Industry Less Waste, Lower Costs: Optimizing Enzymatic Catalysis with In Situ Reaction Analysis May 3, 2012 by plasticsinfomart METTLER TOLEDO today announced the publication of a new white paper in its Recent Advances in Organic Chemistry Series entitled “The Next Steps in Enzymatic Catalysis.” The paper reviews three examples of enzymatic catalysis in military, pharmaceutical and academic labs where ReactIRTM was used to monitor reaction progress. Robust, real-time in situ monitoring with ReactIR™ […] Read more »
Breaking News Market News Oil hovers near $106 after mixed US supply report May 2, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices hovered near $106 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed U.S. crude supplies grew for a sixth week while gasoline inventories fell. Benchmark oil for June delivery was down 24 cents to $105.92 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose […] Read more »
Breaking News Product News Ensuring plastics food packaging safety through traceable production chain May 2, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Current status of food packaging management both home and abroad Governments in the world are taking serious note of products that might affect people’s health. They impose stringent requirements not just on food but on its packaging as well. As shown through the analysis of food-related management in the US and EU, they exhibit […] Read more »
Breaking News Plastic-powered plane aims to soar across England May 2, 2012 by plasticsinfomart A globe-trotting, eco-minded adventurer aims to fly the length of England in a tiny plane powered by plastic rubbish – if he can raise the funds needed to get the flight off the ground. The adventure is the latest in a series of alternative-fuel journeys dreamed up by Andy Pag, a trained engineer who’s already […] Read more »
Recycling News LEGO Recycling Containers May 2, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Although many of us are huge advocates of recycling, there’s no denying that typical recycling bins can become a huge sore, and can be quite distracting in an otherwise beautiful environment. Well the team at the Italian company Flussocreativo aimed to solve this issue by creating recycling bins that didn’t sacrifice form for function . […] Read more »
Breaking News Category Menu Brazilian firm develops composites-intensive, eco-friendly ATM structure May 2, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Edra Equipamentos (Ipeúna, Brazil) reports that it has developed a product an ATM booth that uses environmentally friendly raw materials and alternative energy sources to create a structure unique in the banking industry. Entitled Contemporary Bank Project, the booth took approximately one year to finish and required slightly more than $300,000 (USD), says Jorge Braescher, […] Read more »
Breaking News Processes Turning bottles into bridges May 2, 2012 by plasticsinfomart It’s a green cure for what ails our nation’s crumbling infrastructure: lightweight but heavy-duty structural beams made out of recycled plastic. Is plastic the new steel? Axion International of New Providence, N.J., is using technology developed at Rutgers University to build I-beams from recycled plastics. The beams today are used to build small bridges, a […] Read more »
Industry Amcor and Sacmi commercialize new technology for production of rigid pharmaceutical containers May 2, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Amcor Rigid Plastics and plastics machinery manufacturer Sacmi have teamed up for the commercialization of the industry’s first compression blowforming (CBF) machine for the production of rigid HDPE pharmaceutical bottles. Calling it a “highly viable alternative to traditional injection blowmolding” for rigid pharmaceutical bottles, Amcor and Sacmi made the announcement at a May 1 press […] Read more »
