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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
BASF
“HyGentic” product range to be highlighted at “Compamed” trade show / Medical plastics offer antimicrobial properties
24.10.2012
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Asia and Latin America drive global growth / US plastic devices market to expand by 5.2% per year to 2018 / Higher increases forecast for Europe / Pharmaceutical packaging gains in importance
05.09.2012
EVONIK
“Care” range of medical polymers introduced
20.03.2012
US ASEPTIC PACKAGING
Demand to rise by 8% per year to USD 5.1 bn in 2015 / Pharmaceutical market dominates applications / Beverage gains driven in part by drive to replace BPA / Freedonia reports
20.01.2012
EVENTS
“Compamed” and "Medica" success in Düsseldorf / Over 130,000 attend parallel medical trade fairs
30.11.2011
SCA
Swedish group forays into Turkish hygiene product market / Acquisition of Komili and San Saglik
04.08.2011
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
Global market predicted to reach USD 62 bn in 2015 / North America expected to remain largest consumer / Primary pharmaceutical packaging to account for USD 39 bn of total in 2015 / Latest Freedonia report
15.07.2011
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
France sees only partial recovery in 2010 / Extensive investments planned by 2012
22.12.2010
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Suppliers as key driving force of innovation and efficiency / Industry to gather at “Compamed 2010” Düsseldorf
14.06.2010
TECHNICAL PARTS
Detailed data on German market in 2009 / Crisis makes itself felt with a minus of 20% / Slow recovery after hitting rock bottom in Q1 2009 / Automotive construction remains dominant
27.05.2010
INJECTION MOULDING
Innovation driver in medical technology / New developments to be presented at K 2010
26.05.2010
US HEALTHCARE PACKAGING
Plastics consumption forecast to reach 2.26m t/y in 2015 / PP remains most widely used material
07.05.2010
DUPONT
New polymers introduced for healthcare applications
29.03.2010
HELIX MEDICAL
European manufacturing operations launched / New medical devices plant opened in Germany
24.02.2010
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
German sales held back by weak exports in 2009 / Booming demand in the Middle East / Asia remains main growth market / Traditional markets contracting
11.02.2010
ITALY
Impact of crisis on medical technology sector negligible / Highly dependent on imports from the USA and Germany / Fragmented market
01.02.2010
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Greece: Sector is continuing to grow / Highly dependent on imports / German companies dominate the market
20.01.2010
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
UK market expected to contract slightly in 2010 and 2011 / Germany is most important supplier
04.01.2010
WICOR
Capacity for medical technology expanded in Bad Ragaz / New clean rooms at Weidmann
25.11.2009
GERRESHEIMER WILDEN
Medical systems facility opens in Czech Republic / Pfreimd expansion progresses
04.08.2008
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