Light weighting of packaging is a core target of the industry in general, which falls in line with cost reductions, but also follows the internal sustainability guideline of many companies today - saving of non-renewable raw materials by using less packaging material and therefore support the reduction of CO2 emission (greenhouse gas effect).
US$ 1.075 billion contract for construction of Borouge 3 ethane cracker in Abu Dhabi signed Borouge, a joint-venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Borealis, and The Linde Group.
Cutting-edge innovations, significant investments and a dedication to sustainability will be central to Borealis’ and Borouge’s presence at K 2010 in Düsseldorf from October 27 – November 3.
Andrew Gibbens, formerly managing director of Motan, has joined Piovan UK to promote its products in the south of the England.
Engineers at Michelin North America have incorporated kitchen-grade sunflower oil in the firm’s new luxury touring tyre, the Primacy MXM4.
Elected for a second year of office, the British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) president, Paul Jukes, called for a “level playing field” for the plastics industry when speaking at the BPF’s 75th AGM.
There seems to be no limit to what injection moulding is capable of. Such specialised innovative methods as co-injection, in-mould decoration, insert moulding, foam injection moulding, gas- and water-assisted injection moulding, combined processes, thin-wall technology and, increasingly, micro- and nanotechnology help to satisfy the wide-ranging needs of the various user industries. It is in medical technology above all that injection moulding offers scope for endless possibilities.
DSM Engineering Plastics and FCI plug in the highest performance in halogen free reflow soldering applications.
As a result of continued tightness in end product markets as well as raw material markets, DSM Engineering Plastics will increase prices on a global basis for its Stanyl® products.
Global shipping conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk Group has sold three US injection moulding plants – part of the Rosti Technical Plastics – to a management buyout group that includes the former owner, Jim McCalmont. McCalmont Industries now owns the two factories. The company runs 70 injection presses, ranging in clamping force from 28 - 1,500 tonnes.
First Cans Already Supplied from Modern Slovakia Plant. Crown Holdings, Inc. announces that it has officially opened its new beverage can plant in Kechnec, in eastern Slovakia, allowing Crown to better serve customers in Central and Eastern Europe.
The value of the European plastics injection moulding industry slumped to €42.6bn in 2009, losing 23% of its value from €55bn in 2008, according to a report from AMI.
