Cosmetic packaging firm Blopak grows export business
SHANGHAI (May 15, 2012) -- Every successful Chinese exporter has its own story of how it survives and thrives in the fierce competition especially in today’s tough environment. Cosmetic packaging
manufacturer Shanghai Blopak Co. Ltd. shared its version with Plastics News in an exclusive plant visit and interview shortly after Chinaplas.
Taiwanese startup launches plastic outdoor furniture
 Anthony Yu (left)
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (May 15, 2012) — A Taiwanese startup firm, Polyteak Co. Ltd., has developed a proprietary process to make 100 percent polystyrene outdoor furniture that looks and feels like wood,
and it’s opened an extrusion factory in southern China to try to expand its market.
Battenfeld-Cincinnati sees rapid growth in China
 Team photo
SHANGHAI (May 15, 2012) -- Battenfeld-Cincinnati scored big in China last year with some major orders, and the company expects to continue to grow as China demands high output and high efficiency
machinery.
Some China processors find rising costs manageable
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (May 15, 2012) — With steadily rising costs becoming the reality for Chinese plastics processors, some are making changes to cope, such as adopting more automation, investing in
training and seeking out better markets.
Cosmos eyes green products, electronics market
HONG KONG (May 15, 2012) -- Hong Kong-based plastics machinery maker and processor Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Ltd. saw its profit drop sharply in 2011, but it hopes a focus on energy-saving
machinery and investments in a molding factory targeting China’s consumer electronic markets will help turn things around.
Eva Precision building complex in Wuhan, China
HONG KONG (May 15, 2012) -- Injection molder and metals fabricator Eva Precision Industrial Holdings Ltd. is building a large factory complex in the central Chinese city of Wuhan to target China’s
domestic auto market.
Formosa to shift paste PVC production to China
MUMBAI, INDIA (May 15, 2012) -- Formosa Plastics Corp. is shifting a paste PVC plant from Mailiao, Taiwan, to eastern China in the next couple of years.
Futuristic car draws inspiration from manta ray
 BatShark
SHANGHAI (May 14, 2012) -- In the opening moments of Chinaplas 2012, partners in the annual plastics and rubber exhibition uncovered the “BatShark,” a prototype eco-friendly red sports car
designed by students at Shanghai’s East China University of Science and Technology.
DSM to market PPS resin from China's Lumena
CHENGDU, CHINA (May 14, 2012) -- Polyphenylene sulfide resin maker China Lumena New Materials Corp. and DSM Engineering Plastics have agreed to discuss joint marketing of several grades of engineering
plastics and jointly develop alloys of PPS and polyamide 4/6.
Lifetime wins first patent case in China
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (May 14, 2012) -- American plastic table manufacturer Lifetime Products Inc. has won its first victory in its patent litigation in Chinese courts, but the company and its Chinese
rival, Zhejiang Bestem Furniture Co. Ltd., continues to argue over other claims.
Milacron sells 113 presses to customer in China
MALTERDINGEN, GERMANY (May 8, 2012) -- Ferromatik Milacron GmbH announced a major sale of all-electric injection presses to China: 113 Elektron machines to a single customer.
Wuhan Huali building bioplastics R&D, production base
 Ground-breaking ceremony
SHANGHAI (May 8, 2012) — China’s leading bioplastics firm Wuhan Huali Environmental Technology Co. Ltd. has broken ground for what the company said will become the most automated, technologically
intensive and largest production site in China’s bioplastics industry.
Arburg introduces Lightguide panels at Chinaplas
 Lachhein
SHANGHAI (May 8, 2012) — Arburg GmbH + Co. KG has developed a hydraulic compression molding machine designed to for a 0.5 millimeter-thick optical application.
Oechsler experiences stellar growth in China
 Chan
SHANGHAI (May 8, 2012) -- Oechsler Plastic Products (Taicang) Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary by Ansbach, Germany-based precision molder Oechsler AG, reported a whopping 160 percent growth of
sales and a major facility expansion.
U.S., Mexico, S.E. Asia drive export growth for Haitian
 Franz and Zhang
SHANGHAI (May 8, 2012) -- Business in North America continues to improve for giant Chinese injection molding machine maker Haitian International Holdings Ltd., according to one of the company’s
senior officials. At the Chinaplas 2012 trade show, Helmar Franz, executive director and chief strategy officer for the Ningbo-based firm, stressed the importance of the U.S. market globally.
Chinese processors invest in modern equipment
SHANGHAI (May 8, 2012) -- Companies supplying a range of auxiliary products, from central material handling systems to hot runner controls, toolmaking improvements and robotics, say Chinese plastics
processors are increasingly investing in top-of-the-line systems.
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