Breaking News Market News Oil above $105 amid mixed global growth signs March 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart SINGAPORE: Oil prices hovered above $105 a barrel Friday in Asia amid mixed signs about the strength of the global economy and crude demand. Benchmark oil for May delivery was up 23 cents to $105.58 at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.92 to settle at […] Read more »
Breaking News Material News Electrically stimulated polymers eyed for medical devices March 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Duke scientists have discovered a potentially interesting way to deliver drugs from an internal medical device, such as a drug-eluting stent. In research published in the journal Advanced Materials, Xuanhe Zhao, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering, demonstrated that the surface texture of polymers can be altered […] Read more »
Breaking News Category Menu Dart Container to buy Solo Cup for about $1B March 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Mason — Dart Container Corp. said late Wednesday that it reached an agreement to buy Solo Cup Co., maker of the red plastic cups ubiquitous enough to be immortalized in a country song, in a deal the companies valued at $1 billion. The deal, which also includes the assumption of about $700 million in debt, […] Read more »
Breaking News Machinery News Injection-molded crash-resistant composite steels the show March 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Together with its partners—metal transformation and coatings solutions provider Bekaert (Kortrijk, Belgium) and automotive plastic composite processor voestalpine Plastics Solutions (Bunschoten, The Netherlands)—materials supplier BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is currently working on the development of thermoplastic components that are reinforced with steel cord fabrics and fabricated by means of injection molding. The three companies have joined […] Read more »
Breaking News Product News Danone partners with bio-based plastic supplier to advance packaging materials development March 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Danone Research has partnered with Avantium for its YXY technology to produce polyester PEF (polyethylene-furanoate) bottles. Danone Research and Avantium have entered into a joint development agreement for the development of PEF bottles for Danone, No. 2 worldwide in bottled water business. The agreement forms another cornerstone of Avantium’s commercialization strategy to further co-develop the […] Read more »
Breaking News Processes Surf boards to ship in compostable packaging March 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, PUMA has partnered with Ecovative, a company that uses mushroom technology to make a replacement for plastic foam packaging. Fungal mycelium (the equivalent of mushroom “roots”) is grown on agricultural crop waste and is molded to form this unique packaging called EcoCradle. The PUMA boards will ship from manufacturer Clear Carbon […] Read more »
Breaking News Material News EPA to review chemicals in paints, building materials March 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed that companies be required to report to EPA all new uses, including in domestic or imported products, of five groups of potentially harmful chemicals. Over the years, these chemicals have been used in a range of consumer products and industrial applications, including paints, printing inks, pigments and […] Read more »
Breaking News Rotogal focused on Modern Fine-Grinding Technology from Pallmann March 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Zweibrücken, Germany (22 March 2012) – Rotogal, a major Spanish rotomolder headquartered in Boiro A Coruña in northern Spain, has recently replaced the fine-grinding mill used until now with the latest PolyGrinder® PKMM 600 type fine-grinder from Pallmann. As the Pallmann mill is able to process many different materials without nitrogen cooling at a top […] Read more »
