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Great interest in using synthetics in medical technology
The COMPAMED, the leading specialist international trade fair for suppliers to the medical manufacturing market, is held parallel to the MEDICA, the world’s largest medical trade fair, showcases innovative power of the medical technology sector. The COMPAMED 2008 (November 19 to 21)will, with 519 exhibitors from 30 nations, continue its expansion in Halls 8a and 8b of the Düsseldorf Messegelände. Here, suppliers will exhibit a comprehensive spectrum of high-tech solutions for use in the medical technology industry.
As far as materials are concerned, COMPAMED trend previews indicate an even greater increase in interest in the use of synthetics in medical technology. Already almost 50 percent of all medical products produced globally comprise materials from the chemical industry – and the trend is sharply increasing.
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It’s K time! The course is set for 2010
What will our everyday life look like in 20 years’ time? What contribution can plastics make to solving important problems? Which potential applications that still appear visionary today will already have been introduced in two decades? These questions will be at the heart of the special presentation at K 2010 in Düsseldorf from 27 October to 3 November 2010. Titled “Visions in Polymers”, the presentation will show with reference to examples from different areas of life what development trends can be discerned and what innovations the industry has in store. Special consideration will be given in this regard to the topics of energy efficiency and resource conservation.
It’s K time! The course is set for 2010 - It's K time!
HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR PRODUCTION IN 2008
Europe’s plastics and rubber equipment manufacturers are performing extremely well; production is expected to grow by about 5% in 2008, said Bernhard Merki , President of EUROMAP, the European trade organisation for plastics and rubber equipment. The total production volume should increase to approximately 18.2 billion Euros and the share of the global market is very likely to remain beyond 50%. (Photo: Bernhard Merki, source: EUROMAP)
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Scientists want to use dandelion for the production of rubber
Rabbits are crazy about Russian dandelion. And the plant is not only suitable as rabbit food - it also has features which make it economically interesting: it produces rubber. As synthetically
produced rubber products are becoming increasingly expensive ue to rising oil prices, this dandelion could become an important source of rubber. Scientists at the University of Münster are researching into this.
Scientists want to use dandelion for the production of rubber - Read more
MEP presents awards to students in plastics energy competition
The winning teams in Brussels
German MEP Holger Krahmer brought the Europe-wide student competition on energy efficiency FuturEnergia, to a close by presenting the prizes. The award ceremony, held in the European Commission’s Charlemagne Building took place under the patronage of EU Education Commissioner Jan Figel’. When handing over the awards, MEP Krahmer said: “I am impressed with the creativity European students showed when asked to solve energy challenges. If everyone would be this alert to energy issues, less resources would be wasted on energy.” The winners are teams of three students from Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, Lithuania, Germany and Portugal.
MEP presents awards to students in plastics energy competition - read more about Futurenergia
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European Safety Signs
The EUROMAP recommendations for safety signs have been revised to match the new edition of the US standard AN-137, V.3.4:2008. They are consisting of
warning signs (EUROMAP 64)
prohibition signs (EUROMAP 68) and
mandatory action signs (EUROMAP 69).
The safety signs may be applied not only on injection moulding machines but as well on all other plastics and rubber machinery.
European Safety Signs - More information at VDMA
Plastics recovery reach 50% and growth in demand outpace GDP by 50%
The plastics industry publishes its 17th report on trends in production, demand and recovery of plastics called the “Compelling Facts about Plastics 2006”. 2006 was the year when recovery of plastics reached the 50% for the first time. Underpinned by strong growth in mechanical recycling as well as energy recovery resulted in 3% points increase over 2005.
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