Plastic news may 2014 issue

SAY YES TO PLASTICS Volume No. 78

MH/MR/N/200/MBI/12- 14

Issue No. 5

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May 2014

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CONTENT

IN THIS ISSUE...

15...... AIPMA At Work The Official Organ of The All India Plastics Manufacturers Association Estd. 1945

MH/MR/N/200/MBI/12-14 Volume 78

May 2014 No. 5

Chairman - Editorial Board

Mr. Anandilal Oza

Hon. Editor

Mr. Ajay Desai

Members

Mr. A. E. Ladhaboy Dr. Y. B. Vasudeo Ms. Poorvi Desai

Editorial Co-ordination: Padmesh Prabhune, Dhruv Communications, Mumbai, Tel No: 00-22-2868 5198 / 5049 Fax No : 00-22-28685495 • email: dhruvpr@vsnl.net Published by Ms. Umaa Gupta on behalf of the owners, The All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association Plot No. A-52, Road No. 1, M.I.D.C., Andheri (E), Mumbai-400 093. Tel: 67778899 • Fax : 00-22-2821 6390 E-mail : office@aipma.net Website : http://www.aipma.net and printed by her at Dhote Offset Technokrafts Pvt. Ltd., Goregaon (E), Mumbai-400 063.

...9th DIE & MOULD India International Exhibition ...AIPMA participates at Chinaplas 2014 ...Vinyl 2014 Conference

23...... Interview 25...... Company News 29...... Features

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... Sino Pack 2014 makes it mark...

authors and not necessarily of the Editor. Furthermore except for copies of formal AIPMA communications no other matter in this journal should

... CHINAPLAS 2014 ends on a Higher Note

be interpreted as views of The All India Plastics Mfgrs. Association.

... Highlights of Product Launch at ChinaPlas 2014

41...... International News

OFFICE BEARERS Mr. Anandilal Oza President

Mr. Sanju Desai Vice President (West Zone)

Mr. R. K. Aggarwal Vice President (North Zone)

Mr. Rituraj Gupta Hon. Secretary

Mr. Anil Bansal Vice President (South Zone)

Mr. Manoj R. Shah Hon. Jt. Secretary

Mr. Ashok Agarwal Vice President (East Zone)

Mr. Haren Sanghavi Hon. Treasurer

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THE PRESIDENT SAYS

The Change is in the Air ost of us in the country had been anticipating the change and it has happen. Shri Narendra Modi has been successful in making the Bharatiya Janata Party: a party with difference. He is the 14th Prime Minister

2013. This follows a contraction

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of 9% the previous year and a contraction of 3% in 2011.

To t a l i m p o r t s f o r t h e

of the country.

commodity plastics in 2013

Eurpoean Union

reached 4,083,000 tons. This is

There is a change not only in Indian politics but also

an improvement from the prior

across the globe. Recently the European Commission

year, but down a significant

urged Germany to take urgent steps to regulate

652,000 tons from the peak in 2007.

polymer producers under the bloc's Emissions Trading

China

System (ETS) or face being sued over the breach of EU law. Accordingly the EU executive sent Germany

China had launched an intense media campaign

a formal request to comply after Berlin failed to give

to defend the safety of Maoming paraxylene plant,

a satisfactory response to an initial plea to include

as public opposition threatens to disrupt expansion

the sector in the ETS, which regulates around half of

plans by state energy giants such as Sinopec Corp.

Europe's greenhouse gas output.

Smog and environmental degradation in many parts of China is angering an increasingly educated and

The Commission also said it will ask the European

affluent urban class. State television, CCTV, aired

Court of Justice to consider whether to sue Poland

six short features showing staff reporters visiting

over its failure to declare what penalties it will impose

petrochemical facilities in Japan, South Korea and

on firms for breaching EU laws regulating fluorinated

Singapore producing PX in a bid to assure the public

gases.

over safety. China is world's largest producer and

While Germany has been facing legal disputes,

consumer of paraxylene and polyester.

Italy’s plastics market saw positive growth last year

While there has been quite a discontent in the

following two straight years of contraction,. However,

neighboring countries hopefully we are lucky as the

the trend varied significantly amongst products, with

nation witnessed elections for the 16th Loksabha

several still contracting and others booming. PET

quite peace fully and now once can expect a Stable

clearly contributed positively with import growth of

government.

32% year over year, while PS saw the fastest rate of contraction at negative 9%. HDPE and LDPE imports

On the behalf of the Association we congratulate

grew, but LDPE continued to lag behind the other PE

The BJP and Shri Narendra Modi who could now take

products. According to the full year import statistics

us on the growth plank...

for 2013, Italy’s plastics market saw positive growth

Anandilal Oza president@aipma.net

last year following two straight years of contraction.

Italy’s imports of plastic raw materials were up 1% in

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FROM THE EDITOR'S PEN

See-through plastic cans es, it’s a see through plastic can and believe

cans. The. Consumers are able

me it was one of the products drawing

to judge the quality of the food

maximum visitors at the recently concluded Interpack

products at the point of sale.

2014 this month. Interpack 2014 was characterised by

Moreover, the new product

an outstanding atmosphere prevailing over more than

is designed with metal can

2,500 exhibitors and 175,000 visitors in the 19 halls of

ends for easy opening, which

the completely booked Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre.

are hermetically sealed to the

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plastic can. The stackable design features a three-

Kortec one of largest supplier of co-injection

layer plastic construction (PP outer and inner layers,

systems to the plastics and packaging industries

with an EVOH barrier) for shelf life up to five years, is

introduced its 'Klear Can' , a multi-layer plastic cans

BPA free and offers options for colored plastic cans,

offering an attractive alternative to metal cans by

in-mold labels, or standard labels.

providing brand owners with a clear, see-through PP

Additionally, Klear Can has been designed such

container that features extended shelf life of up to

that existing metal can-filling facilities can easily shift to

five years.

the use of the plastic cans, with no need for investing

According to Koretc, the can was specifically

in new downstream equipment. These plastic cans

developed so it would withstand the pressures

use the same steel or aluminum can ends, same filling

associated with retort. It goes through a heat cycle, the

equipment, same seaming equipment, and the same

pressure builds inside the can and then it gets cooled

retorting and cooling equipment.

and the pressure subsides. In fact, it forms a vacuum so that the pressure becomes a negative pressure

Kortec maintians the overwheloming response from

at that point. It’s a two-piece can, injection molded.

the , consumers really like the look of the new cans as

Everything below the closure is injection molded.

the new plastic cans apparently offer another, highly unexpected advantage: in some countries, people are

With plastic and metal double seaming, you have

recycling them as drinking glasses. They cut off the

a can end and you have the can body. This is called

metal rim, smooth down the edges and reuse them to

a double seam because there is one fold, two folds

drink out of. The cans have been tested and approved

of metals. This is done by a rolling process. The rolls

for both retortability (up to 130°C, 265°F) and the

push the metal around and in, to form the double

integrity of the double seam, which was designed to

seam. And yes, the fact that is it lightweight. KlearCan

allow the plastic can's flange to accept traditional (easy

introduced at Interpack was the commonly used 41cl

open and non-easy open) metal can ends.

size, with a 75mm end.

Hon. Editor

The new technology offers an ideal alternative for

Ajay Desai

fruits, vegetables, soups, meats, and other products,

editor@aipma.net

as well as offering numerous advantages over metal

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9th DIE & MOULD India International Exhibition With the regular participation of leading brands from India and abroad showcasing their latest proven technologies, incorporating features to improve productivity, quality and reduce costs, attracting quality visitors like CEOs, Consultants, Decision Makers to the exhibition.

They expressed satisfaction finding solutions to their needs seeing new innovative products, manufacturing process, covering the entire supply chain to the tooling industry, thereby providing a wide spectrum to choose from in meeting challenging faster deliveries demanded by customers of the highly competitive manufacturing sectors.

he 9th Diemould India 2014 on “Dies and Moulds" was held from April 17-20th 2014, organized by “Tools and Gauge Manufacturers Association - India” which was inaugurated by His Excellency Dr APJ Abdul Kalam (President-INDIA 2002-2007), and was supported by major leading industry associations and Research Organizations .

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The series of DIEMOULD exhibitions “A Trend Setter” organized by TAGMA since 1998 has build growing global awareness and reputation as the only trade fair in India for the Die & Mould Industry and very large by international standards of various Die Mould Exhibitions held globally.

AIPMA Stall at Diemould India 2014: A stall (A-12) was allotted to AIPMA at Diemould India 2014. AIPMA Staff, Ms. Sapna Gupta, Ms. Sanjeevani Kothare, Ms. Priyanka Sakpal, Mr. Sagar Desai, Ms. Ashwini Nayak, Mr. Ankit Upadhyay and Mr. Aditya Tripathi (CEOExhibitions) attended this Exhibition.

The basic focus was on promoting International Plastic Fair 2014 and Plastivision Arabia 2016 exhibition and selling space for both the exhibitions. Apart from this, AIPMA Directories & CDs, Plastics News Magazine were sold, and AIPMA membership enrolments were also taken.

All in all, it was a very good experience and it was a good Exhibition in terms of marketing IPF Japan 2014 and Plastivision Arabia 2016.

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AIPMA participates at Chinaplas 2014 he 28th CHINAPLAS 2014 - International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries was held from 23 -26 April, 2014 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, PR China (2345 Longyang Road, Pudong, Shanghai, PR China Organised by M/s Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd.

Industry Association, Jiangsu Plastics Processing Industry Association, Jiangxi Plastics Industry Association, Shandong Plastics Industry Association, Shenzhen Polymer Industry Association, China Taizhou Plastics Industry Association, Zhejiang Plastics Industry Association

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Display of Exhibits: Auxiliary and Testing Equipment, Semi Finished Products, Bioplastics, Ancillary equipment/ Parts & components/ Hand Tools, Chemicals & Raw materials, Packaging & Blow molding machines,Rubber machinery, Chemicals & raw materials, auxiliaries, IT applications / CAD-CAM,Moulds & dies, Semi-finished product, Robotic machines, Automobile, Building & ConstructionDaily Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, E&E, IT & Telecommunication, Food & Beverage, Plastics & Rubber Toys, etc, Publications, Testing equipments.

Large Machines & equipment, Preprocessing & recycling, Re-cycling machines, Extruders & extrusion lines, Injection and Blow Molding, For finishing, decorating, printing & marking, Foam, reactive or reinforced resins, Measuring, control & test equipment, Post processing & other processing machines, Welding machines, etc. Printing & Packaging, Recycling and Drip Irrigation were displayed in a big way.

(L to R): Mr. K. D. Vyas – Advisor (International Business), IndexTB, Government of Gujarat, Mr. Raju Desai – Chairman, Advisory Board, PVI, Mr. Kamlesh Gohil – KMD and Mr. Hemant Mehta – Committee Member, AIPMA

AIPMA had its Indian Delegation of 106 people to Chinaplas-2014 and Ms/ Orbitz were our travel partners, Mr. Mahendra Deshlara was the Chairman of Delegation Committee. The event was co-organised by following organizations making it one of the largest Plastics & Rubber Trade Fair of Asia.

China National Light Industry Council, China Plastics Processing Industry Association, China Plastics Machinery Industry Association, Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd.,The Plastic Trade Association of Shanghai, Beijing Yazhan Exhibition Services Ltd. The event was sponsored by Europe's Association for Plastics and Rubber Machinery Manufacturers (EUROMAP) and Association of Japan Plastics Machinery

Chinaplas was supported by 11 Local Chinese Associations:Anhui Province Plastics Association, China Rubber Industry Association, China United Rubber Corporation, Fujian Plastics Industry Association, Guangdong Plastics P L A S T I C S N E W S

Chinese delegates with AIPMA team: (L to R): Ms. Sanjeevani

Kothare,, Ms Umaa Gupta, Secretary General, AIPMA, Mr. Sanju Desai, Vice President (West Zone) .

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AIPMA AT WORK Exhibition Size and participation CHINAPLAS 2014 attracted 3007 exhibitors from 39 countries and regions, together with14 pavilions from Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, PR China, Taiwan, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and USA, occupying an exhibition area of over 220,000 sqm. It occupied 17 Halls, 13 Hangers and 7 sheds which showcased diversified Plastics & Rubber exhibits with over 3,200 sets of plastics and rubber machineries.

The exhibition was visited by over 120,000 trade visitors from 130 countries or regions. Online pre-registration is available till April 18, 2014. Pre-registered visitors enjoyed free admission.

Mr. Raju Desai – Chairman Advisory Board, PVI, Mr. Sanju Desai – Vice President (West Zone), Mr. Harshad Desai – Chairman – PVA 2016 Delegation, Ms. Umaa Gupta – Secretary General, AIPMA with Mr. Mario Maggiani – Director General, Assocomaplast (Italy).

According to the organizers the statistics of visitors during the four-days event were: Date

Visitors

Overseas Visitors

23/4/2014

39,581

10,639 (26.88%)

24/4/2014

47,285

12,376 (26.17%)

25/4/2014

33,448

9,697 (28.99%)

26/4/2014

10,056

4,129 (41.06%)

Total

130,370

36,841 (28.26%)

Mr. Mahendra Deshlara was the Chairman of Delegation Committee for the ChinaPlas 2014.

The delegation stayed in Hotel Puxi Century International.

The hotel offered excellent Indian Breakfast and dinner arrangement in the Hotel. The menu, it seemed, was done with due consideration. The food was a perfect match to the Indian taste and all the delegates enjoyed the hospitality offered by the hotel. As it was, all transfers and sightseeing were inclusive of the package. We were provided with VIP entry passes. The delegates were happy with the arrangements.

To help visitors plan well on their meetings they had provided Visitor Guide. The organizers have provided Help Booths – two each in every Hall, VIP Lounges, Internet facility was available in the VIP Lounges for a fee. The organizers recorded over 10,000 Indian Business visitors in Chinaplas-2014.

AIPMA had a 12 sq.m Booth provided by the Organisers on a Barter system as with PVI-2013. Vice President Mr. Sanju Desai, Chairman Advisory Board-PVI Mr. Raju Desai, Mr. Hemant Mehta, Mr. Harshad Desai, were present at the Booth.

AIPMA's Indian Delegation AIPMA organized Indian Delegation of 106 people to Chinaplas-2014 and Ms/ Orbitz were our travel partners,

Mr. K. D. Vyas – Advisor (International Business) of IndexTB of Government of Gujarat and Mr. Kamlesh Gohil of KMD, Ahmedabad also visited AIPMA Booth All activities of the association such as membership, Website Advertisements, Magazine subscription and advertisements, AIPMA Job & Career fair PVI-2017 etc. were promoted at the Booth.

29th Edition of Chinaplas-2015 has been announced from 20 – 23 May, 2015 at Guangzhou.

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Vinyl 2014 Conference Arvind M Mehta, CMD Welplast Extrusion The Conference opened with remarks from Sh. Kamal P Nanavaty followed by two Plenary addresses by none other than Shri Vallabh Bhansali who spoke on World could not be a better place- Way ahead . The main message was that there is hope in gloom. The world is full of risk takers who are trying to constantly creating a “No risk†model for society for meeting their aspirations.

The other plenary address was by Mr. Stephan Harimann, a well-known name in PVC globally. He spoke on how growth is coming back for PVC driven by shale gas based low energy cost in US and carbide based PVC in China. The 3rd plenary address on second day was

by Mr. Kamal P Nanavaty on PVC at 100 and going strong . He very lucidly pointed out with the help of S Curve, how products and companies can prolong life their products with continuous innovations.

am giving here below gist of Conference though I could attend partly because of my preoccupation in family & business. I was invited as individual as well as Silver Sponsor to above conference, organised by Elite Plus & CPMA.

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Elite Plus Business Services (EPBS), jointly with Chemicals & Petrochemicals Manufacturers Association (CPMA) organized the 4th International PVC & Chlor Alkali Conference, an exciting two-day event, in Mumbai on 8th and 9th May, 2014.

The event represented a packed programme with 6 business sessions including 2 parallel sessions on both days. The sessions focused on PVC Market Overview, PVC Pipes: Gennext, Additives & Compounding, Value Addition - Processing Technology & Machinery, Rigid Applications, Flexible Applications, Chlor Alkali and EDC/ VCM, Processing Technologies and Machinery, Molecule to Macromolecule and Anti-Dumping rationale.

Vinyl India 2014 was special event as PVC, the versatile polymer, completed 100 years of its commercial launch in 1913. This was an event to celebrate centenary year of PVC.

Some of the interesting industry trends discussed in the conference by various speakers were: Construction growing fastest in Indian Subcontinent, China s carbide based PVC production has risen to over 80%, China will have export advantage for PVC due to govt tax refunds, India a polymer consumption is growing at a whopping rate of over a million MTs per year, PVC stabilizer is a 1 MMT mkt globally, Lead based stabilizer are getting phased out globally but in India lead based stabilizers are still in use, Europe and Russia have profiles as a dominant application for PVC due to

Vinyl India 2014 was even bigger than the previous three events, attracting over 700 delegates from 21 countries representing 345 companies.

On this occasion an attractive coffee table book PVC @ 100 containing 250 pages and over 400 stunning images drawn from archives from across the globe, was unveiled by Mr. Nikhil Meswani , Executive Director, Reliance Industries .The book was brought out by RIL and presented as a compliment to each delegate.

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AIPMA AT WORK Finolex, Supreme, Jain Irrigation, Kriti Industries MDs were present throughout.

Panel Discussion It was excellent as most of stalwarts from the Pipe manufacturers of India were on the Dias and discussed growth and challenges of the industry Mr. MP Taparia -Supreme Industries Ltd., Mr. Anil B Jain - Jain Irrigation, Mr. Jayant Chheda Prince Pipes & Fittings, Mr. Saurabh Dhanorkar - Finolex Industries Ltd, Mr. Shivsingh Mehta- Kriti Industries, Mr. S V Kabra -Kabra Extrusion Technik were the panelist and Chairman was Kamalbhai Nanavaty.

Quality with standards was their basic concern, they announced formation of an Association Indian Plastic Pipe Academy to look after the interest of Pipe manufacturers.

climatic conditions. Composites are catching up. Overall a bright future for PVC consumption was the central theme of most speakers.

Industry experts took part in two very interesting panel discussions which addressed topics such as Change of Command at few large processing units of India. Here the next generation of entrepreneurs who have taken over family business answered some very tricky question related to transition and how well they have molded themselves for the new role among many senior and more qualified employees of their companies. The other panel discussion was on End product quality issues which is key to future growth of industry especially to dispel the notion that plastics are cheap and low in performance.

Life time achievement awards It was presented to Mr. Ajay S Shriram CMD of DCM Shriram Ltd for their excellent contribution to PVC industry of India since four decades. He is also President CII this year. His mission & theme as CII President this year is to provide 10-12 million jobs in coming years to Indians by encouraging Education, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship in Manufacturing in SME, thus providing more jobs is his agenda.

Also in all 40 papers were presented during the two-days seminar. On day one 21 papers and on second day 19 papers were presented bythe leadrs in the industries .the seminar witnessed 725 delegates from all over and many as sponsors - Platinum -12, Gold – 6 & Silver- 16 i.e total 34 Today PVC Industry is growing and consuming around 2.5 million tons out of which 1.1 million ton is imported. In India size of PVC industry is Rs. 30,000 Crore. Last year industry grew @ 2%. This year it is expected to grow @ 10%. Major thrust areas are pipes, profiles, calendared films, wires, cables & many more applications. Major pipe producers

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AIPMA AT WORK Other recipient of Life time achievement award was Dr. Michael Rosenthal CMD of Baerlocher, who makes stabilizers for PVC, a family owned German company since last 100 years. They took successful and logical lead in Europe to fight against Environmentalist by making standards & removing misconceptions on science based logics.

Kumkum– stands for invoking Energy from Him, everything he or she likes, Chaval - stands for Task or Agenda. So, the message was very clear : first create Viable Honest Environment for communications so that insecurity and stress can be lessened. Then success is possible and it can be achieved.

Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik, Chief Culture Consultant RIL discussed about the succession planning by observing natural phenomenon and how to deal with animal instincts present with each human being while dealing with employees and during business interactions.

The Dinner Speech was on “My vision of India” by Mr. Nikhil R Meswani, Executive Director & Member of Board of Directors of Reliance Industries Ltd. Global trend in PVC is fast changing as economy is re-balancing. The GDP growth, which India has achieved now in last 16 years, US took 53 years in earlier times. India is Emerging and it will see growth In the coming days Capital costs will be high.

He talked on the subject ‘Change of command -Lessons from Puranas’ for today's Generation.Our Puranas contain lot of knowledge which is conveyed through stories & ideas which can be applied to modern management but we do not have any structured formats as in West. West has management Gurus like Peter Drucker, Mr. Philip Kotler so they get benefit. China has Suzu art of war. We have Puranas.

Digital era of higher connectivity has come. There will be great demand of Skills, Talent & Supply to the world and perhaps there could a mismatch. Massive urbanization will take place, people will move to Urban centre. It will be great opportunity for India. New 68 Indian cities will come up.

There is massive transformation in Manufacturing. The demand for Housing will be fivefold. PVC is an infrastructure material. Pipes, Door Windows, Wires & Cables will lead growth further lead to growth. Also there is huge expectations of opportunities in Agriculture, Automobiles, Retail, Healthcare.

Central idea in Puranas is ONE only i.e. Entire Nature is GROWTH for all. Living things are continuously growing whereas Non living things do not grow. Plants are growing towards sunlight and if they do not grow they will die. Growth is inbuilt and fundamental in nature. So for everyone growth is key to success in their life or business

PVC Anti Dumping Duty: CPMA Consultant Mr. Sharad Bhansali, MD APJ-Slg Law Offices Delhi explained the legality involved in it.. Participants were not convinced about, as it hurt their interest in importing PVC resin which is imported more than 60%.

Secondly our young generation of India go abroad for education, get MBA degree, and learn case studies of Western Corporate World and then come back to India and apply it to Indian Companies & many times they fail. The reason is lack of working background in Indian companies.

Home grown knowledge is important.

Overall it was conference of Global Standard, foreigners like Mr. Alf Hofstetter Head of BUSS machines & many others compared it as one of top most globally.

Other very important aspect of life is that the nature of each human. One of the best thing is required is to develop the tendency to have one-up level and come over the ignorance. We need to overcome fear. The solution for this is Haldi, Kumkum, Chaval.

I personally feel conference like this is need of the hour for India and can push the growth to a higher level in PVC. It was a knowledge empowerment and big Net working opportunity with PVC industry value chain of India.

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INTERVIEW Mr. S C Kalyanpur, President – TAGMA The 9th edition of Die & Mould India International Exhibition recently concluded in Mumbai. We had the opportunity to discuss various challenges of the Die & Mould industry with Mr. S C Kalyanpur, President – TAGMA. Excerpts of the interview.

1. How was the 9th edition of Die & Mold exhibition?

Probable Solutions: a) Capacity expansion to meet growing demand.

TA G M A h a s p u t u p proposal for low interest funding to meet demands thereby to reduce imports.

The four day trade show was much of happenings The mega trade event witnessed around 210+ exhibitors showcasing cutting-edge technologies at Indian doorstep with exhibitors from Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea South, Singapore, demonstrating their latest technological trends in tooling industry alongwith costeffective, energy efficient and environmental friendly solutions for the dies and mould makers

b) Reduction on lead time by reducing manual work for e.g. installing High Speed Machines, Super finishing EDM Machines, die spotting machines, etc. c)

2. What were the highlights of the exhibition?

Capability development and upgradation of manufacturing facility to substitute the imports

d) Improve quality of services such as committed delivery period, assistance in component design & development

With luminaries like Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India, Scientist of Repute, an able administrator and an idol to all, being the Chief Guest, it mattered the most. Also this year the theme was ‘Inclusive & Innovation Led Growth’. Based on his discussions with industry experts and practitioners, Dr. Kalam came up with a five point vision for the Tools, Die and Mould industry, which would be a critical milestone for the national economic growth.

e) Enhance skill set of manpower by providing training programs f)

Setting up more special training institution to impart training in line with the growing need of tool room industry

g) Adopt new technologies not for just the operational aspect but also on overall general management system

3. What are the current problems faced by the Die & Mold Industry and what could be the probable solutions for the same?

h) Latest version of CAD/CAM and simulation software's should be implemented

The Problems faced by the industry are

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a) Inadequate capacity to meet growing domestic demand

Small scale CTRs should work towards getting ISO & TS certification

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Create collaborative relationships with customers

b) Lacking capability for high precision tools manufacturing

4. What do you think stops us from making High precision moulds?

c) Poor Infrastructure – Limited number of machines & limited try out facility

High Precision Moulds involves high technology equipment and the skill in designing and manufacturing which involves high capital expenditure and added overheads coupled with Risk of ROI and fast obsolescence due to rapid change in technology.

d) Scarcity of skilled people & their retention e) Conventional & second hand machinery being used by smaller CTRs f)

High lead time taken to execute order

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INTERVIEW normally do not procure this from Commercial Tool Rooms in our country. Subsequently explore procuring duplicate moulds from CTRs of our country as a parallel development to cut their procuring cost.

skilled manpower. The Industry requires highly skilled people for designing of Tools, programming of machines and manufacturing of Dies and Moulds. The tool makers who acquire the skill set after learning in the tool shops shift to other nonmanufacturing and white-collared jobs for better work environment and financial merits. Also the employees need to be trained on a continuous basis to keep them updated with the latest technologies.

5. What are the problems faced by Tool manufacturers is it in terms of lacking machinery and expertise , talent crunch or it is lack of conducive business environment?

The problems faced by Tool Manufacturers are plenty say

6. What are the measures taken for the growth of the Die & Mould Industry?

The Tool Rooms require funds at lower interest levels for modernization of their manufacturing facilities which is not available in the Country.

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The Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) & Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) formed Capital Goods Skills Council (CGSC) with a purpose – To Aggregate the efforts of the Capital Goods Industry for workforce development- Synergising existing efforts and building new ones – Set workforce benchmarks and – Improve Overall Production (Quality and Quantity) within the Industry. TAGMA is one of the promoters of CGSC.

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To address the various challenges, TAGMA has proposed to establish “TAGMA Centre of Growth and Excellence (TCGE)” at Pune, Maharashtra which will provide assistance to the members of the industry to ensure quality, standards, cost and efficiency. The Project will be set up on a cluster model with an objective of upgrading the existing Tooling units in and around Pune. The Centre will include all Tooling activities from CAD/CAM through Mould finishing, in-house Validation and Skill Development under one roof. The Centre of Growth and Excellence will emphasize on integrated development of related segments of the Tooling Industry by offering quality Tools, high end manufacturing facilities and trained personnel in Tooling and related areas

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TAGMA has submitted its inputs to WTO for NAMA Sectoral Negotiations on behalf of the Toolroom industry to enable the industry to achieve rapid growths thereby meet the targets set in the next Five Year Plans.

At a time when the manufacturing companies are competing to become cost-effective, due to increasing cost in the country, it is dufficult at times for survival and many are shifting to countries where the costs of Dies and Moulds are low.

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Also there is rising complexity and flexibility While the Global Industry is innovating on a regular basis to design new products, the requirement of Tools, Dies and Moulds are increasingly becoming complex. The Indian Industry needs to be flexible and adapt itself to the rising complexity to compete with other countries to supply Tools to the end user segment

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Non Availability of Tool Repair and Calibration Facility The Tool Shops and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have to depend on companies outside India for modification of Class A Tools. This makes repairing very expensive and time consuming.

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IOC to have maintenance shut down, reduce Panipat refinery runs by 50% ndian Oil Corp plans to shut half of its 300,000 bpd Panipat refinery from May 8 for about40 days as it plans major maintenance work at some of the units. Panipat refinery in northern India is IOC's biggest plant and has two crude units of 150,000 bpd each.

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IOC will shut a crude unit from May 8 to May 22 and when this unit resumes operations, the second unit will be shut until mid-June. "We have planned the shutdown in such a way that one of our crude units will remain functional during the maintenance period," said one of the sources. The refiner's 850,000

tpa fluid catalytic cracker, which is already shut down for maintenance since April29, will resume operations from May 17.

The refiner did not export naphtha in April because of the planned shutdown, while its only cargo for May-lifting, offered by its subsidiary Chennai Petroleum Corp, is yet to be awarded.

IOC is mobilising naphtha from other refineries like Gujarat and Mathura so that runs at the naphtha cracker at Panipat will not be impacted due to the shutdown.

Lubrizol begins construction of CPVC Compounding plant in Dahej he Lubrizol Corporation has announced groundbreaking for a new TempRite® chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) compounding plant in Dahej, India. Construction of this plant is an integral component of the company's previously announced US$400 mln global expansion of its resin and compounding manufacturing capacity. Further solidifying Lubrizol's commitment to the Indian market, investment in this new plant marks Lubrizol as the first major global producer of CPVC to establish operations in India.

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tons of compounds annually. The plant will be strategically located in the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), which is one of the largest chemical parks in the country.

Many of the raw materials required for Lubrizol's specialty chemical product portfolio are produced in GIDC. The plant is located near excellent infrastructure and is well-positioned geographically to serve the growing Indian market as well as support the emerging growth of the TempRite CPVC business in South Asia, the Middle East and East Africa. "Our investment in India is a major step forward for our customers based in the region," explains Manoj Dhar, head of TempRite Engineered Polymers 25

PET production delayed at Brazil's Petroquímica Suape complex roduction of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) will not begin at Brazil's Petroquímica Suape (PQS) petrochemical complex until the perhaps till June, because of some mechanical difficulties Federal energy major Petrobras has invested around US$5 bln in the 700,000 tpa purified terephthalic acid (PTA) project, located in the northeastern state of Pernambuco.

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Petroquímica will have annual production capacity for PET of 450,000 tpa, as well as 240,000 tpa of polyester fibers, made up of 86,000 tpa of partially oriented yarn (POY), 85,000 tpa of draw textured yarn (DTY), 14,000 tpa of full draw yarn (FDY) and 55,000 tpa of polymers. PET will be produced on two lines of 225,000 tpa capacity, the first of which will begin producing at the end of Q2, and the second at the end of the year. in South Asia. "With the projected growth of our FlowGuard® hot and cold plumbing system products, this plant will be instrumental in enabling us to better meet the growing demands in the market."

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Honeywell to expand production high-grade nylon polymer capacity at Chester oneywell Resins and Chemicals has announced that it will expand production capacity at its Chesterfield facility to meet demand for high-grade nylon polymers for packaging film and other applications.

The new production line will be able to produce both nylon 6 and copolymer nylon 6/6.6 resins, with flexibility to produce either or both as needed to match customer demand.

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The new line will have a capacity of 40,000 metric tpa and is expected to start production in the fourth quarter of

2015, expanding capacity at the facility to 200,000 metric tpa. "We continue to invest in the production capabilities to meet our global customers' current and future needs, and this new production line will provide greater flexibility to produce both nylon 6 and nylon 6/6.6 as required," said Qamar Bhatia, vice president and general manager of Honeywell Resins and Chemicals.

"As a fully integrated nylon 6 producer, Honeywell remains well positioned as a reliable and competitive supplier to customers worldwide."

Sasol signs long-term ethane and ethylene storage agreement with BLM oardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP’s operating subsidiary, Boardwalk Louisiana Midstream LLC (BLM), and Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC have signed long-term ethane and ethylene storage and transportation Agreements. BLM will provide those services to support the operations of Sasol’s proposed large-scale ethane cracker and derivatives complex near Westlake, Louisiana. The agreement is contingent on the project receiving a final investment decision by Sasol.

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and ethylene, and constructing new pipeline facilities and an interconnection with a third-party pipeline. The new storage wells would more than triple the current storage capacity at BLM’s Sulphur Hub. It would also create opportunities for additional storage and transportation services for other petrochemical and refining customers in the Lake Charles Area.

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to serve Sasol’s proposed large-scale ethane cracker and otherfacilities in the Lake Charles area. This project demonstrates that we are executing our strategy to expand our presence as a critical service provider to the petrochemical industry.” said Kevin Miller, president of BLM. 26

Honeywell's resins, sold under the Aegis® brand name, are used in diverse applications such as fibers and filaments for carpeting, fabrics, nets and cords; engineered plastic components for automotive, consumer and industrial applications; and films for food and protective packaging.

For food packaging applications, Aegis resins provide excellent barrier properties to oxygen, helping to retain flavor and maintain product freshness.

Sinopec's US$3.1 bln ethylene plant at Qingdao on hold inopec Corp has held up a US$3.1 bln ethylene plant in east China's Qingdao, after a fatal pipeline blast that occurred in November 2013 raised doubts on the environmental viability of the petrochemical complex. The explosion had killed 62 persons.

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Honeywell UOP to provide technologies for Lijin petrochemical production OP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that its technologies have been selected to produce key ingredients for fuels and synthetic rubber in China. China's Lijin Petrochemical Plant Co., Ltd. will use Honeywell's UOP C4 Oleflex™ process to produce isobutylene, an important ingredient for fuels and synthetic rubber. The new unit, which is expected to start up in 2015, will produce 170,000 metric tons annually of isobutylene product at its facility in Shandong Province, China.

UOP will provide the engineering design, technology licensing, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, staff training, and technical service for the project.

This is UOP's 15th Oleflex project in China in the past three years.

Lijin Petrochemical also will use Honeywell's UOP Butamer™ process, which converts normal butane into isobutane to increase feedstock flexibility for the UOP Oleflex process.

Lijin Petrochemical chose UOP's Oleflex process over competing processes based on the superior economics, proven reliability and long track record of other UOP C4 dehydrogenation units operating around the world.

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"As the need for fuels and petrochemical intermediates continues to grow around the globe, UOP is providing solutions that help producers meet local demand and capture a high return on their investment," said Pete Piotrowski, senior vice president and general manager of P L A S T I C S N E W S

Honeywell's UOP Process Technology and Equipment business unit. "UOP's Oleflex technology will be used in China to produce about 1 million metric tons annually of isobutylene, and we look forward to working with Lijin to make this project a success."

process uses catalytic dehydrogenation to convert isobutane to isobutylene.

Compared with competing processes, Oleflex technology provides the lowest cash cost of production, the highest return on investment, and the smallest environmental footprint.

Honeywell UOP's Butamer process converts normal butane to isobutane.

The UOP Butamer process achieves the highest selectivity with low energy and low capital investment, and has been the leading technology in the industry for decades. The C4 Oleflex

As a result of its strong economics and technical advantages, the Oleflex process has been selected to support 80 percent of the light paraffin dehydrogenation projects around the world.

BASF and SINOPEC to build Neopentylglycol production plant in China ASF and SINOPEC will build a new world-scale production plant for Neopentylglycol (NPG) at their state-of-the-art Verbund site in Nanjing China, with the BASF-YPC Co. Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture in Nanjing, China. The plant, with a total annual capacity of about 40,000 metric tons is planned to go on stream at the end of 2015.

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textiles and construction due to its high chemical and thermal stability.

It is mainly used as a building block in polyester resins for coatings, unsaturated polyester and alkyd resins, lubricants and plasticizers.

As the global market leader, BASF has NPG production facilities in Ludwigshafen, Germany; Freeport, USA and Jilin, China.

“With this new plant, we are responding to our customers’ growing demand for high-quality neopentylglycol, especially in the Asia Pacific region, and at the same time strengthening our position as the global leading supplier of NPG,” said Sanjeev Gandhi, President, BASF Intermediates division.

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SIBUR subsidiary completes PET production capacity expansion OLIEF, SIBUR's subsidiary, has completed its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) production expansion project to increase its capacity from 140,000 tpa to 210,000 tpa. As part of the production expansion project, POLIEF has modernised its existing PET production lines and constructed a new line.

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segments.Guarantee tests on the upgraded and new PET lines were conducted with technology licensors, BIO CHEMTEX (Italy) and UOP (Belgium). Investment in the project totaled US$532 bln.

The new advanced equipment will contribute to reducing the company’s environmental footprint and decreasing energy consumption.

The modernization is also expected to improve control over the production process and the efficiency of the equipment.

Milliken to double capacity for PP clarifying agent at Blacksburg S plastics additives supplier Milliken plans to double production capacity for the “Millad” NX 8000 clarifying agent for polypropylene at its Allen facility in Blacksburg, South Carolina by 2015.

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The unquantified investment will include an additional redundant manufacturing line, which the company said will “ensure ample global supply.”

The capacity upgrade underscores the company’s intention to remain a leading global player, said Allen Jacoby, vice president, Plastics Additives. Jacoby said the fast adoption of the Millad NX 8000 technology over traditional clarifiers has been driven by the

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material’s cleaner, fresher look and inherent sustainability, along with its improved solubility that enables clarified PP to be processed at cooler temperatures.

This, the company claims, enables energy savings of up to 13%, with cycle times accelerated up to 18% and carbon emissions reduced by as much as 13%.

Milliken said the clarifying agent allows manufacturers to replace high-density resins such as PC, PS and PET with lower-density PP to reduce costs and weight and help the environment.

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Reliance Industries commissions polyester plant at Silvassa s part of its mega petrochemical expansion plan, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has started commercial production from its new polyester filament yarn (PFY) facility at Silvassa.

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With the commissioning of this ultra-modern polyester filament yarn facility, Reliance Industries’ total PFY capacity, including the Malaysian facilities, is in excess of 1.5 MMTPA. This expansion further strengthens RIL’s position as the world’s largest producer of polyester fibreand yarn.

According to the reports, new PFY plant at Silvassa is the most automated and one of the most environment friendly plants globally.

It is co-located with RIL’s existing texturising facility at Silvassa eliminating the packaging and logistics costs.

This coupled with integration with purified terephthalic acid (PTA) will make the Silvassa facility among the lowest cost polyester filament yarn producing sites globally.

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The 9th Die & Mould India International Exhibition

Inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India Die & Mould industry is a key constituent of the vital capital goods trade that is considered as the Mother of Manufacturing and the 9th Edition of Die & Mould India International Exhibition at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai – was a step forward to achieve engineering excellence with an aim to establish India as a global manufacturing hub.

The event was formally inaugurated

by Chief Guest - His Excellency Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India, an accomplished Scientist, author and profound thinker, with the mechanised inauguration with the push of button which demonstrated the mindset of the industry for technology adoption and world class production!

The 9th edition of Die Mould was scheduled from 17-20 April 2014.

The unique inauguration themed as ‘Inclusive & Innovation Led Growth’ saw Mr. R K Rai – Director (TR), Office

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of the Development Commissioner (MSME) and Mr. Deepak Ballani, Officer-In-Charge & National Programme O ff i c e r, U n i d o – International Centre for Advancement of Manufacturing Te c h n o l o g y a s Guests-of-Honor.

The TAGMA leadership was ably represented by Mr. N Reguraj – Founder President & Executive Council Member of TAGMA; Mr. S C Kalyanpur – President, TAGMA and Mr. P N Surendranath – Executive Director, TAGMA. The four day trade show was much of happennings The mega trade event witnessed around 210+ exhibitors showcasing cutting-edge technologies at Indian doorstep with exhibitors from Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea South, Singapore, demonstrating their latest technological trends in tooling industry alongwith cost-effective, energy efficient and environmental friendly solutions for the dies and mould makers.

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Prototyping; 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing; Gauges; Precision Machining; Special Machineries and related products.

Inauguration of DMI 2014 The unique inauguration function of the 9th Die & Mould India International Exhibition was overflowing with ideas, inspirations, indigenization, innovations, and ways and means to achieve inclusive growth. With luminaries like Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India, Scientist of Repute, an able administrator and an idol to all, being the Chief Guest, The power packed start to DMI 2014 befitted the action that awaits the industry during this trend setting event!

Keynote Address by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on – ‘A Vibrant Die & Mould Industry for an Economically Developed Nation Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam greeted the national and international participants for sharing their experiences and innovations in design and development processes of the Die & Mould sector.

He talked about the market size and the production ability of the Indian tool room industry.

Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam crafted a 5-point agenda for Die & Mould industry Based on his discussions with industry experts and practitioners, Dr. Kalam came up with a five point vision for the Tools, Die and Mould industry, which would be a critical milestone for the national economic growth. T h e same are listed as follows: M A Y 2014

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2. Advanced Product Technologies such as Nano Technology and Robotics should be encouraged across the spectrum.

3. Product quality should be enhanced to international standards with zero waste principles such as Just in Time with continuous improvements on shop floor based on the idea of “Kaizen”.

4. The Sector should aim to emerge as a net exporting industry by 2020, by understanding and catering to international industrial needs.

5. The industry should forge at least 20 unique partnerships with technological and management institutions across India to promote, design and run industry specific courses to generate the next generation techno-leadership in the sector.

He further mentioned about his three dreams which have taken shape as vision, mission and realization.

Space Programme of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization), AGNI programme of DRDO (Department of Research and Development Organization) and PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) becoming the National Mission, which succeeded midst of many challenges and problems. While working in all the three areas he learnt that –

an unexplored path.

4. Leader must know how to manage a success and failure.

5. Leader must have courage to take decision.

6. Leader should have Nobility in management 7. Every action of the leader should be transparent 8. Leader must work with integrity and succeed in integrity For success in all missions, it is essential to have creative leaders.

Creative leadership means exercising the vision to change the traditional role from the commander to the coach, manager to mentor, from director to delegator and from one who demands respect to one who facilitates self-respect. For a vibrant nation, the important thrust will be on the generation of a number of creative leaders who will pioneer integrated national development.

Mr. N Reguraj, Founder President & Executive Council member of TAGMA while delivering his welcome note

said, “We are being honoured by the presence of Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam at the 9th Die & Mould India International Exhibition. This is TAGMA’s silver jubilee year in the industry and this exhibition has grown from a humble beginning of 1000 sqmtrs since 1998 to over 20000 sqmtrs in 2014. The credit goes to Mr. Kalyanpur and his team as they have done a tremendous job in bringing TAGMA forward”. He further added, “We have more than 500 members across the length and breadth of this country and today TAGMA plays a significant role in the growth of the tooling industry in India.

Also, we are well globally connected through the Federation of Asian Die and Mould Association called FADMA. TAGMA has also established an online library for the service of its members and it functions from Bangalore.

Currently, TAGMA is engaged in setting up a new center for growth and excellence in Pune, which is being designed to deliver multi-dimensional technical support to its member.”

Mr. Deepak Ballani, while speaking on ‘Enabling and Empowering

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For developing country like India, Micro small and medium enterprises generate a large share of employment and income opportunities.

However, the development of potential remains untapped because most of the MSMEs operate in isolation. Hence, there is a need to approach dynamic business partners that would bring in new expertise and technical know-how.” He adds, “UNIDO addresses these issues by boosting the development of

a competitive private sector and contributing to poverty reduction through a focused cluster development approach. It is very important to focus on the inclusive sustainable industrial development by focusing on adoption of manufacturing excellence through product and process innovation.

Mr. R K Rai gave his insightful presentation on SME Toolrooms and its present scenario. He reflected his understanding about the Technology Centre System Programme (TCSP) i.e. a unique Stake Holder Ecosystem and referred to it as the need of the hour. Concluding the ceremony, Mr. S C Kalyanpur, President – TAGMA India gave Vote of Thanks. Wrapping

up the event, the dignitaries performed a traditional ribbon cutting as they entered the main exhibition arena.

Mr. P. N. Surendranath, Executive Director of TAGMA commented that, the presence of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and his keynote address at the inauguration has tremendously boosted the importance and the awareness of this vital mother industry’s contribution to the manufacturing economy of our country. His thoughts, visions, and insights of our industry highlighted in his address through the 5 point agenda are thought provoking and timely for the growth prospects of the Indian Tooling Industry.

Sino Pack 2014 makes it mark... he 21st China International Exhibition on Packaging Machinery & Materials called Sino-Pack 2014 and China (Guangzhou) International Packaging Products Gala (namely as PACK INNO 2014) brought a successful ending on March 5, 2014 at China Import & Export Fair Complex, Pazhou Guangzhou, P.R. China.

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As one of the largest packaging machinery and products exhibition of China, the 3-day exhibition gathered 521 renowned exhibitors from 18 countries/regions to meet with Chinese and international buyers from food, cosmetics, daily chemicals, pharmaceuticals and electrical appliances industries.

Lots of new exhibits were introduced at the fairground, that huge visitor traffic and business deals were accomplished. Sino-Pack / PACKINNO

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2014 attracted 29,030 visitors from 93 countries/regions, and more than 100 delegations from different provinces of China as well as quality buyer groups from Southeast Asian countries and Turkey. This new height of visitor number and considerable onsite business deals achieved have further reflected the show's influences and recognition in the industry.

Sino-Pack 2014 congregated world';s leading manufacturers of industrial robots, including ABB, Kuka, Fanuc, Stäubli, Yangsen, GSK, Triowin, GOWELL, Vanta, Tech-Long, etc. and were occupied by the crowd at their booth. Other brands such as Yizumi, Gurki, Omori, Mettler Toledo, Ishida, Schmalz, etc. that most exhibitors also expressed visitors they met and businesses made were more than expectation. Meeting a number of new

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distributors, agents, and overseas buyers are extra values that concluded in their fruitful result.

PACKINNO 2014 is an exceptional platform in Asia-Pacific showcasing premium packaging products and materials under one roof, compiling top quality brands of the industry, to name but not the least, Starlite, B e m i s , D o n g G u a n Wo n d e r f u l , MingFeng, Shangzhang, Anqing, ZhiTeng, Qingdao Rizone, Huaye.

Their creative design with different functional features brought fresh ideas and packaging solutions to visitors especially tailored for food, cosmetics, daily chemicals, pharmaceutical, jewelry manufacturers.

Concurrent Activities Spotlight Industry Hot Topics Nearly a thousand of visitors attended the onsite forums, symposia and

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Premium Packaging Zone at PackInno drew the eyeballs of visitors that 60 selected leading packaging enterprises presented their quality and high-end packaging products and design, as well as the forum "From OEM to OSM – China Packaging Top Design Forum".

Applause by Exhibitors & Visitors Mr. Zheng of Tech-Long Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd. "It has been years that Tech Long participates in Sino-Pack again. The visitor traffic is better than expected and visitors are more professional. At the booth we can meet customers from food, daily chemicals and electronics industries which are developing very fast and with large potential for automated packaging."

Mr. Tan of Zhongshan Multiweigh Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd. "It';s the 6th year my company exhibited in Sino-Pack, witnessing its development & growth. Number of clients (visitors) from China has been significantly grown and we hope much better in next year."

Ms. Huang of Bemis "Thanks for the Organizer for bringing P L A S T I C S N E W S

forth new ideas to create a very good promotion and communication platform for packaging and products industry. I believe in these customer-oriented circumstances that the marketing is looking for continuous innovation, this event will for sure become better and transcend the past."

Mr. Peng of Mingfeng "It';s the 2nd time for Mingfeng to join PackInno. At the fairground there are a lot of buyers asking for sample and quotations, and many name cards to follow up."

Mr. Cao, Technology Department of Xiangxue Group "I have strong purpose for visiting – look for equipment and packaging materials suppliers and I did. I am interested in advanced inner and outside packaging of pharmaceuticals as well as automation equipment. I will for sure to visit next year. In the future, automation will be increasing in packaging industry that advanced, high functional packaging materials and new ideas on design will be the important trend. And I wish the scale can be further expanded with more diversified and new products."

packaging products brands.

Mr. Zhao, Manger of Dongguan Chong Yuan Plastics Products Co., Ltd "I work for packaging products and interested in automation machinery.

I visited before but find the scale is larger this year. The automated and smart machinery showcased are more diversified. I have intention in some exhibitors and will discuss for further cooperation. I will come again and I have faith in packaging market especially the packaging applications widely used in food, daily chemicals.

This edition there is an upsurge of overseas visitors. It is the first visit of Mr. Karan Aggarwal, the Indian buyer from Pravek Kalp Pvt. Ltd. He found the diversified products and those overseas exhibitors are quite good.

He wants to see more dairy product related packaging and production equipment.

Deeni Alqadasi, the Supply Manager from Alfurais International (Yemen), mainly came for PackInno. He successfully found the easily open end gift boxes, plastic and paper packaging materials, and is satisfied with the exhibits diversity and quality

Mr. Wang, Manager of Mead Johnson Nutrition

Mr. Liu, Secretary of Guangdong Food & Pharmaceutical Industry Association

"I pursue in dairy products and interested in packaging products. I see many different materials of food packaging in PackInno. Apart from those top 100 Chinese enterprises such as Starlite, Mingfeng, the Premium Packaging Display Zone provides many types and choices.

Next year we will visit again and expect the packaging products hall can be expanded to one hall to include more

"This show has many visitors. It is very professional and gathered the most advanced equipment and machinery in packaging industry, meeting the needs of food and pharmaceuticals industries nowadays. Those visited companies got fruitful results and different companies have found their needed machinery, packaging products and materials."

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CHINAPLAS 2014 ends on a Higher Note

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HINAPLAS 2014 was successfully completed on April 26 in Shanghai,

ChinaPlas Asia's largest plastics and rubber fair concluded its 28th edition in Shanghai on 23-26 April 2014. The trade show turned out to be huge success setting a number of new records. The trade show attracted 130,370 visitors during the 4-day show, up 14.26% as compared with last year in Guangzhou.

It also sets a new record since its debut in 1983. With the exhibition becoming increasingly international, the number of overseas visitors soars by 19.73% to 36,841 which accounts for 28.26% of total visitors. They are coming from 143 countries and regions mainly from Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Russia, etc.

The number of domestic visitors maintains a strong figure of 93,529 with an increment of 12.24%.

Show scale reaches new heights Hitting a new record of the total exhibition area approaching 220,000 sqm, the fairground housed around 3,200 sets of machinery featuring energy saving, high performance and automation and a diverse range chemicals & raw materials meeting the individual market needs.

The exhibits were further classified into 11 theme zones, including: Extrusion Machinery Zone, Injection Molding Machinery Zone, Chemicals & Raw Materials Zone, Auxiliary & Testing

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Equipment Zone, Die & Mould Zone, Film Technology Zone, Plastic Packaging & Blow Molding Machinery Zone, Rubber Machinery & Equipment Zone, Chinese Export Machinery & Materials Hall, Bioplastics Zone and Semi-finished Products Zone. To facilitate visitors to search their interested products, some products are further classified into a more specialized zone under the main theme. For example, at the Chemicals and Raw Materials Zone, colour pigments and masterbatches are located at hall C10 while additives can be found at hall C11.

Despite the limit of space, CHINAPLAS was successful to have over 400 brand new exhibitors this year to join the show, in a bid to inject new faces for visitors to meet with. The new exhibitors include KOLON PLASTICS, Birla Carbon, Yantai Huada Chemical, Starlinger Recycling Technology, Fujian Uniwis, DALIAN TOP PACKTEC among other multinational firms, to name just a few.

In addition, 14 countries and regions such as Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA, PR China & Taiwan participated as pavilions in the exhibition, in which Korea and Switzerland made their

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debuts in Shanghai. Their strong presence further consolidates the show's international status.

Hottest trends are all under one roof This year, CHINAPLAS showcased the most sought-after technologies in the league such as 3D rapid prototyping, micro-injection molding, recycling, technology for continuous fiber reinforced composites, among other new technologies.

European based Wittmann Battenfeld featured its Micro-injection molding machine, MicroPower, with the minimum injection volume of 0.001g, for producing nano- and micron-scale injection-molded high-precision and micro parts. EREMA also introduced INTAREMA TVEplus recycling system at the show. The machine adopts a new Counter Current technology to covert even fully coated and multiplelayer printed, strongly contaminated or very moist film post-consumer plastic wastes to high-quality recyclates in one single working step. In terms

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of chemicals and raw materials, high heat-stabilized material, longfiber reinforced composites, building insulation materials, bio-degradable plastics and high-performance bioplastics have become the new trend.

At CHINAPLAS, NatureWorks LLC featured its Ingeo biopolymer, a 100% renewable plant based resin. The products made from Ingeo fiber are as affordable and of good quality as those made from oil's.

Concurrent events to embrace sustainability To promote sustainability within the plastics and rubber industries, the show set the theme as "Greenovation Solution to Sustainability" and features two events, namely "The City of Tomorrow" and "Green Conference" in

"The City of Tomorrow" featured an open semispherical structure located at Central Square of the exhibition centre, portraying a sustainability model encompassing four aspects of manufacturing cycle, namely Green & Alternative Raw Materials, Energy-efficient Machinery, Green Solutions for Customers & Products and Recycling. Visitors can wander inside the structure, personally interact with each of the exhibits displayed in various formats for visitors to see and touch while exploring the latest green technologies and trends in the plastics and rubber industries in a funfilled atmosphere.

In the event, Bayer displayed various kinds of exhibits ranging from electrical vehicle charging station, solar panel, eco window frame to notebook housings and soccer ball to tell the stories about sustainability contributed by plastics technology in different aspects of people's daily life.

Arburg, W&H, Matsui and Trexel also showcase green manufacturing with energy efficient machinery of injection, extrusion, auxiliaries and molding. With the growing problem of waste plastics, effective recycling and the use of bioplastics are highly sought after by the

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industry. Good practices in Europe and America and the applications of bioplastics are shared at the event.

Green Conference was the half-day event scheduled on 24-25 April in conjunction with CHINAPLAS 2014, with the theme entitled "Innovative Solutions for Plastic Recycling" and "Green Molding to Halve the Cost and Double the Wealth" respectively.

The conference covered industry's hottest topics across green molding, 3D printing, plastics recycling as well as various solutions for end-of-life plastic wastes, etc.

Eminent and influential speakers from Austria, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, USA, and Taiwan shared their invaluable experiences and insights.

In the light of the growing number of enterprises in China looking for opportunities to venture out to other Asian countries.

CHINAPLAS also conducted a seminar entitled "Key to Open Up ASEAN Market" on 26 April, Saturday morning to provide audience useful information on business environment, investment information, as well as challenges and opportunities in entering the markets in ASEAN countries. Representatives

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of the ASEAN Federation of Plastics Industries and overseas experts were invited to share their experiences.

In addition, there were over 70 sessions of technical seminar conducted by exhibitors during the show, with the topics ranging from new chemicals and materials, machinery, equipment, to the applications of plastics and rubber on auto parts, packaging, wire and cable, film, the medical industry, etc.

Overwhelming response from all over the world CHINAPLAS 2014 saw buyers from 130 countries with International buyers accounting for around 25% of total visitors. The show attracted around 100 local and overseas buyer groups

Among them were renowned companies such as Midea, Gree, Foxconn, Changhong, Toshiba Information Machine, Hymold Group, Shineway Group, China National Food Industry Group, Yimei Film, FSPG, MINTH Group, Hangzhou Chaoyang, Guangzhou Echom Sci &Tech, INTCO, Huaxin, Canaan Plastic, Ocean Plastics, TEFAL, Runner Industrial Corp, Zhejiang Yuanchi, Zhengzhou Yu t o n g , Ya p p Automotive Parts, Wuxi Inoue Huaguang Automotive Parts, Ningbo Shuanglin Automotive Parts, etc.

The overseas delegations from countries Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri L a n k a , Ta i w a n , Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam, etc. created infinite business opportunities and demonstrating the charisma of CHINAPLAS in the global industry.

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visiting experience, CHINAPLAS 2014 offerered myriads of value-added services to the visitors, including: exhibitors' database, exhibits preview, visitor guide, smartphone application (CHINAPLAS App) and interactive floorplan.

During the exhibition, CHINAPLAS 2014 Show Daily - a daily tabloid published by the exhibition's official publication, China Plastic & Rubber Journal, updated visitors with on-time coverage with content ranging from show's news, exhibitors highlights, to exhibits reviews.

CHINAPLAS also marked the new records in terms of exhibition scale and number of exhibitors participated.

This year, over 3,000 exhibitors from 39 countries and regions participated in the show, of which over 400 are new to the show.

In addition to occupying all 17 exhibition halls in Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC), 13 additional outdoor halls and 6 exhibition suites were also set up at the Central Square of SNIEC to cope with the ever increasing number of exhibitors, resulting in a total exhibition area over 220,000 sqm for this year.

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Highlights of Product Launch at ChinaPlas 2014 Keli Introduces New Model Injection Blow Molding Machine hejiang Keli Plastic Machinery Co. Ltd., introduced its New Model Injection Blow Molding Machine at ChinaPlas 2014

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Keli’s new developed model injection blow molding machine is applied unique mechanism technology among all other suppliers in China. It greatly increases customers’ production efficiency, machine performance and stability. Currently this model is widely sold to high grade plastic bottle packaging manufacturing users domestically and abroad.

KELI also offers injection blow mould and cap mould, as well as other economic models for different kind customer’s choice.

Fully Automated JIT Series Plastic Bag Making Line from Jandi ANDI'S Industrial Co., Ltd.exhibited its JIT SERIES PLASTIC BAG MAKING LINE, Full Automatic Control, with Film Extrusion, Flexographic Printing, Bag making and Die-Cut Reuse technology, allin-1 production process, for production T-shirt, Side-sealing & Bottomsealing bags.

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The JIT has Fully Automatic 4-in-1 process, to produce plastic bags directly. With a Unique Production Technology having 5 Taiwan Patents & 5 China Patents. The JIT uses less energy and reduces CO2 emission in production.it also reduces management and manufacturing costs and space required. It also saves, saves raw material cost for its has Die-cut recovery on-line automatically

Lohia Corp Launches New Model of Loom ohia Corp introduced its new model of loom. The Circular Looms (nova 61), 6 shuttle circular loom from Lohia is designed to weave PP/HDPE plastic, fabric having working width (double flat) 70 to 120 cm.

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The woven fabric is used for various applications like packing of cones in textile industry, bale wrapping, husk/cattle feed packing, cement in PP/paper coated bags etc.

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FEATURES Leshan Introduces the New Blowing Way and the Customized Blow Moulding Machine eshan machinery introduced a creative way in favor of upgrading blowing technology: base on the raw material proportion of mixture of HDPE 5502 (80%) and HDPE TR571 (20%) to blow 1.6L detergent bottle with handle, to reduce the bottle net weight from 105G to 85g, which means reducing nearly 20% quantity of the plastic for each bottle.

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The products “modified plastics” have below advantages: technical feasibility, cost-effective, consumption upgrade, and consistent with the policy of government support. In addition to bringing a new blowing way to the public, Leshan also introduced a customized blow moulding machine of" detergent machine with single layer & four cavities ”.This special machinery is designed especially for detergent supplies, category of double layer is also available.

step naturally during loading. thus, it not only can use the blowing gap time effectively, but also make the trimming easily pealed off after cooled enough. Under the energy exchange principle, this machinery uses the lowest energy consumption to achieve the fastest production efficiency.

Another point is Leshan machinery's oil pump motor will use the Energy-Saving Brushless Motor, which makes the energy consumption more amazing! The Energy-Saving Brushless Motor enable the hydraulic oil valve output more accurate while assuring the overflow control more precise.

With the unique "no brush" and "permanent magnetic core" structure, this brushless motor greatly reduce its energy loss .And its efficiency reach 85 - 90% of the output power, whereas the general three-phase motor can only reach 65 70%. In other words, this Brushless Motor makes full use of energy utilization which reduces unnecessary energy loss.

According to Leshan its dry cycle time in under 7 seconds.

Take 1.6L detergent bottle with handle for example, the moulding time is 22 seconds, output can be up to 31000 pcs/day; Also take the 1.6L detergent bottle with handle for example again, if equipped with inner mold automatic deflasher , the moulding time is 25 seconds(including deflashing time),the output is 27000 pcs/day; Or if there is higher output requirements, an outfit automatic deflasher is strongly recommended, which can ensure the bottle shortest moulding period, and bottle can take the second cooling

BASF launches Ultracom package for fiber-reinforced composites ASF, demonstrated its competence in materials and processing technologies at the 2014 Chinaplas expo with the introduction of Ultracom™, an integrated thermoplastic composite system. In addition to continuous fiber-reinforced semi-finished products and injection-molding compounds, the system includes engineering support from concept phase and design to simulation and processing, through to parts testing.

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FEATURES Sanyi introduces PVC (WPC) skinning foam board

and fold processing. It can be welded; it can also be bonded with other PVC material. The surface of this product is smooth, it can be printed (Clean the surface before printing).

ingdao Sanyi Plastic Machinery Co., exhibited its newly developed Wood & PVC foam board.

Application of PVC foam board Architecture decoration industry: building template board, outdoors plate, indoors decoration plate, residential house, ofďŹ ce, separation of public building, commercial decoration frame, plate used in dust-free room, ceiling plate.

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Qingdao Sanyi Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd. specializing in manufacturing PVC (WPC) skinning foam board production line. PVC (WPC) skinning foam board is a really new product to replace the real wood board in recent years. Owned the advantages of wood and plastic, PVC crust foam board and wood & PVC foam board have overcome the defects of natural wood, and the PVC crust foam board would be known and used broadly and gradually replace the using of natural wood along with the increase of environmental awareness, and then promote the development of environment protection.

Household decoration: bathroom cabinet board, furniture board, home decoration board, various household shelf.

Advertisement industry-screen printing, computer engraving, advertisement board, exhibition plate, logo plate.

Transport industry: ship, plane, bus, train, oor covering, core layer, indoors decoration plate.

Industrial application: rot proof project in chemical industry, thermal shaped part, plate for refrigeration warehouse, special cool-keeping protection plate.

Wood & PVC foam board from QingDao Sanyi Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd is one kind of new developed board, which will own foamed interior, smooth surface, lighter weight as well as higher strength, and you can proceed processing on it just like on natural wood.

Other applications include say, construction mold plate, sports apparatus, aquaculture material, seashore wet-proof facility, water-resistant material, arts material and all sorts of light separation plate. The WPVC board has been receiving a good amount of appreeciaton and also it was able to generate queries. Howver the details were not dicsclosed.

The characteristics of PVC crust foam board PVC crust foam board has such characteristics as sound separation, sound absorption, heat separation, temperaturekeeping, etc.

The material is incombustible, it is safe for use.All series of products have property of moisture proof, mildew proof, water resistance; its vibration resistant effect is good.

All series of products have property of weathering proof, its luster may remain forever, and it is not easy to be ageing. This product is light, storage & transport, construction are rather convenient.

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FEATURES PolyOne showcases its advanced Specialty Solutions

brands and marketing managers, adds dimension to trend indicators by capturing visual effects and textural influences as well. Dual Light Barrier for Packaging: OnCapT Light Shield additive effectively absorbs both ultraviolet (UV) and visible light from clear packages to protect light-sensitive substances, such as food and pharmaceuticals, from degradation.

olyOne Corporation a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, showcased its latest innovations at Chinaplas 2014, one of the world's largest plastics industry exhibitions.

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In addition, this specialty solution improves color stability and maintains polymer clarity. Food-Safe TPE: VersaflexT thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) enables consumer products manufacturers to replace a thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) silicone material with a softer, child-friendly TPE material, while maintaining strict compliance with food contact regulations in Japan and China.

PolyOne technologies on display at Chinaplas included : Authentication and Anti-Counterfeiting Solutions: PerceptT Authentication Technologies present a full-spectrum portfolio of formulations and consultative services that employ covert, overt and forensic techniques. With these solutions, manufacturers can reduce potential risks and loss of revenue from counterfeits in consumer goods, medical devices, packaging, and consumer electronics markets.

Metal-to-Polymer Conversion for Electrical Applications: LubriOneT PEEK Solutions for electrical power tool applications offer innovative options for replacing metal that also help customers to improve performance, reduce production cost and simplify product maintenance.

Vinyl Engineered Performance: GeonT Vinyl solutions are formulated to provide high flow for easier processing and can be customized in a wide range of bright and metalliclook colors. This material portfolio also delivers excellent flame, chemical, and UV light resistance, making it a costeffective replacement for various engineered polymers and metal in applications such as laundry consoles, circuit board housings, medical equipment, and LED lighting.

Differentiating with Color: InVisiOSM Color Inspiration 2015, a collection of six insightful color directions for designers,

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mass (DLFT = Direct Long Fiber Thermoplastic) in a compression mold.

he continuous fiber-reinforced high-performance Tepex composites from LANXESS subsidiary Bond-Laminates are finding new applications in the area of automotive bodywork. One example is the use of a variant of Tepex dynalite to provide engine compartment protection in the MINI John Cooper Works GP. “The extreme strength and toughness of our material work very much in its favor.

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What is so special about the production process is the fact that two Tepex dynalite outer layers are also compressed at the same time so as to reinforce the specific area subjected to the greatest stress. This produces a sandwich component with a DLFT core and part of its surface made from the high-performance composite.

“Compared to a solely polypropylene-based DLFT component, the outer skins made from our material give the part three times the strength and energy absorption,” Dittmar says. The Tepex dynalite 104-RG 601 consists of a polypropylene matrix embedded with a fabric containing 47 percent by volume continuous glass fiber rovings. Dittmar believes there is immense scope for using Tepex dynalite as underbody protection in cars – especially in vehicles destined for countries with poor roads that therefore require extra protection. “Sandwich DLFT solutions can be up to 50 percent lighter than steel and 20 percent lighter than aluminum protection.

These characteristics make the underbody protection, prone as it is to stone hits and even grounding on poor roads, more robust and extremely resistant to impact,” says Harri Dittmar, lightweight design expert at Bond-Laminates.

In addition, the regular alignment of the composite’s continuous glass fibers lends the component an attractive carbon-like appearance. The protector is manufactured using a compression molding procedure that combines flow and forming processes. This involves compounding polypropylene with continuous glass fiber rovings and forming the component directly from the resulting DLFT

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application temperature range of the products in the company's HHR line.

adici Group showcased its says its newest grades of speciality engineering plastics at the ChinaPlas

Radilon Xtreme was initially developed through a collaboration of the group's plastics and chemical divisions for hotair applications at continuous operating temperatures of up to 230 degrees celsius.

Speaking at the group's stand at Chinaplas 2014, Erico Spini, Marketing and Applications development Manager, said thhat its polyamide specialities for the automotive and electrical and electronic industries were developed as "a response to market trends" that called for materials that are lighter, easier to process and with a range of improved properties.

The new grades, all launched within the last six months and being displayed at Chinaplas 2014 for the first time, include nylon specialities Radilon HHR and Radilon Xtreme.

The Radilon Xtreme engineering plastics are mainly used in the automotive sector for turbo air ducts, EGR head exchanger componeners and resonators etc, as well as electrical applications including high temperature insulation components and lead-free soldering components.

Radilon HHR nylon 6.6 engineering plastics feature excellent high ageing resistance at temperatures up to 210 degrees celsius.

The grades are suitable for injection and blow moulding and are available in 15, 20 and 35 percent glass fibrefilled versions. Additionally, Spini explained that the grade has a high safety factor and therefore can be used as a replacement for metal or special polymer (PPS, PPA, PA46).

The group also profiled its Radistrong long-fibre PA 6 and PA 6.6 specialities, which it says are ideally suited to metal replacement applications, as well as its Radilon D long fibre polyamide families, which incorporate both 6.12 and 6.10 grades.

The Radilon Xtreme speciality line has extended the

AEC introduces its VP series of Quiet, Compact Vacuum Pumps

and is available in single, 4-station, 9-station and remote-valve banks for larger systems.

EC introduced its the NEW VP Series Vacuum Pumps at Chinaplas 2014. These pumps provide a complete conveying system with controls and filter, all in one compact unit. The VP Series Vacuum Pump has 3 different filter types that can be used to convey pellets, pellets and dusty regrind, and pellets and regrind over short to medium distances and is available in 0.75-13 kW (1-17.5 hp) models.

Open or closed loop conveying is also an available option.

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Additional options include: standard or purge conveying and remote proportioning valve capable and design to simulation and processing, through to parts testing.

With a compact assembly that can be configured as stand-along or cart-mounted, the VP Series can be placed anywhere on the shop floor and can be used to conveying to 2 machines, load a process machine or load drying hoppers

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Samsonite to invest in injection molding capacity in Szekszárd, Hungary amsonite-Hungária, a subsidiary of US manufacturer Samsonite International, is investing almost 8 million euros (US$11 million) in a fresh expansion phase at its plastics molded suitcase plant at Szekszárd in south west Hungary.

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The company is constructing a new 4,400 square meters production hall at the site which will add output

of 800 polycarbonate cases per day.

The building, taking the plant’s size to 19,000 sqare meters, is due for completion by mid May allowing the unit to launch production by June 2014, the firm announced.

added value technology is being introduced to enable the plant to turn out designer PC cases in parallel with its older Curv composite material case models in order to meet a demand for innovative baggage in Europe.

Through its latest project, Samsonite-Hungária will broaden its product portfolio and boost overall output at Szekszárd by 28%. New

Curv is a reinforced polypropylene composite sheet produced by Propex Operating Co. LLC.

Ukraine closes PVC anti-dumping case against US without imposing duties kraine has closed its antidumping investigation into imports of suspension PVC from the US without imposing any duties, the interagency commission for international trade said in a report published by the government's official Uriadoviy Kurier newspaper, as The commission, which conducted the investigation covering the imports of PVC-S from the third quarter of 2011 through Q3-2012, said the imports from the US amounted to dumping.

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The commission also said KarpatNaftoKhim, Ukraine's only producer of PVC-S and other petrochemical products and which is owned by Russian oil company Lukoil, suffered losses selling its output domestically in the period.

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key factor. The commission found no sufficient evidence that US imports were responsible for the damage suffered by KarpatNaftoKhim.

Dutch company launching US$100 mln PP, PE recycling plant uality Circular Polymers is building a new plastics recycling operation in Geleen, the Netherlands’ Chemelot industrial chemical site, with a capacity of 100,000 metric tpa of polypropylene and polyethylene at full production.

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newly formed Chemelot Ventures, which is the successor of Limburg Ventures.

The co-investor is LNV Industriebank LIOF, the regional Limburg investment firm. QCP is working with SITA Netherlands, the recycling and waste-to-energy unit of French water treatment and waste management company Suez Environnement SA, according to executives of the recycling company.

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INEOS Europe to purchase ethane from CONSOL Energy NEOS Europe AG has recently announced a new ethane purchase agreement with CONSOL Energy in the USA. Ethane will be transported through the Mariner East infrastructure and imported by sea for use in INEOS' European cracker complexes. Supplies will start from 2015.

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David Thompson, INEOS Procurement & Supply Chain Director said, "This contract adds to our supply portfolio providing for long-

term sourcing of advantageously priced US ethane for our European crackers. It will allow us to continue to consolidate the competitiveness of INEOS' ethylene production in Europe. " INEOS is the first company to establish seaborne intercontinental ethane transportation,and is presently conducting engineering studies for the construction of an ethane terminal in Grangemouth.

EU urges Germany to regulate polymer producers under ETS he European Commission urged Germany to take urgent steps to regulate polymer producers under the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) or face being sued over the breach of EU law. According to Reuters, the EU executive sent Germany a formal request to comply after Berlin failed to give a satisfactory response to an initial plea to include the sector in the ETS, which regulates around half of Europe's greenhouse gas output.

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The bloc's flagship policy to tackle climate change, the EU ETS forces over 13,000 power plants, factories and airlines to surrender an EU Allowance for every tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) they emit. Under new rules, last year governments were required to expanded coverage by around 6% EU-wide to include new

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sectors including polymer and other chemical producers by firms including BASF, Dow Chemical and Solvay. The Commission also said it will ask the European Court of Justice to consider whether to sue Poland over its failure to declare what penalties it will impose on firms for breaching EU laws regulating fluorinated gases. These so-called "super" greenhouse gases are used in fridges and air conditioners and have a global warming potential thousands of times greater than CO2 but are regulated separately from the ETS. In the same statement, the Commission said it has also urged Poland to fully implement EU laws designed to enable CO2 emissions to be safely captured and buried underground and to reduce the CO2intensity of transport fuels.

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China launches media campaign to defend safety of Maoming paraxylene plant hina has launched an intense media campaign to defend the safety of Maoming paraxylene plant, as public opposition threatens to disrupt expansion plans by state energy giants such as Sinopec Corporation. Th e issue has been making news for quit a long time now and needed to be resolved.

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According to reports from Reuter, Smog and environmental degradation in many parts of China is angering an increasingly educated and affluent urban class. State television, CCTV, aired six short features showing staff reporters visiting petrochemical facilities in Japan, South Korea and Singapore producing PX in a bid to assure the public over safety.

China is the world's largest producer and consumer of paraxylene and polyester, vital for the country's textile industry.

State-run Sinopec Corp is the top producer of PX by company, but since 2007 smaller private firms -- such as Dalian Fujia, Shandong Lidong and Dragon Aromatics -- have also been adding capacity.

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Thai petrochem industry to add value to basic chemicals production he Thai petrochemicals industry is now looking to add value to basic chemicals production following a surge in olefins and polymers capacities over recent years.

Thailand's petrochemicals industry has made rapid progress. The policy of free competition in the industry has led to an increase in investment, as well as production capacity. Established manufacturing groups have focused on building a completely integrated industry and expanding investment opportunities to a global scale.

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According to reports in 2014, the Thai petrochemicals industry is set to continue ongoing expansion plans, led by PTTGC. The company's exposure to high oil prices has been reduced with the recent reduction of the proportion of naphtha at its 515,000tpa I-4 cracker No.1 from 95% to 50% and utilising natural gas instead. The move will reduce the proportion of naphtha in PTTGC's total feed from 15% to 6-7%, thereby boosting the overall competitiveness of Thailand's petrochemicals industry. In 2014, PTTGC will commission a new plant with 75,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of butadiene and 25,000tpa of butane.

Thailand's petrochemicals producers have been operating close to capacity in recent months, indicating that 2014 will see a robust performance for the sector, apart from a five-week scheduled turnaround at a 460,000tpa cracker at Map Ta Phut

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in Q114 and temporary closures of polyethylene (PE) plants at the site due to a power outage. IRPC is planning to produce more pipe grade HDPE at Map Ta Phut in 2014 by converting an 80,000tpa HDPE plant at the site from film and injection grades to make black compounded HDPE 100 pipe grade resin.

The over-supply situation in the Chinese market, coupled with growing Indian self-sufficiency and the ongoing eurozone crisis, will narrow the range of markets that are capable of absorbing Thai exports. As such, prices are likely to soften and margins will come under pressure. However, Thailand's major polymer exports are likely to account for up to a third of capacity by 2018.

The domestic petrochemicals market is likely to remain somewhat subdued over the coming year as Thailand's amid a decline in automotive production and the poor performance of the construction sector. While the two most significant sectors are subdued, the rest of Thailand's industrial sector should post growth of 4.0-5.5% annually over the next five years. This should help stimulate petrochemicals consumption more broadly. The combined domestic consumption of the five polymers is forecast to rise substantially over our forecast period (2014-2018); however, for the Thai industry, the most crucial factor will be exports.

Titan's Polyom PP plant increases capacity u s s i a ’ s Ti t a n P o l y o m polypropylene plant in western Siberia has raised production capacity beyond its design capacity to 210,000 tpa, barely one year after it was launched.

In November 2013, the facility which is part of the developing ‘Park’ petrochemical cluster in Omsk, reached an annualised equivalent output of 100,000 tpa. It later achieved 180,000 tpa nameplate production capacity.

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the PP unit has now surpassed its design output to ramp the hourly rate by 10%.Titan invested around €280 mln in the PP operation, launched in late April 2013, and has mastered five brands including general purpose PP for extrusion, compounding and injection moulding; polymer for BOPP film and polypropylene for injection and extrusion for piping systems.

Omsk plant exports to Russia and in the CIS countries, Lithuania, Serbia, Finland, Bulgaria and Turkey and as far as Vietnam and China.

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Chicago City Council committee approves plastic bag ban hicago is poised to become the next major U.S. city to enact a ban on single-use plastic bags after a City Council committee vote April 24. The Health and Environmental Protection Committee voted to approve an ordinance that would ban bags from most retailers by the summer of 2015.

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The matter now goes to the full council for consideration, where it is expected to be approved. Mayor Rahm Emanuel reiterated his support for the renegotiated version of the ban, which would now affect chain and franchise stores but not independent stores and restaurants.

Beginning in August 2015 chain stores — defined as a group of three or more locations with the same owner—and franchise stores of more

than 10,000 square feet. Smaller chains and franchises would have another year to phase out the bags.

Independent stores and restaurants would be exempt.

All stores would have to provide or sell reusable bags, recyclable paper bags or compostable plastic bags and have the option of charging for the disposable bags. Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno has spent more than two years spearheading the anti-bag effort in Chicago.

Chairman Lee Califf said stepping up recycling programs would be better than a ban for the city, businesses and consumers. "The decision to bring a proposed plastic bag ban to a full council vote is a bad move for Chicago, placing undue burden on big box

retailers and grocers and the families that shop in these stores," Califf said.

"Comprehensive plastic bag recycling education would better benefit Chicago and preserve consumer choice. We will continue to join forces with affected retailers, Chicago residents and those whose jobs are on the line, to convince the City Council that this policy is counterproductive to Chicago's future."

Chicago is only the most recent municipality to hop on the bag ban bandwagon. Starting with San Francisco in 2007, more than 70 California cities and counties have since enacted their own patchwork of bag taxes, fees and bans and the state is still vying for the title of first to enact a statewide plastic bag policy.

Mistral’s US ethane shipped to Canada, to grow atleast three folds istral Energy has started shipping purity ethane to Canada from the US on its Vantage Pipeline and expects to increase levels to 60,000 bpd over the next two years, According to the company the average volume in the "initial months" of operation is expected at 10,00020,000 bpd.

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expects there could be other parties taking out capacity on the pipeline in the future. Based on the capacity of existing and planned petrochemical plants in Alberta, Vantage expects there should be a notional demand of 60,000 bpd ethane in the region. On the supply side, as planned construction for gas gathering and processing capacity increases in North Dakota, Vantage expects ethane production volumes will substantially exceed the capacity of the pipeline over time.

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Haldia Petrochemicals manages to stay off BIFR aldia Petrochemicals has managed to stay out of the purview of Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR).

Additionally, the company will also not become an NPA (non performing asset) of financial institutions. HPL was faced with the twin threats as the state owned company witnessed continuous losses for over a year, leading to erosion of its net worth and substantially reducing its debt re-payment capability, as per Times Of India.

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HPL has a negative net worth of over Rs 60 crore and accumulated loss of Rs 3,000 crore. The lenders jointly have an exposure of Rs 4,000 crore in the company.

According to reports, in order to keep out of BIFR, the company has transferred real estate under Haldia Real Estate Ltd (HREL) to Haldia Cracker Complex Ltd at current market value, thus turning its net worth positive.

books of lenders helping it avoid the NPA tag. The petrochem firm has Rs 1,700 crore term loan and Rs 2,000 crore working capital loan. The main lender for term loan is IDBI Bank while SBI has maximum exposure in working capital.

Both HREL and HCCL are wholly owned subsidiaries of HPL. HREL has 221 acres outside HPL plant complex.

HPL had bought the land for Rs 7 crore. HREL has a paid up equity of Rs 17.50 crore, so effectively the land now is valued at that price. However, the current market value of the land is over Rs 200 crore. There was another round of financial restructuring which regularized HPL's accounts in the

The other lenders are IFCI, ICICI, PNB, Allahabad Bank and Union Bank of India. On March 5, lenders had a long meeting with HPL promoters, The Chatterjee Group, and state government representatives. The lenders promised all help as they were convinced about its potential. Earlier, in March 2012, a Rs 127-crore debt was converted into equity by the lenders saving HPL from moving into BIFR.

Sales of INTAREMA® prop up order intake by 30% REMA Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen Ges. mbH has increased its order intake by 30% over the last two quarters compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. Plant sales alone in this period accounted for a turnover of EUR 57 mln.

new INTAREMA® system featuring innovative Counter Current technology has been exceptionally well received in the market. Based on the current order figures we expect a record turnover of around EUR 28 mln for the current, i.e.

Q1-2014/15 fiscal year," reports CEO Manfred Hackl.

This extremely positive result is largely due to the sensational initial sales figures of INTAREMA®, the new generation of systems launched last year in the course of K 2013.

As the order books remain full for the coming months, expectations for the current quarter and thus the fiscal year as a whole are high. "The

Total sales for the 2014/15 fiscal year at the Ansfelden headquarters are expected to climb 10% to EUR 110 mln. Unlike other plant engineering companies, EREMA achieves these results solely with the core business of developing and building plastic recycling systems.

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Reliance's US$700 mln investment in shale gas eliance Industries will invest up to US$700 mln in its shale gas venture in the current fiscal. According to reports from PTI, apart from this RIL will also ramp up spends under the US$13 bln capex programme in the petrochemical and refining business. Alok Agarwal, Chief Financial Officer, RIL, said,"We will invest USD 600-700 million in the shale gas venture. This figure has almost become into a yearly run rate now...We hope to open around 125 to 175 new wells during the year."

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Songwon acquires specialty chemicals div of SeQuent Scientific ongwon Industrial Group has acquired the specialty chemicals division of SeQuent Scientific Limited. Songwon Industrial Group and SeQuent Scientific Limited have signed an agreement whereby Songwon will acquire SeQuent's specialty chemicals business.

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The acquisition includes SeQuent's entire polymer stabilizer business and one production site in Panoli, Gujarat, together with the local R&D team.

The parties expect the transaction to be closed in Q3, 2014, subject to few customary closing conditions. Jongho Park, Chairman, CEO and Head of the Songwon Industrial Group Executive Committee, said, “This acquisition is another milestone in Songwon’s commitment to be a reliable partner

to the polymer industry, strengthening our position as a leading supplier of polymer stabilizers in one of the fastest growing polymer markets.

The local manufacturing presence will support Songwon’s ambition to build a leading position in India while serving the specific needs of the Indian market.

The production site in Panoli gives Songwon access to a state of the art manufacturing facility to produce high value-added polymer stabilizers such as SONGNOX® PEPQ and other specialty chemicals.

Songwon is committed to invest in Panoli to develop the full potential of the site as part of its global manufacturing footprint. Besides serving the domestic

market Songwon will also export these products to its global customer base. Next to the production assets Songwon is also excited to leverage the extensive experience and high level of competence of the local R&D team.” Talking about the developments Manish Gupta, CEO of SeQuent Scientific Limited, said, “This is a major step towards steering SeQuent to a path of creating value for its various stake-holders.

The speciality chemicals business while profitable, had become noncore in SeQuent’s stated vision to become a leading player in global veterinary business. The proceeds will be utilized to pare down debt and also provide growth capital in expanding the strategic intent of SeQuent.

Reliance Industries raises US$550 mln loan from consortium of Japanese banks eliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is raising US$550 mln (around Rs.3,338.50 crore) from a consortium of Japanese banks as part of the US$8 bln capital expenditure program it has planned for its petrochemicals business.

for RIL but the first from a set of Japanese banks, will part-finance the company’s mega petrochemicals expansion including the creation of a new gasification plant and refinery off-gas cracker over the next two to three years.

The loan has been co-financed

by Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and a consortium of other Japanese banks led by Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI). The loan, the eighth such

This facility is for 12 years and will be used to finance contracts for imports of goods and services signed with more than 20 Japanese suppliers, including some small and medium enterprises.

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Under the terms of the loan, JBIC will provide direct financing of up to US$330 mln and Japanese banks, supported by a 95% NEXI insurance cover, will finance up to US$220 mln.

The participating banks include the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Mizuho Bank Ltd and three regional Japanese banks namely the Gunma Bank Ltd, the Hachijuni Bank Ltd and the Chiba Bank Ltd.

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Amcor buys Indonesian packaging firm Bella ackaging giant Amcor Ltd. has entered into an agreement to buy an Indonesian flexible packaging business, Jakarta-based Bella Prima Packaging Ltd., for A$27 million (US$25.2 million).

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Bella Prima has two plants in Jakarta specializing in heat-shrinkable plastic film, PVC shrinkable tubes, multi-color shrink labels, tampere v i d e n t s e a l s f o r d a i r y, f o o d , cosmetic, pharmaceutical and household products, nylon laminated vacuum packaging bags, oriented polypropylene wraparound labels and food-grade tandem laminated lids.

Bella Prima sales in the year to Dec. 31, 2013, were about A$30 million

(US$28 million). Amcor already has a flexibles packaging plant in Jakarta which manufactures products for the food, household, personal care and farmer end markets. According to Amcor the acquisition complements the existing operations because it “broadens Amcor’s participation strategy with its multinational and local customers” and adds to the domestic talent pool.

Amcor’s managing director and CEO Ken MacKenzie said: “Indonesia is an attractive market for flexible packaging given its rising per capita income and changing retail formats.

“The Bella Prima acquisition gives Amcor the opportunity to broaden

Singapore's Dynapack buys Chinese packaging firm ingapore-based plastics packaging company Dynapack Asia Pte. Ltd. has acquired a Chinese plastic products company, according to its financial advisers.

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Dynapack closed on a deal to buy the Chinese manufacturer, which does both blow and injection molding.

Details, including the identity of the acquired company, were not available.

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recently invested $19 million to expand in Vietnam, while in 2013 acquired Singapore packaging company Viscount Malaysia.

The company molds packaging for the food and beverage, cosmetic, pharmaceutical and chemical markets.

It also makes precision components for the automotive, appliance, consumer and computer industries.Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC and Deloitte & Touche Corporate Finance Pte Ltd. were exclusive financial advisors to Dynaplast and are assisting in the company’s pursuit of acquisition targets worldwide.

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its product portfolio in attractive endmarket segments and deepen our relationships with key customers.

Given the expected synergy benefits, it is anticipated returns will exceed 20 percent by year three.”

Amcor says the purchase price is seven times Bella’s earnings before income depreciation and amortization for 2013.

Sabic to invest in production line for Stamax abic Innovative Plastics will invest in a production line for Stamax-brand long glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene resin at its manufacturing site in Shanghai. Investment or production capacity numbers were not revealed, but the new line is expected to come on stream in H2-2015. This will be Sabic's third Stamax plant, joining existing facilities in Genk, Belgium, and Bay St. Louis, Miss.

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The new China capacity brings Stamax operations closer to customers in Asia, noted Alan Leung, vice president of global and Asia Pacific commercial operations. It also helps respond to growing demands by automakers in the region for lightweightenabling materials that can help reduce vehicle emissions.

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Axiall acquires 50% stake in polymer Supreme Petrochem compounding business of DCM Shriram plans to buy back 60 xiall LLC, USA has invested Rs. 34.65 crores to acquire 50% stake in Polymer Compounding Business Shriram Vinyl Polytech Pvt. Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of DCM Shriram Ltd. Shriram Vinyl Polytech Pvt. Ltd. is now a 50:50 joint venture between Axiall LLC and DCM Shriram Limited. The companies had entered into a joint venture agreement earlier

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this year on February 7, 2014, wherein the JV arrangement was finalised subject to various approvals and customary closing conditions.

The arrangement will enable the company to launch latest generation Polymer Compounds in India, offering more cost effective polymer solutions for different applications in domestic market.

Dow terminates long-term ethylene off-take agreement ow Chemical Co. has terminated a long-term ethylene off-take agreement with a joint venture of Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. following the Japanese companies’ decision to cancel plans for a proposed linear alpha olefins (LAO) unit at the US Gulf Coast.

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According to reports, despite the termination of the agreement, Dow Chemical’s strategic growth investments in the region continue to progress, with several high-return, alternative uses for the ethylene that was included in the cancelled arrangement currently under evaluation. Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsui first announced their proposed 50:50 joint venture as well as the ethylene off-take agreement with Dow Chemical in March 2013.

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At the time, Mitsui said the LAO project was driven by the US shale production revolution, which the Japanese firms believed would secure access to cost-advantaged ethylene feedstocks. While no precise location

lakh shares from the open he board of directors of Supreme Petrochem has approved a buyback proposal.

According to reports, the company plans to buy back 60 lakhs shares from the open market for an amount not exceeding Rs 33.75 crore. Supreme Petrochem has set a maximum price of Rs 70 per share, which includes brokerage and other charges.

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along the US Gulf Coast had been selected for the proposed 330,000 tpa LAO unit, the joint venture had entered the front-end engineering and design phase for the project and expected a final investment decision in 2014.

Eleme Petrochemical targets investment outlay of US$4.4 bln by 2019 ndorama Eleme Petrochemical Ltd. (IEPL), plans to invest US$4.4 bln by 2019 to become the largest petrochemical company in Africa, as per Dailytimes.com.ng.

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Government since its acquisition in 2006.

As part of efforts to diversify, the company would embark on the construction of mega-sized fertiliser project comprising 1.4 million MTPA nitrogenous fertiliser, a gas pipeline and jetty projects targeted to be completed in 2015.

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Team KET has done it again…

KET has successfully installed High Speed NX-32 Flat Drip Irrigation Line at Polysill !!!

Polysill Irrigation Pvt. Ltd. is a leading processor of PVC, HDPE pipes and Drip tube lines with production capacity of 15000 MT of PVC pipes and 6000 MT of HDPE pipes per annum.

Polysill is KET’s highly esteemed customer with multiple PVC pipe lines, PVC mixer coolers, and HDPE pipe lines all installed from Kabra Extrusiontechnik Ltd. Recently, Polysill procured KOLSITE HIGH SPEED NX-32 FLAT DRIP LINE to meet growing demand of FLAT DRIP LINES. This NX-32 Flat Drip Line was successfully commissioned for following parameters: OD x THK

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500 +/- 2.5 %

It is indeed a moment of pride and honor for the entire team of KET to have delivered plant in three months and commissioned the plant in just ten working days.

With finished production starting right from day 1 post-installation, Team Polysill has confirmed successful erection & commissioning at the desired rate of output.

KET continues to be the preferred choice of customers in Flat Drip segment and takes pride in partnering & fulfilling the needs of irrigation system manufacturers to achieve higher productivity with lower cost of end products.

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PRODUCT NEWS

Battenfeld-cincinnati exhibits conEX – at Chinaplas 2014 attenfeld-cincinnati exhibited its conical twin screw extruders for Building and Construction Industry at Chinaplas 2014 conEX, the series of conical twin screw extruders, the sixth generation of this machine type from battenfeld-cincinnati. The ideal extruder for construction profiles, technical profiles, smooth or corrugated pipe. conEX profile extruders are primarily used for the production of building/construction profiles, such as cable conduit, hollow profiles, roller blinds, foamed or co-extruded profiles. It is used for the production of smaller drainage pipes and/or cable tubes, in particular for the building industry, here, the foamed middle layer serves as a sound absorber and to reduce weight and cost. Whether

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melt pressure is high or low, the result is always impeccable. With their modest space requirements, conical extruders are also an ideal solution for co-extrusion which offers optimal process ability for a great variety of compounds and insures top-quality products. One of the others exhibit is the high-performance extruder for PE-HD and PP pipe extrusion solEX, which designed for top performance in continuous pipe extrusion. solEX is destined for the extrusion of colored PE 80 and PE 100 pipe materials to produce water and gas transport pipe with external diameters ranging from 20 mm to 2,500 mm. They can

be used to manufacture drainage and sewage pipes from high-molecular PP polymers. They are also ideally suited for the production of PE-HD and PP corrugated pipes. Moreover they lend themselves to steel pipe coating with PE-HD or PP layers by cross head coating or wrapping processes.

Reverdia’s 100% bio-based succinic acid with lower environmental footprint everdia demonstrated the benefits of Biosuccinium™, a succinic acid with 100% bio-based content and lower environmental footprint at the recently concluded Chaina Pas 2014 Biosuccinium™ enables the production of a biobased PBS (polybutylene succinate) with a substantially improved carbon footprint. PBS is a biodegradable polymer that can be used as a single polymer or in compounds for both durable and biodegradable applications. Other applications include polyols for polyurethanes, coating and composite resins and phthalate-free

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plasticizers. End products include footwear, packaging, paints and many more. According to Tristen Li, Reverdia’s NBD Manager for greater China, Biosuccinium™ is a drop-in replacement for fossil-based succinic acid in PBS. Furthermore, he explains:“Various studies have demonstrated the technical feasibility in a multitude of applications, with similar or even improved performance when compared to the typical fossilbased benchmark. Examples include improved abrasion resistance in microcellular polyurethanes and better chemical resistance in thermoplastic 55

polyurethanes based systems.”

Biosuccinium™ is produced from renewable, plant-based resources.

Using a proprietary biotechnology process, feedstock is converted to Biosuccinium™, via a unique low pH yeast process, developed by Reverdia, the joint venture between DSM and Roquette. This yeast-based fermentation process ensures a consistent product quality. It is also environmentally friendly it uses nonfossil raw materials, sequesters carbon dioxide (CO2), is energy efficient, and does not produce unnecessary byproducts.

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Celanese introduces Halogen-free Fortron PPS) CES50 elanese Corporation has introduced Halogen-free Fortron®polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) CES50 for consumer electronics device housings offers superior mechanical properties over traditional polymer solutions. The commercially available grade is designed to help manufacturers produce thin-wall designed cell phone frames, tablet covers and radio jack connectors without material warpage. “Using Celanese patent pending technology, material scientists developed a solution that meets the latest market demand for lighter, thinner and environmentally responsible consumer electronics applications,” said Kevin Liao, Celanese global consumer electronics marketing manager. “This 40-percentglass-filled PPS is designed for consumer electronics manufacturers that need an engineered material with superior mechanical properties of less

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than 900 parts per million chlorine content.”

Fortron PPS CES50 can be molded in a cold-mold wall temperature range between 70 degrees Celsius to 90 degrees Celsius (158 degrees Fahrenheit to 194 degrees Fahrenheit) unlike standard grades which require higher mold temperatures. Property profile includes: High Tensile Modulus: reaches more than 13900 megapascals (MPa) for improved thin-wall design processing, Excellent Dimensional Stability: meets high-precision design and assembly requirements.

Halogen Free: complies with hazardous substance restrictions and waste directives such as the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) and the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE).

Low Moisture Absorption: provides excellent post dimension change because of moisture absorption.

Flame Retardant: UL 94 V-0 listed at 0.2 millimeters The Fortron CES50 low chlorine PPS grade complies with International Electrotechnical Commission standards for “halogen-free” materials and maintains all desired properties of standard PPS, including continuous service temperature up to 240 degrees Celsius (464 degrees Fahrenheit); good dimensional stability; inherent flame resistance; excellent resistance to automotive/aircraft fuels and fluids, strong acids and bases (pH 2 to 12); high hardness and stiffness; extremely low creep behavior; low coefficient of linear thermal expansion (CLTE), comparable to aluminum; low water absorption; ease of processing.

Kraton introduces New HSBC’s MD695 and MD1648 wo new hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers (HSBCs) have been introduced by Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. Kraton™ MD6951 and MD1648 present a unique balance of high elasticity, extraordinary tensile strength and exceptional lower melt viscosity, which will allow for a host of new process applications to be explored.

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blown, injection molding, rotational molding, compression molding, or textile processes, while maintaining the softness, strength, and pliability of their products. MD6951 is the newest HSBC in the Kraton A family, and has an enhanced flow capability never before seen on the market.

It has several potential applications, including soft touch over molding, which produces such products as cell phone protectors and power tool grips, protective cling films and sound dampening materials.

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MD6951 maintains the reliability and hallmarks of the Kraton A family, such as softness, ease of use and compatibility. Additionally, its increased polarity makes it compatible with thermoplastic polyurethane, polystyrene, polyphenylene oxide, among others. MD6951 is FDAcompliant, possesses exceptional elasticity, and makes everyday products more durable, resilient and comfortable - adding value for product innovators, while expanding process application techniques.

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strength together with exceptionally low viscosity, it can run on existing melt blown process equipment. This opens the door for manufacturers to create products that are more flexible, softer and can produce quieter fabric constructions. In addition, MD1648 may be leveraged to improve polypropylene modified household goods, automotive parts, hot melt adhesives like bonding tapes, spray and aerosol adhesives, and insulating materials.

President of Technology at Kraton, "We are excited about what these two technical advances mean for our customers and the future of the polymer industry. MD6951 and MD1648 allow many different industries to explore new markets and uncover new process applications that were never before available. We are proud to bridge this gap that will allow innovators across the globe to produce new and better products that will enhance our everyday lives.”

According to Lothar Freund, Vice

Nordson unveils V-Type screen changer for all materials ordson has introduced a V-Type screen changer for all materials. An automated, hydraulically powered backflush system enables the V-Type screen changer from Nordson Kreyenborg to purge even heavy contaminant from the melt filter element while maintaining extrusion throughput, minimizing operator intervention, and avoiding downtime in constant-pressure processes like film and fiber extrusion or strand pelletizing.

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In Nordson Kreyenborg’s V-Type screen changer, melt flow from the extruder splits into four streams for filtration in two pairs of screen cavities, then the streams rejoin with no significant change in melt flow. Each pair of cavities is mounted in a piston which positions both cavities so that they can filter their respective melt streams, or removes one of them from the process to remove contaminant buildup by means of backflushing. In normal operation, polymer is flowing P L A S T I C S N E W S

through all four cavities.

While one of the cavities is changed, the other three remain in the process.

In addition to the two screen-bearing pistons, there are four hydraulically actuated displacement pistons that operate during backflushing. When the d i ff e r e n t i a l p r e s s u r e across the screen changer increases to a pre-set level because of contaminant buildup, the backflush sequence for all cavities will be started automatically. For each cavity, the corresponding displacement piston on the outlet side of the screen retracts, creating a reservoir of filtered molten polymer. This material is hydraulically compressed and discharged in reverse direction, back through the screen, carrying away contaminant for removal from the system. The sequence is performed for each cavity one after the other.

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This “power backflush” technology efficiently purges filter media even in extrusion lines running highly viscous polymers; minimizes the amount of material consumed in backflushing; and lengthens the working life of filter media, according to Stefan Wöstmann, research and applications engineer.

Rheologically optimized flow channels avoid excessive residence time and stagnant zones in the system.

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remain in the process while a new screen pack is installed in the fourth.

“The V-Type screen changer carries out backflushing and screen changing functions even as extrusion continues with no change in volume flow and

pressure,” said Mr. Wöstmann. “As a system for achieving a high rate of productivity even at a time of rising regrind percentages and increasingly contaminated feedstocks, it is an investment that quickly pays for itself.”

Clariant’s Liquid fragrance additives for polyolefins ragrance additives in liquid masterbatch form for use in polyolefin polymers has been developed by Clariant. Marketed under the HiFormer® brand, the liquid masterbatches have been optimized for blown and cast film applications and are being used commercially.

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The new HiFormer system offers fragrance applications numerous additional advantages over existing pelletized masterbatches: Less than 50% of the initial quantity of the solid, pelletized masterbatch is

required to provide the same fragrance effect.

Liquid masterbatches are compounded without critical heat, fragrance intensity is maintained.

Additives are subjected to critical heat only during end-product extrusion.

HiFormer dosing-and handling units are extremely accurate and consistent. Users have more control over dosing so there is less waste.

The liquid vehicle technology (LVT) used in HiFormer has a high degree of compatibility with the

polymer so problems with screw slippage and development of endproduct physical properties have been effectively eliminated. These fragrance masterbatches offer an exciting new option for film producers.”

Early commercial applications for the new liquid additive masterbatches include a lemon scent in five-layer white kitchen-sized trash bags.The additives can also mask the burnt carbon odor that often characterizes products that incorporate a high level of post-consumer recycled resins (PCR).

Braskem introduces bio-based LDPE combined with paperboard raskem has introduced the bio-based LDPE combined with paperboard for new packaging.

Combined with paperboard, the use of bio-based LDPE made from sugar cane increases the content of materials from renewable sources to as much as 82% in a Tetra Brik Aseptic 1000ml Base package.

cartons has the same physical and chemical properties as the traditional fossil-fuel derived polyethylene. No modification of the machine is needed for customers to switch to the new packaging materials. Tetra Pak has initially prioritised the Brazilian market but intends to expand the offer to more markets in future.

Produced by Braskem, one of the world's leading biopolymers producers, bio-based LDPE used in Tetra Pak

In February, Coca-Cola Brazil became the first company to use the new packages for its Del Valle juice

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beverages, previously sold in regular cartons. Following that success, the pilot is now being extended to include all 150 customers that source from Tetra Pak Brazil - a total of more than 13 billion packs every year.

"We are particularly proud to be the first in the industry to use biobased LDPE in carton packages", said Charles Brand, Vice President Marketing & Product Management at Tetra Pak. M A Y 2014

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New Contact Roll for Cast Film Winders Eliminates the Need for Rewinding eifenhäuser Cast Sheet Coating has launched a new contact roll with special micro structure for MIDEX rotary arm winders. The roll helps reduce production costs, enhance the winding quality and increase production safety.

satisfied with the result. “Our winding quality could be significantly improved. This is very important both for us and our customers. Thanks to the new contact roll, we are able to produce film with excellent quality at high winding speeds,” says the extrusion manager of the film producer.

The new roll saves producers a complete production step: Thanks to its innovative surface, a precise build-up of edges is ensured so that rewinding of the film can be dispensed with in many cases. This has a positive effect on the production costs and saves time.

The roll is available as of now and can be retrofitted to all MIDEX rotary arm winders.

A special micro structure and soft rubber-coating improves the contact to the web and prevents undesirable film warts which avoids blocking of the film layers in the winding process. In the past, particularly thin PP film of less than 30μ was affected. Producers usually counteracted this phenomenon by using expensive additives. Now, these can reduced to a significant extent.

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The new contact roll for MIDEX rotary arm winders makes complete production steps superfluous.

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The new roll also eliminates the need for electrostatic charging of the film used in the past to improve the winding quality, even though it was detrimental to the working conditions of the operating staff due to possible electrostatic discharges. These are not only unpleasant to people, but may become a safety risk, depending on the environment, for instance in production halls where colours are worked with at the same time. In addition to facilitating film conversion processes, the new roll reduces this risk to a minimum.

Höxter-based Wentus has tested the new roll and is very

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A Successful Event! show that you can save up to 400 000 EUR per year using our GN technology.

he recent GN Open House of our new GN Europe Thermoforming Technical Center was a huge success!

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- A GN1914DM which we ran with a special R&D double common edge tool - the only waste was the small star in the center of the trays. The GN1914DM is a very universal, unique machine that can work with many different materials.

During our opening, we ran it with PET and three PP grades

Approximately 100 guests from various countries around the world travelled to our new venue in Czech Republic where they were able to see three of our GN machines in operation with various materials.

- A GN3021DX with our newest generation Robotic stacker - we launched this new RSX Robotic Stacker last year and it is now in very popular demand. Our GN customers love its reliability, speed and all of its stacking possibilities combined with rotation.

at speeds varying from 23 cpm with a natural homo polymer to 36 cpm with a ďŹ lled PP.

- A GN760 on which we ran PET meat trays - here the key advantage is in the special design of our GN tools; it is very cost efďŹ cient, generating approximately 18% waste while our competitors' equipment produce around 25-30% waste.

This is even more important when you work with special materials like PET/PE which cost more. Our calculations

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Gearboxes for counter-rotating twin-screw extruders Parallel type Although the range of gearboxes for counter-rotating twin-screw extruders used for medium, high and very high torques is already very wide, Zambello updates it constantly both with new sizes of standard products and tailored gearboxes for the exacting needs of customers.

NRB series - With a transmissible torque density up to 17 Nm/cm3 per shaft The gearboxes of the NRB range have a horizontal shape (mounting position B3), which requires a connection to the electric motor by belts and pulleys. As a matter of fact, the reduction ratios available cover a ratio up to a maximum of i=25.

heavy-duty jobs.

The transmission of the torque is obtained by means of a double reversing unit.

ZT3 series - With a transmissible torque density up to 17 Nm/cm3 per shaft

The reduction ratios available go from i=14 to max. i=80.

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The gearboxes of the ZT3 series have approximately the same features as the NRB series, but have a vertical shape (mounting position B7). In this case the connection between gearbox and electric motor is carried out by an elastic coupling. Due to the possibility to mount the electric motor in the U arrangement, the ďŹ nal result is a very compact extruder.

Reduction ratios available go from i=14 to max. i=80.

As a completion of the range of gearboxes for counterrotating extruders, Zambello proposes the new ZC3 gearboxes for conical twin-screw extruders.

At the moment the new gearboxes are available in three sizes, which are suitable for extruders having screw diameters of 55 mm, 65 mm and 80 mm.

The essential feature of these gearboxes consists of ground conical gears according to AGMA 11 - DIN 3.

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The TST range (Twin Super Torque) is available in two versions: TST-H and TST- 2H. Both series offer very high performance rates.

Like the entire range of Zambello, also the gearboxes ZC3 enable an extremely high transmissible torque.

TST- H series - With a transmissible torque density up to 20 Nm/cm3 per shaft.

Examples of application:

The gearboxes of this series are designed for exacting applications, where a high torque is required, which is transmitted by means of a single reversing unit. The connection to the electric motor is obtained by means of an elastic joint.

Civil building items PVC products (doors, windows, pipes) Granulates Petrochemical products

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The reduction ratios available go from i=14 to max. i=80.

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One Step, High efficiency recycling machine olystar's high efficiency, onestep plastic recycling machine HNT-V is designed for the reprocessing of PE polyethylene (HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE) and PP polypropylene flexible packaging material, printed and non-printed. This cutter integrated pelletizing system eliminates the need of pre-cutting the material, requires less space and energy consumption while producing high quality plastic pellets at a productive rate.

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In addition to in-house (postindustrial) film waste, the system is also able to process washed flakes, scraps and regrind (pre-crushed rigid plastic waste from injection and extrusion).

This equipment is highly recommended for packaging film producers of commercial bags, garbage bags, agricultural films, food packaging, shrink and stretch films, as well as producers in the woven industry of PP woven bags, jumbo bags, tapes and yarns. Other types of material such as PS sheet, PE and PS foam, PE net, EVA, PP mixed with PU are also applicable on this machine.

The pellets produced by the recycling machine can be put directly back into the production line, in most cases for blown film or pipe extrusion processes.

1. Pellets from in-house, postindustrial recycling On average, post-industrial waste makes up 5% or more of the entire production line, making in-house recycling very important nowadays

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as it can significantly reduce the cost of raw/virgin material purchasing.

The plastic pellets produced from in-house waste are almost like-new and can be re-used for producing high quality plastic products once again.

2. Pellets from post-consumer recycling The HNT-V is also designed to work with washed, post-consumer and used agricultural film. The cutter compactor, which generates frictional heat during the compacting process, helps to further dry and remove the water moisture from the washed film flakes (processed first by the washing lines). The recycled pellets can be used again in extrusion process, whether 100% (such as garbage bag, LDPE pipe production and etc) or as part of the mixture to reduce raw material cost. The pellets quality can also be improved by direct dosing of masterbatch and additives.

One Step, All-in-One direct recycling The HNT-V plastic recycling machine combines cutting, extrusion and pelletizing into one compact and efficient recycling line. The cutter compactor of the recycling machine prepares (pre-conditions) the material into an ideal condition for the extrusion process and feed the material directly into the extruder with a centrifugal force. Comparing to the conventional recycling machines, this integrated

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system does not require a separate crusher, and therefore, eliminates the problem of inconsistent feeding (overfeeding or insufficient feeding)

Easy material feeding without the need for pre-cutting The HNT-V is also designed to work with washed, post-consumer and used agricultural film. The cutter compactor, which generates frictional heat during the compacting process, helps to further dry and remove the water moisture from the washed film flakes (processed first by the washing lines).

The recycled pellets can be used again in extrusion process, whether 100% (such as garbage bag, LDPE pipe production and etc) or as part of the mixture to reduce raw material cost. The pellets quality can also be improved by direct dosing of masterbatch and additives.

Higher output capacity The integration of the cutter compactor and extruder ensures extremely fast and stable feeding, the tangentially conn ected extruder is continuously filled with pre-compacted material. This results in a much higher production output comparing to other types of recycling systems on the market.

Higher pellets quality The stable material feeding together with the hot die face pelletizer produce round-shaped, uniformed size pellets that are higher in value and optimal for reproduction (extrusion processes).

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PRODUCT NEWS Suitable Industry: Blown film producers Leftover waste of edge trim from blown ďŹ lm in the format of scraps (T-shirt bags cut-offs from bag making and punching processes), complete ďŹ lm rolls and sheet can be efficiently recycled in a simple process.

The high quality, uniformed sized recycled pellets are almost like virgin material which can be put directly back into the ďŹ lm production line.

Suitable Industry: PP woven producers In-house waste generated from

the production of PP woven bags, nonwoven, jumbo bags, PP rafďŹ a, PP woven sacks and tapes. The recycled PP pellets can be reused (100%) for production. In most cases in circular weaving looms and tapelines.

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Producing T-shirt bags with 3 layer blown film machine significantly reduces cost n some markets such as Turkey, Thailand and Vietnam where T-shirt bag production has become extremely competitive, film producers are now replacing their existing mono layer extruders with ABA 3 layer blown film machines, mainly to save production cost. One of the biggest T-shirt bag producers in Vietnam has already replaced half of its mono layer extruders with ABA machines in the past 3 years to stay competitive in the local market.

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The A-B-A blown film machine consists of two extruders, normally of two different sizes. The most common ones today are the combination of a 45mm screw diameter together with a 55mm for T-shirt bag production.

For garbage bags, normally a 55mm screw with a bigger 65mm is used. In the A-A outer layer, normally 20% of CACO3 (Calcium Carbonate) is used, with 3% color masterbatch, 7% LLDPE and 70% HDPE. The B layer generally consists of 60% CaCo3 with 40% HDPE. A large percentage of recycled pellets (from in-house waste) can also be added to the mixture.

Besides reducing a significant amount of raw material used in the formula, another advantage of the ABA machine is that the 3 layer film that it produces is 30% stronger than film produced by a mono layer extruder.

The ABA machine is also much more economic comparing to an ABC three layer machine as it has one extruder less.

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Polystar, a Taiwanese manufacturer of blown film machines has shifted its main focus onto making and reengineering ABA technology, because it has noticed this big shift in market trend in many countries where it exports to. In Russia, for example, the mono layer blown film market is almost dead for Polystar, despite the fact that it used to sell at least 50 mono layer blown film machines to the market annually for almost a decade. Instead, 90% of the blown film machines that Polystar has sold to Russia since 2010 has been the ABA type. One of the leading and largest film and bag producers in St. Petersburg (Russia) who currently with 60 sets of Polystar's mono layer blown film machines, has also been very active in upgrading their machines to the ABA type from mono layer extruders.

Polystar has recently installed 22 sets of mono layer blown film machines in Yangon, Myanmar in a newly-established film production factory.

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T-shirt and garbage bags. However, Polystar believes that this type of set up is only likely in a country where labor cost is still relatively low. In markets where labor cost is higher and more competition exists, producers must find a way to lower their production cost in order to increase profit margin.

In Taipei Plas 2014, Polystar will exhibit an ABA blown film machine at the show to introduce this technology to the visitors.

Video presentation of the combination of ABA and Polystar's recycling line: h t t p s : / / w w w. y o u t u b e . c o m / watch?v=XRhnYSYgb6k

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New polymer unprecedentedly combines optical and electrical properties lectrically controlled glasses with continuously adjustable transparency, new polarisation filters, and even chemosensors capable of detecting single molecules of specific chemicals could be fabricated thanks to a new polymer unprecedentedly combining optical and electrical properties, as reported by Physorg. com.

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An international team of chemists from Italy, Germany, and Poland developed a polymer with unique optical and electric properties.

Components of this polymer change their spatial configuration depending on the electric potential applied. In turn, the polarisation of transmitted light is affected.

The material can be used, for instance, in polarisation filters and window glasses with continuously adjustable transparency. Due to its mechanical properties, the polymer is also perfectly suitable for fabrication of chemical sensors for selective detection and determination of optically active (chiral) forms of an analyte.

The research findings of the international team headed by Prof.

Francesco Sannicolo from the Universita degli Studi di Milano were recently published in one of the most prestigious chemical journals, Angewandte Chemie International Edition. "Until now, to give polymers chiral properties, chiral pendants were attached to the polymer backbone. In such designs the polymer was used

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as a scaffold only. Our polymer is exceptional, with chirality inherent to it, and with no pending groups.

The polymer is both a scaffold and an optically active chiral structure.

Moreover, the polymer conducts electricity", comments Prof.

Wlodzimierz Kutner from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) in Warsaw, one of the initiators of the research.

Chirality can be best explained by referring to mirror reflection. If two varieties of the same object look like their mutual mirror images, they differ in chirality. Human hands provide perhaps the most universal example of chirality, and the difference between the left and right hand becomes obvious if we try to place a left-handed glove on a right hand.

The same difference as between the left and right hand is between two chiral molecules with identical chemical composition. Each of them shows different optical properties, and differently rotates plane-polarised light.

In such a case, chemists refer to one chemical compound existing as two optical isomers called enantiomers.

The polymer presented by Prof.

Sannicolo's team was developed on the basis of thiophene, an organic compound composed of a five-member aromatic ring containing a sulphur atom. Thiophene polymerisation gives rise to a chemically stable polymer of high conductivity. The basic component

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of the new polymer – its monomer – is made of a dimer with two halves each made of two thiophene rings and one thianaphthene unit.

The halves are connected at a single point and can partially be rotated with respect to each other by applying electric potential. Depending on the orientation of the halves, the new polymer either assumes or looses chirality. This behaviour is fully reversible and resembles a breathing system, whereas the "chiral breathing" is controlled by an external electric potential.

The development of a new polymer was initiated thanks to the research on molecular imprinting pursued at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the PAS. The research resulted, for instance, in the development of polymers used as recognising units (receptors) in chemosensors, capable of selective capturing of molecules of various analytes, for instance nicotine, and also melamine, an ill-reputed chemical detrimental to human health, used as an additive to falsify protein content in milk and dairy products produced in China.

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"Three-dimensional networks we attempted to build at the IPC PAS using existing two-dimensional thiophene

derivatives just collapsed after the template molecules were removed.

That's why we asked for assistance our Italian partners, specialising in the synthesis of thiophene derivatives.

The problem was to design and synthesise a three-dimensional thiophene derivative that would allow us for cross-linking of our polymers

in three dimensions. The thiophene derivative synthesised in Milan has a stable three-dimensional structure, and the controllable chiral properties of the new polymer obtained after the derivative was polymerised, turned out a nice surprise for all of us", explains Prof. Kutner.

TripleBubble® Technology improves shrink and lidding film structure o explore new ways of saving costs and materials in multilayer shrink and lidding film applications, Kuhne Anlagenbau and DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (DuPont) have brought together Kuhne’s TripleBubble® water-quenched and bi-oriented film technology and DuPont’s knowledge in high-performance packaging polymers.

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With highly transparent films downgauged for a reduced environmental footprint, new shrink bag and film structures using DuPont™ Surlyn® are intended to provide a multitude of advantages over existing solutions, including advanced meat adhesion as well as excellent puncture resistance, extending shelf life and minimizing food waste caused by packaging failure during transportation.

Initial laboratory results from testing new lidding film solutions using DuPont™ Appeel® as sealing layer as well as DuPont™ Bynel® as tie layer are demonstrating that combining TripleBubble® Technology and sophisticated DuPont packaging P L A S T I C S N E W S

materials permits raw materials savings of up to 50 percent over conventional laminate structures, depending on the application, as well as energy savings, and consequently significantly improved life-cycle analysis results.

TripleBubble® shrink films typically consist of a PET- or PA-based outer layer, a structural layer based on DuPont™ Surlyn® and a PE-based seal layer, and can be enhanced with an EVOH or PVDC based barrier structure. Here, the partially crosslinked thermoplastic ionomer Surlyn® is key to their high shrink, softness and perforation resistance. A new joint development from Kuhne and DuPont is the combination of conventional shrink film technology using Surlyn® as shrink layer with an advanced sealing technology, where Surlyn® is used also as sealant. This approach opens up new horizons in shelf life and product presentation.

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restaurants. A fast-emerging new trend is to use shrink bags for supermarket consumer packaging, the reason being that such films adhere tightly to the meat without any protruding edges and improve color, odor and meat texture. What’s more, compared with the tray-and-lid weighing around 14 gm that they replace, shrink bags for retail applications only weigh 4 gm and can thus significantly improve the sustainability of supermarket meat packages. Used not only as shrink layer but also as sealant layer, these new grades open up new routes to novel, appealing and sustainable structures featuring a superior balance of puncture resistance, flexibility, softness, seal performance, transparency and shrink behavior.

In particular, the use of Surlyn® for food contact layers in shrink bag applications has resulted in improved transparency, meat adhesion and color as well as reduced drip and odor development.

A further focus in the ongoing collaboration between Kuhne and DuPont is on downgauging of strong

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TECHNOLOGY coextruded and bi-oriented highperformance films with controlled thermal stability for lidding applications.

Current developments include films with up to 11, and in future, even 13 layers of functional polymers, including DuPont™ Surlyn® ionomers or DuPont™ Appeel® resins as sealing components for peelable, easy-open packaging solutions as well as application-specific DuPont™ Bynel® adhesive resins as tie layers, which remain highly effective even after stretching and relaxation. The TripleBubble® technology significantly enhances the mechanical properties of such films due to the high level of molecular orientation brought about by biaxial stretching. Thermal relaxation,

which occurs in the third bubble of the process where film shrinkage is reduced to a controlled value, is a particular challenge.

Here, the effectiveness of the tie layer, which bonds incompatible functional layers of the structure together, is of major significance for producing high-tear and punctureresistant films which are nevertheless comparatively thin.

In a first stage of their joint development, DuPont and Kuhne have investigated the effects of tie layers offering good adhesion between PET and polyolefins, such as PE, PP or ionomers, between PO and PA and between PA and the heat-

sealing layer. As a result, DuPont has developed a standard tie layer range, providing resistance during the production process, matching the viscosities of other polymer types used and adhering well to the two substrates during orientation and after thermal relaxation. This range includes DuPont™ Bynel® 21E787 and 22E780, which are suitable for PET/PO, or Bynel® 41E687, which is suitable for PA/PO, with optimization for other fields of application still underway. Kuhne’s TripleBubble® Technology is dedicated to the production of bi-oriented blown films for advanced food packaging applications, including meat, sausages and cheese, providing advantages such as high oxygen barrier.

New self-healing polymer repairs holes up to 3cm wide new self-healing polymer that can repair holes far larger than any material before – up to 3cm wide – has been unveiled by US researchers.

The polymer mimics biological healing by first rapidly forming a gel scaffold over the hole that is then sealed by another polymer, restoring most of the material’s strength. Potential applications range from prosthetic skin to more robust battery anodes, and various self-healing mechanisms have been developed.

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out before they can solidify. Now, White and colleagues solve this problem by embedding two channels into a polymer. They then put in either a polyethylene glycol or a tris [(4-formylphenoxy)methyl]ethane)) into each channel. The monomers of the repair polymer were also divided between two channels, while the polymerisation initiator was confined to one channel and the promoter to the other.

They demonstrated the process using two different repair polymers – polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate and two liquid thiol-enes. In the undamaged epoxy, the contents of each channel are kept separate, and both mixtures remain stable, low viscosity liquids.

When a hole opens up in the polymer, both channels are ruptured and the

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liquids mix. Within seconds, the two gel components begin to set, with the gel stiffening as it spreads. ‘It's like a little dynamic scaffold that's able to support its own weight against gravity,’ explains co-author Nancy Sottos. ‘The normal types of healing agents that we've used in the past just wouldn't be able to do that.’ Once this gel scaffold is in place, the two monomers in the other channel can combine and polymerise, sealing the hole tight and restoring the polymer to close to 62% of its original strength. Testing the seal with nitrogen gas at 345kPa, for hole diameters up to 6.3mm, they consistently found no leakage. Sealing was less consistent if they punched the hole in the polymer rather than cutting it, as the gel did not always penetrate all the radial cracks emanating from the impact site.

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Balance of power in BOPP film markets shifting from India and Middle East OPP film has been one of the global success stories in flexible plastics packaging. According to a new report on the Global BOPP film market from AMI Consulting, this is now an industry which produces over 7 mln tpa of substrates, worth more than US$18 bln.

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However, it is increasingly an industry that is driven by markets and areas of the world that historically have been considered "developing nations".

This is not just a function of market volumes and growth rates, but also market leadership as the major players in the BOPP market today are now head quartered in what AMI is calling the CHIME nations - China - India and the Middle East.

Over the past three years the BOPP film industry has been through a period of major structural change with the emergence of two major power houses with sales in excess of US$ 1 bln: Jindal Poly Films based in India and Tahgleef Industries headquartered in Dubai. Jindal Poly Films takeover of ExxonMobil Chemical Films, completed in 2013, creates a group with the largest nameplate capacity for BOPP at over 400,000 tons with assets based in Europe, the USA as well as being the largest producer in India.

Taghleef which AMI estimates to be just behind Jindal in capacity terms, has similarly built a global position through the acquisition of various heritage businesses in Europe and North America. In 2012 it completed P L A S T I C S N E W S

the takeover of AET Films in the USA and only recently has announced another acquisition in Europe with the takeover of Derprosa in Spain.

Despite these impressive moves, these two businesses still account for less than 10% of global production and are likely to be overtaken - on a volume basis at least - by Chinese producers over the next few years.

The investment in capacity and growth in demand for BOPP films in China has been well documented but the leading producers there are now looking to move to whole different level. From the original business model of setting up a large plant with 3 or 4 big lines, the leading players are now

looking to build a network of plants within China with state of the art 8.7 metre and 10.4 metre high speed (525 mts/minute and more) lines and to vertically integrate into polypropylene resin production.

The rapid growth of businesses such as the Gettel Group and China Soft Packaging - backed by cash rich real estate businesses - is leading the Chinese industry to have its own structural shakeout.

Many of the early movers there have sold off assets, moved out of the sector or are looking to develop more speciality, niche products unable to compete in the commodity packaging sector.

Chinese Government removes Sinopec, CNPC from environmental black list etroChina and Sinopec Group were banned from seeking environmental clearances in September 2013 following a review of their emissions in 2012.

The ban effectively prevented the companies from building new refineries and petrochemical facilities.

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from an environmental blacklist after their operations posted drops in pollution in 2013.

An eight month-old ban has been reversed, allowing China National Petroleum Corp. and China Petrochemical Corp. To resume applying for clearance from the Ministry of Environmental Protection for new refining and petrochemicals projects.

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Expanding applications to drive demand for polymeric foams olymer foams are used in disposable packaging for food products, insulation material in buildings, and as cushioning in furniture products. While high-density cellular plastics are widely used in furniture, transportation, and building products, low-density foams find use in shock absorption, insulation, and rigid packaging.

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The growing use of polymeric foams is primarily attributed to the numerous beneficial attributes of the material such as low density that aids in reducing product weight, and low heat transfer ability that enables use of foams as optimal insulators, flexibility, exceptional insulating properties, impact-resistant characteristics, buoyancy, and outstanding strengthto-weight ratios, among others, as per Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Polymeric foams hold an edge

over alternative materials such as fiberglass and metallic foams, owing to benefits such as low weight and relatively lower cost. Growth in the market is driven by expanding use in construction, furniture & bedding, packaging, automotive, and plastic manufacturing industries.

In the coming years, emergence of innovative technologies and applications will help encourage demand for polymer foams in various end-use markets. Growing emphasis on sustainability will help drive demand for green building materials such as eco-friendly polymeric foams.

Despite the opportunities for growth, the market is also expected to confront challenges manifested in the form of stringent environmental regulations legislated by governments worldwide, and difficulties in waste disposal, and recyclability.

Asia-Pacific represents the largest and the fastest growing market with a CAGR of 4% over the analysis period. Huge population base, rapidly expanding construction activities in commercial, residential and industrial sectors, focus on public infrastructure development, and rising automotive production, represent factors driving growth in the region.

Polyurethane (PU) Foams represents the largest product market supported by broad applications in consumer products by virtue of product characteristics such as elasticity, mechanical strength, insulation, and chemical resistance.

Bedding & furniture and construction are the leading end-use markets for PU foams, while the automotive industry is likely to post strong growth in demand for PU foams in the coming years.

Kazakhstan to build major petrochemical complex by 2016 azakhstan plans to build a major petrochemical complex by 2016 to produce higher-value products from associated petroleum gas that is currently mainly flared, according to an official at state-run KazMunaiGaz.

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Council on Science and Technology at KazMunaiGaz. The complex will be built in the Atyrau region, where one of Kazakhstan's major oil fields, Tengiz, is located and which will become the key source for feedstock to the complex, she added, speaking at the CIS Oil and Gas summit in Paris.

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year of gas as feedstock and will see propylene and polypropylene output capacity of 500,000 tpa and 800,000 tpa, respectively.

The third stage will envisage butadiene output at 250,000 tpa, with gas from other major fields in Kazakhstan, Karachaganak and Kashagan as feedstock, she said. This stage is currently expected to be built in 2016 as well but it is most likely to be delayed to at least 2018 because of delays in startup of Kashagan.

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Slow shale development could cause UK to lose energyintensive industries ritain could lose energyintensive industries such as petrochemicals to regions with lower energy costs such as the United States and Middle East if it does not speed up shale gas extraction, as per the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report.

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A c c o r d i n g t o R e u t e r, t h e report revealed UK’s competitive disadvantage in comparison with peers in other parts of the world who pay a third less for their energy use.

The report further says, Britain is in the early stages of extracting shale gas resources to lower its dependence on energy imports, and the government has promised favourable tax terms to companies looking for the unconventional gas.

As the progress has been slow, however, due to public opposition

to hydraulic fracturing - the process of injecting water and chemicals at high pressure into underground rock formations to push out gas - and stringent environmental regulation.

Critics say fracking can pollute water supplies and trigger small earthquakes.

Advocates say it has a strong safety record and point to countries like the United States, where fracking has driven down energy prices and put them on the path to energy independence.The House of Lords committee recommended the government should amend existing legislation to speed up subsurface drilling for shale gas.

Under current law, landowners need to give permission for companies to drill below their land although they do not own rights to the minerals their land contains. This has slowed down

SK Gas, Vopak to develop LPG facility to enhance Singapore petrochem utch company Vopak and South Korea's SK Gas will jointly develop a liqueďŹ ed petroleum gas (LPG) import facility on Jurong Island, enhancing the competitiveness of Singapore's petrochemical industry by giving firms on the island an alternative feedstock to naphtha.

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Iswaran at the opening of InďŹ neum International's new facility on Jurong Island.

The facility will have an initial capacity of 80,000 cubic metres and will allow petrochemical manufacturers operating here to use LPG as a feedstock to produce chemical products that are in high demand.

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shale gas planning and the government said it was already considering how to address this issue.

Environmental group Greenpeace says shale gas fracking pollutes groundwater and condemned the committee's report.

Enterprise to commence construction of a 240,000 bpd ethane export facility nterprise Products Partners has firmed plans to construct a 240,000 bpd ethane export facility on the Texas Gulf Coast.

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Enterprise noted that depressed ethane prices are providing little incentive for capital expenditures on gas-processing plants, but said the export facility will help facilitate additional growth in NGL production.

The capital expenditure for moving and cracking US ethane into Northwest Europe has been another big question mark for many analysts, but Enterprise said returns on a European cracker conversion are very favorable at current price levels.

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Events and Exhibitions 3rd PLA World Congress

Northeast that will increase your bottom line.

Date: May 27-28, 2014 Venue : Munich, Germany Category(s): Experts from all involved fields will share their knowledge and contribute to a comprehensive overview of today‘s opportunities and challenges and discuss the possibilities, limitations and future prospects of PLA for all kind of applications.

Amerimold 2014 Date: June 11-12, 2014 Location: Suburban Collection Showplace - Novi, Michigan AmeriMold will be held June 11-12, 2014 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI. The event will again combine an exhibit hall, technical conference and networking events all aimed at connecting the leaders tool and moldmaking, molding and additive technologies.

Kenya Plast - 2nd Edition Date: June 2-4, 2014 Location: KICC - Nairobi, Kenya Category(s): Tech: Plastics/Polymers

Injection World Molding Forum Date: June 17-18, 2014 Location: Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue - Pennsylvania, US. Injection World Molding Forum, will feature a high-level program assembled by the editorial team of Injection World that will allow the most pressing themes for today's plastics injection molders to be examined, discussed and evaluated in a face-to-face environment. It will provide an excellent opportunity for delegates to network with its international panel of expert speakers.The Injection World Molding Forum will cover market developments, business strategies and processing innovations.

Kenya Plast is one of those unique events which bring together the major experts from the plastic making industry, in to Kenya, which is now considered one of the most desirable destinations for the plastic trade. Kenya Plast is essential in increased comprehension of the demand changes experienced by the practice so far. Professionals will also be able to educate businesses on the different kinds of issues the business faces at the moment and encourage investment in the strategically thought out areas to maximize business and production gains. Several hundreds of companies and organizations are expected to be exhibiting their professional expertise, products and their applications at the Kenya Plast.

Interplas Thailand Date: June 19-22, 2014 Venue Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) InterPlas Thailand will bridge and culminate business and industrial excellence for all active players in plastic and rubber industries. ProďŹ le for exhibit includes Preprocessing/recycling machines & equipment: Mixer, Powder Compactors, Size Reduction Equipment, Screen Changers, Compounding Lines, Recycling Lines, Injection & Blow Molding Machines, Processing Machines, Sheet Casting Machines, Rubber Processing Equipment, Printing Machines for Plastic and Rubber Products, Flexoprinting Machines, Adhesives, Product Design, Quality Assurance, Research and Development, Recondition and refurbishment.

East Pack Date: June 10-12, 2014 Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - New York, NY Category(s): Packaging, Machinery & Equipment, Automation & Assembly EastPack continues to be an integral part of the largest design, manufacturing, and packaging trade show serving the Eastern United States.

In total, 35,000 production and manufacturing managers, packaging engineers, project/product managers, brand managers, operations managers, purchasing staff, and general corporate managers visit each year, making EastPack the Northeast packaging event. EastPack is the one show that delivers new business opportunities from the P L A S T I C S N E W S

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