Page 10 - Plastics

Evonik working on biodegradable composites for medical implants

German firm is conducting research on new biodegradable composite materials for the fixation of fractured bones that will degrade naturally in the body

Opengate Capital acquires Italian PVC firm Alfatherm

Transaction represents OpenGate's sixth acquisition in the PVC chemicals sector

Skipper opens PVC pipes plant in Telengana

This is Skipper's fifth manufacturing unit for PVC products after Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Sikandrabad (UP) and will take its combined capacity for PVC products to 41000 MT

Grupo Antolin expands capacity in India with Sanand plant

The Spanish manufacture of interior components for automobiles will produce overhead systems, sunvisors and plastic parts for customers such as Ford and Tata at the new plant

Trelleborg buys Specialty Silicone Fabricators

The acquired company, which manufactures silicone components for the medical device market, is expected to help Trelleborg grow its business in high growth US life sciences market

Hexpol acquires UK-based rubber compounder Berwin Group

The acquisition will strengthen Hexpol Compounding's presence in the rubber compounds market in the UK

Medicom takeover to bolster Phillips-Medisize's drug delivery solutions

The addition of Medicom's capabilities expands Phillips-Medisize's end-to-end injectable and inhalation device innovation service solutions for biopharma customer

APAC auto industry driving demand for global injection moulding machines

The global injection moulding machine market is projected to reach $ 4.86 billion by 2021, says a Markets and Markets report

Borealis acquires German plastics recycler MTM Plastics

MTM Plastics GmbH is regarded as one of Europe's largest producers of post-consumer polyolefin recyclates

Vikas Ecotech to produce bio-plastics from waste cooking oil

For this, the company has tied up with Czech Republic based Nafigate Corporation, which will provide technology to Vikas for converting waste cooking oil into biopolymer PHA

Ford Motor to use captured CO2 to develop foam and plastics for vehicles

The company uses soybeans to make seat foam; kenaf to produce door bolsters; recycled T-shirts and denim in carpeting; and recycled plastic bottles in seat fabric

Wind energy is fastest-growing application for composites: Report

China, India, Sweden, the UK, the US, Brazil, and Malaysia are among the major markets of composites, says a Research and Markets report

Honeywell UOP to set up catalyst plant in China to support coal-to-plastics technology

The methanol-to-olefins technology will allow China, other countries to tap abundant, low-cost coal resources to meet demand for plastics

Finolex plans incremental expansion to meet demand for PVC pipes

In addition, to improve margin, Finolex aims to increase sales of higher margin products and scale up share of fittings in sales mix

Amcor acquires Plastic Moulders in Canada

Plastic Moulders Limited is a rigid plastics business that manufactures containers and closures for the food and home & personal care markets in North America

Kistler Group acquires Schatz Group

This acquisition gives the Kistler Group new potential applications in quality assurance in industrial manufacturing

Plastics can help to optimise usage of water in agriculture

Plasticulture, the use of plastics in agricultural application, can help saving water up to 50-70 percent, according to FICCI-TSMG report

Jacobs Engineering wins $ 100 mn contract from Mitsubishi Plastics

The company will provide engineering services to expand production capacity of Mitsubishi's polyester film plant in the US

Indian plastic manufacturers eye Peru to expand exports

To enhance trade and investment, Organisation of Plastics Processors of India (OPPI) signs an MoU with APPIPLAST, the Peruvian Association of Plastic Industry, during Expo Plast Peru

Domo Chemicals plans to open compounding facility in India

With this move, Domo Chemicals, which recently opened a nylon compounding plant in China, aims to target India's burgeoning automotive market for its engineering plastics