Material News Octal’s DPET sheet favored by personal hygiene companies for packaging January 14, 2012 / May 9, 2017 by plasticsinfomart PET materials provider Octal said in a recent press release that its DPET sheet meets sustainability and cost reduction needs for personal hygiene packaging. According to its statement, global companies, including US-based P&G, are switching to PET because it is one of the best packaging choices for retain applications such as toothbrush holders because the […] Read more »
Machinery News Dr Boy supplies two more injection molding machines to model railroad producer January 14, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Dr Boy GmbH & Co KG announced recently that it is supplying two more injection molding machine, Boy 35 E to worldwide model railroad manufacturer Märklin. “It is remarkable that we could manage a re-organization without any new capital from investors,” said Stefan Löbich, Managing Partner at Märklin. “Boy has always supported our production with […] Read more »
Breaking News Material News Report says global bioplastics consumption to reach 1.9 million metric tons by 2017 January 14, 2012 / May 9, 2017 by plasticsinfomart According to a recent bioplastics study by Market Research, global consumption of bioplastics will reach 1.9 million metric tons by 2017, achieving a compound annual growth rate of 22% during 2007-2017. The research reviews and analyzes the worldwide market for bioplastics for the global and regional markets including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America and […] Read more »
Breaking News Market News Crude rises as Nigeria strike threat looms January 13, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices rose to near $100 a barrel in Asia on Friday as negotiations to avert a looming strike in major oil producer Nigeria ended for the day without any result. Prices also rose as worries built up again about supply tightness this year following a sharp dip late Thursday on word that Iranian oil […] Read more »
Breaking News Processes Gamesa opens wind turbine blade factory in India January 13, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The wind turbine blade plant in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat, is currently staffed by 157 employees and is forecast to reach production capacity of 390 blades in 2013. Gamesa invested €25 million to commission the wind turbine blade facility, which has already produced its first blade for the G5X-850 kW turbine. The blade factory […] Read more »
Breaking News Industry Chinese players share their outlooks on the year ahead January 13, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Players in China’s polymer markets are expressing mixed forecasts for 2012. While there is general agreement that upstream costs will continue to support polymer prices, players hold divergent opinions about the macroeconomic outlook as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Producer sources are generally confident that the macroeconomic outlook will turn around this year while […] Read more »
Category Menu Industry CES: Mercedes Foresees Progress in Batteries, Composites January 13, 2012 by plasticsinfomart In its keynote showcase at CES, Mercedes-Benz emphasized advances in telematics, which is seemingly turning its automobiles — like those of its competitors — into rolling social-media platforms. However, off the show floor, Daimler researchers interviewed by Design News told a potentially more powerful story of research which could ultimately deliver serious weight reductions and […] Read more »
Industry UMass Amherst Polymer Science Team Designs New Nanotech Technique for Lower-Cost Materials Repair January 13, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart In the super-small world of nanostructures, a team of polymer scientists and engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered how to make nano-scale repairs to a damaged surface equivalent to spot-filling a scratched car fender rather than re-surfacing the entire part. The work builds on a theoretical prediction by chemical engineer and co-author […] Read more »
