40,000 tonnes of PVC-U recycled this year
Recycling saves firms money and boosts “green” credentials 14 December 2007 – Almost 40,000 tonnes of PVC-U will have been recycled by the end of the year, according to foreca...
LME to end shelf life requirement
Traders can now sponsor listing of PP and LLDPE brands. 14 December 2007 – The London Metal Exchange is making changes to its polypropylene and LLDPE futures contracts to encourage greate...
Linpac changes to meet challenges
In an interview with PRW, Linpac reveals work on bioplastics and recycled content. 14 December 2007 – Linpac Group, the UK’s biggest plastics processor with £1.1bn turnover an...
Lanxess buys majority stake in Petroflex
Deal with Brazilian synthetic rubber group opens growth opportunities. 14 December 2007 – Lanxess is to buy a 70% stake in Brazilian synthetic rubber maker Petroflex for €198m and wi...
China to allow foreign companies to issue securities
China has agreed to let qualified foreign companies float their shares on the mainland, according to a joint statement issued after the Third China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue concluded in Beijing ...
Sinopec expects much smaller government subsidy
Sinopec, the country’s largest oil refiner, said it believed it would not receive a large subsidy this year from the government, reported Friday’s Shanghai Securities News, a newspaper run...
China rejects accusation of ‘exporting inflation’
Chinese enterprises are helping to ease global inflation by raising production efficiency, the country’s top economic planner said in a press statement. The National Development and Reform Commi...
Wall Router extends ZigBee network range
Suited for creating drop-in networks, XBee(TM) Wall Router can patch areas within ZigBee network where signal erosion or loss occurs due to distance limitations or air interference. It also creates mu...
CNC Router targets nested-based manufacturing.
Constructed of large heavy tubing that is welded and stress-relieved, PanelMaster Pro Series features precision ball screw drives on all 3 axes, THK rails and bearings, and high-speed closed-loop serv...
Grommet Kit offers one-step application
METALgrommets Kit comes with ¼ and 3/8 in. ID stainless steel die sets and 500 pieces of self-piercing metal grommets and washers and includes 200 brass, 100 nickel, 100 black oxide, and 100 wh...
The Number 1 SMD Pick & Place Machines Manufacturer in the World for JUKI
The Productronica Show 2007 – a further successful step in the direction of being the Number 1 SMD pick&place machines manufacturer in the world for JUKI. With 1,484 exhibitors from 35 count...
Sale of Husky Approved by Shareholders
Shareholders in Husky Injection Molding Systems have approved a plan of arrangement whereby Onex Corp. and certain of its affiliates will acquire all of Husky’s issued and outstanding common sha...
Bangalore to Welcome 6th DieMould India
The Tool and Gauge Manufacturers Association (TAGMA) of India is planning the largest international die and mould exhibition ever to be staged in India. The sixth biennial event in a series, DieMould ...
Marposs Acquires US-Based Control Gaging
The Italian-headquartered Marposs S.p.A., which has a US operation in Auburn Hills, Michigan, has acquired Control Gaging Inc. (CGI), a company located in nearby Ann Arbor, Michigan. Existing CGI mana...
Datakit Solidifies Data Exchange Business
Datakit, a specialist in computer-aided-design (CAD) data exchange technology, has acquired the engineering data interoperability business of Ingetech and is now distributing the CADIQ, CADfix, and DE...
Micromanufacturing Show to Debut in UK
Rapid News Publications plc is launching a new trade fair exclusively designed for the micromanufacturing industry. MM Live 2008 is scheduled to appear at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, UK, October...
Gibbs, Infimatic Enter Strategic Partnership
Gibbs and Associates, the developer of GibbsCAM® software for programming cnc machine tools, and Infimatic, a MAG Industrial Automation Systems company, have announced a new worldwide strategic pa...
World Skills Challenge for Mazak Engineer
The young engineer Philip Jackson, an employee of Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd. currently being trained in applications engineering, will be representing the UK in the CNC Milling category at the finals of...
Reamer features hinged access door for tool-less maintenance
December 12, 2007 – Designed to clean and remove spatter from MIG welding nozzle, TOUGH GUN® Reamer features internally mounted valves and seals around points of entry to protect against con...
Toolholder is suited for rough milling applications
December 12, 2007 – Incorporating radial stiffness and vibration dampening characteristics, Model SINO-R ensures surface quality of workpieces while reducing machining noise. Different tool shan...