Category Menu Product News Cereplast plans to reduce in-house manufacturing capacity May 20, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Cereplast, Inc, a developer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced its new strategic plan that will leverage its proprietary product development capabilities and marketing strengths. In addition, Cereplast will enter into manufacturing supply agreements with large plastics compounders that will dramatically reduce the cost to produce plastic resins and provide sufficient capacity to service substantial […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News BPA levels in adults up 70 % after drinking from plastic bottles May 20, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Seventy-seven Harvard student volunteers experienced a nearly 70% increase in urinary levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a plastics component and synthetic estrogen linked to cancer, reproductive system damage and other serious conditions, after drinking cold beverages from BPA-laden polycarbonate bottles for just one week, according to researchers from Harvard University and the US Centers for […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Forton® PPS From Ticona Reinforces Carbon Composite Tape Used In New… May 19, 2009 by plasticsinfomart A high-quality carbon composite tape made with Fortron® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) engineering thermoplastic from Ticona Engineering Polymers is adding strength and taking the weight out of braided fabrics preforms manufactured by A&P Technology Inc. for advanced aircraft interior applications. Ticona is highlighting this novel thermoplastic composite perform at the SAMPE ’09 exhibition (Booth #834) in […] Read more »
Market News Connacher finance plan may fund oil sands project May 19, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd (CLL.TO) on Tuesday said it was taking steps to raise financing that could help fund its Algar oil sands project through anequity offering and a syndicated loan. Net proceeds of the stock offering would go to fund capital expenditures and general corporate purposes, and could be used to restart construction […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Coca-Cola introduces plant-based bottles May 19, 2009 by plasticsinfomart The “PlantBottle” is made through an innovative process that turns sugar cane and molasses, a by-product of sugar production, into a key component for PET. The Coca-Cola Company unveiled a new plastic bottle made partially from plants. According to the company, the “PlantBottle” is fully recyclable, has a lower reliance on a non-renewable resource, and […] Read more »
Market News Sunoco refinery fire stokes U.S. gasoline price May 19, 2009 by plasticsinfomart HOUSTON, May 18 – Sunoco Inc (SUN.N) said on Monday afternoon that a gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit at its 178,000 barrel per day (bpd) Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, refinery was shut following Sunday night’s explosion in an ethylene unit. The refinery’s crude distillation unit was running at 85 percent of planned production levels, said Sunoco […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Nanocyl to launch its Carbon Nanotubes Concentrates at Chinaplas, Guangzhou, China May 19, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Nanocyl announced that it will introduce its newest carbon nanotube masterbatches, PLASTICYL™, at the Chinaplas Show from May 18-21, 2009 at Chinaplas, Guangzhou, China. Nanocyl will be located in stand A55, hall 9.2. PLASTICYL is a unique family of Carbon Nanotubes masterbatches for application requiring electrical conductivity or protection for electrostatic discharge (ESD). PLASTICYL is […] Read more »
End Markets Processes UCLA Researchers develop New Method for Producing Transparent Conductors May 19, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Researchers at UCLA have developed a new method for producing a hybrid graphene–carbon nanotube, or G-CNT, for potential use as a transparent conductor in solar cells and consumer electronic devices. These G-CNTs could provide a cheaper and much more flexible alternative to materials currently used in these and similar applications. Yang Yang, a professor of […] Read more »