Oechsler experiences stellar growth in China
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Longzu Plastic adding metalworking
ORLANDO, FLA. (April 10, 2012) -- Thermoset injection molder Longzu Plastic Molding Co. Ltd. of New Taipei City, Taiwan, is expanding into metalworking, which it believes is helping to grow its
traditional plastics business and achieve a high precision and integrated business model.
Japan's Hakkai rebounding after natural disasters
ORLANDO, FLA. (April 10, 2012) -- 2011 was a tough year for Japanese injection molder Hakkai Co. Ltd., with flooding in Thailand destroying its factory there, and the country’s March 11 earthquake
and tsunami posing other challenges.
Attendance at Japan's IPF show down 34 percent
TOKYO (Nov. 8, 2011) -- The recent International Plastic Fair, Japan’s largest plastics show, saw a sharp drop in attendance from the last edition in 2008, with the number of visitors down 34
percent to just over 43,700.
Bayer plans to make solid PC sheet in Guangzhou
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY (Oct. 22, 2011) -- Bayer Material Science AG plans to build a solid sheet polycarbonate manufacturing facility in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, in part to target what it
said is growth in diffusion lighting applications.
Eva diversifying into mainland China's auto market
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Teijin Kasei takes aim at China's PC sheet market
TOKYO (Oct. 13) -- Japanese resin giant Teijin Kasei Co. Ltd., which claims the largest share in Asia’s polycarbonate resin market, has formed a strategic cooperation agreement with two Chinese
processors, aiming to quickly grow film and sheet business in China.
Dow partners with Haier in R&D joint venture
SHANGHAI (Oct. 11, 2011) -- Dow Chemical (China) has signed an agreement with Haier Group, a multinational manufacturer of home appliances and consumer electronics, to establish the Haier-Dow Global
Joint Innovation Laboratory.
Electronics molder hurt by rising labor and material costs
HONG KONG (Oct. 4, 2011) -- In an indication of the difficulties facing China’s small and mid-sized plastics molders, Hong Kong-listed injection molder V.S. International Group Ltd. blamed rising
labor costs and raw material prices for significantly higher losses in its fiscal year ending July 31.
Solutia boosts touch film capacity in Asia
HSINCHU, TAIWAN (September 6, 2011) -- Aiming to support regional growth in mobile electronics and smart window markets, Solutia Inc. has acquired additional capacity for its high-tech conductive film
manufacturing operation in Asia through a $3.4 million acquisition from glass and film manufacturer Aimcore Techonology Co. Ltd. in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Polyplastics to add capacity in Asia
TOKYO (September 6, 2011) -- Japanese engineering plastics supplier Polyplastics Co. Ltd. is expanding in Malaysia, mainland China and Taiwan.
LG and KraussMaffei sign development deal
MUNICH, GERMANY (August 29, 2011) -- LG Electronics Inc. and KraussMaffei AG have agreed to work together on technological developments in plastics processing for electronics devices. The deal was
signed at a ceremony in Munich where LG also ordered additional injection molding machines from KraussMaffei’s MX series.
Jite buys back China plant, new owners lack financing
TORONTO (August 16, 2011) -- Electronics supplier Jite Technologies Inc. is buying back a tooling and molding operation it spun off last year, because of problems completing that sale.
China’s Hipro embraces growth of bio-based nylons
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India's Minda opens design center in Taiwan
GURGAON, INDIA (June 28, 2011) -- Auto component maker Minda Industries Ltd. opened has opened a $783,000 design center in Tainan, Taiwan.
PolyOne launches new products at Chinaplas
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (June 21, 2011) -- PolyOne Corp. chose the recent Chinaplas show for the global launch and the Asian launch of its latest products.
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