Milliken and RPC promote the many benefits of PP for packaging applications

Milliken’s Millad® NX™ 8000 clarifier delivers a unique combination of physical properties, high clarity, cost efficiency and sustainability benefits, helping to make Clear PP the material of choice for various RPC Group thermoformed, blow molded and thin walled injection molded food-related applications.
(Photos Milliken, MKPR099, Copyright© 2013 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium - RPC Group, one of the world's leading suppliers of rigid plastics packaging, is choosing Clear PP for certain of its products to help it achieve both the high clarity packaging desired by consumers and the highest sustainability targets.

AVERY DENNISON “WRAP LIKE A KING” CHALLENGE WINNER ANNOUNCED

Avery DennisonMentor, Ohio, October 15, 2013 – Avery Dennison announced today that “Brand New Mercedes Benz SLS63 AMG Wrapped by DBX in Ultra Matte Red Avery Dennison® Supreme Wrapping Film” by Ara Hakobyan from Diamond Black Exteriors, won the grand prize in the “Wrap Like a King” Challenge featuring Avery Dennison® Supreme Wrapping Films.

Polyscope founder and board member receives major SPE accolade

Uwe Wascher honored by Society of Plastics Engineers' European Automotive Division with lifetime achievement award. (Photo Polyscope, PSPR012)Uwe Wascher, one of the co-founders of Polyscope, is to be honored by the Society of Plastics Engineers' European Automotive Division with its lifetime achievement award. The award will be formally handed over by SPE representatives on Monday 21 October at 14.00 hrs on the Polyscope booth in Hall 5/stand E08 at K 2013.

Clariant Divests Detergents & Intermediates Business to International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG)

ClariantMuttenz, October 15, 2013 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has signed an agreement to divest its Detergents & Intermediates business to International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG). The total consideration of the sale amounts to CHF 58 million, out of which 20 million will be in cash at closing. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

Corbion Purac at K 2013: partnering for PLA bioplastics growth

Corbion Purac will be exhibiting at the K trade fair in Dusseldorf under the theme ‘partnering for bioplastics growth’. Corbion Purac has teamed up with esteemed partners in a number of industries, including packaging, automotive, home interiors and sporting goods, and will be showcasing the resulting applications in Hall 5, stand B22.
(Photos: Corbion, PR008)Corbion Purac will be exhibiting at the K trade fair in Dusseldorf under the theme 'partnering for bioplastics growth'. Corbion Purac has teamed up with esteemed partners in a number of industries, including packaging, automotive, home interiors and sporting goods, and will be showcasing the resulting applications in Hall 5, stand B22.

GE Power Conversion to Position Hornbeck’s Subsea Construction Vessels with Advanced DP Technology

GE Power Conversion will equip four MPSV with the latest DP technology for Hornbeck Offshore.
(Photo: GE Power Conversion: GEPCPR195)PARIS - October 14, 2013 - Imagine holding a 100-meter long, subsea construction vessel in position as it lowers with its 250-ton crane, heavy subsea modules to the seabed. GE’s Power Conversion (NYSE: GE) takes the guess work out of complex dynamic positioning (DP) operations with its advanced human-machine interface (HMI) and returns ship control to the mariner, so skilled DP operators can once again focus on the task of ship handling. When the system is operating in its new “Energy Efficiency” mode, it offers the owner/operator reduced fuel consumption with the associated reduction in engine emissions continuing with GE’s global mission for a greener environment.

Total's HDPE is Plastikpack's material of choice for the new Uniloy Blow Molding Machine

TotalEnergiesTotal HDPE 51090 has once again demonstrated its quality and versatility: it has been selected by Plastikpack as the material of choice for its latest all-electric blow molding machine - developed by Uniloy Milacron - to produce specially designed 10-liter stackable UN-approved jerry cans.

DSM partners with Petropol Polimeros to meet growing demand for Akulon polyamide 6 in South America

DSM Engineering MaterialsRoyal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company, has signed an agreement with Petropol Polimeros, a leading engineering plastics compound producer in South America with more than 20 years' experience in engineering plastics. Under the terms of the agreement, which became effective on Oct 1st 2013, Petropol Polimeros will produce Akulon® polyamide 6 compounds, which DSM will market and sell to its customers throughout South America. Financial details were not released.