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  With materials manufacturer Covestro’s theme at K2019 in Düsseldorf in October on sustainability and digitalisation, it will be focusing on its strides made in its CO2 technology, in closing the carbon cycle. CEO Markus Steilemann, speaking to journalists at a pre-K2019 event in Düsseldorf, said that the company has had…

Speciality chemicals firm Lanxess will have 11 business units at K2019. Of these, the High Performance Materials (HPM) business unit will be presenting a wide range of new products relating to electric mobility. These include orange, heat-stabilised compounds for high-voltage applications; materials that prevent electrical corrosion upon contact with live…

The future of extrusion around the globe lies in the use of more mono-materials with clear trends towards PLA, PP and PE lines. This was the message from Germany-based extrusion machinery firm Reifenhäuser Group that will be focusing on the principles of reduce, reuse, recycle and replace at K2019.  …

Boasting over 3,000 exhibitors from more than 60 countries, this year’s plastics show K2019, scheduled to take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 16-23 October 2019, is fully booked, says the organiser Messe Düsseldorf GmbH. K will occupy the entire Düsseldorf exhibition grounds with some 175,000 sq m of net exhibition…

German machinery maker Arburg, in keeping with its theme of ‘Road to Digitalisation’ introduced at the Fakuma 2018 and to be featured at the K2019, made a splash of the concept at its recent Technology Days held in Lossburg, Germany. It had more than 50 machine exhibits and turnkey systems,…

Songwon Industrial, the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilisers in the world, serving 30% of the market, is on target to building up its portfolio in speciality chemicals, said Maurizio Butti, CEO of Songwon, speaking at a pre-K2016 press conference, held in June in Brussels, Belgium. With the year 2015…

Austrian polyolefins maker Borealis is investing EUR40 million to upgrade its steam cracker in Porvoo, Finland. The upgrade will enhance the cracker’s energy efficiency, yield higher production capacities for propylene and crude C4, and enable an overall higher production quality of propylene. It made this announcement at a pre-K2016 event…

Austrian injection moulding machinery maker Engel has excelled in the 2015/2016 financial year, following on from the previous year. “We achieved an all time record year with a turnover of EUR1.25 billion, 16% over previous year of EUR1.07 billion,” said Christoph Steger, CSO of Engel Holding, speaking at a pre-K2016…

From 19 to 26 October, the international plastics and rubber industry will be meeting at K2016 in Düsseldorf. “K2016 has been booked out for months. Some 3,100 exhibitors from almost 60 nations will be taking part and showing their products and services on more than 170,000 sq m of net…

Germany-based automation company Hekuma, a company of the elexis Group, that entered the Chinese market three years ago and generates sales of EUR3 million there, expects to double its turnover in another three years, said CEO Bernhard Rupke, speaking to journalists at a pre-K2016 event in Germany. “China is the…