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Friday, March 12, 2010 | Welcome!

BPA is currrently authorised for low level food contact exposure in Europe

New BPA study puts pressure on regulators

A second study suggesting potential associations between bisphenol-A and heart disease has put pressure on regulators in the US and Europe to look again at their exposure recommendations ...(more)

Germany's machinery order book grows again

Industry association VDMA reports orders for plastics and rubber machinery returned to growth in the final quarter of last year. It is now predicting “a markedly positive result” for 2010. ... (more)

LM Glasfiber builds wind blade facility in China

Denmark-based wind turbine blade maker LM Glasfiber is strengthening its position in the Chinese market by building a fourth manufacturing facility in Jiangyin ... (more)

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Fast growth rate forecast for carbon nanotubes

ESI launches aerospace consortium

AOC finds marine application for Eco-Tek technology

Long-awaited Mirel plant opens in the US

Linpac responds to talk of break-up and sale

BMS to acquire Artificial Muscle

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Traffic bollard is an upright citizen The Night Owl Keep Left Bollard from Linpac Environmental has been formally approved by the Department for Transport and is now included in the list of non-illuminated bollards authorised for use. A video shows the rotationally moulded bollard bouncing back after being run over by a truck (more) More News DME and P.E.T.S. form alliance UK manufacturers have ‘outmoded’ views on design technology Directors buy toddler cup maker Amadeus Quieter workplaces are the aim of HSE initiative

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Automotive Recticel reduces debt despite profit losses Low odour automotive grades Autoliv takes full ownership of Estonian unit		Injection moulding Silgan licenses Kortec technology for food applications Kuz develops ultrasonic ejection DME has mould cooling baffled
Packaging Hol-Pack seeks partners to thermoform bottles Anti-bacterial gels get a helping hand in PET "Bob" tubs help build up kids		Blow moulding Graham Packaging plans IPO, axes French plant Tradpac launches thin-wall moulding centre Sacmi shows compression blow forming technology
Construction Graboplast has high hopes for nano PVC flooring Bayer strikes rail track PU deal with Hyperion BMS supports single carbon footprint for buildings		Extrusion Kosche adds WPC capacity to meet demand Fakuma 2009: Leistritz targets difficult feeding Battenfeld launches standard thermoforming sheet lines
Medical Nolato invests €6m at Swedish medical unit Clariant polyamide 6/6 used for tiny hearing aids Gerresheimer sales hold while profits beat target		Materials German airport modernised with Borealis PP Doeflex tackles fungal growth Toho Tenax reduces weight of carbon fibre by half
Electrical/Electronic Solutia adds Etimex EVA to its photovoltaic line-up Nano-particles pave the way for flexible electronics Nissei Industries enables ultra-compact LEDs		Machinery Colortronic helps Nampak reach rHDPE goal M&H buys machinery to expand in pharma market Performance pelletising by Coperion
Market data Fast growth rate forecast for carbon nanotubes Global demand for food containers to reach $124bn Global white goods market to grow by 2.8% a year		Sustainability Has bottled water's tide turned? Europe working on renewable definition IML technology gets active for thin wall moulding

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