Breaking News Industry DuPont’s largest compounding plant to launch in China April 28, 2016 / February 27, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Shanghai— DuPont Performance Materials will launch its newest plant in Shenzhen, China, at the end of June. The plant will boast state-of-the-art compounding lines producing DuPont’s portfolio of rigid and flexible polymers and elastomers, including Zytel and Zytel HTN nylons, Crastin polybutylene terephthalate, Delrin acetal, Bynel adhesives and Fusabond compatibilizers. DuPont’s largest compounding plant to […] Read more »
Design Gneuss shows the latest generation of MRS extrusion system April 28, 2016 / March 15, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Gneuss brings to Shanghai the latest generation of its Multi Rotation System (MRS) extrusion technology. In the manufacture of semi-finished products such as fibers or films, waste that can be recycled and reused as a raw material is repeatedly produced along the entire production chain. Reclaiming waste reduces the need for raw material and thereby […] Read more »
Plastic Masterbatch Clariant at Chinaplas 2016: emphasis on local tailored support for Greater China and South East Asia April 26, 2016 / March 15, 2017 by plasticsinfomart – Value for People: product innovations tailored to functionality and safety focus of China’s & SEA’s plastics industries. – New additives, pigments and masterbatches that touch people’s lives. – Roll out of new ready to use AddWorks® plastic additives solutions for packaging, agriculture, automotive & transportation, and textiles & fibers. Clariant, a world leader in […] Read more »
Interviews Meeting tomorrow’s needs with bioplastics April 26, 2016 / February 23, 2017 by plasticsinfomart On display at NatureWorks’ booth is a series of consumables such as tableware and flexible packaging films. They are made of Ingeo polylactic acid (PLA), offering high performance, cost competitiveness while being eco-friendly. The company is also showing how the material can be used in 3D printing. Bioplastics can be used in a wide range […] Read more »
Design DuPont at CHINAPLAS 2016: ‘Giving shape to smart ideas’ April 25, 2016 / February 28, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Chasing future trends appeared to be the prevailing trend of DuPont’s presentation at CHINAPLAS’s media day, as the performance plastics leader’s Asian business decision-makers set out the big announcements the company is making at the world’s second-largest plastics show. The turbocharged 1.5 litre 3-cylinder petrol engine of BMW’s revolutionary i8 plug-in hybrid sports car is […] Read more »
Environment How Ghana could turn waste plastic into profits April 22, 2016 / February 28, 2017 by plasticsinfomart “I wish one day Ghana will process its own mineral resources,” says Etornam Bani Fiadou, PhD student and assistant lecturer at the University of Mines and Technology (UMAT) in Ghana. How Ghana could turn waste plastic into profits Ghana is the second largest producer of gold in Africa and a major producer of manganese and […] Read more »
Industry Reifenhäuser Blown Film – Anhui Excellent Plastic Film Tech Co. Ltd. China April 21, 2016 / February 27, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Successful entry into new Chinese growth markets: Agricultural film producer Anhui Excellent Plastic Film Tech Co. Ltd. shows that it is possible. Worms / Troisdorf, April 2016 | It is only three years since Liu Xian established Anhui Excellent Plastic Film Tech Co. Ltd. in the Chinese city of Anqing, Anhui Province. At that time, Mrs. […] Read more »
Plastics Industry Vietnam’s plastics industry becomes the ‘aiming point’ of foreign investors April 21, 2016 / February 23, 2017 by plasticsinfomart This explains why Vietnam’s plastics industry has become the ‘aiming point’ of foreign investors, especially ones from Thailand. TPP and other free trade agreements (FTAs) are also the reasons that prompt foreign investors to jump into the Vietnamese market. With TPP, the plastics industry would enjoy large benefits because manufacturers would have more opportunities to […] Read more »