Shrimp and crab shell fibres in bio-based auto parts. Seriously.
Shrimp and crab shell fibres in bio-based auto parts. Seriously. A new biodegradable material made from shrimp and crab shells that can replace petroleum-based plastics used in auto components helped University of Toronto student Aaron Guan win the AUTO21 TestDRIVE competition. The Master of science student has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship for More...
Lightweight PP bumpers employ new material technology
Lightweight PP bumpers employ new material technology Mazda Motor Corp. (Hiroshima, Japan) and Japan Polypropylene (Tokyo) have commercialized a technology enabling 20% weight savings in polypropylene (PP) bumpers More...
Kraft Foods to trim the fat from its packaging
Kraft Foods to trim the fat from its packaging Kraft Foods has launched an initiative to eliminate 100 million pounds of packaging material from its products worldwide by 2015. This commitment was the driver behind More...
Industry Faces New Burdens as Banned Chemicals List is Tripled
Industry Faces New Burdens as Banned Chemicals List is Tripled Manufacturers and Distributors across a broad range of industries which place products on the EU market face “significant” extra costs under EU More...
Higher costs keep ABS sentiment firm in Italy, Turkey
Higher costs keep ABS sentiment firm in Italy, Turkey ABS sentiment is bullish in both Italy and Turkey as stronger global trends and steadily rising feedstock costs are pushing prices higher in spite of buyers’ More...
Chemistry professor developing sustainable bioplastics
Chemistry professor developing sustainable bioplastics A Colorado State University (CSU) chemistry professor has developed several patent-pending chemical processes that would create sustainable bioplastics from More...
Nylon overmoldable TPE eases processing, cuts material usage
Nylon overmoldable TPE eases processing, cuts material usage A new family of nylon-overmoldable thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) requires less material during processing and offers high flow properties for complex More...
Italy’s ILPA taking over AMP Films & Packaging
Italy's ILPA taking over AMP Films & Packaging Italy’s ILPA srl, a manufacturer of thermoformed food packaging and disposable tableware, has signed an agreement for the leased management of AMP Films & More...
Octal’s DPET sheet favored by personal hygiene companies for packaging
Octal's DPET sheet favored by personal hygiene companies for packaging PET materials provider Octal said in a recent press release that its DPET sheet meets sustainability and cost reduction needs for personal More...
Report says global bioplastics consumption to reach 1.9 million metric tons by 2017
Report says global bioplastics consumption to reach 1.9 million metric tons by 2017 According to a recent bioplastics study by Market Research, global consumption of bioplastics will reach 1.9 million metric tons More...
