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China has successfully transformed itself as a producer of run of the mill products to a global factory manufacturer of competitively priced quality products. That said, being cheap no longer sells as consumers are becoming increasingly quality-aware of the products that they use. TPE maker KRAIBURG TPE says it is…

Due to increased demand for plastic injection moulding tools, Heiform says it had to outsource production of some components up until the start of 2019, which led to an increase in logistics costs. In order to make these production processes more efficient and to be able to bring them back…

Injection mouldng machinery supplier Arburg has expanded in Southeast Asia. The German machine maker recently inauguarated a new subsidiary building in Samutprakarn, Thailand, making it the largest Arburg showroom in Southeast Asia. With 705 sq m, it offers ample space for the presentation of machines, customer trials and training courses,…

US speciality chemicals firm Eastman Chemical is expanding its capabilities for the production of hydrogenated and non-hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins at both its Middelburg, the Netherlands, and Jefferson, Pennsylvania, manufacturing sites. Additional investments will also be made in the production of polyolefin polymers at the Longview, Texas, manufacturing site. It will expand capacity…

Riyadh-headquartered polymer/chemical firm Sabic says it is making significant investments in expanding the capacity of its Ultem and Extem high heat resin, with a new production plant in Singapore due to come on-stream in the first half of 2021. It did not outline the capacity, but said In total, it is expanding…

In keeping with the company’s move to maintain its production in Germany, injection moulding machine maker Arburg officially marked the start of construction on a new assembly hall with a ground-breaking ceremony. With the new building, production capacities for large Allrounder injection moulding machines and turnkey systems are being further…

Officials at thermoforming machine maker Kiefel Technologies had every reason to smile at the Chinaplas 2019 show: the company had clinched a large order of six machines to a Chinese PET recycling firm. Of the six machines sold to Guolong Recyclable Resources Group, five were the KMD Smartformer and one,…

Swiss chemicals maker Clariant recently launched a new facility in Guangzhou, China, dedicated to the manufacturing and supply of specialty black masterbatches that are in high demand in a great number of consumer goods sectors, to specially address the fast-growing China market. With Black PET/PA masterbatches for fibre already developing into a…

German injection moulding machine firm Arburg was for the first time present a Chinese version of its new arburgXworld customer portal at Chinaplas 2019, to be held from 21-24 May in Guangzhou, China. Meanwhile, against the backdrop of the ongoing trade war “spat” between the US and China and challenges…

Electric vehicles, or EVs, are on track to dominate global sales of passenger cars and buses by 2040, and to encroach significantly on the market for vans and short-distance trucking, according to the latest forecast from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Based on analysis of the evolving economics in different vehicle…