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Accurate weighing and correct data transfer and storage are vital steps in a laboratory’s weighing procedures. Yet when operators perform repetitive tasks and write results by hand, numbers are sometimes transposed and samples mixed up.…

Cologne – The Urethane Systems business unit of specialty chemicals company LANXESS decided to join the Center for UMass/Industry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, in order to enhance its…

Cologne – Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is expanding its portfolio of halogen-free, flame-retardant compounds based on polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and polyamide (PA 6, PA 66). “In terms of properties and processing, our new…

Russia's economy started to grow again and the gross domestic product is expected to increase by between 0.5 and 2%. Investments will probably increase by 1.5%. Selected sectors, including the machinery and automotive construction,…

This growth has been fuelled by the wide usage of plastics in infrastructure, health care as well as in agriculture as opposed to its limited usage in household consumer durables and packaging earlier. The consumer market for automobiles…

With dimensions of 1,200 mm x 460 mm, it is currently the world's largest molding of its kind. Furthermore, FLEXflow helps to ensure that the windows – which are around 40 % (3 kg) lighter than comparable parts made of glass – have very…

A cup of coffee in the morning, tea at lunchtime and mineral water during the evening workout: Whether at home, in the fitness studio or at work, we always have to ensure a sufficient intake of liquids for our well-being. The trend is away…

The investment includes the installation of a new twin-screw production line as well as investment in infrastructure, sub-systems and equipment to support further expansion of the business. The new line is expected to come on-stream in…

To serve this growing demand for high-impact solutions in the market, Henkel has started the construction of a new production facility for aerospace materials at its site in Montornès del Vallès, Spain. The facility will include new…

This year’s edition of GPCA PlastiCon, anannual event that caters to the plastics segment of the petrochemical industry, will focus on the changing regulatory environment and increasing expectationsthat the plastics industry adopt more…