LyondellBasell today announced that China Shenhua Coal to Liquid and Chemical Co. Ltd. has selected Lupotech T process technology from LyondellBasell for a new 300 KT per year low density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer plant to be built in Yulin, Shaanxi Provence, China.
LCC Polytar, one of the most important plastics processing companies in the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan, is investing in a KraussMaffei Berstorff system for the production of polyolefin sheets.
Italian processors are also increasingly focusing on cost-effectiveness and resource conservation in their investment decisions.
AURA infusion technology, developed by Bayer MaterialScience LLC, offers a cost-effective and environmentally responsible way to improve the UV protection of injection molded or extruded polycarbonate parts. The company has licensed the technology exclusively to Radco Infusion Technologies LLC, for worldwide use.
Polyflow LLC, an Akron Ohio based advanced energy producer has been named a finalist by the regional economic development organization NorTech for a 2012 Innovation Award.
Plastics technology and electrical engineering have never been two different worlds.
Process numerous and different materials in one mill without retooling; do away with expensive cooling when working with difficult materials; produce better particle shapes; and, finally, offer high process reliability.
LyondellBasell has announced that it has granted a Hostalen ACP process technology license to Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yanan Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd. Start-up for this new HDPE plant in the Chinese Shaanxi province is scheduled for 2014.
Costs of changing colors, on-going reduction in batch sizes, optimized cleaning and the use of color pigment carriers are all factors to be considered when coloring profile extrusions. Here cost cutting potential exists. Bolta is one of the first companies in the plastics industry to deploy Novopearls, a wax-based micro-granulate.
Kraiburg TPE's innovative elastomer technology delivers optimum grip even when wet.
Maguire adds polystyrene and flexible vinyl to the list of materials that are reclaimable with the Purging Recovery System (PRS) and achieves CE certification for the system.
During the Interplastica Symposium "Coextrusion of PVC window profiles" at the Moscow Exhibition Center on January 25, 2012, KraussMaffei Berstorff will provide information on intelligent extruder concepts together with different and premium quality coextrusion solutions for economical window profile extrusion.