Tuesday, 30-Jun-09

International Plastics Design award winners announced

Hospira's award-winning iSecure syringe

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2009) -- Pharmaceutical and medical delivery company Hospira Inc. used multishot molding and in-mold assembly to create the iSecure Syringe with four different pieces and three materials. The product, designed by Hospira and molded by MGS Manufacturing Group, won the Industrial Designers Society of America/Plastics News Design Award at the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.’s 2009 International Plastics Design Competition. The design is simple and straightforward at first glance -- with the different parts labeled in the mold to designate the first, second and third steps for the nurse administering the drug -- but integrating that into a complex manufacturing piece in a clean room environment was very impressive, said one of the judges.

Friday, 26-Jun-09

Jwell building new factory, mulling acquisition

CHICAGO （June 26, 2009） -- Chinese equipment maker Shanghai Jwell Extrusion Machinery Co. Ltd. is building a new factory in Suzhou to significantly expand its capacity, as executives say they are looking at an European acquisition.

Thursday, 25-Jun-09

China’s plastics industry to resume double-digit growth

CHICAGO (June 25, 2009) -- China’s plastic industry should resume double-digit growth in the second half of the year, after stumbling from the global economic crisis, according to the head of China’s largest plastics industry association.

Tuesday, 16-Jun-09

KraussMaffei expanding PU equipment business in Asia
SHANGHAI (June 16, 2009) -- German machinery maker KraussMaffei Machinery Co. Ltd. is expanding its capabilities for polyurethane (PU) equipment in Asia, expanding capacity in both China and Japan, in response to a growing PU market in both countries.

China revises Albemarle’s global balance

Sun

GUANGZHOU (June 16, 2009) -- Breakthrough growth in China, combined with a downturn in other regions, is making the Chinese market more important than ever on Albemarle Corp.’s global roadmap. Sales generated in China will make up for nearly a quarter of the U.S.-based company’s 2009 global sales, a substantial jump from 5 percent in 2008, according to John Sun, Greater China managing director. During a recent interview at the Cross-Strait Plastics Industry Summit 2009 in Guangzhou, he told Plastics News that the breakthrough’s relatively short time period was made possible partly by supplying polymer curative to China’s government-funded, high-speed railway projects.

Monday, 08-Jun-09

Sichuan reconstruction craves building materials

Building materials on display

GUANGHZOU (June 9, 2009) -- The demand for plastic products created by post-earthquake reconstruction projects in Sichuan province can be measured by these goals: In the next three years, the province plans to rebuild 51,000 kilometers of road, 5,500 kilometers of railroad lines, 17,000 schools, 9,700 medical facilities, 5,300 kilometers of gas pipeline, and 6,970 kilometers of water supply pipeline. In addition to the 1.7 trillion yuan reconstruction projects, the provincial government will invest 3 trillion yuan on industrial development.

Public projects boost China’s wood-plastic industry

Wood-plastic composite products

GUANGZHOU (June 9, 2009) -- Despite the decline of overseas markets, China’s largely export-oriented wood-plastic composite manufacturers continue to expand, thanks to demand from domestic public projects such as post-earthquake reconstruction and China-hosted international events. For instance, Anhui Guofeng Wood-plastic Science & Technology Co. Ltd. confirmed that export demand has been contracting due to the global economic crisis. Meantime, domestic consumers have become more aware of wood-plastic composite materials.

Monday, 01-Jun-09

Amid global slump, Rhodia debuts nylon at Chinaplas
GUANGZHOU (June 2, 2009) -- At a news conference held during Chinaplas, Rhodia Polyamide introduced a new nylon 6/6 technology aimed at applications requiring strength and durability -- a move that fits in with the company’s revised strategy in the face of the financial crisis.

Resin makers realizing China’s import potential

Hanck

GUANGZHOU (June 2, 2009) -- Just a few years ago, China was mainly a cheap export base, where products were made and sent elsewhere around the world. These days, the reverse is increasingly true: China’s growing domestic market is attracting more attention, particularly from global resin makers. “There is real demand in the domestic China market,” said Hong Kong-based Philippe Hanck of DuPont’s engineering polymers unit. He said DuPont has seen a tangible effect from China’s government stimulus spending in automotive, rail, mobile phones and renewable energy.

Tuesday, 26-May-09

Ashland Distribution continues to grow in China
GUANGZHOU (May 26, 2009) -- After weathering a difficult first year in China, Ashland Distribution arrived at Chinaplas 2009 last week with a growing list of distribution agreements in the region. In an economic downturn, a company official said, there are some advantages to being a new arrival.

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