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Lead Features

Chinaplas: set to overtake K show….but will still lag in quality

Chinaplas: set to overtake K show….but will still lag in quality

 This year’s Chinaplas series, held in Guangzhou from 20-23 May, had a 5% increase in visitors on the first day of the show, said officials from Hong Kong-based organiser Adsale Exhibition Services. The plastics show also saw a participation of 2,900 exhibitors from 38 countries occupying 220,000... image
Goa bids to ease ban on plastic bag below 40 microns

Goa bids to ease ban on plastic bag below 40 microns

 In the Indian state of Goa, the manufacturers, traders and consumers of plastic bags and plastic packaging material (MTCPPM) expressed willingness to shell out additional tax for the collection and disposal of plastic bags in exchange of easing of ban on plastic bags below 40 microns... image
European plastic packaging associations jointly tackle environmental issues

European plastic packaging associations jointly tackle environmental issues

 European plastic packaging associations have met up to discuss several vital keypoints relating to the environment as well as economic situation for the industry. Led by chairpersons, Roland Roth of the German Packaging Association (IK), and CEO... image
BMS inaugurates Asian innovation hub in China

BMS inaugurates Asian innovation hub in China

 Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has inaugurated a regional innovation hub for Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China. More than 200 experts will develop novel ideas for the use of high-performance plastics, foams and coatings in key sectors such as mobility, construction, IT and renewable energy... image
CPP line to be a boon for Malaysian film maker

CPP line to be a boon for Malaysian film maker

 Faced with a competitive market structure and falling prices for biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films, Malaysia-based San Miguel Yamamura Plastic Films (SMYPF) has invested in a new CPP (cast polypropylene) film line from Austrian extrusion machine supplier SML. Said General Manager... image
Testing of automotive parts a priority at Lanxess tech centre

Testing of automotive parts a priority at Lanxess tech centre

 Germany-based speciality chemicals company Lanxess has invested “several million Euros” in its new Asia-Pacific Application Development Centre (APDC) for its high-tech plastics (Pocan PBT and Durethan PA6), located at the Hong Kong Science & Technology Park, said Christof Krogmann... image

PRA May 2013
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ON THE COVER:

Azo’s equipment at SIMONA’s Chinese
facility for he automated provision
of raw materials during the
manufacture of PVC dryblend.
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  • Rhein Chemie opens 170k capacity-bladder unit in Brazil
     German speciality firm Lanxess’s subsidiary Rhein Chemie has opened a new production facility at the Porto Feliz site in Brazil, to produce 170,000/year Rhenoshape high-performance curing bladders, which are used in tyre manufacture.... image
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  • Dassault Systèmes acquires SIMPOE
     3D design software firm Dassault Systèmes has acquired injection moulding simulation provider SIMPOE. The acquisition of SIMPOE, based in Torcy, France, expands Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform and its SIMULIA, CATIA, and... image

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