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Despite the problems Turkey has been facing, Germany-headquartered additives maker Baerlocher, is continuing to invest in its 40,000 tonne-year Baerlocher Kimya plant that was opened late last year, said Arne Schulle, CEO of the Baerlocher Group. The company is expanding with a logistics centre this year. The plant produces solid…

During the K2016 show, at scheduled times of the day, Germany-based extrusion machinery maker Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) was running and changing two five-layer POD (polyolefin-dedicated) films on a Varex II blown film line. The live show, coupled with an audiovisual display, in a fanfare of lights and sound, put to launch…

The K2016 show saw various materials advancements, especially for the automotive sector A new concept race car jointly developed by German chemicals firm BASF and Hyundai Motor, RN30, has moved away from carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) to reduce weight, utilising BASF’s Elastolit rigid integral foam and reaction injection molding (RIM) systems developed for…

Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing as it’s better known as, is emerging as an alternative processing method since it offers designers more latitude than conventional manufacturing methods. Its emergence was noticeable at the recently concluded K2016 show held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 19-26 October, and while the automotive and…

A highlight at Austrian extrusion machinery maker battenfeld-cincinnati’s booth at the October-held K2016 show was when India’s Jain Irrigation Systems placed an order for a complete extrusion line to manufacture large polyolefin pipes up to 2,500 mm in diameter. This was only one of the orders placed at the show,…