Plastics & Rubber Weekly

Our other sites

A Plastics News Global Group site

Today's newsletter | Register | Subscribe | Feedback

PRW.com |

Contact editorial |

Contact advertising |

About us

Automotive |

Packaging |

Construction |

Medical |

Consumer Products |

Rubber

Injection moulding |

Blow moulding |

Extrusion |

Thermoforming

Machinery |

Materials |

Recycling |

Moulds |

Design

LME prices |

Market outlooks |

Resin Selector

Environment |

Regulation |

Competitiveness

Editorials |

Whitehead on Business |

Hockey Files

Movers & Shakers

PRW Business Directory

Jobs |

Friday, July 30, 2010 | Welcome!

Bayer will exhibit its robot skin technology at K 2010

Resistance is futile… robot tech lands at K

Myon, a humanoid robot designed to study the science of walking, features an outer skin made of Makrolon polycarbonate from Bayer MaterialScience. The automaton is the result of a research programme between Berlin’s Neurorobotics Research and Cologne-based design studio Frackenpohl Poulheim. ...(more)

BASF in rude health after leap in earnings

BASF has achieved “a leap in earnings” due in part to recent organisational changes but also to improving market conditions, especially in the US and Asia. The German chemicals giant said earnings before tax and interest rose by 94% to €2.20bn in the second quarter, beating market expectations. ... (more)

‘Crisis over’ for Bayer MaterialScience

Bayer has reported solid Q2 revenues but recorded a 1.3% slip in earnings due to one-off charges for legal proceedings and a write-down on a cancer drug. ... (more)

More top stories

AkzoNobel’s Q2 figures beat market expectations

BASF in rude health after leap in earnings

‘Crisis over’ for Bayer MaterialScience

‘Economic tailwind’ lifts Clariant’s performance

Industry needs to act on EC nano regulation

Welsh manufacturer gets a handle on wellington boots

more stories

			News from Plastics News Global Group
PlasticsNews.com
Novomer gets funding to commercialize carbon-dioxide feedstocks WALTHAM, MASS. (July 28, 4:20 p.m. ET) -- An $18.4 million federal stimulus award will help technology firm Novomer Inc. to commercialize its line of plastic materials based on renewable carbon-dioxide feedstocks. (more) More News Bioresin turning feathers into flowerpots Infinity Compounding adding jobs, extrusion line Berry to close N.C. sheeting plant Innovations in thermoforming

PRW.com news channels

Automotive Unite warns of legal action over 'misleading' Visteon pensions Pirelli UK fined after worker hit by forklift Plastic Omnium posts profit and revenue rise		Injection moulding UK micro-moulding centre adds fifth injection unit Glastonbury magic for Avalon Plastics with premises upgrade VW Touareg uses Grammer’s interiors capabilities
Packaging Closed Loop to open plants across the UK Amcor sells Tobepal units to Constantia Flexibles Graham Packaging aims for $300m in sales in Asia		Blow moulding Growth ahead of forecast for R&D/Leverage Solvay Solexis partners with JSP to foam PVDF Rubber specialist ContiTech moves into blow-moulding
Construction BASF helps Russian city improve energy efficiency Unicor doubles output rates for ‘tunnel’ pipes Plastics start-up looks to recycle German success overseas		Extrusion Unicor doubles output rates for ‘tunnel’ pipes Fire ravages Wavin’s Durham plant Britton Taco invests again to meet growing demand
Medical German firm to invest in Russian syringe plant Owen Mumford streamlines medical device output Velox adds more Lubrizol TPUs to medical roster		Thermoforming Kiefel and Rudholz team up on special projects Packaging analysts like potential for Pactiv deal UK first for Propac with Illig thermoformer investment
Consumer Products Welsh manufacturer gets a handle on wellington boots Skating more lightly with metal replacement Reckitt Benckiser buys SSL in £2.5bn deal		Machinery Summit introduces rotor wheel dryer in UK market Upbeat outlook from Italian machinery association Engel delivers first Ecodrive machine in UK
Rubber Pirelli UK fined after worker hit by forklift MacLellan Rubber is sold in MBO deal VIP treatment involves machinery investment		Materials AkzoNobel’s Q2 figures beat market expectations BASF in rude health after leap in earnings ‘Crisis over’ for Bayer MaterialScience
Environment BPF invites member input in response to Defra waste consultation Sabic sees window of opportunity for Lexan Dow to test plastic waste as fuel source		Recycling Closed Loop to open plants across the UK Recycling Council opts for full BPF membership World Bank help offered for Brazilian recycling plant
Regulation Industry needs to act on EC nano regulation BPF invites member input in response to Defra waste consultation EU moves to define regulations for nanoparticles		Moulds Growth ahead of forecast for R&D/Leverage DME becomes distributor of Cumsa’s catalogue Mold-Masters UK moves to Hereford
Competitiveness AkzoNobel’s Q2 figures beat market expectations BASF in rude health after leap in earnings ‘Crisis over’ for Bayer MaterialScience		Design Welsh manufacturer gets a handle on wellington boots Resistance is futile… robot tech lands at K Electric motorbike races ahead thanks to stereolithography

Video: Material Insights

N. American PP prices fall; Teknor adds capacity; Dow burns waste for fuel. (more)

More News From Crain

Urethanes Technology International
European Rubber Journal
Rubber & Plastics News
Automotive News
Automotive News Europe
Automobilwoche

Site Index [ + ]

Site Index [ - ]

Our Events: PDM | Conferences
Industry Awards: Industry Awards
Diary: Diary
Advertising: PRW Print | On this Web site
Subscribe: PRW print | E-mail products
Reprints: Reprints
List Rental: List Rental
Crain Communications: Crain Communications

Plastics & Rubber Weekly and PRW.com are published by Crain Communications Ltd (registered in England & Wales No. 01576350).
Registered Office: 100 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6JA, United Kingdom.