New EU tyre labelling poses challenges to tyre manufacturers

A directive in the European Union that requires franchised dealers to display the new label on all replacement tyres they sell, and for their service advisers to be able to explain the label information to customers took effect on November 1, 2012.

Hillenbrand to acquire Coperion Group

SAPPMA adds pipe merchants as affiliate members

The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has included pipe dealers as a new category of affiliated membership.

Takamul plans investment in petrochemical projects

Takamul Investment Company, the downstream investment subsidiary of Oman Oil Company, announced plans for the development of new projects in petrochemicals, metals and minerals sectors. These projects will entail cost of between $500 million and $1 billion, according to Gilles Desorbay, General Manager of Takamul Investment Company in his address during the Oman Investment Forum 2012.

UNICOR Corrugators commissioned in Iraq via remote control

UNICOR has recently supplied new corrugated pipe extrusion lines to Iraq in line with the Iraqi Government's decision to boost production of PVC drainage pipes. The Iraqi Government itself bought the machines of the UC 130 series from UNICOR with the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources being responsible pipe production.

Songwon signs up with 2 ME companies

Songwon Industrial Group, Pan Gulf Holdings of Saudi Arabia and Polysys Industries of Abu Dhabi have established a joint venture, Songwon Additives Technology AG, for the manufacture and sale of Songnox? OPS.

Big help from a‘little sensation’

Repackage dairy with smaller, sleeker designs

Leading automotive suppliers prefer ENGEL injection moulding technology

Ten of the top 15 automotive suppliers in the world trust injection moulding technology from ENGEL which has been showing automobile developers the way ahead with innovative technologies.

Talented researchers recognised

The second SABIC Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards for researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) were presented at a function held at the university campus in Thuwal on October 17.

Dr. Werner Wittmann presented with the H.F. Mark medal by OFI Institute

Dr. Werner Wittmann was presented with the H.F. Mark medal of the OFI Institute in the main auditorium of the Austrian National Library to honor his merits on behalf of the Austrian plastics industry.

Innovative binders target the packaging and printing ink industries

The novel surface coating resin VINNACOAT ? LL 8100 allows effective sealing of aluminum foils to non-polar plastics

China Brew & Beverage 2012

“On the right path to becoming number 1 in Asia”