16 Nov 2004
Interplas maps out a bright future
The UK’s leading plastics and rubber show, Interplas, has now booked its space at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, for October 7-9, 2008. Interplas is also looking at exciting opportunities for 2006 and 2007 that will compliment the 2008 show.
15 Nov 2004
Borcoat™ polyethylene coating protects major crude oil pipeline in Turkey
Borcoat™ polyethylene (PE) pipe coating material from Borealis was selected to provide corrosion protection for the Turkish section of the 1760km Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, running from Azerbaijan through Georgia to Turkey, from where crude oil is shipped to markets worldwide.
15 Nov 2004
Nilit Introduces Antimicrobial Yarn for Activewear
Nilit Ltd., a global provider of yarns and microfibers, has introduced Sensil Bodyfresh, a yarn which incorporates Milliken’s AlphaSan® antimicrobial agent to combat odor in activewear.
11 Nov 2004
ISP Food Ingredients announces price increase
ISP Food Ingredients will implement an average price increase of 7 to10% for food-grade alginates and other hydrocolloid-based functional food systems. These increases apply to pricing worldwide and will take effect on December 1, 2004, or as contracts allow. Over the past year, raw material costs have increased substantially due to reduced harvests leading to a tight supply of some seaweeds and natural gums. Further, energy, water, transportation and environmental compliance costs increased dramatically in 2004 and are forecasted to significantly increase again in 2005. Although ISP has implemented aggressive cost containment measures as well as improved operating efficiencies, these actions have been insufficient to offset these substantial cost increases.
11 Nov 2004
Rapid EnergyPRO™ saves energy and costs by using full power only when needed
Rapid Granulator AB has introduced its new EnergyPRO™ energy saving device at K, Europe’s largest plastics industry fair, held from 20 to 27 October 2004 in Duesseldorf, Germany. The EnergyPRO is Rapid’s answer to requests from the industry to save energy and costs by using a granulator’s full power only when it is really needed.
9 Nov 2004
New Owens Corning Scrap and Waste Reduction Program Helps Customers Reduce Scrap by up to 50 Percent and Direct Costs by up to 12 Percent
SÃO PAULO, Brazil – November 9, 2004 – Responding to customer needs to minimize losses from waste during processing and manage discarded post-production material, Owens Corning (OTC: OWENQ) today announced at the FEIPLAR COMPOSITES 2004 show a comprehensive waste management program named SUGERE (Sistema Owens Corning de Gerencamento de Residuos), which can help customers reduce waste by up to 50 percent, and direct costs by up to 12 percent. The program saves money for producers of thermoset composite products and manages manufacturing leftovers by finding environmentally friendly alternative uses for them.
9 Nov 2004
Owens Corning OC® Molding Mat/Closed Cavity Bag Molding (CCBM) Speed Composite Part Production up to 300 Percent; Owens Corning Increases Molding Mat Production at Rio Claro Plant
SÃO PAULO, Brazil – November 9, 2004 – Owens Corning today announced at the FEIPLAR COMPOSITES 2004 show, that the company has added an additional line at its Rio Claro facility to meet increasing market demand for the OC Molding Mat reinforcement product, which, used in conjunction with closed cavity bag molding (CCBM), is up to three times faster than processing by hand or spray lay-up.
8 Nov 2004
BG’s hygeia range of electrical accessories made in Polygiene™, a new antimicrobial compound, kills MRSA
Electrical switches and sockets made by U.K. company BG Electrical Ltd incorporate a special compound, proven to kill the MRSA ‘superbug,’ the SARS virus, and numerous types of virulent bacteria, as well as yeasts and molds.
