26 Jan 2004
Cincinnati Extrusion at Interplastica
At Interplastica in Moscow, February 23 to 27, the Viennese machine manufacturer Cincinnati Extrusion GmbH will present itself at the joint Austrian industry booth No. FC.05. With the sin-gle-screw extruder model 60-25 B from its Alpha range on display, it will demonstrate its spe-cial expertise in the field of profile extrusion.
26 Jan 2004
High-precision sandwich molding from Battenfeld
The secret of success in sandwich injection molding is hidden inside the molded parts: the use of less and lower-priced materials without compromising quality standards. Injection molders taking advantage of this potential achieve a significant increase in cost-efficiency for their products. Among others, a Spanish Battenfeld customer, a well-known manufacturer of toilet seats, has seized this opportunity. In the near future he will take delivery of a new HM 10.000/7.700 + 7.700 BM B4 injection molding machine. It will be the eighth multi-component injection molding system from Battenfeld supplied to this company. This particular customer has become the market leader in Europe with the help of cost-efficient co-injection technology. The Battenfeld sandwich system process technology has been optimized to the point of achieving a tolerance margin of only +/- 5 g for shot weights of 4,000 g.
26 Jan 2004
Wilhelm Schröder joins SMS Plastics Technology
Effective January 12, 2004, Wilhelm Schröder, former Managing Director of Krauss Maffei Kunststofftechnik GmbH, has been appointed to the Management Board of SMS GmbH.
22 Jan 2004
Eastman Chemical Company Glass Polymer™
Eastman Chemical Company provides a choice for design and creative marketing professionals in the luxury packaging market.
21 Jan 2004
Great Lakes increases antimony trioxide flame retardant prices
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that effective for shipments after January 23, 2004, where contracts allow, the company will increase the price for all grades of antimony trioxide by $0.25/lb in the Americas and by $550/mt in Europe and the Asia Pacific region. The price for other antimony derivatives will also increase dependent upon antimony content.
For the production of two manifolds, PSA Peugeot Citroën has selected AKULON® PA6 for offering superior heat ageing resistance, better weldability and easier processability compared to PA66.16 Jan 2004
Borealis prepares for new Borstar® polyethylene plant and new products
Today Borealis broke ground for its new 350,000 tonnes per year polyethylene plant at its petrochemical site at Schwechat, Austria. Scheduled to come onstream towards the end of 2005, the new plant, to be built by Tecnimont, will utilise Borealis’ proprietary Borstar technology. It will replace two old LDPE lines and a HDPE line, and will focus on LLDPE.
16 Jan 2004
ARNITEL® PB582-H TEE-E COMBINES FLEXIBILITY, STRENGTH TO HANDLE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AUTO ENGINE AIR FLOWS
A new offering in Arnitel® thermoplastic elastomer ether ester block copolymer (TEEE) compounds from DSM Engineering Plastics, Arnitel PB582-H, combines excellent temperature resistance, strength and flexibility for automotive engine airduct needs. The new material enables designers either to specify thinner walls for material and/or space savings, or to retain the as-designed wall thickness and increase performance.
