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South Korean scientists claim to have engineered the E.coli bacterium to produce putrescine, which is widely used as a precursor in the syntheseis of the engineering plastic polyamide 4,6 12 February 2010
French multi-component moulding specialist company MIHB, in co-operation with French mouldmaker Grosfilley, has applied in-mould-assembly (IMA) to an automotive windscreen wiper washer nozzle application 20 January 2010
Italian printing specialist Moss, together with Xeikon, has developed a digital decorating system for high speed and short run decoration of containers. 17 December 2009
3D printing is now one of the most exciting in the plastics industry, as several firms are developing the technology to give artists, architects and even customers the tools to develop their own designs 25 November 2009
The Euromold fair, which takes place in December, has grown to include almost any service involved in plastics product development. European Plastics News takes a look at what will be on show 16 November 2009
New process technology could make production of large area thermoplastics parts at high production volumes a reality, says its developers 3 November 2009
Colour management specialist Datacolor has launched two new services to help the plastics industry monitor its colour use; colour formulation software Match Pigment V2.1 and a UV calibration service 21 October 2009
The two groups are to work together to develop future applications of their induction heating technologies in injection moulding applications 15 October 2009
Automotive roof system supplier says the plant is 90% committed to new projects, making a third line investment decision likely in 2010. 14 October 2009
PVC material producer Solvin says its new twin-wall concept provides lighter and cheaper pipes than other models on the market, such as compact PVC models 23 September 2009
Greiner PURtec has expanded capacity at its Czech aircraft seating and foam facility by close to 50% 19 June 2009
The new carbon fibre additive will produce plastics with thermal conductivities matching aluminium and is being pitched at electronic heat sink applications such as LEDs 20 May 2009
Borealis has announced the start-up of additional capacity for black HDPE for drinking water and gas pipes at its Schwechat facility in Austria. 27 April 2009
TI Automotive is launching a new low emission fuel tank technology, based on its "ship in a bottle" technique combined with sheet forming. 23 April 2009
Pulsed cooling has been an available, if not fully exploited, weapon in the injection moulder's armoury for more than a decade. Process technologists are now hoping that pulsed heating techniques will be more widely accepted. 27 February 2009


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