Tuesday, 17-Jan-12

Former Dow scientist sentenced in trade secret theft case
BATON ROUGE, LA. (Jan. 17, 2012) -- Former Dow Chemical Co. scientist Wen Chyu Liu to five years in jail for selling information on production of Tyrin-brand chlorinated polyethylene to Chinese firms.

Conferences at NPE to highlight hot topics
ORLANDO, FLA. (Jan. 17, 2012) -- Bioplastics, sustainability, regulatory issues and initiatives in California that could impact the plastics industry nationwide are among the leading issues that are on the planned agendas for the three educational conferences that will be held in conjunction with NPE 2012.

PlasticsEurope cautiously optimistic about 2012
BRUSSELS (Jan. 17, 2012) -- PlasticsEurope director Wilfried Haensel says there are still opportunities for the region’s plastics industry, despite all the ongoing economic uncertainties facing the Eurozone.

Tuesday, 10-Jan-12

Reichhold launches China plant

Tianjin plant

TIANJIN, CHINA (Jan. 10, 2012) -- Reichhold Industries Inc. opened its new manufacturing facility in Tianjin in northern China in December 2011, setting a foothold in the rapidly growing market.

Xinghui acquiring SKN polystyrene plant
SHANTOU, CHINA (Jan. 10, 2012) -- A Chinese manufacturer of model cars is acquiring the majority share of a local polystyrene plant owned by South Korea’s SK Networks, a move that the company said will help achieve upstream vertical integration.

Firms develop spray foam based on sugar
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS (Jan. 10, 2012) -– SES Foam and Imperial Sugar Co. are introducing SucraSeal, which they claim is an environmentally friendly, open-cell, Class 1 sucrose-based spray foam insulation.

NPE exhibitors: Get published in PN’s preview issues
AKRON, OHIO (Jan. 10, 2012) -- Early April and the NPE trade show are just around the corner -- and so are Plastics News’ special report issues that will preview the show.

Cereplast develops compostables with less stretch
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. (Jan. 10, 2012) -- Cereplast Inc. has developed three biobased resins for use on blown film extrusion lines to make compostable bags. All three have received DIN CERTCO certifications of compostability for up to 1 mil thickness, according to the El Segundo, Calif., company.

German groups report progress in glass composites
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY (Jan. 10, 2012) -- German groups are making headway in developing processes to injection mold plastics with glass.

Russia’s entry to WTO challenges plastics sector
MOSCOW (Jan. 10, 2012) -- The Russian polymers market is on the verge of big changes, due to the long-awaited accession of Russia into the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Tuesday, 03-Jan-12

Study: Bioplastics growing 17.8 percent annually
KONSTANZ, GERMANY (Jan. 3, 2012) – The global bioplastics market will grow an average of 17.8 percent annually to reach $2.8 billion in sales in 2018, according to a report from Ceresana Research.

Mitsui and Sinopec team up on EPT plant
TOKYO (Jan. 3, 2012) -- Mitsui Chemicals Inc. and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) have formed a joint venture to build a specialty resin plant in Shanghai.

Tuesday, 27-Dec-11

Nanostructured copolymers release drugs right on target
SINGAPORE (Dec. 27, 2011) -- Singapore scientists have designed the chemical and physical properties of a new copolymer to target drugs straight to disease sites, improving efficacy and reducing side effects.

Thermoset polymer mimics malleability of glass
PARIS (Dec. 27, 2011) -- A new material matches the malleability of glass while retaining the toughness and stability of thermoset plastics.

TPE bonding rivals PVC
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (Dec. 27, 2011) -- Teknor Apex Co. has developed three technologies to bond its Medalist thermoplastic elastomers to traditional connectors.

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