29 Nov 2001
Rhodia Engineering Plastics continues leading edge development of TECHNYL STAR™ polyamide family
At the K’2001 Rhodia Engineering Plastics has launched three new grades in its advanced, TECHNYL STAR™ family of high flow polyamide resins. With increasing uptake for a range of tough automotive components by leading global manufacturers, TECHNYL STAR™ is now making inroads into other tough application markets. These include power tool, electrical and sport and leisure industries, for which the material’s combination of physical and rheological properties are also able to deliver cost efficient high yield, quality mouldings.
28 Nov 2001
New Managing Director: Kupron Prototypes expands into small series production
Kupron Prototypes has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director, Rob Antwerpen, who is set to build on the company’s well-established position as the leading producer of large representative prototypes for the automotive industry.
27 Nov 2001
The “open standard” is a myth, claims Attachmate
According to Attachmate, the enterprise application integration solutions provider, open standards do little to help businesses. Rather than having freedom of choice, for the majority of companies, open standards mean being indefinitely locked in to a vendor’s own software.
21 Nov 2001
Distrupol wins exclusive distributorship for Basell Moplen® PP resins in the UK, Ireland and Nordic markets
Leading European polymer distributor, Distrupol, has announced its appointment as exclusive distributor for Basell Moplen® polypropylene resins throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Nordic region.
19 Nov 2001
Rapid Granulator captures significant orders at K’2001
Rapid Granulator AB, the leading global supplier of granulator solutions for plastics recycling, recorded a 50 percent increase in machine orders taken at K’2001, compared with the previous exhibition in 1998, which had established a sales record for the company.
16 Nov 2001
BASF and MachinePoint partner to solve the used machinery needs of their customers on BASF plastics portal.
Valladolid, Spain – October, 2001 – MachinePoint, the world’s leading source of used plastics & rubber machinery has signed an agreement with global chemical company BASF AG to be a part of its BASF PlasticsPortal, its customer-oriented e-commerce global extranet platform for Performance Polymers and Styrenics.
16 Nov 2001
MachinePoint Strengthens its Transport Service with Logistics Expert: Danzas
Valladolid, Spain – September, 2001 – MachinePoint, the world's best used plastics and rubber machinery marketplace, has recently closed an agreement with one of the world’s leading logistics providers, Danzas S.A., in Spain.
16 Nov 2001
MachinePoint and First International Bank Achieve Agreement To Offer Financing For Online Machinery Trade Transactions
Madrid, Spain – July, 2001 – MachinePoint, the world's largest used Plastics & Rubber machinery marketplace, and First International Bank, specialized in providing innovative credit, trade, and financial solutions for small to medium sized industrial companies, have reached an agreement to offer online machinery trade transactions financing. With this new service, MachinePoint will rely on First International Bank's flexible and attractive loan programs to enhance its competitiveness in today's global marketplace, continuing its campaign to enhance its customer services.
