Category Menu Product News PolyOne announces new medical lines at Compamed November 24, 2011 by plasticsinfomart PolyOne stepped up its antimicrobial plastics line with the launch of WithStand Antimicrobial Solutions based on Sanitized MedX 200s active ingredients at Compamed 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The new products for Europe were developed in association with Sanitized AG, a producer of antimicrobials. “The excellent cooperation between PolyOne and Sanitized AG allows us to combine […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Great Pacific Garbage Patch A Hoax, Says Plastic Bag Ban Foes November 24, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The mess of plastic in the Pacific Ocean known to many as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is fodder for splashy headlines and useful scaring the kombucha out of environmentalist children. It’s also entirely fictitious, a spawn not of 21st-century consumerism but a combination of media hype, green guilt, and “confirmation bias.” That’s the stance […] Read more »
Market News Oil hovers near $97 ahead of US crude supply data November 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices hovered near $97 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as traders looked to the latest U.S. crude supply reports for signs demand may be improving. Benchmark crude for January delivery was up 8 cents at $97.00 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Drive against recycled plastic on November 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Continuing drive against use of recycled plastics, officials of Manipur Pollution Control Board (MPCB) conducted surprise check in shops and hotels at Thangal Bazar, Paona Bazar and Palace Compound. Use of recycled plastic, which is hazardous to health, has been prohibited under Plastic Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011 and MPCB had already issued public […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Magna to buy BDW’s four aluminum die casting operations, launch E-Car project with GM November 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart It’s been a busy week for auto parts maker Magna International. The Aurora, Ont.-based company’s subsidiary Cosma International has signed an agreement with the shareholders of the BDW Technologies Group to acquire BDW’s four aluminum die casting operations in Europe. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. Germany-based BDW is a provider of […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Magna to buy BDW's four aluminum die casting operations, launch E-Car project with GM November 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart It’s been a busy week for auto parts maker Magna International. The Aurora, Ont.-based company’s subsidiary Cosma International has signed an agreement with the shareholders of the BDW Technologies Group to acquire BDW’s four aluminum die casting operations in Europe. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. Germany-based BDW is a provider of […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Evonik doubles acrylic molding compound capacity in Shanghai November 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The last quarter of 2011 has seen phase-two expansion of Evonik’s PMMA plant in Shanghai completed and put online, thereby doubling the supplier’s regional manufacturing capacity for molding compounds made of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) to around 40,000 tonnes per annum. This latest expansion of the PMMA plant also makes accommodations for growing demand in Europe […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Carmakers are Looking to Shed Pounds… November 21, 2011 by plasticsinfomart A trend towards the use of lightweight materials in the automotive industry is gaining momentum as carmakers move quickly to cut the pounds from their vehicles. It is a shift that is happening across the spectrum. High-end marques such as Lamborghini are working to lose the flab, through to BMW and Mazda at the other […] Read more »
