Breaking News Category Menu Bioplastics Recycling Options Expand March 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Although bioplastics are still a very small part of the plastic waste stream, some manufacturers are talking to recyclers about developing recycling processes for their products. NatureWorks, for example, is working with the Association of Post-Consumer Plastic Recyclers to help develop mechanical and chemical recycling processes for its Ingeo materials, as well as end-markets for […] Read more »
Breaking News Machinery News Starlinger to exhibit flexible woven plastic packaging solutions and recycling technology at NPE 2012 March 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Austria-based Starlinger & Co GmbH is to display its solutions for the production of flexible woven plastic packaging as well as plastics recycling at NPE 2012. Starlinger provides turnkey solutions for flexible plastic packaging that include tape extrusion lines, tape winders, circular looms, coating, printing and conversion lines as well as laboratory and testing equipment. […] Read more »
Breaking News Atlas to launch new CW technology platform for slitter rewinders at CHINAPLAS 2012 March 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd (UK) will officially launch its new CW technology platform for Atlas primary & secondary slitter rewinders for film & flexible materials at CHINAPLAS 2012. As introduced, the new CW technology platform is the new generation of more compact film slitting solutions in web widths from 2.5-10.4m. Equipped with high quality rewind […] Read more »
Industry BASF expands capacity for cyclohexane oxidation March 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart According to BASF’s press release on March 14, the German chemicals company will increase its capacity for cyclohexane oxidation at its Antwerp, Belgium site by about 50,000 tons per year. “By expanding the cyclohexane oxidation capacity, we are further increasing backward integration of the polyamide value chain at the Antwerp Verbund site. This debottlenecking project […] Read more »
Industry CPA conference names Ford Motor's Jennifer Gihool as keynote speaker March 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart China Plastics in Automotive 2012 (CPA) conference, a concurrent event of CHINAPLAS 2012, has named Ford Motor Co’s Jennifer Gihool as keynote speaker, the co-organizer, Plastics News, announced. To be held one day prior to the opening of CHINAPLAS, the CPA conference on April 17 will take a close look at how plastics are facilitating […] Read more »
Product News New collapsible water bottle for life on the go March 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart US reusable water bottle maker Vapur launches a new product, the Vapur Element Anti-Bottle, tailor-made for a life on the go. According to Vapur, the reusable water bottle is cool, clean and collapsible, offering portable, performance hydration with a new silhouette and innovative new lid design. It features a brand new, proprietary and patented wide-mouth […] Read more »
Market News Study bats for boost in South-Asian trade March 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Trade liberalisation across five south Asian countries would result in a consumer welfare gain of at least $597 million to India and $2 billion to the region, says a study by think-tank CUTS International. Consumer gain is defined as a difference between the total import expenditure and likely import expenditure if that country were to […] Read more »
Breaking News Market News Initial import PE prices for April witness significant increases in Asia March 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Initial import PE prices for April have been announced with significant increases from March in both China and Southeast Asia as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Producers cited firm upstream costs as the main reasons for their price increases. Although producers acknowledged that the demand outlook has not changed much over the past month, […] Read more »
