Mar 23,2012
Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture Co., a veteran manufacturer of plastic injection molding machines, recently said it has NT$1.2 billion in backlogged orders, which will help boost shipments in the second quarter of this year. ...
Mar 21,2012
Thailand’s largest petrochemical and refinery firm, PTT Global Chemical (PTTCG) may opt to build new toluene diisocyanate (TDI) plant in SE Asia. TDI is a core component for making polyurethane. PTTGC, is considering several ...
Mar 20,2012
Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd., a seasoned maker of plastic injection molding machines in Taiwan, said it had received orders of NT$460 million in February, a monthly high, mainly from electronics, food-processing ...
Mar 19,2012
Despite the lingering European sovereign debt crisis, Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry president C. C. Wang said Taiwan’s machine-tool industry has gradually bottomed and demand from emerging markets as China, India ...
Mar 19,2012
Foreseeing WPC (wood plastic composite) to become one of the world’s trend-setting green building materials, Chen Yu Plastic Machine Co., Ltd., a supplier of plastic product making machines, is poised for mass production of ...
Mar 16,2012
Kung Hsing Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd., a maker of plastic extruders in Taiwan, adopts the most advanced 3D (three dimensional) design software to churn out precision parts for extruders. Kung Hsing was established in 1972 by ...
Mar 13,2012
On the occasion of the recent meetings held by ASSOCOMAPLAST Secretariat with the main industrial Associations in the country, the good trend of the Turkish processing industry has been confirmed. Macro-economic data are ...
Mar 12,2012
The NPE 2012 exhibition takes place in Orlando, the US, on 1-5 April. Our preview takes a look at a selection of the machinery, materials and service companies that will be exhibiting at the fair. American Kuhne Stand 3551 ...
Mar 10,2012
A new PET resin from Indorama Ventures Public could change the way you snack. Polyclear EBM PET, produced by Indorama-owned Invista Polymers, can be used to make containers boasting glass-like clarity, high gloss and handles, said ...
Mar 09,2012
Huntsman held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Asia Pacific Technology Center (ATC) in Shanghai’s Minhang Economic & Technological Development Zone, on 15 February. The $40m (0.4m) facility is designed to support the ...
Mar 08,2012
Global demand for plastics processing machinery is projected to rise 6% annually through 2015, according to a new market study. Demand will reach to $28.9bn by 2015, thanks to an acceleration in plastic product manufacturing, as ...
Mar 07,2012
Asia's naphtha price continued near a 10-month high, on Wednesday, while cracks recovered to a five-session high on firm demand, as per Reuters. Asia's No. 1 naphtha buyer Formosa, seeking H1-April cargoes, is believed to have ...
Mar 06,2012
Full year 2011: Sales EUR 73.5 billion (plus 15%) EBIT before special items EUR 8.4 billion (plus 4%) Earnings per share EUR 6.74 (plus 36%) 4th quarter 2011: Sales EUR 18.1 billion (plus 10%) EBIT before special items EUR 1.5 ...
Mar 05,2012
CHINAPLAS 2012 is approaching to its final countdown, a series of promotional activities have been carried out in full swing by the organizer. With its great influence in the plastics and rubber industries, together with the ...
Mar 01,2012
Dutch pipe extrusion equipment maker Rollepaal BV is doubling capacity of its Indian factory this year to meet growing demand in the country’s infrastructure markets, as it plans other international ventures, a company ...
Feb 29,2012
Chinese plastic equipment maker Welltec Machinery Ltd. And its Indian partner seem to have found a successful way around the Indian government’s 2009 decision to levy steep tariffs on Chinese injection molding machines. The ...
Feb 28,2012
As Africa’s plastics industry grows, Indian companies say they are picking up substantial business there, with exports rising for machinery firms, and India’s resin and processing companies making investments. The ...
Feb 27,2012
Sales from German plastics and rubber machinery reached 6 billion euros ($7.94 billion) in 2011, breaking a record that was set in 2008. Sales to customers in Germany were up 18 percent, while deliveries to foreign customers was ...
Feb 24,2012
North American Thermoformers: top materials used (2011 survey) Source: www.plasticsnews.com
Feb 23,2012
World BOPET film supply-demand, 2011-15 Source: www.plasticsnews.com