ReForm - ABS, PET-G, PLA - Formfutura BV

Plastics Technology, 2009-02-04, A Quiet Revolution In Materials Characterization
...the Big Four of German plastics at the time--BASF, Bayer, Hoechst, and Huls--formed a consortium to reform the somewhat chaotic state of plastics materials characterization. They launched the consorti...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Above Average Growth of TPE
...and skin compatibility already addressed make applications also in medical technology possible. Thus closed automatic control loops in support systems, from bottle to vein, are being developed today with TPE products. The effects of the health care reform force use of less expensive and longer lifetime materials in medicine. Today in this area TPE products are already being tested where sterilisability and allergy neutrality are important in addition to the characteristics already discussed. Thi...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Car Production in Germany: The Chances for Germany as a Location for Car Production
...e fewer problems to find highly qualified staff, the small and medium-sized automotive suppliers are increasingly feeling the consequences of a lack of qualified specialists in Germany. That is why one of the most important reform tasks in Germany is to make our country more attractive to top foreign specialists. And that does not mean just making it easier to get a work permit. It is far more important that the German universities offer an attractive and competitive range of courses and facilit...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Energy Consumption: How Much Energy Does a Drive System Need?
...ist to relieve the burden on industry. For example, the additional eco tax is not being levied to the full extent on companies in the processing industry. Nevertheless, the German Government is examining the possibility of continuing the eco-tax reform from 2004, so that an annual rise of at least the same size as before – 0.26 cent/kWh electricity – is to be expected [5]. In other European countries such as Denmark, the Netherlands and Austria, an environment-related energy tax is also on the c...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, High-perspective Location
...former East Germany and other eastern European countries. The Centre is headed by Dr. Gerhard Ramlow, the former head of Technical Marketing Ultraplast. "We want to help the plastics processing industry in the eastern parts of Germany and the reform countries of central Europe to catch up to western standards. We also want to provide assistance and support in the acquisition of projects", says Dr. Ramlow, describing the functions of the Centre. Apart from offering support in project acqu...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Integrated and Global
...cesses and customer relations are immediately introduced into all global divisions and markets by Dow. E-business solutions thus have a direct impact on Dow Chemical's market performance. They stimulate growth in sales, promote customer loyalty, reform internal processes and contribute towards the direct reduction of costs. Dow also sees its e-business strategy as being of direct benefit for its customers too. According to information given by Norbert von Koczian, a member of the board of Do...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Market Report: The Plastics World in a State of Upheaval?
... plastics were imported last year. Import duties on raw materials, currently around 20%, will be further reduced over the next two to three years. Fears that the coalition government led by the congress party will slow down the process of reform are unfounded, because the "the course has been definitively set", say the experts. Per-capita demand for plastics is currently only 4kg/a. This is expected to rise to 7kg/a by 2010. The industry is working on the basis of overall sales of some...

Kunststoffe international, 2009-10-14, Networks as the Key
...ing four years) are necessary for a Bachelor’s degree, as Peter Frankenberg, the Minister of Science and Research for the state of Baden-Württemberg recently called for. This would be perfectly feasible in the reform. It is less a matter of the name and more the implementation of the Bologna requirements in terms of higher education policy that counts. Acquiring qualifications, however, is now no longer just a matter of completing training through an apprenticeship or a university course. Today,...