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At CHINAPLAS this year, Kautex will present a blow molding machine with a newly developed 6-layer extrusion head which was jointly developed by German and Chinese engineers at the company. The new 6-layer extrusion head can be used to produce multi-layer hollow plastic containers with a volume of between 500…

Nowadays, when people talk about automobiles, they no longer simply refer to a four-wheel device with seats that are designed to transport individuals from point A to B. Instead, they increasingly refer to environmentally friendly and intelligent vehicles –– often shared with other users –– that must also provide comfortable,…

Technological innovation, on one hand, favours the acceleration of modern development as well as changes in various markets, while on the other, is driven by the latter two. Chinaplas, being a prominent platform for innovative technology and communication, is highly responsive to the needs and the trends, and always brings…

German chemicals firm BASF and Huafon Groupsigned a strategic cooperation agreement to extend their partnership with initiatives to develop the polyurethane, bio-fibre and spandex markets in China. The two companies will work together in the areas of technical exchange, market development, and quality raw material supply. BASF and Huafon will jointly promote the…

Turkey-headquarterd TPE maker Elastron is to open a North American headquarters in Gainesville, Ga. Production at Elastron USA will begin in Q3. It says market research has clearly identified that US consumers are looking for a supplier with improved customer service, flexibility and willingness to collaborate with customers on development programmes. The…

South Korea’s major refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co.and petrochemical firm Lotte Chemical Corp. are to tie-up to build a petrochemical complex in a deal valued at US$2.5 billion, on a 500,000-sq-m site at Hyundai’s manufacturing plant in Daesan, South Chungcheong Province. The new facility will produce 750,000 tonnes/year of ethylene, 750,000 tonnes/year of PE…

Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) is setting up its fourth purified terephthalic acid (PTA) line, with a design capacity of 2.5 million tonnes/year. It will be installed at Changxing Island, Liaoning Province of China. It will utilise US chemical firm Invista’s latest PTA process technology. Hengli’s first three PTA lines, the first of…

BASF Corporation, the North American affiliate of German chemicals group, BASF SE; Univar, a US global chemical and ingredient distributor and provider of value-added services, have expanded their agreement to include the Care Chemicals business for the US Home, Industrial & Institutional, as well as Vehicle Care product lines. Univar…

The European bottled water sector has set goals to raise the collection rates of PET bottles to 90% by 2025 from 60% and improve the use of recycled PET to 25%, to accelerate the shift towards a more circular European economy. This was stated by the European Federation of Bottled…

Belgian chemicals firm Ravago Group has signed an MOU with state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) to build and operate a polyolefins compounding facility in Ruwais Industrial Complex near the UAE capital. The agreement was signed at Adnoc’s Downstream Investment Forum, where the Abu Dhabi firm said it intends…