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19-26 October, 2016
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K 2016
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Company News
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Klöckner Pentaplast acquires Turkish company
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Germany’s global rigid film producer Klöckner Pentaplast is acquiring Farmamak from Gözde Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. (Gözde Girişim) for a consideration of 136 million lira (US$46 million). Farmamak will operate as a subsidiary within the Klöckner Pentaplast Group. Farmamak is a rigid film producer in Turkey with a capacity of 56,000 tonnes...
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Materials News
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Polyplastics buys Teijin’s share in PBT jv business
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Polyplastics Co. Ltd has reached an agreement with Teijin Limited for a move under which WinTech Polymer Ltd. will acquire all WinTech Polymer shares currently owned by Teijin, effective September. Pursuant to this stock acquisition, WinTech Polymer will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Polyplastics, while carrying on all of its existing business operations in its...
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Machinery News
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New blow moulding technology allows TPEs for medical bags/devices
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US blow moulding specialist FGH Systems Inc. and materials firm Teknor Apex Company have developed technology for high-volume extrusion blow moulding of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for breather bags and other hollow medical devices, making possible a more efficient and lower-cost alternative to latex and nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), say...
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PRA September 2016
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ON THE COVER:
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Kraiburg TPE celebrates its 20th year in Malaysia: two decades of achievement, expansion and growth
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Top Glove to boost Thailand production as costs, risks in Malaysia rise
Top Glove Corp., a Malaysian manufacturer commanding a quarter of the world’s glove market, focuses on expanding facilities in Thailand to boost production capacities as water and worker shortages in its homeland disrupt the company’s expansion spree. Top Glove has doubled its factory capacity in Phuket, Thailand this month and will also increase its output size by 100% at another plant in Songkhla that borders Malaysia, Chairman Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai said in an interview with...
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Chem-Trend acquires two mould release companies; expands R&D in US
US-based mould release/purging compounds supplier Chem-Trend has acquired the Ultra Purge business from Italy-headquartered Moulds Plus International to widen its product portfolio for thermoplastics processing operations. The Ultra Purge line of purging compounds covers a range of thermoplastics applications, including injection moulding, hot runners, caps and closures, PET preforms, blow moulding, film extrusion, automotive and more...
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