Consumer Electronics

Clariant launches renewable waxes for plastics applications

February 26, 2018

Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Mobility, Compounding

Licocare RBW solutions are based on crude rice bran wax; act as high performing lubrication and dispersion agents for plastics processing

Japanese resin supplier shipped wire & cable grades for decades without required checks

February 25, 2018

Materials

Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Mobility, Building & Construction

Stephen Moore

Ube Industries did not conduct tests on some low-density polyethylene products for power cables delivered to 50 companies and falsified data for shipping, dating back to the 1990s.

Sabic expanding capacity for PEI and PPE resin production

February 12, 2018

Materials

Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Industrial Machinery, Automotive and Mobility, Building & Construction, Compounding, Consumer Products, Injection Molding, Medical

Stephen Moore

Expansion of footprint in Singapore will localize Ultem resin production in Asia, increasing global production by 50%; recommissioning of Noryl resin manufacturing operations in Bergen op Zoom expected to increase global production more than 40%.

Arburg focus on Industry 4.0 and additive manufacturing at Chinaplas

February 05, 2018

Injection Molding

Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Mobility, Materials, Medical

Stephen Moore

German injection machine builder will also highlight lightweight construction for the automotive industry, LSR processing for the 3Cs sector (communication, computer, consumer), a medical technology application, and an ambitious turnkey solution for the packaging industry.

Daio Paper starts up cellulose nanofiber plant

January 29, 2018

Materials

Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Mobility, Compounding

Stephen Moore

Japan’s third paper manufacturer to establish a production facility

Polymax TPE to boost compounding capacity at Waukegan, IL

January 16, 2018

Automotive and Mobility

Packaging, Consumer Electronics, Building & Construction, Compounding, Materials

Stephen Moore

Company's new production line to add 8 million pounds of capacity

EU approves Japanese ABS supplier merger

January 04, 2018

Materials

Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Mobility, Consumer Products

Stephen Moore

Integration of the ABS businesses of Techno Polymer and UMG ABS creates a giant in Japan

Celanese Saudi polyacetal plant comes on stream

January 03, 2018

Materials

Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Mobility, Compounding

Stephen Moore

The 50,000-tonnes/year facility’s startup boosts global capacity for the resin to in excess of 1.7 million tonnes/year.

Korea’s Lotte gains ABS foothold in Indonesia; plans major additional investment

January 03, 2018

Materials

Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Mobility, Business, Compounding, Consumer Products

Stephen Moore

The ABS and polycarbonate producer is acquiring both local manufacturers of the resin, with plans to ramp up their capacities and construct a new 220,000-tonnes/year unit by 2022.