6:20 min
PET processing
ETA-process®: High thermal efficiency through utilisation of the return air – savings of up to 40%
Motan ETA-process® technology Cost-efficency is highly valued everywhere. In plastics processing, the drying of hygroscopic plastics is a cost factor which is not to be underestimated. At first glance, some conventional, low-priced drying systems reach an efficiency of ...
2:25 min
Additives
PolyOne introduces new additives for biopolymers at Interpack 2008
PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) a leading global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced today the launch of its new anti-fog additive for biopolymers and transparent impact modifier for polylactic acid at Interpack 2008 (PolyOne: Hall 7 Stand ...
1:40 min
PET processing
Orion Global: A prosperous PET Plant
Even during the off-season in Europe there is a highlight to be found in Lithuania, one of the most recent member states of the European Union. The continuous PET resin plant of Orion Global PET, owned by the Indorama group of Thailand and situated in Klaipeda, is producing at more ...
4:00 min
PET materials
Octal to add 500,000 tons per annum of PET capacity
Oman-based Octal Holding and Co. SAOC (www.octal.com) will add 500,000 metric tons per annum (tpa) of production capacity in PET resins by May 2010, making it one of the world's largest polyester producers with 800,000 metric tons of annual capacity.Octal chairman Saad Suhail Bahwan ...
0:44 min
Additives
Ciba announces global price increases for pigments and additives for coatings
Ciba will increase prices across its pigment and additive product ranges for coatings applications. Price increases of 5%-20% will be applied immediately or as contracts allow.Siegfried Winkelbeiner, Global Head of Business Line Coatings at Ciba, explains: “In addition to our ongoing ...
5:59 min
PET materials
Octal's new PET plastic plant to feature direct to sheet technology
DALLAS, LONDON and MUSCAT, Oman– Octal (www.octal.com) has revealed details of its direct to sheet (DTS) APET plastic manufacturing process which constitutes a significant departure from traditional manufacturing processes – both in terms of manufacturing efficiency and product ...
1:38 min
PET materials
La Seda de Barcelona will be recycling more than 10% of its annual PET production
The Executive Committee of LA SEDA DE BARCELONA, meeting today, has agreed to integrate the management of the Group’s recycling plants into a single company. The objective of this reorganization is to consolidate the integration process in which the company is involved, following the ...
3:10 min
PET materials
APET quality and uniformity from INTERPACK first-time exhibitor
First-time exhibitor at Interpack, Octal (Hall 9, Stand B19), will be displaying the quality and uniformity of its APET sheet made from its own PET resin in an integrated process.Visitors to the stand will be able to see and order both Octal’s resin and APET sheet product. APET ...
