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Oil giant Saudi Aramco completes $69 billion acquisition of stake in Sabic

Saudi Aramco completed the purchase of its 70% stake in the kingdom’s petrochemical giant Sabic from the Saudi Public Investment Fund, said to be one of the largest ever deals in the global chemical industry.


Nova reports progress on its sustainability strategy

Nova’s new 2019 Sustainability Report highlights four areas of the Calgary-based company’s long-term strategy: circular economy, citizenship, climate care, and sustainability in operations.


TC Transcontinental’s recycling group acquires assets of Enviroplast Inc.

The equipment acquired will be used for converting plastic scrap recovered from sorting facilities and other commercial, industrial, and agricultural sources into recycled plastic granules.
 
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Witmann

Battenfeld MicroPower for Small Part Solutions

  •   Cost Efficiency
  •   Precision
  •   Flexibility

The MicroPower represents another successful and substantial increase of customer benefit in injection molding of small, high-precision and micro parts.

The machine series MicroPower standard:
2 clamping force sizes - 5 &15 t

MicroPower Medical:
for clean room applications - 5 &15 t

MicroPower COMBIMOULD:
for multi-component injection molding - 15 t

Through shorter cycle times and lower material and energy consumption, cost savings between 30 and 50 % can be achieved compared to standard machines.

From simple manufacturing of small parts to the production of injection-molded high-precision and micro parts, the consequently improved all-electric MicroPower offers optimal solutions thanks to its intelligent machine concept. This concept makes it possible to extend a basic machine model - starting from a simple "general purpose machine" for small parts - to a multi-functional production cell for highly complex micro parts, just by connecting modules. » Click here for the brochure
 
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Invista breaks ground on new nylon 6,6 plant in China

Representing an investment of more than US$1 billion, the plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park will help meet the growing demand for nylon 6,6 chemical intermediates in China and the Asia Pacific region. » Read More

Ontario virtual summer camps will explore the skilled trades and technologies

Sponsored by the Government of Ontario and auto parts maker Magna, youth can develop skills and learn about career paths through virtual workshops lead by Skills Ontario staff. » Read More

U.S. retail sales soar 17.7% in biggest monthly increase ever

U.S. retail sales had been expected to rise by about 8.5% per cent in May. » Read More
 
Special Reports 
 
Special Report

New asphalt formulation uses recycled PE film

The formulation could achieve many of the same benefits of traditional polymer-modified asphalt formulations, including improved performance, decreased cost, and increased lifespan of asphalt. » Read More
Special Report

Polymer composite could serve as lighter, non-toxic radiation shielding

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that a polymer compound embedded with bismuth trioxide particles could replace conventional radiation shielding materials, such as lead. » Read More
 
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