Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) has received an Advanced level rating in SGS’s independent assessment for ISO 26000 social responsibility standards, making it the first in its sector in Asia-Pacific to receive this recognition from leading independent global industry auditor Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS).
Minerals Technologies Inc. announced today it has signed an agreement with Shandong Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock Co. Ltd. for the construction of a 100,000-metric ton satellite precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) plant at Sun Paper's paper mill in Yanzhou City, Shandong Province, China.
Over the next ten years, consumption of pulpwood is expected to continue its shift from North America and Western Europe to Asia and Latin America. This shift will continue to keep prices low and impact species mix according to the 2012 World Pulpwood Study, released today by RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry.
Honeywell announced today that its second-generation Spectra Shield® ballistic material is being used to armor Foxhound vehicles, manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems – Force Protection Europe, for the British Armed Forces. The vehicles are currently being shipped for use in Afghanistan.
Increasingly, metals in cars and airplanes are being replaced by fiber-reinforced plastics. Producing these materials using tape laying offers several advantages. Scientists are now working on readying this technology for use in series production. They will show a few demonstration parts in Hall 8a, Booth A11 at the Composites Europe trade fair, which will be taking place from October 9 - 11 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
BASF and the SGL Group will jointly develop a composite material based on a reactive polyamide system and suitable carbon fibers, serving the cost-effective production of thermoplastic carbon fiber-reinforced composites.
Poole Company, as part of its new EcoSure Full-Circle program, will recycle any product manufactured using its EcoSure fiber. The Full-Circle program was launched with the aim of reusing and extending the life of products made from EcoSure 100% PCR PET recycled fiber.
IBISWorld has released an updated report on the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing industry.
Teknor Apex’s Nylon Division, a global provider of engineering thermoplastics for the industrial, consumer products and transportation markets, has introduced new nylon 6 /12 compounds that are an effective alternative to nylon 12 for fuel-line components in automotive applications.
Teijin has reported that the apparel unit of Teijin Fibers, the polyester fiber company of the Teijin Group, will be integrated with N.I. Teijin Shoji, the products converting company of the group and the combined businesses will be reintroduced as Teijin Frontier on October 1, 2012.
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