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Latest News

- 2 May 2008 -
Symphony signs Middle East agreement for degradable plastics technology
Symphony Environmental Technologies has signed a distribution and manufacturing agreement with the Fujairah Plastics Group.

- 1 May 2008 -
Pearlescent effects offer enhanced stabilization
Ciba Specialty Chemicals has introduced a new range of pearlescent effects.

- 30 April 2008 -
Thermal treatment enhances optical sorting
Buhler Sortex Ltd has made improvements to its optical sorting process for selecting materials in plastics recycling.

- 29 April 2008 -
High performance lubricants improve PVC extrusion
Honeywell Specialty Materials has added new high-performance lubricants to its range.

- 28 April 2008 -
Transmare expands distribution agreement
Netherlands compounder expands distribution agreement to include the UK, Spain and Portugal.

- 25 April 2008 -
Milliken improves clarifier performance
Milliken Chemical has developed a high clarity packaging solution.

- 24 April 2008 -
Eliokem increases Chinese capacity
Eliokem is increasing the capacity of its antioxidant plant in China.

- 24 April 2008 -
Teknor Apex names Chinese distributor
Teknor Apex Company has appointed a distributor for its vinyl compounds in China.

- 23 April 2008 -
Instron introduces impact tester
Impact tester measures energy absorption and related impact properties.

- 23 April 2008 -
WPCs extend service life of Venetian structures
Wood-plastic composites are being used for the Vaporetto water-bus stations of Venice, Italy.

- 18 April 2008 -
VELOX adds biopolymers
European distributor is adding a full range of bioplastics to its range.

- 17 April 2008 -
Century Extrusion introduces new extruder line
Century Extrusion and subsidiary company Ruiya Extrusion have introduced a new line of twin screw extruders.

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- 28 January 2008 -
Worker health and safety in plastics compounding
Plastics Additives & Compounding looks at some of the top worker health and safety issues in the plastics compounding industry - hazardous materials handling, ergonomics, machinery safety, and noise control – and summarizes some of the keys to success.

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