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2016 Yearender Special Features Arlanxeo } Davis-Standard } Kraiburg TPE } Husky } Schottli } Synthomer } Borealis } Erema } Rajoo } Tempco } Huawei
EDITOR’S NOTE
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lastics and Rubber Asia (PRA) magazine has become a stalwart in the plastics and rubber industry. Published since 1985, our print magazine published eight (8) times a year boasts of a circulation of 110,000 copies a year plus bonus distribution in key international industry events. Supplemented by online niche periodicals Rubber Journal Asia or RJA (www.rubberjournal.com) and Injection Moulding Asia or IMA (www.injectionmouldingasia.com), PRA has increased its online penetration and targeted viewership. PRA is attuned to the shifts in global economic eminence, emerging new markets, and new mergers and acquisitions. This year we have witnessed industries being revitalised across the board. These developments signal positive breakthroughs for players in the plastics and rubber industry. Through it all, PRA has played a major role in this game-changing cycle. For news followers, PRA is a premier information platform. For advertisers, PRA is a wide-reaching channel for potential business leads, prospecting agents and distributors, and clients who may require products and services. As the year closes, we are antcipating brighter prospects for the industry. We hope that this yearender compilation of some of the best feature articles we have published in the magazine in 2016 serve as evidence of ongoing progress for the plastics and rubber industries across the globe.
Tej Fernandez
Executive Editor
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January-February 2016 Issue
Direct side gating Mould builders and moulders should carefully consider hot runner selection, as it dramatically impacts an injection moulding system’s speed, quality and uptime, says Jean-Michel Cunche of Husky Injection Molding Systems
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Direct side gating | Husky Injection Molding Systems
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January-February 2016 Issue
Tempco stays upbeat Adds on more machinery
Last year, 11th of November was a significant one for Singaporean moulder, Tempco Manufacturing . While the double 11 number is accorded “Singles’ Day” in China, a holiday where unmarrried Chinese go on a shopping orgy for merchandise, Tempco upped its own tempo with a shopping spree for a machine - its 100th!
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Tempco stays upbeat| Tempco Manufacturing
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March-April 2016 Issue
Taking the Global Advantage to Asia A major player in the machinery segment, US -headquartered Davis-Standard supplies technologically-advanced extrusion and converting solutions to the global plastics and rubber processing industries. China and Asia, on the whole, are important markets for Davis-Standard. The company exhibited at the recent Chinaplas show held in Shanghai on 25-28 April.
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Taking the Global Advantage to Asia | Davis-Standard
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Taking the Global Advantage to Asia | Davis-Standard
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Taking the Global Advantage to Asia | Davis-Standard
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June-July 2016 Issue
Moulds for medical technology Satisfying the growing demand for productivity in the field of medical consumables
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Moulds for medical technology | Schรถttli
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Moulds for medical technology | Schรถttli
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August 2016 Issue
Economic opportunities for smart grids in Asia Smart Grid technology can help Asia’s power sector to meet the region’s mounting electricity demand, sustainably and economically
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Economic opportunities for smart grids in Asia | Huawei
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Economic opportunities for smart grids in Asia | Huawei
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Economic opportunities for smart grids in Asia | Huawei
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September 2016 Issue
Kraiburg TPE celebrates 20 years in Malaysia On an expansion drive
With the global and regional markets for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) expected to grow in the future, Kraiburg TPE’s regional headquarters in Malaysia, where it also has facility, is expanding its operations, ready to face the growing market demand.
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Kraiburg TPE celebrates 20 years in Malaysia | Kraiburg
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Kraiburg TPE celebrates 20 years in Malaysia | Kraiburg
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Kraiburg TPE celebrates 20 years in Malaysia | Kraiburg
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October 2016 Issue
Arlanxeo, a strong global player in synthetic rubber Arlanxeo debuted at this year’s K2016 show held 19-16 October in Dßsseldorf, Germany. The newly formed joint venture company showcased a diverse range of synthetic rubber applications focusing on new products, mobility, leisure, and green products at the show.
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Arlanxeo, a strong global player in synthetic rubber | Arlanxeo
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Arlanxeo, a strong global player in synthetic rubber | Arlanxeo
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Arlanxeo, a strong global player in synthetic rubber | Arlanxeo
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October 2016 Issue
Synthomer holds its ground amidst challenges Positive note on glove market
“Along with further operational improvements, the acquisition and upgrading of two butadiene Spheres in Pasir Gudang port has brought Synthomer’s total investment in NBR in Malaysia to approximately RM900 million, with 320,000 tonnes of nameplate capacity, “ explained Whyte
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November-December 2016 Issue
Yearend recap: K2016 show in DĂźsseldorf Roundup of new machineries & technologies
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Yearender recap on new machineries & technologies | K2016
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Yearender recap on new machineries & technologies | K2016
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Yearender recap on new machineries & technologies | K2016
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Yearender recap on new machineries & technologies | K2016
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2017 Editorial Calendar EDITION
JANUARY - FEBRUARY •Country Focus: Indonesia (P&R Review) •Composites MARCH - APRIL •Country Focus: India (Plastivision Review) •Packaging •Recycling
MAY •Country Focus: South Korea (Koplas Review) •German Machinery & Technology (Chinaplas Preview) •Blown/Cast Film Extrusion & Converting •Thermoplastic Elastomers
JUNE - JULY •Country Focus: China (Chinaplas Review) •Blow Moulding •Cosmetics Industry AUGUST •Building & Construction Industry •Pipe & Profile Industry •Recycling •Medical Industry (Preview of Medical Fair Thailand)
SEPTEMBER •Country Focus: Iran •Flexible Packaging •Thermoforming •Masterbatches, additives and pigments OCTOBER •Country Focus: Thailand (T-Plas Review) •German Machinery & Technology (Fakuma Preview) •Italian Machinery & Technology (Fakuma Preview) •Film & Sheet Extrusion
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER •Country Focus: Germany (Fakuma Review) •Blown/Cast Film Extrusion & Converting Composites
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