Category Menu Product News LyondellBasell Adds New Lupolen Black Pre-colored Resins to its Family of Grades Used in Rotomolding August 25, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Rotterdam, Netherlands – LyondellBasell is extending its range of high-performance Lupolen linear high density polyethylene (HDPE) resins to address the diversified requirements of customer rotomolding applications. Lupolen 3621 M RM Black and Lupolen 4021 K RM Black HDPE compounds are the latest additions to the company’s recently launched portfolio of resins used in rotomolding. According […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News New All-Natural Coconut Water is Launched in Amcor’s First 20oz Stock PowerFlexTM PET Bottle August 25, 2010 by plasticsinfomart MI – Greater>Than’s unique all-natural sports/hydration beverage based on coconut water has been introduced in the first 20oz stock PowerFlex™ polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container from Amcor Rigid Plastics, the world’s leading producer of PET packaging. The hot fill bottle gives Greater>Than a unique shelf appeal by offering a glass-like appearance, a smooth feel, and easy […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News New All-Natural Coconut Water is Launched in Amcor's First 20oz Stock PowerFlexTM PET Bottle August 25, 2010 by plasticsinfomart MI – Greater>Than’s unique all-natural sports/hydration beverage based on coconut water has been introduced in the first 20oz stock PowerFlex™ polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container from Amcor Rigid Plastics, the world’s leading producer of PET packaging. The hot fill bottle gives Greater>Than a unique shelf appeal by offering a glass-like appearance, a smooth feel, and easy […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Metravib introduces latest dynamic testing machine August 23, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Metravib, a dynamic mechanical analysis specialist, introduces a brand new Dynamic Testing Machine series, designed and dimensioned to offer a wide range of dynamic tests in one single test machine: # Glass transition # Frequency sweep # Payne & Mullins effect # High frequency testing # Fatigue testing under various controlled waveforms # Crack growth […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Nissei ASB Co. to Demonstrate Latest One-Step Stretch-Blow Machine at SPE Blow Molding Conference August 19, 2010 by plasticsinfomart August 18, 2010 – Atlanta, GA – Nissei ASB Co., the wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd., will demonstrate its newest one-step stretch-blow molding machine, the ASB-150DPW, during the 26th annual SPE Blow Molding Conference Oct. 5-6 in Atlanta. Conference attendees will have an opportunity to view the new model during […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Guangdong contributes US$20 billion plastics product sales August 19, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Guangdong, a major province in China for plastics products manufacturing, outputted US$20 billion of plastics products from more than 3400 above sized (annual sales exceeding RMB5 million) companies–a value accounting for 24% over that in China, according to a report titled “China Plastic Products Industry Profile” published recently by Beijing Zeefer Consulting Ltd, a Chinese […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Evonik announces price increase for silica products worldwide August 19, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Beginning October 1, the Inorganic Materials Business Unit of Evonik Industries, a German creative industrial group , will raise prices for precipitated and fumed silica products, special oxides, and matting agents worldwide by up to 8%. According to the company, the price increase was prompted by the rising costs for regulatory issues, research and development, […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Plastic recycling machine churns out plastic bricks from trash August 18, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Eco Factor: Machine recycles waste plastic by converting it into bricks. Dunedin man Peter Lewis has created a unique machine that transforms discarded plastic into building blocks of a multimillion-dollar business. Christened the Byfusion, the machine turns raw plastic into compacted bricks that can be used for garden retaining or landscaping walls. The plastics from […] Read more »