Wednesday 19. September 2012
BASF focuses global EPS business on strategic markets
Closure of Styropor plants in Malaysia and India
Consumables
Wednesday 19. September 2012
Metso to adjust its Finnish operations in response to structural change and weaker demand in the paper industry
Metso is to begin statutory employer-employee negotiations on personnel reductions and layoffs in several of its units serving the paper industry and in its paper production service business. Negotiations will cover approximately 4,100 employees at Metso’s Finnish units serving the paper industry. It is estimated that reductions will affect a maximum of around 630 employees, with around 150 positions likely to be outsourced.
Wednesday 19. September 2012
Reichhold Announces Price Increase on Unsaturated Polyester Resins, Vinyl Ester Resins, Gelcoats and Bonding Pastes for European Composites Industry
Effective on all shipments as of October 01st, 2012
Wednesday 19. September 2012
Voith to Deliver Two Production Lines for Banknote Paper to India
Bank Note Paper Mill India has placed an order with Voith for the delivery of two banknote paper machines for the company’s plant in Mysore, India. The project covers two complete production lines including all items of machine clothing. Each of the machines has an annual produc-tion capacity of 6 000 tons of high-quality banknote paper.
Wednesday 19. September 2012
Georgia-Pacific To Begin Operating Clarendon OSB Mill
Georgia-Pacific today announced that it plans to begin a ramp up of production at its oriented strand board (OSB) facility at Clarendon County, S.C., in the first quarter of 2013. The mill was part of the acquisition in May 2010 from Grant Forest Products that also included an operating plant at Allendale County, S.C., and another operating plant at Englehart, Ontario. The acquisition totaled approximately $400 million. Georgia-Pacific spent an additional $30 million to complete construction on the Clarendon facility in 2011.
Wednesday 19. September 2012
Michem ILP 040 Improves Print Quality on Synthetic Substrates Printed on HP Indigo WS6000 Series Digital Presses
Michem In-Line Primer (ILP) 040 is formulated specifically for use on synthetic substrates printed on the HP Indigo WS6000 and WS6600 digital presses. It is HP-recommended and produces a print receptive surface that improves ink transfer and adhesion of HP Indigo Electroinks.
Tuesday 18. September 2012
PPG to increase precipitated silica production capacity in North America
PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced today that it is increasing its precipitated silica production capacity at the Lake Charles, La., manufacturing location by more than 22,000 tons per year in response to growing demand.