Americas Styrenics LLC (Americas Styrenics), the joint venture between The Dow Chemical Company and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, announced today it began operations on May 1, 2008. The new company has the largest polystyrene capacity in the Western Hemisphere. “Americas Styrenics is positioned as a market leader from day one, and as such, we intend to uphold the manufacturing standards and valued customer reputations of our parent companies, while
TSM Control Systems has launched the all new OPTI-MIX™ batch blender with its throughput range from 1 to 200 Kg/h. It utilises four easily removable hoppers with individual integrated slide valves for fast material changes and the well known patented TSM superior reverse-flight auger mixing. With the new OPTI-MIX™ technology, material dosing precision combined with the best material blend homogeneity guarantees consistent end-product quality and Masterbatch savings.
With high oil prices and increasing awareness of environmental footprint, the market for biopolymers is growing exponentially in Europe and USA. There are also growing awareness & interest in Asia, especially in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea & Thailand who are now leading the way. How is Asia performing in this respect and what role will Asia play in this business?
The new Fiberbatch blender from TSM Control Systems, Ireland provides gravimetric blending at a rate of 15 to 400 kg/hr. The Fibrebatch blender is geared towards synthetic spun yarn manufacturers, and with its new “auto clean-out” function that cannot be achieved by competitors offerings, accurate blend ratios and batch homogeneity are guaranteed.
Athena Controls, Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer of temperature/process controllers, temperature sensors and related accessories, has announced availability of their new Series RMT microprocessor-based dual zone temperature controller for runnerless molding applications. Specifically designed to provide two zones of control per slot, the controller accepts Type J thermocouple, and effectively
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