Breaking News Processes Four R.I. conservation projects honored April 25, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Toray Plastics of North Kingstown, along with Appalachian Mountain Club’s trail committee volunteers, the Steel Yard Renewal project in Providence and the Westerly Innovation Network were honored as Sen. John H. Chafee Conservation Leadership Projects by the Environment Council of Rhode Island. Each year, four projects are selected by the council, which is the state’s […] Read more »
Industry Multilayer structure offers partial solution to polyamide 12 supply conundrum April 25, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Even before the fire at Evonik (Darmstadt, Germany) that disrupted supply for a key feedstock used in polyamide (PA) 12 and forced the auto industry into a crisis meeting, the resin was already in a tight supply situation according to one of its suppliers, Ube Industries (Ube, Japan). With demand reportedly outstripping supply capacity by […] Read more »
Material News 'Super-nano' plastic fibres touted for next-generation IT April 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Materials scientists in France said on Sunday they had made highly-conductive plastic wires on the nanoscale, an invention with potential for mobile devices, computing and solar energy. Just a few billionths of a metre across, the fibres are light, inexpensive, flexible and easy to handle, in contrast to carbon nanotubes, the team said in the […] Read more »
Breaking News Processes Dow to Build New Ethylene Production Plant at Dow Texas Operations April 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today announced that the Company will construct a new world-scale ethylene production plant at Dow Texas Operations in Freeport, TX, as part of Dow’s previously announced comprehensive plan to further connect its U.S. operations with cost-advantaged feedstocks available from increasing supplies of U.S. shale gas. The new ethylene production […] Read more »
Breaking News Shift out of PVC relies on proprietary welding process April 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart At the heart of a potentially large-scale shift away from PVC in medical applications is a highly proprietary technology that makes it possible to inexpensively weld very thin gauge polyolefin elastomers. Genesis Plastics Welding (Fortville, IN) showed the latest versions of its ecoGenesis radio frequency (RF) welding technology at NPE2012 (Orlando, FL; April 1-5), but […] Read more »
Industry Workers now own Oxford's PTA Plastics April 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart PTA Plastics, an Oxford custom-injection molder, has turned over full ownership to its 168 workers in Connecticut and Colorado, authorities say. Owner Ray Seeley said Thursday his decision to share his pie with employees is a reward for their service and loyalty in building the company, one that all but ensures PTA stays Connecticut based. […] Read more »
Breaking News Product News PepsiCo Dream Machine recycling initiative commemorates two years of progress April 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart This Sunday, April 22, is Earth Day and marks the two-year anniversary of the PepsiCo Dream Machine recycling initiative. The initiative aims to provide Americans with convenient and rewarding recycling solutions to help increase the U.S. national beverage container recycling rate to 50 percent by 2018, and establish a closed-loop system to capture more recycled […] Read more »
Material News Chinaplas: Titanium-based additive reduces PET reheat blow energy by 38% April 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart An independent comparative study carried out by stretch blowmolding machine vendor Sidel (Le Havre, France) has shown that Joule RHB titanium nitride-based PET reheat additive from ColorMatrix (Knowsley, UK), offers the largest carbon footprint reduction in PET preform processing, while maintaining superior performance and aesthetic qualities. Joule RHB is compounded into PET resin by the […] Read more »
