Packaging
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15 Dec 2008
UTECH Europe 2009 registrations roll in, after organisers issue programme for world-leading polyurethanes conference
The first registrations for the UTECH Europe 2009 conference are rolling in, following the publication of the programme in September, and first signs are that this could be one of the most successful UTECH events since its founding in 1986.
1 Dec 2008
NEW DSM XANTAR® LDS GRADE BRINGS DESIGN AND PRODUCTION BENEFITS FOR MOLEX LASER DIRECT STRUCTURING APPLICATION
DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced a new grade of Xantar LDS PC/ABS suitable for Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) applications. Xantar LDS 3710 was developed for antennas in mobile telecom products such as telephones, PDAs and other applications where integrated circuitry is used to replace traditional printed circuit boards.
November 18, 2008 – Introduced at Fakuma 2008, one product that is guaranteed not to make a big noise in the marketplace is the Rapid Silencing System (RSS) from Rapid Granulator AB, the Swedish world leader in plastics granulation technology. With increasingly stringent noise constraints being applied to the workplace by national and EU regulatory authorities, the RSS offers moulders and OEMs an innovative noise reducing solution. 
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, launches a new soft and very transparent polypropylene (PP) for the packaging market that will bring new features to the production of high quality, thinwalled packaging and household containers. New Borsoft™ SG220MO is a pure PP solution that simplifies production, adds material cost-saving benefits and delivers the performance benefits essential to the successful production of complex, sturdy, see-through thinwall containers with easy-to-open lids, even in refrigerator environments.
With 5 months still to go, space allocated within the exhibition almost exceeds the total space taken in 2006 and is well on target to match the record-breaking size of the 2006 exhibition. “There is a tremendous mood of enthusiasm,” says Tony Kenter, Managing Director of Industrial Promotions International BV (I.P.I.). “With over 100 companies from all over the world confirmed as exhibitors as well as a number of options, with the likelihood of that being taken up in the coming weeks, UTECH Europe 2009 is set for success.” 
Italian food packaging specialist Piber Group is using Bormod™ BJ368MO from Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, for the production of a range of injection moulded tubs for yellow fats and margarines. The company uses the same material for ice-cream tubs and lids. Bormod BJ368MO was selected by Piber Group for its exceptional and unique combination of very high flow and high strength, high impact resistance that is retained at temperatures as low as –20°C and the low odour and taste characteristics that are essential for food packaging materials.