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. ARQUES Takes Over Consumer Electronics Company
ARQUES Industries AG to acquire all shares in the consumer electronics company SM Electronic from Thomson Group. 2007-11-30

. Design prize for hot prototypes made of plastics
THE KETTLE, a water boiler concept made of BASF engineering plastics Ultrason, awarded the Design Plus prize at the trade fair Material Vision. 2007-11-30




. KUKA Roboter moves into largest robot market
KUKA Roboter GmbH Augsburg, part of KUKA Aktiengesellschaft, is constantly expanding and has now moved into the largest robot market in the world, Japan. 2007-11-30

. ELAU implements interfacing standard for packaging automation system
ELAU has implemented the Weihenstephan Standard in the software libraries for a vertical integration with its PacDrive packaging automation system. 2007-11-30



. Basell Acquires Solvay Engineered Polymers Unit
Solvay signs stock purchase agreement with Basell to sell its subsidiary Solvay Engineered Polymers, a leading supplier of polypropylene compounds. 2007-11-29

. Thermoplastic Elastomers Soft Touch Benefits Medical Devices
High performance thermoplastic elastomers from GLS Corp enhance comfort and usability for physicians and surgeons using new pain therapy medical devices. 2007-11-29



. Evonik chemicals business area sales up 9 percent
The Chemicals business area of Evonik benefited from a substantial rise in volume sales, higher capacity utilization at its production plants and an increase in selling prices. 2007-11-28

. BASF offers inspiration to the leather industry
Designs and trends from BASF specifically for the European market include twelve new trendsetting types of leather and 32 fashion colors. 2007-11-28




. TXT Acquires Columbia Aircraft Assets
Two top aircraft design and production companies come together under one roof with the Textron Cessna buyout of Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Company. 2007-11-28

. BASF increases capacity for higher oxo alcohols and plasticizers
BASF is to raise production capacity in Ludwigshafen for higher oxo alcohols and plasticizers due to strong customer demand throughout Europe. 2007-11-27

. Elastomeric Coatings Top the Roof
Practicing what they preach prompts Rohm and Haas to update the roof of their nine story global headquarters with in house advanced polymer elastomeric coatings. 2007-11-26

. DSM completes new waterborne alkyd resins factory
Global specialty coating resins leader, DSM NeoResins+, has completed a new factory for waterborne alkyd resins in Hoek van Holland, the Netherlands. 2007-11-26

. Philips Medical CT Imaging Systems Make a Difference
Philips Medical Systems unveils computed tomography system that scans the heart in two beats to aid in diagnosis and treatment of serious health conditions. 2007-11-25

. Ticona Plastics Help Audi and VW Open New Design Dimension
Audi and VW instrument panels sport a stylish appearance of newly designed dashboards with innovative reinforced plastics from Ticona Engineering Polymers. 2007-11-24

. Ticona Engineering Polymers Improve New Electronic Accelerator Pedal
Three Ticona engineering polymers help an electronic accelerator pedal produced by Hella to increase safety and comfort and reduce energy consumption and CO2 emission in the MINI COOPER and other vehicles. 2007-11-22

. Thermoformed Bespoke Packaging for New Concept Soup
PC Bebo Plastik has designed and produced a bespoke thermoformed polypropylene packaging container for a new ready meal soup concept from Keunecke Frischemenue GmbH. 2007-11-22

. Automotive supplier uses molding and polymers combo for Opel sunroof
Global tier one automotive supplier ArvinMeritor specified materials from Ticona when using special outsert molding for the Opel Astra sunroof system. 2007-11-21

. New Siemens Water Filtration Device the Ultimate Barrier
Siemens Water Technologies introduces the Forty-X disc filter, a high-rate filtration device that utilizes an innovative patented woven polyester pleated filter panel design. 2007-11-21

. Micron Fibers Now Possible with New Nano Technology
Celanex JKX 1158 from Ticona is the only polyester material that has proved successful for nano fiber technology using a special meltblowing die by Hills Inc. 2007-11-21


. US Chemicals Manufacturer Participates at CHINACOAT
Leading specialty chemicals manufacturer Rohm and Haas will participate in the upcoming CHINACOAT show and co-host a forum on coatings. 2007-11-21

. Three dimensional photonic crystals will revolutionize telecommunications
Smaller, faster, more efficient, BASF research scientists are helping to revolutionize the future world of telecommunications with the aid of three dimensional photonic crystals. 2007-11-20

. SABIC Expands Plastics Compounds for Shielding of Electronics
SABIC Innovative Plastics expands its LNP Faradex specialty compounds to help electronics manufacturers achieve lighter weight, thinner wall housings with enhanced shielding capability. 2007-11-20

. Ticona Now Offers Celstran Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics
For the first time, Ticona has added continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastics composites to its Celstran product portfolio. 2007-11-20



. Avon Rubber launches ARTIS
Avon is delighted to announce the launch of ARTIS, an acronym for Avon Rubber Technology Innovation and Science to the commercial market. 2007-11-20

. SABIC Innovative Plastics glazing solutions help Chinese automotive group
SABIC Innovative Plastics and Torino Design deliver creative glazing solutions and designs for the first concept car by automotive group Guangzhou. 2007-11-19

. Ciba lubricant additives approved for use in Euro Ecolabel products
A wide selection of lubricant additives from Ciba have been approved for use in biolubricants that carry the flower shaped symbol, European Ecolabel. 2007-11-19


. ThyssenKrupp purchases aerospace materials provider Apollo Metals
ThyssenKrupp Services AG is expanding its aerospace materials services activities by acquiring a 100 percent stake in the UK based company Apollo Metals Group. 2007-11-19

. Plastics additives supplier invests in new IBL facility
Investment by Songown insures a security supply for customers in the plastics industry of Isobutylene used in the production of their broad range of antioxidants. 2007-11-19

. New High quality plastics plant for the packaging industry
Equipolymers expansion is part of growth strategy to produce PET plastics used in the packaging industry, for the production of beverage, food and other liquid containers. 2007-11-18

. Consumer packaging unit to supply free plastics bags at US airports
Consumer packaging supplier Pactiv to provide up to ten million one quart plastics storage bags to keep travelers moving through airport security checkpoints during holiday season. 2007-11-18

. Expanded encapsulated additives for waterborne coatings wins Ciba award
Encapsulation enables development of the first waterborne coatings light stabilizers to match performance of solventborne systems winning the 2007 Ciba R&D Award. 2007-11-17


. Dow Polyurethanes acquires total shares of Pacific Plastics
By acquiring all remaining shares of their joint venture Pacific Plastics, Dow Polyurethanes continues its expansion plans in the Asia Pacific region. 2007-11-17

. Lear captures 2008 Automotive News PACE Awards
One of the largest suppliers of automotive seating systems, electrical distribution systems and electronics products, Lear, wins two Automotive News PACE Awards. 2007-11-17

. Trelleborg further strengthens its US position in sealing products
The Trelleborg Group, through the Trelleborg Sealing Solutions business area, has acquired the privately owned US sealing products distributor Sealing Solutions Inc. 2007-11-17

. Plastics enable color personalization of ID cards
Using laser printing, a special plastics film coating from Bayer MaterialScience enables color personalization of IDs and cards made of polycarbonate. 2007-11-17

. Sidel delivers complete beer packaging solution line to Damm
Sidel and Spanish brewer Damm have teamed up on a cutting edge beer packaging line and complex project of integrated logistics. 2007-11-16


. Scania chooses Alfdex crankcase gas cleaning system again
Scania has again chosen the Alfdex system for the cleaning of crankcase gases, this time in its new 9 and 13 litre engines. 2007-11-16

. New polycarbonates for films with much lower lamination temperature
Makrofol ID films made of polycarbonates from Bayer MaterialScience offer advantages for card processors including shorter cycle times during lamination and lower temperatures. 2007-11-15


. Two most critical goals in manufacturing from Rockwell Automation
A software tool that streamlines change management and helps in manufacturing by better leveraging the automation assets for increasing uptime and decreasing maintenance costs. 2007-11-15

. Trelleborg divests UK automotive components plant
Company management to assume ownership of Trelleborg Automotive UK ops as part of the strategic and operational action program within the Trelleborg Automotive business area. 2007-11-15

. Redesigned Plastics Jar Gives Clarity to Millions
The recent redesign of the distinctive plastics jar used to package Millions candy by RPC has given the brand enhanced visual impact in sweetshops and other retail outlets. 2007-11-15



. New Ferro Electronic Packaging Materials unit
Ferro Corporation forms Electronic Packaging Materials business unit to more efficiently serve the electronics manufacturing markets. 2007-11-15

. Delcam to reinforce moldmaking leadership at Euromold
Delcam will demonstrate its latest software developments in moldmaking design, machining and inspection of molds at the Euromold exhibition. 2007-11-14


. Pressure Sensitive Adhesives and Polyolefin Foams Innovations
Pressure sensitive adhesives from Rohm and Haas combine the latest polyolefin foams from Sekisui Voltek, partnering for innovations can yield a synergistic leap ahead. 2007-11-14

. SABIC Innovative Plastics Targets Automotive Designers
At the Los Angeles auto show SABIC Innovative Plastics Automotive unit demonstrates new plastics technologies for the North American debut of the Hyundai QarmaQ. 2007-11-14

. SABIC new plastics films for portable electronics
SABIC Innovative Plastics launches new Lexan DMX polycarbonate films offering a full array of properties for portable electronics applications. 2007-11-14


. Automation Fair Dedicated to Manufacturing
The largest free educational forum dedicated to manufacturing, the Automation Fair event features workshops, technical sessions, industry forums, hands on labs and exhibits. 2007-11-14

. Global Image Solutions Team Launched for Coatings Biz
Akzo Nobel launches its Global Image Solutions team for targeting multinational companies with brand changes requiring a range of coatings products from different business units. 2007-11-13

. New plastics films provide protection for plastics cards
Bayer MaterialScience introduces two new plastics films that provide excellent chemical resistance and improved protection for security and ID plastics cards. 2007-11-13

. Energy Saving Technologies for Packaging Beer
The highlight of the Brau trade show will be the innovative energy saving PRINCE system from Sidel that offers pasteurization solutions for the packaging of beer. 2007-11-13



. SABIC Innovative Plastics divests BASF JV
Focusing on future production and development of environmentally responsible plastics technologies SABIC Innovative Plastics exits Schwarzheide JV with BASF. 2007-11-13

. Matrix Packaging to Open Rigid Plastics Container Plant
The Matrix Packaging unit of Sonoco to meet growing packaging demand for household and personal care markets to open a new rigid plastics container plant. 2007-11-13

. Manufacturers of Low Intensity Laser Therapy Systems
Low Intensity Laser Therapy Systems for the rapid treatment of muscle and tissue injuries, chronic pain, musculoskeletal and skin conditions. 2007-11-12

. Plastics drives innovative truck developments
A class A surface with Borealis plastics solutions, the Iveco Stralis truck bumper, reduces complexity and requires fewer production steps. 2007-11-12



. Economic growth lifts Constantia Packaging
Global economic growth in 2007 buoyed financials for Constantia Packaging with both the Flexible Packaging and Corrugated Board segments recording robust sales gains. 2007-11-12

. Radiation curing coatings at RadTech Europe
From November 13 to 15 at the RadTech Europe exhibition BASF will be presenting new products, technology and comprehensive service for radiation curing coatings. 2007-11-11

. Cessna Aircraft Well Placed in Middle East Market
At the Dubai Airshow Cessna Aircraft Company claims an increased interest for light and mid size aircraft in the Middle East is encouraging news. 2007-11-11

. RXV golf cars a real Game Changer for golfers
E-Z-GO, a leading manufacturer of golf cars and utility vehicles, unveils its new RXV, a real Game Changer for course operators and golfers. 2007-11-11

. Bombardier Aircraft Land At Dubai Airshow 2007
Bombardier Business Aircraft will arrive at the Dubai Airshow 2007 with a selection of commercial and corporate aircraft and its CRJ900 NextGen regional jets. 2007-11-10

. Process chemicals for the semiconductor industry Center Europe
The BASF production plant for process chemicals for the semiconductor industry is fully integrated in the Verbund and secures supplies to customers throughout Europe. 2007-11-09

. SEAT Automotive Design Center attracts designers from all over world
Designers from all walks rendezvous at the new ultra modern innovation global design center complex from Spanish automotive manufacturer SEAT. 2007-11-08

. Rotational molding group renames plastics biz merger
Moving forward with the name under one roof, the world leader in plastics rotational molding, Promens, renames its newly acquired Polimoon plastics biz. 2007-11-08

. NOVA Chemicals new plastics container wins Rotational Molding design award
The COSMO plastics container, a unique collapsible polyethylene portable storage and moving container using a Rotational Molding process from NOVA Chemicals, wins award. 2007-11-08

. Thermoformed plastics packaging provides better barrier protection
Prestigious award presented to RPC for maintaining food product freshness with plastics packaging barrier protection reaching the consumer in excellent condition. 2007-11-08

. Vehicle personalization Aventino collection of premium automotive leather
Car owners now have the opportunity to express their identity in automotive seating with the Lear Aventino collection of premium automotive leather design functionality. 2007-11-08

. Thermoset foam insulation First for Japanese automotive industry
The first melamine resin foam Basotect TG acoustic insulation application produced in Japan for the Japanese automotive industry is for the Lexus flagship LS series engine hood covers. 2007-11-07


. CDon process for plastics polyamide 12 wins IChemE award
The novel process of producing a key raw material cyclododecanone to produce high performance plastics polyamide 12 captures prestigious award from IChemE. 2007-11-07

. Biopolymers JV for Flexible Packaging Products
Bemis forms Joint Venture to develop and sell renewably resourced flexible films using patented Plantic bioplastics technology for packaging products. 2007-11-07



. DSM to increase engineering plastics compounding capacity
Royal DSM the Netherlands announces that it will expand its engineering plastics compounding capacity at their production site in Jiangyin, China. 2007-11-06

. XANO acquires plastics rotational moulding components biz
Rotosplast, designers, developers and manufacturers of plastics products as components and systems using rotational moulding technology has been sold to The XANO Group. 2007-11-06

. Ambitious new building symbolises corporate values for MAN AG
MAN, supplier of trucks, buses, diesel engines, turbomachines and industrial services, begins construction on new HQ, a highly transparent building, where the facade is made entirely of glass. 2007-11-06



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. iglide plastics bearings used in the medical arena
The latest informational brochure from igus is jam packed with plastics bearings and linear guide systems specifically for various medical and lab equipment applications. 2007-11-05



. Bayer buys US polyurethanes supplier for the construction industry
Bayer buys a leading US supplier of rigid polyurethanes spray foam roofing and spray foam perimeter wall insulation to the commercial and residential construction industry. 2007-11-05

. Packaging supplier to address Longbow Conference
Crown, a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world, to address the Longbow Research Paper and Packaging Conference. 2007-11-05

. BASF Catalysts clean air technology for Beijing buses
BASF Catalysts brings clean air technology, the first in mainland China, to Beijing transit buses by supplying selective catalytic reduction systems. 2007-11-05

. PET packaging bottle producer buys 100th Sidel blow molding machine
Food and beverage packaging pioneer and top PET bottle producer in China has just purchased its one hundredth blow molding machine from Sidel. 2007-11-05


. Multi Research Development Initiative of Lithium Ion Batteries
Evonik Industries along with multiple partners embark on a new initiative developing lithium ion batteries technology for mobilizing regenerative energies of the future. 2007-11-05

. New ethylene based pricing for wire and cable polyethylene grades
INEOS Polyolefins introduces a new approach to ethylene based quarterly prices for all wire and cable polyethylene grades. 2007-11-04

. SABIC Innovative Plastics Advances in Solar Panel Technology Center
The new Energy Center of Excellence from SABIC Innovative Plastics is aimed at providing affordable solutions in solar panel technology with advancements in plastics. 2007-11-04

. New Bell Advanced Aircraft Technology
Bell believes that its targeted market segments have found the 429 aircraft design well suited for advanced technology applications in a light twin engine helicopter. 2007-11-04



. Philips Medical Systems next generation info management solutions
New comprehensive clinical system from Philips Medical Systems provides integrated cardiology diagnostic imaging information management and analysis tools. 2007-11-04

. High Speed Plastics for Hot Places
The incorporating of tailor made nanoparticles into engineering plastics has led to the improvement of process flowability and resistance at high temperatures. 2007-11-04

. Sustainability Matters in the Plastics Industry
First release of Sustainability Issues Monitor in the plastics industry regarding public survey and analysis of key topics for European polyolefin converters. 2007-11-03



. Holographic data storage media for professional archiving
First holographic data storage media products with 300 gigabytes of storage capacity reach market readiness from InPhase Technologies and Bayer MaterialScience. 2007-11-03

. ExxonMobil Aviation Lubricants Introduces Mobilgrease 33
Airlines can now choose multi purpose lubricants with 100 percent polyalphaolefin base oil technology to consolidate inventory used for airframe components and mechanisms. 2007-11-03


. More Plastics with More Performance
As the manufacturer of the widest offering of plastics materials in the world Solvay unveiled a number of innovative products at the Kunststoffe Show. 2007-11-02

. Strategic importance of new waterborne resins factory
DSM increases leadership position in specialty coating waterborne resins with the completion of a new polyurethane dispersions factory in Meppen, Germany. 2007-11-02

. Clinton Climate Initiative selects preferred supplier Scania buses
The Clinton Climate Initiative regards Scania ethanol powered buses as one of the best available solutions for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from urban traffic. 2007-11-02

. Innovative traffic paints and coatings improving highway safety
New and innovative Paints and Coatings for the highways of today help motorists increase night visibility and highway safety on some of the most dangerous unlighted rural roads. 2007-11-02


. New carbon and stainless steel site in Alabama
ThyssenKrupp broke ground on the site of its multi billion dollar carbon and stainless steel processing facility in Alabama creating some 2,700 future permanent jobs. 2007-11-02

. Ciba expands its global packaging testing services
The newly acquired Lansmont Testing Services by Ciba establishes a leading global consulting and testing services business in the important packaging market. 2007-11-02


. Global chemicals manufacturer disposes of optical monomers biz
Chemtura Corporation, a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals, continues progress in their portfolio refinement with sale of its optical monomers unit. 2007-11-01

. Metso further strengthens its metal recycling business
The acquired Mueller Engineering transaction to make Metso a leading provider of metal recycling plant services in North America. 2007-11-01

. New Fruttissima brand launched in innovative plastics container
German company Schwartauer Werke has launched a brand new product, Schwartau Fruttissima, in a multi layer plastics container manufactured by RPC Kutenholz. 2007-11-01

. Masterbatches Frosted Glass Look for PET Packaging
Ampacet has extended its line of masterbatches that gives packaging of PET bottles the look of frosted glass with a series of lower luster grades. 2007-11-01

. First Die and Mould Center for Sandvik in the World
Sandvik Coromant Greater China Region celebrated the debut of their new Die and Mould application center in Shanghai. 2007-11-01

. Continuous plastics flex cables for cleanroom applications
Igus now offers for the near sterile cleanroom environment an entire cable management system of ISO approved continuous plastics flex cables and cable carriers. 2007-10-31


. Further focus on fluorinated chemicals
Solvay announced that it is taking steps to further focus its Fluor Chemicals business on high value added fluorinated chemicals, while scaling down its activities in refrigerant gases. 2007-10-31

. Evonik now owns carbon blacks JV for rubber and pigments
Evonik acquires all interests in Degussa Engineered Carbons, a one stop shop supplier of carbon blacks, rubber silicas and silanes for the rubber and pigments industries. 2007-10-31


. Bottled water leader receives 200,000th Sidel blow mold
The new blow mold for Nestle bottled water group will be making ultralight half liter bottles produced at high speed on Sidel blow molding machines. 2007-10-31

. Flame retardant boosts thermal strength in resins matrix
New halogen free flame retardants from Songwon are environmentally safe and give long term stability to a wide range of thermoplastic resins. 2007-10-31

. Arques takes over automobile plastics components biz
MollerTech companies to be taken over by Arques in France, Spain and Brazil manufacture plastics components predominantly for the automobile industry. 2007-10-31

. New global automotive design center for Seat
Official opening announcement of the SEAT Design Center in Martorell, the only fully integrated complex of its kind for the automotive industry in Spain. 2007-10-31



. Sustainability in the Global Paint and Coatings Industry
The global paint and coatings industry is doing its part to build a safer, greener and more sustainable world. 2007-10-30

. Chemicals Business Area of Evonik pesticides approach
The Chemicals Business Area of Evonik Industries is providing an alternative form of pest control, which stands out in comparison to similar products offered by the competition. 2007-10-30


. Avon Rubber a good growth manufacturing company
Recent announcements from Avon Rubber indicate that profits from manufacturing are set to improve significantly in next year especially from its breathing apparatus unit. 2007-10-30

. Synthetic Lubricants New AMSOIL Signature Series Motor Oil
AMSOIL new synthetic lubricants, introducing a premier motor oil supplemented with a proprietary ashless antiwear system for improved heat and viscosity control.

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