would improve dimensional...

Thermally conductive polymers.
January 1, 2004... Heat buildup in electronic components, lighting, transformer housings, and other devices that produce unwanted heat can severely limit service life and reduce operating efficiency. Metal, an excellent thermal conductor, has traditionally been...

33rd annual SPE: automotive awards: plastics superheroes--lean, strong, fast.
January 1, 2004... The roof module for the 2003 "smart" Roadster from DaimlerChrysler was proclaimed the Grand Award Winner--the most innovative overall application of automotive plastics--at the 33rd Annual Innovation Awards Program, sponsored by the Automotive...

Get it straight.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Laser Microgage 2000 (MG-2000) can be used on-the production line for checking alignment, improving manufacturing efficiency, reducing downtime, and, ultimately, saving money, reports the manufacturer, Pinpoint Laser Systems. The MG-2000...

Expanding universe.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Autograph AG-IS Series of universal testers (the totally redesigned AG-IS Series) ranges in capacity from 1 N to 250 kN and offers features for precision, performance, ease of operation, and safety, says Shimadzu Scientific Instruments. The...

PET bottles in a hurry. (polyethylene).(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Electra Form Industries (EFI) and Wentworth Mold, Inc., (both part of the Blow Mold Division of Wentworth Technologies) have developed a program called FTM[R] (Fast-to-Market[R]) for the PET beverage industry to provide single-source prototype...

Thermoplastic weatherseals?(Plastics Machinery/Processing)
January 1, 2004... A multimaterial profile extrusion line at Solvay Engineered Polymers' Automotive Applications Development Center will be dedicated to the development of thermoplastic elastomer materials that are appropriate to replace thermoset rubber in...

"Multimotored" extruder. (from American Leistritz Extruder Corp.)(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Leistritz reports that its ZSE-18 co-rotating twin-screw extruder is the first in its size range (less than 20-mm screw diameters) that utilizes hammered and splined screw shafts to facilitate torque transmission of 74 NM, an increase of more...

Sucking it up. (Anver Corp. vacuum suction cups).(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Anver Corp.'s vacuum suction cups feature bellows and contoured holding surfaces that are designed for securely, but gently, handling round objects. Available in food-grade white or red silicone and in black nitrile rubber, with a range of...

Output up, melt temp down. (Xaloy Fusion Screw).(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Intended to deliver higher throughput at lower melt temperatures, the Xaloy Fusion Screw promises benefits in both extrusion and injection molding. Xaloy reports that in trial processing of a fractional melt-index HDPE on a 3.5-inch extruder at...

It might as well be "spring". (Mark 10 Corp.'s Spring Tester).(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The high-capacity Spring Tester, designed to test tension and compression springs up to 1000 lb (5000 N), has been introduced by the Mark- 10 Corp. The tester can reportedly accept a variety of spring sizes up to 17 inches in length and more...

Pumping up. (Maag Pump Systems gear pump).(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The "vacorex" MR discharge gear pump from Maag Pump Systems is capable of increasing rates for existing polymer plants, says the company. The compact construction of the vacorex MR allows for an easy retrofit for existing Maag discharge vacorex...

3-D contouring at high speed. (Fanuc RoboDrill Vertical Machining Centers).(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Methods Machine Tools is a supplier of Fanuc RoboDrill Vertical Machining Centers, which the company says offer 3-D contouring at high feed rates. The Fanuc 16iMB Intelligent CNC control is standard on all RoboDrills. The 16iMB encoders deliver...

Expanding FEA power. (finite element analysis).(Computer Hardware & Software)
January 1, 2004... Version 6.4 of the Abaqus finite-element analysis product suite is said to offer major gains in FEA performance, ease of use, and mechanics technology. According to Abaqus, it includes more than 90 enhancements in the following areas. *...

What will that bag cost?(Computer Hardware & Software)(Tori-Flex 6.14, created by PlastiSoft)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... PlastiSoft of Toronto, Ontario, has released Tori-Flex 6.14, for extruders, printers, and converters of plastic flexible packaging. Its features include the ability to estimate the cost of multilayer bags, says the manufacturer, noting that...

Add a bit of color.(Computer Hardware & Software)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Clariant Masterbatches reports that it has partnered with eDesigner Studio to make its standard colors available at the eDesigner site. Users of the free, web-based design tool, eDesigner Studio, can choose from numerous stock packaging...

Customer-suggested upgrades.(Computer Hardware & Software)(Algor's new finite-element-analysis software)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... With enhancements based on customer feedback, says Algor, it has released the latest version of its FEA (finite-element analysis) software, Algor V14.1. New features focus on improving visualization and presentation options, contact for...

Machinery by design.(Computer Hardware & Software)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... EDS subsidiary UGS PLM Solutions has launched Version 15 of its Solid Edge CAD system for the mainstream product lifecycle management (PLM) market. Through the end of March 2004, says the company, it is offering a promotional package that...

PET preform troubleshooting.(Computer Hardware & Software)(Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.'s new molding troubleshooting software: ProPet 2.0)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Husky announces ProPET 2.0, the latest version of its PET preform molding troubleshooting CD, designed to help process technicians identify and correct common problems. ProPET is intended to improve preform quality, reduce scrap rates, maximize...

Expandable mobile workstations.(Computer Hardware & Software)(CyberResearch Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... New LPA and LPV "luggable" PCs from CyberResearch are said to offer the power of a PC workstation--at speeds up to 3.2 GHz--in a compact carrying case. They also offer a choice of four or five drive bays, multiple expansion slots, a variety of...

Extrusion simulation and modeling.(Computer Hardware & Software)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The University of Akron (Ohio) has announced the commercial release of its PC-based Akro-CoTwin Screw Extrusion Simulation & Modeling Software program in a Windows platform for users of co-rotating twin (or "co-twin") screw extruder systems....

It's not magic ... it's Gala's underwater pelletizing systems.(Buyers Guide)
January 1, 2004... AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT Chillers/ Reader Heaters/ BUYERS' GUIDE Page #...

Growing food-container market fuels demand for plastics in U.S.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... According to the Freedonia Group of Cleveland, the demand for food containers in the U.S. will increase by nearly 3% yearly to $18.7 billion in 2007. "Advances will be stimulated by an expanding population base, consumer demands for more...

Omnexus portals are closed to e-commerce.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... In November 2003 the plastics e-commerce site Omnexus--founded three years ago by Bayer, BASF, Dow, DuPont, and Ticona--was closed to online transactions. Despite having achieved prominence in the e-commerce marketplace, says Omnexus COO...

In Europe, masterbatch production tends toward consolidation.(Industry News)
January 1, 2004... In a new report that identifies Europe's top 50 thermoplastic masterbatch producers, the British firm Applied Market Information Ltd. (AMI) says the industry is dominated by five companies: A. Schulman (Germany), Ampacet Europe (Luxembourg),...

Private investment firms Texas Pacific Group (TPG) and Ripplewood Holdings LLC have jointly announced an agreement under which TPG will acquire the Kraton Polymers Group of Companies, headquartered in Houston, from Ripplewood and other investors.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Private investment firms Texas Pacific Group (TPG) and Ripplewood Holdings LLC have jointly announced an agreement under which TPG will acquire the Kraton Polymers Group of Companies, headquartered in Houston, from Ripplewood and other...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., reports that it has entered into an agreement and plan of merger to acquire all the outstanding shares of STS Biopolymers, Inc., for cash consideration of approximately $23 million.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., reports that it has entered into an agreement and plan of merger to acquire all the outstanding shares of STS Biopolymers, Inc., for cash consideration of approximately $23 million. Located in Henrietta, N.Y.,...

Accel Color, which has facilities in Ohio, Illinois, and Tennessee, has announced that it is acquiring Polytech Color and Compounding of Ontario, Calif.(Acquisitions)(plastic coloring systems merge)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Accel Color, which has facilities in Ohio, Illinois, and Tennessee, has announced that it is acquiring Polytech Color and Compounding of Ontario, Calif. Accel will invest in relocating Polytech into a larger facility with expanded capacity and...

Headquartered in Richmond, Va., Albemarle Corp. has completed its acquisition of the bromine fine chemicals business of Paris-based Atofina--a business with reported annual revenues of more than $20 million.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Headquartered in Richmond, Va., Albemarle Corp. has completed its acquisition of the bromine fine chemicals business of Paris-based Atofina--a business with reported annual revenues of more than $20 million. Per the transaction, Atofina will...

American Roller Company, a Union Grove, Wisconsin-based roller manufacturer, reports that it acquired Plasma Coatings, Inc., a manufacturer of thermal and release coatings, in December 2003.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... American Roller Company, a Union Grove, Wisconsin-based roller manufacturer, reports that it acquired Plasma Coatings, Inc., a manufacturer of thermal and release coatings, in December 2003. This is American Roller Company's second major...

Houston-based specialty chemicals company KMG Chemicals, Inc., has announced its acquisition of the assets of Wood Protection Products, Inc., effective Dec. 5, 2003.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Houston-based specialty chemicals company KMG Chemicals, Inc., has announced its acquisition of the assets of Wood Protection Products, Inc., effective Dec. 5, 2003. The acquisition includes Wood Protection Products' inventory of...

Equistar Chemicals, LP, headquartered in Houston, has announced that it will distribute its Plexar extrudable tie-layer resins in Europe through an expanded alliance with MSI Technology.(Distributor)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Equistar Chemicals, LP, headquartered in Houston, has announced that it will distribute its Plexar extrudable tie-layer resins in Europe through an expanded alliance with MSI Technology, L.L.C., of Arlington Heights, Ill., and in conjunction...

Xaloy Inc.'s (Pulaski, Va.) parent company, the Saurer Group of Switzerland, has announced the sale of the Xaloy Group's European barrel and screw business to OMG SpA of Brescia, Italy.(Divestitures)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Xaloy Inc.'s (Pulaski, Va.) parent company, the Saurer Group of Switzerland, has announced the sale of the Xaloy Group's European barrel and screw business to OMG SpA of Brescia, Italy. Xaloy's barrel, screw, chill roll, and other operations in...

Conwed Plastics.(Divestitures)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Conwed Plastics, a Minneapolis-based company specializing in netting solutions, has announced the sale and transfer of its Vexar product line, used in packaging and in decorative and industrial applications, to NSW, LLC. Completed in December...

DSM Engineering Plastics, a business group within DSM Performance Materials, reports that it has increased capacity at its manufacturing and compounding plant at Jiangyin in Jiangsu Province, China.(Expansions)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... DSM Engineering Plastics, a business group within DSM Performance Materials, reports that it has increased capacity at its manufacturing and compounding plant at Jiangyin in Jiangsu Province, China. As well as serving the domestic China market,...

Saint-Gobain High-Performance Materials. (research and development center, Northboro, Massachusetts).(Expansions)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Saint-Gobain High-Performance Materials has announced the completion of a $2 million expansion at its R&D Center in Northboro, Mass. The Northboro operation, which has been a major center for industrial ceramics research since 1985, now becomes...

ISO/QS Certification. (Martin Rubber Co.)(Industry News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The following has received ISO Certification: Martin Rubber Company, Wadsworth, Ohio, ISO 9001:2000.

Atlanta-based Avalon Vision Solutions, LLC, has announced a joint marketing agreement with Hunkar Technologies of Cincinnati that will "leverage the network of Hunkar's manufacturer's representatives and distributors as resellers of Avalon's VisionScope line of injection mold/tooling protection systems and QualityStation line of quality assurance inspection products.".(Joint Ventures)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Atlanta-based Avalon Vision Solutions, LLC, has announced a joint marketing agreement with Hunkar Technologies of Cincinnati that will "leverage the network of Hunkar's manufacturer's representatives and distributors as resellers of Avalon's...

Techmer PM, with five manufacturing facilities in North America, has announced a partnership with Chinese masterbatch manufacturer Guangzhou Eastern Rainbow, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Far East Plastic Colours.(Joint Ventures)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Techmer PM, with five manufacturing facilities in North America, has announced a partnership with Chinese masterbatch manufacturer Guangzhou Eastern Rainbow, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Far East Plastic Colours. Per their...

Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) and Kemet Corporation have announced plans to enhance their technical and manufacturing alliance by expanding their co-manufacturing agreement regarding solid conductive polymer aluminum surface-mounted capacitors.(Joint Ventures)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) and Kemet Corporation have announced plans to enhance their technical and manufacturing alliance by expanding their co-manufacturing agreement regarding solid conductive polymer aluminum surface-mounted capacitors. Toward...

BASF, Huntsman, and their Chinese partners--Shanghai Hua Yi (Group) Company, Sinopec Shanghai Gao Qiao Petrochemical Corporation, and Shanghai Chloro-Alkali Chemical Co., Ltd.--announce that they have received approval from Chinese authorities to optimize capacity at their planned integrated isocyanates complex at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park.(Joint Ventures)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... BASF, Huntsman, and their Chinese partners--Shanghai Hua Yi (Group) Company, Sinopec Shanghai Gao Qiao Petrochemical Corporation, and Shanghai Chloro-Alkali Chemical Co., Ltd.--announce that they have received approval from Chinese authorities...

ACS Group (Wood Dale, Ill.) and Injectech Engineering LLC have announced a joint marketing arrangement whereby ACS Group will sell Injectech's "Revolution" automation platform under AEC's Automation division and Sterling's Sterltech Robotics division.(Joint Ventures)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... ACS Group (Wood Dale, Ill.) and Injectech Engineering LLC have announced a joint marketing arrangement whereby ACS Group will sell Injectech's "Revolution" automation platform under AEC's Automation division and Sterling's Sterltech Robotics...

IDES of Laramie, Wyo., and UK-based Granta Design have announced a strategic partnership to create IT solutions based on the combination of IDES's plastics datasheet database and Granta's software for materials IT. (information technology).(Joint Ventures)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... IDES of Laramie, Wyo., and UK-based Granta Design have announced a strategic partnership to create IT solutions based on the combination of IDES's plastics datasheet database and Granta's software for materials IT. Data from IDES is to be...

A licensing agreement signed with Latitude Manufacturing Technologies (Hackettstown, N.J.), enables Noble Plastics (Lafayette, La.) to begin commercial production of injection molded parts using PowderFlo metal injection (MIM) materials.(License)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... A licensing agreement signed with Latitude Manufacturing Technologies (Hackettstown, N.J.), enables Noble Plastics (Lafayette, La.) to begin commercial production of injection molded parts using PowderFlo metal injection (MIM) materials. The...

JPI has announced the merger of two of its divisions, American Allsafe and Services & Materials Company, into single company named Allsafe Services & Materials.(Mergers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... JPI has announced the merger of two of its divisions, American Allsafe and Services & Materials Company, into single company named Allsafe Services & Materials. Intended to become a "one-stop shop" for safety equipment, the new company will use...

Isotag Technology, Inc., and Biocode, Inc., announce the completion of their merger "bringing together comprehensive services and technology for the prevention of product counterfeiting, adulteration, and diversion," into a company called Authentix.(Mergers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Isotag Technology, Inc., and Biocode, Inc., announce the completion of their merger "bringing together comprehensive services and technology for the prevention of product counterfeiting, adulteration, and diversion," into a company called...

Expanding its site in Caojing, China, Bayer Polymers, a division of Bayer AG (Leverkusen, Germany) reports that it is constructing world-scale production facilities for polyurethane raw materials, including toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and diphenyl methyl diisocyanate (MDI).(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Expanding its site in Caojing, China, Bayer Polymers, a division of Bayer AG (Leverkusen, Germany) reports that it is constructing world-scale production facilities for polyurethane raw materials, including toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and...

Moog, Inc.(New Facilities)(announced the completion of new facilities for manufacturing radial piston pumps in Nuremberg, Germany)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Based in East Aurora, N.Y., Moog, Inc., has announced the completion of new facilities for manufacturing radial piston pumps (brand-named RKP Pumps) in Nuremberg, Germany, and for advanced product design in B6blingen, Germany. The European...

DSM Engineering Plastics, a business group within DSM's Performance Materials cluster, has opened a new Regional Research & Development Center.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... DSM Engineering Plastics, a business group within DSM's Performance Materials cluster, has opened a new Regional Research & Development Center for engineering plastics in Jiangyin, China.

Mann+Hummel.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Automotive parts supplier Mann+Hummel says that it will double the size of its manufacturing operations in Mexico with a new production center in the city of Querdtaro. Completion of the 150,000-[ft.sup.2] (13,900-[m.sup.2]) facility is set for...

Brown & Sharpe reports that it has reached an agreement with the State of Rhode Island that will allow it to relocate operations to the Quonset Davisville Port & Commerce Park in North Kingstown.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Brown & Sharpe reports that it has reached an agreement with the State of Rhode Island that will allow it to relocate operations to the Quonset Davisville Port & Commerce Park in North Kingstown. Per the agreement, the Rhode Island Economic...

JohnDel, Inc.(New Facilities)(JohnDel, Inc., based in Kent, Ohio, announces that it has moved into its new 9000-[ft.sup.2] facility )
January 1, 2004... JohnDel, Inc., based in Kent, Ohio, announces that it has moved into its new 9000-[ft.sup.2] facility on 2.2 acres at: 957 Tallmadge Road (Karg Industrial Park), Kent, OH 44240; phone (330) 677-4750; fax (330) 677-4847.

Crompton Corp.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Headquartered in Middlebury, Conn., Crompton Corp. has announced the opening of a new technology and manufacturing center in Nanjing, China. Comprising manufacturing and administrative facilities, laboratories, and warehousing, the new Crompton...

Clariant Masterbatches.(New Facilities)(Clariant Masterbatches has announced the opening of a masterbatch facility and color-matching laboratory )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Clariant Masterbatches has announced the opening of a masterbatch facility and color-matching laboratory for the production of small-order masterbatches and dry colorants in Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park. Designed to serve the local...

Husky Injection Molding System.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Husky Injection Molding Systems (Bolton, Ontario, Canada) announces that it has launched manufacturing operations in China with the production of hot runner systems at its new Shanghai Technical Center. "We now have the speed to meet the...

Bayer AG.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, Bayer AG has announced the dedication of its new facility in Dormagen, Germany, for the production of TDA [toluene diamine, a starting product for toluene diisocyanate (TDI)], an important raw material for...

Northwest Analytical, Inc.(New Locations)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Northwest Analytical, Inc., a provider of statistical process control software, has moved its corporate headquarters to a new location in Portland, Oregon. The company's new address--at the city's "largest downtown office building"--is 111 SW...

PlastiComp, Inc.(New Locations)(PlastiComp, Inc., has announced a new address)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... PlastiComp, Inc., has announced a new address: 4455 Theurer Blvd., Winona, MN 55987; phone (507) 454-4334; fax (507) 452-5642.

Great Lakes Chemical Corp.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Great Lakes Chemical Corp. of Indianapolis has announced a price increase of $100/MT on average for its bromine and ethylene dibromide products, effective for all shipments made after Dec. 7, 2003, in all regions of the world except North...

The Dead Sea Bromine Group of ICL Industrial Products (Tel Aviv, Israel) has announced a price increase of $0.14/kg for its FR-1524 flame retardant (tetrabromo bisphenol-A).(Price Change)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Dead Sea Bromine Group of ICL Industrial Products (Tel Aviv, Israel) has announced a price increase of $0.14/kg for its FR-1524 flame retardant (tetrabromo bisphenol-A), effective Dec. 1, 2003, subject to existing contracts.

Minerals Technologies (New York City) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Specialty Minerals, Inc., is raising prices by an average of 5% for ground calcium carbonate.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Minerals Technologies (New York City) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Specialty Minerals, Inc., is raising prices by an average of 5% for ground calcium carbonate, effective Jan. 1, 2004, or as contracts permit.

Albermarle Corp.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Headquartered in Richmond, Va., Albemarle Corp. reports that it is increasing off-list global prices on all grades of its Adma and Dama tertiary amines by 7% to 12%, effective Jan. 1, 2004, or as contracts permit.

The Dow Chemical Corp.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Dow Chemical Corp., based in Midland, Mich., has announced that, effective Jan. 1, 2004, it is increasing prices for propylene glycol industrial (PGI) and polypropylene glycol USP/EP (PG USP/EP) by $0.04/lb in North America. The company...

Dow Polyurethanes.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Dow Polyurethanes (Midland, Mich.) reports that, effective Jan. 1, 2004, it is applying a $0.12/lb price increase to its Voranate TDI (toluene diisocyanate) for all market segments and end-use applications. In addition, the company says, it is...

Based in Baltimore, Dunleary announces that it has been appointed the exclusive marketing, sales, and distribution rights for Halstab technologies to the flexible, semirigid, and wire & cable PVC markets throughout Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. (polyvinyl chloride).(Representative)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Based in Baltimore, Dunleary announces that it has been appointed the exclusive marketing, sales, and distribution rights for Halstab technologies to the flexible, semirigid, and wire & cable PVC markets throughout Alabama, Delaware, Florida,...

Websites.(Industry News)(plastics industry Web sites)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Engelhard Corp., Iselin, N.J., www.engelhard.com/aurorafilm--features new and expanded content for the company's Aurora special-effect film. Magnire Products, Inc., Aston, Pa., www.maguire.com--redesigned and expanded website. Knovel...

Century, Inc. (fuel cell processing contract).(Other Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Traverse City, Mich.-based Century, Inc., has announced that it will receive a $2 million congressional contract for R&D on fuel cell processing, with initial funding administered through the U.S. Army's National Automotive Center in Warren,...

Mid-America Plastics Partners, Inc. (MAPP), an Indianapolis-based plastics processors association, has announced a strategic alliance with Resin Technology Inc. (RTi), through which RTi has constructed a program for MAPP members that "will reduce resin costs without any risk.".(Other Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Mid-America Plastics Partners, Inc. (MAPP), an Indianapolis-based plastics processors association, has announced a strategic alliance with Resin Technology Inc. (RTi), through which RTi has constructed a program for MAPP members that "will...