06.10.2010
- Here To Stay - For 19 years, the plastics industry has been publishing its annual "Facts about Plastics" report which details trends in the production, demand and recovery of...
05.10.2010
- 2013 Is Soon - Imagine this scenario: The Reach 2010 registration deadline has successfully passed for the company, and everyone puts Reach aside and returns to their previous...
04.10.2010
- Fluoropolymers are high-performance plastics, used all over the world in a large number of different products. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is an essential material in many...
04.10.2010
- Rising energy costs and greater awareness of the use of resources have resulted in an increased focus on energy efficiency in the plastics processing industry. Energy consumption...
04.10.2010
- For a long time energy loss during production was accepted as inevitable. Dramatically rising energy costs as well as an increased awareness of environmental issues have resulted...
04.10.2010
- French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis launched a hostile bid for Genzyme at $69 per share, or $18.5 billion, setting off what could be a protracted battle for control of the U.S. biotech...
01.10.2010
- Traditionally, Germans liked their mineral water strongly sparkling and out of refillable glass bottles, unlike most other countries in Europe and around the world where most...
01.10.2010
- The photovoltaic (PV) industry is looking for ways to boost the cost-efficiency of module production and prolong module service life. An innovative encapsulant can play a key role...
01.10.2010
- In the beginning of the production of plastics the basis of the raw materials were renewable resources. This changed in the early 20th Century. Since the end of the 1940s the raw...
01.10.2010
- Nabaltec produces halogen-free flame retardants for the plastics materials sector. Plastics contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases with a focus on innovative solutions for...
