The Russian economy is growing again! The effects of the global economic crisis have basically been overcome and, even if the dynamism of the years leading up to the crisis has yet to be attained again, there are clear signs of recovery in every sector of the economy, and in particular in the plastics and rubber market. The development of key customer industries, first and foremost the packaging industry, is leading to growing demand for plastic and rubber products. The construction industry has also recovered, although less due to major new building projects than to extensive renovation and modernisation work throughout the country, which need a wide variety of products such as insulation material, pipes, window frames etc. zobacz więcej

Medical parts fabricated from Quadrant’s Proteus® LSG HS PP heat-stabilized polypropylene withstand repeated steam and autoclave sterilization cycles. This is possible because the material has a deflection temperature (HDT) of over 149°C (> 300 °F) under 0,455 MPa load (66 psi). The material is highly resistant to cleaning agents, disinfectants and various solvents, making it a suitable material for surgical trays, caddies and instrument components used in various life science applications. Such parts are often difficult to produce by injection moulding, owing to their complexity and the need to use high viscosity resin. zobacz więcej

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) will be at Pharmapack Europe (Paris, February 15-16), the annual European Healthcare event, with a wide range of polyolefins and engineering thermoplastics developed specifically for the global healthcare industry. The company plans to reinforce its position as a "one-stop shop" for high quality-thermoplastics, with a growing portfolio compliant with the strict regulations of this industry. In target applications such as drug delivery device internal components and external housings, typical industry requirements range across biocompatibility, sterilizability, chemical resistance, impact resistance, wear resistance and anti-static properties, through ease of processing and aesthetics, to constancy in product formulations. zobacz więcej

The German company Ensinger GmbH has placed an order with Coperion GmbH, formerly Werner & Pfleiderer, for a twin screw extruder of the new ZSK Mc18 series. The compounder is equipped with 45 mm diameter screws, two ZS-B side feeders and one ZS-EG twin screw side devolatilization unit. Ensinger is specialized in the production of compounds, semi-finished products, profiles and finished products in high performance engineering plastics and will be using the new compounder at its main factory at Nufringen for the production of high-grade compounds reinforced, for example, with glass or carbon fibres. Typical matrix materials are polyamide (PA), polyether ether ketone (PEEK) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET). zobacz więcej

Now a new plastic film gives even better protection to Luvitec® high molecular weight powders from penetrating oxygen from the air. Luvitec® (polyvinylpyrrolidone, abbreviation: PVP) is an important component in the manufacture of specialty membranes and specialty adhesives. "With the new packaging, we can guarantee our customers even better and, in particular, consistent product quality. The membrane industry in particular is dependent on consistent product properties and purity," explains Dr. Markus Lohscheidt, Global Business Management PVP at BASF. zobacz więcej

The latest issue of Compounding World magazine is now available for viewing on-line. Use the link below to see our November 2011 edition in full. zobacz więcej