New Electric Machine for Asia Local to local: Allrounder Golden Electric Evo • New: Entry-level electric machines for the Asian market. • Focus: “Made by Arburg” – cost effective and quickly available. • Premiere: On view for the first time at Chinaplas. The Allrounder Golden Electric Evo series, which is celebrating its premiere at Chinaplas 2024, is fully tailored to Asia. The electric machines combine the “Made by Arburg” quality seal known throughout the global market with unbeatable value for money and short delivery times, making the purchase of an Arburg  machine easy, quick and c ..read more

BASF, SABIC, and Linde Celebrate the Start-Up of the World’s First Large-Scale Electrically Heated Steam Cracking Furnace • Demonstration plant with 6 megawatts input of renewable electrical energy to test material behavior and process on an industrial scale. • Joint development and construction of electric steam cracking furnaces at BASF’s Verbund site in Ludwigshafen. • Technology with the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 90% compared to conventional steam crackers. Today, BASF, SABIC, and Linde have inaugurated the world’s first demonstration plant for large-scale electrically ..read more

Ineos Styrolution’s High Performing Luran S Spf60 Selected for Automotive Application INEOS Styrolution’s Luran S XA SPF60 offers excellent weather resistance, UV stabilisation, and enhanced deep black appearance for automotive exterior applications. A leading European automotive brand has selected INEOS Styrolution’s Luran S SPF60 for the blackening panel of the company’s line of trucks. The selection was made due to the product’s superior surface quality in combination with its weather resistance. INEOS Styrolution has had a long-standing relationship with the automotive company and its a ..read more

With Jan Karnath, Reifenhäuser is Bringing the Fourth Generation and New Skills into the Family Business Jan Karnath (39) is the new Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of the Reifenhäuser Group   Jan Karnath (39), a nephew of Bernd Reifenhäuser (CEO) and Ulrich Reifenhäuser (CSO), is the first representative of the fourth generation to join the operational business of the Reifenhäuser Group. His start paves the way for the continuous development of the family business and reinforces the transformation from machine manufacturer to solution provider: As the company’s first Chief Digital Officer ..read more

Aart Mateboer Retires; Change in Perstorp Animal Nutrition Leadership While Pursuing Ambitious Growth Plan Perstorp Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), today announces a change of Leadership within its Animal Nutrition business effective June 1st. Executive Vice President Aart Mateboer has announced his retirement after May 31st. The company is determined to conduct a seamless leadership transition and continuously deliver on its ambitious growth plan. “Animal Nutrition remains integral to Perstorp’s and PCG’s strategic future and has recently developed ..read more

Wire and Tube 2024 With Ecometals Trails – Sustainably Successful Time is running out – the climate transition makes a rethink imperative. Companies from the industries for wire, cable, tube and pipe are also now already to rely on utilising sustainable technologies in their production and in their products. Exhibitors at wire & Tube will show how exactly they are able to reconcile economy and ecology at the ecoMetals trails. The Düsseldorf trade fair, as an initiative, will lead trade visitors to exhibitors during the exhibition period, thereby focusing on aspects such as resource conser ..read more

Aduro Clean Technologies to Present at European Recycling and Renewable Materials Conferences Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. (“Aduro” or the “Company”) (CSE: ACT) (OTCQX: ACTHF) (FSE: 9D50), a Canadian technology company using the power of chemistry to transform lower value feedstocks, like waste plastics, heavy bitumen, and renewable oils, into resources for the 21st century, is pleased to announce its participation at two industry conferences focused on the advancement of advanced chemical recycling and renewable materials. CHEMREC I – 2024: 1st International Conference on Thermochemical Rec ..read more

Clear the Stage for Injection Molding And Automation: Kraussmaffei Opens New Showroom at Parsdorf • Wide range of new and used machines in the clamping force range from 500 to 13,000 kN • From individual machines to complete solutions including automation • Expandable with additional options if required • Extremely short delivery times and new financing model flexPay With the new showroom at the new Parsdorf site, KraussMaffei offers its customers a large selection of all-electric and hydraulic injection molding machines and the associated automation solutions, which are ready for immediate d ..read more

Plastics Machinery: it’s a Date at Chinaplas With Over 40 Companies Over 40 Italian companies will comprise the national pavilion organized by Amaplast (trade association within Confindustria uniting approximately 170 manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery, equipment, and moulds) for the 36th edition of Chinaplas. This is an important representation that will occupy a particularly important area in terms of business volume and develop opportunities in a recovering Chinese economy after the recent difficult years. In a complex international context and with the implementatio ..read more

Triple Bubble® Technology for Recyclable, Flexible Barrier Shrink Bags Sales portion packaging for soft or angular pieces or meat and cheese are among typical applications for barrier shrink films produced using Kuhne’s Triple Bubble® technology. © Kuhne Anlagenbau   Kuhne Anlagenbau GmbH’s focus at NPE 2024, in Orlando, Florida, USA will be on large turnkey lines for extruding flexible simultaneously biaxially oriented barrier shrink films that do not require polyamide (PA) or polyester (PET) as a layer to impart strength to the structure. Consequently, they can be easily recycled toget ..read more