2013-2014 Exhibitions
October 2013 Archives
Lead Features
K2013: Arburg’s splash in additive manufacturing creates an industry buzz - K2013: Emery keeps on investing to achieve its targets
- K2013: Pairing of Jinming/ExxonMobil technology for a win/win partnership
- K2013: Evonik targets 30% share in Asia; banks on RAPID project to push sales in
Southeast Asia - K2013: Baerlocher expands to the US, Brazil and Turkey
- K2013: Solvay to offer TPCs through investment in Aonix
- K2013 closes with slightly lower visitor count; but with more Asian interest
- K2013: Highlights of the latest material launches
- K2013: Highlights from the show
- K2013: Kaufmann aims for mass produced/lightweight composite parts
- K2013: Celanese’s new UHMW-PE targeted at membranes and separators
- K2013: Persico goes to China and the US; launches Smart
- Omipa celebrates 50 years of business
- German technology takes centre stage
- Organic/printed circuits revolutionising microelectronics
- K2013: Verstraete introduces IML App as a guide to the show
Company News
- Clariant achieves sales target after third quarter
- BASF expects challenging year; posts slightly higher sales
- Polyone expands to India, starts construction of Pune plant
- Arkema launches maiden R&D centre in China
- Silgan completes acquisition of Portola
- Surteco to acquire a stake in Süddekor
- Teijin builds new Thai subsidiary
- Akzo Nobel posts lower revenues, higher operating incomes in Q3
- Invista goes world-scale, tops up North American compounding facility
- Clariant divests Detergents & Intermediates business to ICIG
- Plastic Omnium subsidiary opens new US plastic fuel tank plant
- Dow sells PP licensing unit to WR Grace for USD500 mn
- Oman Oil acquires Oxea from Advent International
- Huntsman opens tech centre in China
- Atlanta completes acquisition of Rockwood’s clay additives business
- Jindal completes ExxonMobil BOPP film acquisition
Materials News
- Clariant to open EUR100 mn R&D centre
- Styrolution to build styrenics line in Mexico; explores jv with Braskem in Brazil
- Malaysia’s FGV mulling 70% equity in UK CNT firm
- Russia equipped to meet demands for local PP with new facility
- Finetool SA taps Polyone’s TPE for IV bottle cap
- CCL buys German firm for US$9 mn
- Wacker introduces silicone additive for food packaging
- EOS unveils latest 3D printing plastic materials
- CP Chemical receives go ahead for petrochem plant
- Ineos site in the UK may not close; unions agree to terms
- LG Chem to market mLLDPE in Europe through Versalis
- Elevance’s second world-scale US biorefinery to start in 2016
- BASF begins new test line for packaging films
- BASF expands antioxidant production in Singapore
- Clariant guards patented flame retardant technology against infringements
- Ascend begins new compounding facility in Florida
- US, EU plastic industry leaders present brief on importance of plastics
- Renewably resourced PA from BASF
- DSM’s TPC to contain 73% biobased BDO
- Invista and UK firm tie up for bio-derived chemicals
- Teijin/SK Chemicals jv building PPS plant in South Korea
- Sabo licenses PP technology from BASF
- European Bioplastics takes a stand: ban or tax oil-based plastic bags
- Borealis sells melamine technology to Swiss firm
