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Composite manufacturer Gurit has officially inaugurated a tooling production site at recently acquired Red Maple, a China-based turbine mould manufacturer. 1 September 2010

Sales of robots across all industries in the UK have received a boost in 2010, according to the British Automation and Robotics Association (BARA). 24 August 2010

As of now the Plastics Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PMMDA) is part of the Processing and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA). 18 August 2010

Gotherm and Heaterbands have merged under the new company name of D3 Manufacturing, based at Bordesley, Birmingham. 10 August 2010

The new PRW Knowledge Bank is a web-based information resource for all the plastics industry. It contains a series of sponsored Fact Sheets, categorised by topic, which can be downloaded free of charge. 4 August 2010

A total of 118 members of Italy’s plastics machinery makers association Assocomaplast – more than 70% of its membership – will be exhibiting at the K fair in Germany in the autumn, underlining the importance of the event to the sector’s economic recovery, according to the trade association’s newly appointed president Giorgio Colombo. 30 July 2010

Summit Systems is claiming its new Dryplus series of dryers, which uses a rotor wheel at the heart of the technology, can offer 30-40% lower energy consumption when compared with twin tower desiccant drying technology. 27 July 2010

Italian plastics and rubber machinery association Assocomaplast is optimistic for the industry after national statistics showed a slower rate of decline for both imports and exports. 20 July 2010

Engel has delivered its first Ecodrive model in the UK to Agentdraw, the Leicester based design specialists with in-house toolmaking and moulding. 20 July 2010

Rubber manufacturer VIP Polymers, with the backing of its major shareholder Grove Industries, has been investing in new technology to replace its old fleet of compression and injection moulding machines. 14 July 2010

Owen Mumford is commissioning a new bespoke machine for assembling and packaging its award-winning Unistik 3 blood sampling product. 7 July 2010

A1 Technologies has won a large order in Scotland for its 3D manufacturing technologies after demonstrations at Learning Festivals. 7 July 2010

Rapid Granulator, headquartered in Bredaryd, Sweden, has completed the restructuring process which it began in November 2009 in response to the market downturn. 6 July 2010

Demag Plastics Machinery Co (Ningbo) Ltd wants to turn its China injection press assembly plant into an export base to Southeast Asia and South America, and aims to have about one-third of its production shipped overseas within two years. 5 July 2010

Davis-Standard is interested in buying the assets of Gloucester Engineering – a development that could complicate Gloucester’s plan to voluntarily reorganise under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. 1 July 2010

• EuPR says PET study unwise and dangerous 26 August 2010
• Scientists find BPA boosts testosterone 26 August 2010
• A Schulman to shift capacity out of UK 1 September 2010
• Biome reports strong half year figures 27 August 2010
• Cereplast strikes EU bioplastics deal 27 August 2010

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• BASF takes drastic action and shuts 80 plants (Update) 19 November 2008
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• German investor buys 50% of LyondellBasell 21 May 2009

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