Recycling News Texas-based plastic bag maker makes big move June 5, 2014 by plasticsinfomart ARLINGTON : Texas-based Heritage Bag Co has decided to move its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility from Carrolton to Roanoke. The company announced that it would be moving to the 330,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility which is expected to employ around 200 people. The ground-breaking of the new facility is scheduled to be held during this […] Read more »
Recycling News DNR Report portrays wide scope for Plastics Recycling in Wisconsin June 5, 2014 by plasticsinfomart OTTAWA : A study commissioned by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) finds that the state could realize substantial economic rewards and jobs growth by increasing the amount of plastics it recycles. The study, authored jointly by Foth Infrastructure and Environment and Moore Recycling Associates, lists steps Wisconsin can take to substantially increase plastics […] Read more »
Machinery News AMUT, ITALIAN MANUFACTURER OF EXTRUSION LINES FOR PIPES June 5, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Since 1958 AMUT, headquartered in Novara – Italy, is a global leader in the plastics extrusion field and manufactures different lines configurations to extrude pipes, offering solutions for several materials and diameters. The range of production includes: PVC pipe lines with diameter of 16-1200 mm for rigid pipes and 8-63 mm for flexible ones, PE […] Read more »
Industry Coperion to consolidate North American operations by November 2015 June 5, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Stuttgart, June 2014 – Coperion GmbH, a subsidiary of Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) announced today that it will realign and relocate their North American operations based in Ramsey, New Jersey, USA to their other facilities located in Pitman, New Jersey, Wytheville, Virginia and Houston, Texas. This realignment is being implemented over an 18 month period […] Read more »
Machinery News Automatik Plastics Machinery unveils new Sphero S underwater pelletizing system at CHINAPLAS 2014 June 4, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Pump Solutions Group (PSG), a business unit within Dover Corporation, unveiled the new Automatik Plastics Machinery Sphero S underwater pelletizing system at CHINAPLAS 2014. The new pelletizing system is designed for larger and more customizable systems with a variety of upgrades. It is suitable for compounding, masterbatch and recycling applications with medium throughputs, typically between […] Read more »
Machinery News OPP Film of Oben Group to install new 4.8m wide Atlas CW5400 slitter rewinder June 4, 2014 by plasticsinfomart OPP Film S.A. of Peru, part of Oben Holding Group, will become the first company this year to install and commission Atlas Converting Equipment’s CW5400 Series slitter rewinder at 4.8m wide. The first of two CW5400 film slitters ordered will be installed at OPP Film in Lima, Peru during the third quarter of this year […] Read more »
Industry Bayer reduces energy consumption with self-developed STRUCTese energy management system June 4, 2014 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Bayer MaterialScience has introduced a “home-grown” energy management system, STRUCTese, for the majority of its production sites to reduce CO2 emissions. According to its statement, the self-developed system has been introduced in stages since 2008. It is now installed in 60 plants in Europe, Asia and America, where most of the energy in the company […] Read more »
Market News Platts: global petrochemical prices down 1% in April June 4, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Prices in the global petrochemicals market fell another 1% in April to US$1,363 per metric ton (/mt), down just US$8/mt from March, according to the monthly Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI). The slight decline in PGPI was attributed in part to falling prices in the global ethylene market, which saw prices fall 3% to US$1,254/mt. […] Read more »
