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MELITEK
Extra capacity now available / Demand from new and existing customers spurs management to add new production line
13.10.2014
MEDICAL POLYMERS
Global market expected to reach over 7m t by 2020 / Packaging will see fastest growth / Product substitution and Asia are major demand drivers / Grand View Research report
20.08.2014
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
US market to grow by 4.9% per year to 2018 / Led by strong demand for parenteral containers and blister packaging / Freedonia report
07.08.2014
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Asia Pacific market to grow by 6.2% per year to 2017 / Improving regulations and investments to boost demand / Frost & Sullivan report
01.07.2014
MEDTRONIC
US medical technology giant to acquire Irish rival Covidien for USD 42.9 bn / Setting the stage for more mergers in the medical devices field?
20.06.2014
PLASTICISERS
Danish report says most phthalate-free plasticisers safe for PVC medical devices
31.03.2014
STIPLASTICS
French injection moulder building second plant / New orders for medical engineering applications and e-cigarettes
18.03.2014
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Ageing populations and packaging growth boost global consumption / European market robust despite challenging economics / New medical products showcased at “Pharmapack Europe” in Paris
06.03.2014
COMPAMED 2013
Plastics to the fore in medical innovation / Broad range of skills on display / Cross-discipline cooperation in complex projects
11.12.2013
MEDICAL POLYMERS
Global market to reach USD 3.5 bn in 2018 / Implant demand lifted by ageing populations
18.10.2013
HEALTHCARE PACKAGING MARKET
Global plastic demand to rise by 5.6% per year to 2018 / Growth led by PP / BCC Research study
20.09.2013
WORLD MEDICAL PACKAGING
Global demand to exceed USD 25 bn in 2017 / US remains largest market / Plastic pouches and trays will continue as sales leaders / Freedonia study
19.08.2013
RECYCLING
PVC industry group joins Swedish project to boost recycling in healthcare
24.07.2013
REXAM
Plans to sell healthcare business / Half-year operating performance dips
27.06.2013
ERCE PLASTURGIE
French injection moulder expands medical packaging sector
12.04.2013
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
UK: German imports of medical components rise in first half of 2012 / US on first place / China gains ground / Weak domestic production
04.03.2013
MELITEK
Cooperation with Clariant on additives for medical polymers / Plasticiser-free compound to be displayed at "Medtec Europe"
26.02.2013
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Technical innovations spur medical plastics sector / European manufacturers invest 8% of revenues in R&D /3-D printing, miniaturisation and printed electronics increasingly inportant / Complex packaging requirements
22.01.2013
NETSTAL
“Elion” injection moulding machine to be demonstrated at “Medtec” trade fair
22.01.2013
ROWA MASTERBATCH
Antimicrobial additive counters pneumonia bacteria
21.01.2013
TEKNOR APEX
High-hardness TPVs introduced for medical applications
18.01.2013
ACTEGA
TPE compound developed for medical tubing applications / Material to be presented at MEDTEC Europe exhibition
16.01.2013
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS
“Solviva” high-performance biomaterials now available for Chinese healthcare industry / Part of global rollout
14.01.2013
IMCD
Distribution pact for medical elastomer compounds from Turkey
27.11.2012
HELIX MEDICAL
Acquisition of MedVenture Technology in the US / Increase in design, development resources
31.10.2012
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