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-Freudenberg Sealing Tech Develops New Plastic Piston Freudenberg Sealing Tech Plastic Piston
When automotive manufacturers use smaller hydraulic systems to actuate transmission gears, it helps to optimize energy efficiency.Freudenberg Sealing Tech Plastic Piston
When a steel piston is used in the accumulator, it needs an elaborate sealing package and limits the compactness of hydraulic systems.
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has now come up with a new plastic piston that uses single-part sealing technology thus making installation of smaller hydraulic systems feasible in order to save energy
-New Wolf Gray Cordura TrueLock fibre launched
Invista’s Cordura brand has announced its latest innovation in solution-dyed nylon (SDN) 6,6 fibre technology with mill partner MMI Textiles, a premier supplier and one-stop shop supplying fabric, webbing and elastics. MMI Textiles is the exclusive North American provider of fabrics and webbing made with the new Wolf Gray Cordura TrueLock fibre, now through December 2018.
Cordura TrueLock fibre is created from Invista nylon 6,6 multi-filament fibre that is solution dyed, locking the colour in at the molten polymer extrusion level to create deep, durable colour throughout the entire fibre structure. Colour consistency is crucial when pairing fabric with other materials, such as webbing and elastic to create uniform garments and gear, the company explains.
-Crude Oil Price Trend
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-$100 Oil Isn’t as Outlandish as You Might Think
If you came here to find out when oil will reach $100 a barrel, I’m sorry to disappoint. The thousands of factors that go into the price of oil at any given time make it hard to put a timestamp on prices. Demand can wax and wane with global economic growth, and supplies can’t always react fast enough to keep prices consistent. Plus, since the word of OPEC carries such gravity with the global market, those without a Being John Malkovich – style door into the minds of OPEC ministers have no chance of knowing what prices will do over the next few weeks or months.
-US September PS prices settle at increase
US September polystyrene (PS) contracts have settled at an average increase of 2 cents/lb ($44/tonne) following higher feedstock prices in August.
The price increase comes amid mixed pressure in the market between the higher August feedstock prices and some falling feedstock prices this month.
ICIS benzene, ethylene and styrene spot prices increased in August, but only ethylene prices have notched further gains in September.
Typically, September is a lower demand month for PS, but it is still better than it will be later in the year.
Lower benzene and styrene spot prices this month are in contrast to higher ethylene spot prices. That scenario will add mixed pricing pressure heading into October.
-Is This New Super Carbon Better Than Graphene?
Scientists have been searching for schwarzites for decades, here’s how their discovery could change our world. Graphene is heralded as a wonder-material that could completely change our world. Its incredibly flexible, strong and conductive carbon structure promises to revolutionize energy storage, computing, and technology as we know it.
However, graphene isn’t the only nanocarbon out there with promising applications.
There’s one in particular that’s been capturing scientists’ attention for decades, and it has the potential to be even more game-changing than our fan favorite graphene.
-The circular economy opportunity for urban and industrial innovation in China
Applying circular economy principles at scale in China’s cities could make goods and services more affordable for citizens, while at the same time making cities more liveable, reducing emissions of fine particulate matter by 50%, emissions of greenhouse gases by 23%, and traffic congestion by 47%, by 2040.
The analysis, which identifies opportunities across five focus areas, built environment, mobility, nutrition, textiles and electronics, shows that applying circular economy principles at scale could save businesses and households approximately CNY 70 trillion by 2040 (16% of China’s projected GDP).
-Sidel Group to champion market-tailored innovations at China Brew China Beverage – CBB 2018
At China Brew China Beverage 2018, taking place in Shanghai from the 23rd to 26th of October, Sidel and Gebo Cermex will present solutions that help Greater China producers, co-packers and brand owners achieve long term superior performance throughout the lifecycle of their packaging lines.
With an expected 2.1% growth of all packaging materials in Greater China between 2018 and 2021[1], the soft drinks, beer, food, home & personal care producers in the region need to be ready to address trends like packaging mass customisation in a fast-changing market environment.
On Friday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reported that in August, the organization’s countries supplied less oil to world markets than they did in July, which eventually led to a rise in the price of oil in September to $80 a barrel, three OPEC and non-OPEC sources told Reuters.
“There are discussions to increase production by another 500,000 barrels per day (bpd). They [OPEC and non-OPEC producers] can increase output when they meet in December,” the sources said, referring to the next scheduled OPEC meeting on December 3. But if the organization wished to address the shortage before then, it would have to convene an “extraordinary meeting.”
-Recycled PET use held back by collection rates
Beverage multinational subsidiary Coca-Cola Bottling South Africa (CCBSA) uses 10% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) and has completed technical and production validation of 25% rPET content, but is constrained by the availability of rPET, Coca-Cola Bottling Gauteng and inland regional supply chain manager Henry Peek said on Friday.
CCBSA energy and sustainability manager JP Blumenthal detailed the company’s engineering work to make their PET beverage bottles lighter, called lightweighting, which has seen the weight decrease from 54 g for a 2 litre bottle about 11 years ago to 45.7 g currently, with a wall thickness of about 0.3 mm. The company has validated further lightweighting and can reduce the weight of a 2 litre bottle to 41.8 g, which it would phase in over the next six months.
-Balaji Multiflex’s greenfield gets India’s first W&H Heliostar
Rajkot-based Balaji Multiflex opened its doors for the industry to come and see its latest W&H and Nordmeccanica equipment. Director Pranav Bhalara ushered 200+ visitors to the demonstration of W&H Heliostar, India’s first and Varex blown film line along with Nordmeccanica laminators.
Director Pranav Balhara ushered the over 200 flexible packaging technocrats to the machine demonstrations across the greenfield factory situated in the outskirts of Rajkot.
The new Heliostar II at Multiflex is a nine-colour gravure press with a width of 1400mm and maximum printing speeds of 500 metres per minute. During the demonstration, the machine printed a seven-colour print job on a 15-micron BOPP film. Running at 82 metres per minute in the beginning, the machine speed was ramped up to 500 metres per minute within a few seconds without losing the registration. Noteworthy is that the machine is extremely quiet even when operating at a high speed.
-Coca-Cola’s Simply Orange more sustainable, still structurally sound
New 89-oz juice bottle with integral handle switches from PETG to new PET formulation, goes from resin code PETE 7 to code PETE 1.
The Coca-Cola Co. finished a three-year project with plastic producer Indorama Ventures and converter CKS Packaging to create a new recyclable bottle for its Simply brand juices. The 89-oz bottle with integral handle, named Diamond Award Finalist, uses Indorama’s Polyclear EBM PET 5507 resin
-UK premier vows to stick to Brexit plan despite EU council setback
The UK’s sterling pound fell sharply on Friday after the country’s Prime Minister vowed to stick to her own Brexit strategy, despite the cold reception other EU leaders gave to the plan this week.
Theresa May had hoped positive comments by the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michael Barnier earlier in September would lead to progress on her Chequers plan to leave the EU in March 2019.
-Hand sanitizers, antibacterial wipes: Bad for you?
Your friend may be onto something. The so-called “Hygiene Hypothesis”—first put forth by British epidemiologist David Strachan in a 1989 paper in the medical journal Thorax—suggests that a lower incidence of infection during early childhood (thanks to more sterile, less crowded environments as compared to earlier times) could explain the rapid rise in allergic diseases in the late 20th century. As the theory goes, in the modern world our immune systems no longer have to deal with the vast numbers of potential real pathogens we experienced during the previous stages of our evolution. With so much more time on their hands, our antibodies rise up against other perceived dangers—gluten, peanuts, milk—which in fact are not really threatening. Our immune systems’ over-reaction manifests itself in the form of pesky and occasionally life-threatening allergies.
-Asia-Pacific trends to Intertextile Shanghai Apparel
Trends from the Asia-Pacific region will mark Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics during September 27–29 with pavilions from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, India, Pakistan and Taiwan all set to become major attraction among visitors. It has been observed that apparel brands and consumers are increasingly turning to Asian trends.
With the Asia-Pacific region’s apparel industry booming, economic growth can extend throughout the supply chain, creating unlimited opportunities for textile innovation. Highlighted exhibitors will show the latest fabrics and fabric technologies on the market, designed with global trends and catwalks in mind.
-Danimer Scientific, PepsiCo win Innovation in Bioplastics award
Washington — Danimer Scientific and PepsiCo Inc. are joint winners of the 2018 Innovation in Bioplastics award.
The two companies developed the next generation of bio-based and compostable flexible packaging using Danimer 24365B and Danimer 01112 resins.
Pepsi uses the resins in a new compostable snack bag that has the right balance of sustainability, performance and cost, according to the award sponsor, the Bioplastics division of the Washington-based Plastics Industry Association.
-South Africa’s Ramaphosa unveils stimulus plan
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday unveiled his stimulus and recovery plan to boost economic growth after the economy entered a technical recession in the first half of this year.
“Fellow South Africans, it is generally agreed that in order for our economy to grow at a rate that will lead to job creation on a meaningful scale we need to significantly increase the level of investment,” said Ramaphosa in Pretoria.
In recent months, structural weaknesses such as a low skilled workforce, inefficient state-owned enterprises and a lack of trust between government and the private sector due to “state capture” have been compounded by a higher oil price, weaker sentiment towards emerging markets, and global trade tensions.
The plan focuses on youth, women and small businesses, but was short on detail and seemed to lack urgency as the timelines were given in terms of months, not days.
-Multicomponent injection moulding solutions from i-mold
The focus of i-mold’s presentation at Fakuma will be on a varied range of space-saving tunnel gate inserts, fast high-precision servo motor drives for turntables and indexing plates as used in multicomponent injection moulding, and particularly rugged hot runner nozzles.
Moreover, the company offers further intelligent system solutions for the manufacture and automation of injection moulds, including hot runner nozzles for tight cavity pitches, easy-to-install “Fast Half” systems, and low-height linear actuators for rack and plate movements, sliders and core-pulling operations.
-DSM’s carbon fibre filament for 3D printing
Royal DSM, a leading science-based company, has announced its new carbon fibre filled grade PA6/66 filament Novamid ID1030 CF10 for 3D printing. Despite the low carbon fibre loading of 10% – much lower than other carbon filled materials – it produces functional prototyping and industrial parts with properties close to what is usually achievable only by injection moulding while matching the easy and fast printing of unreinforced plastics, according to the manufacturer.
-Trump’s trade war with China is about to get a whole lot bigger
The trade fight between the United States and China is set to intensify Monday when the two economic superpowers hit each other with their biggest round of tariffs yet.
The Trump administration will impose new 10% tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods just after midnight ET (noon in Beijing), spanning thousands of products, including food seasonings, baseball gloves, network routers and industrial machinery parts. China has said it will retaliate immediately with new taxes of 5% to 10% on $60 billion of US goods such as meat, chemicals, clothes and auto parts.
President Donald Trump announced a new tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods on Monday.
The tariff, which goes into effect September 24, will hit a wide range of goods, from furniture to industrial chemicals.
These are the biggest imports that are going to get hit, ranked by the monetary value of total imports to the US from China in 2017.
President Donald Trump’s latest broadside against China could drive up the cost of some very important imports.
The latest round of tariffs, which hit goods ranging from from agricultural products like fruit, to consumer goods like furniture to industrial items like chemicals, are set to go into effect on Monday. Economists expect that the items hit by the 10% tariff will increase in price, making those goods more expensive for US consumers and businesses.
-LANXESS to expand German site with a new plastics compounding plant
The Germany-based specialty chemical producer LANXESS is reportedly planning to launch a new plastics compounding facility at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site. As per trusted sources, besides the plant, the company will also be constructing a new warehouse and silo facility at the site.
The expansion is aimed at bolstering its position in the global plastics market, the firm said at a press release. The company also expects to create 20 new job opportunities as a result of the expansion, cited sources
-Saudi Arabia Rejects Claims of Its Comfort With Rising Oil Prices
Oil prices rose this week on continuing market tightness. With the price rise, some Saudi-bashing has begun. (Shutterstock)Oil prices rose this week on continuing market tightness. With the price rise, some Saudi-bashing has begun. (Shutterstock)
Oil prices rose this week on continuing market tightness. With the price rise, some Saudi-bashing has begun. Bloomberg reported that increasing prices were due to Saudi Arabia’s comfort with Brent crude above $80 per barrel. Such “analysis” is hogwash.
Due to market tightness, Brent rose to nearly $80 per barrel but deteriorated to $78.80 on Friday. WTI rose above $70 per barrel for the first time in three months and settled at $70.78 per barrel by the week closing.
-Iran confirms S. Korea’s halt of oil imports
“It it for three successive months that South Korea has not imported oil from Iran,” public relations of the ministry announced.
“South Korea was the first country to halt Iran’s oil imports following the U.S. sanction threats against the country,” Kasra Nouri, the public relation manager of the ministry, was quoted as saying by SHANA news agency.
-Maduro Looks To China For A Bailout
Venezuelan President cum dictator Nicolas Maduro has announced that his nation is set to increase its oil exports to China to a staggering one million barrels per day (bpd) over the next months. Returning from a trip to China, Venezuela’s greatest foreign financier, Maduro also said that each nation plans to invest “around five billion dollars” into this initiative by August of next year.
Additionally, Maduro announced that he sold nearly 10 percent of shares in Sinovensa, a joint venture partly owned by state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), to an undisclosed Chinese oil company. This will bring China’s stake in the company to a total of 49 percent. Maduro said that the sale will play a role in his plan to invest $5 billion into Chinese projects in the effort to double oil production and bump exports to China to a million bpd.
-Spain’s circular knits finisher installs new Montex stenter
Spain’s circular knits finishing specialist Tinfer has commissioned a new six-chamber Montex stenter by Monforts at the Pineda de Mar plant. Founded in 1973, originally as Tintes Fernández, in Arenys de Munt, the company shortened its name, expanded and relocated to its present plant in Pineda de Mar just down the coast from Barcelona at the beginning of the 1980s.
Over the years, Tinfer has established a reputation as Spain’s specialist in swimwear and sportswear – and especially in the dyeing and finishing of circular knits with a high degree of stretch, based on elastanes with polyesters, polyamides, cottons and their blends.
-Vietnam to work with Japan in marine plastic waste reduction
Vietnam will cooperate with Japan in reducing marine plastic waste, according to head of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) Ta Dinh Thi.
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The official highlighted the effective cooperation between Vietnam and Japan in sea and island-related issues, saying his administration has drafted possible contents for cooperation with Japan such as sharing experience in management of maritime environment and resources, sea-based economic development and marine science.
