Market News Oil back at price last seen a year ago October 1, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices are back to where they were a year ago. On Friday benchmark crude dropped $2.94, or 3.6 percent, to end the day at $79.20 per barrel in New York. Prices haven’t finished that low since Sept. 29, 2010. Since then crude peaked near $114 a barrel in May of this year. It’s fallen […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Fasti Fasti ERD Xpert dryer to be highlighted in Koch's booth at Fakuma October 1, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Fasti Koch GmbH, acquired last year by Koch-Technik, will be exhibiting its granulate dryers along Werner Koch Maschinentechnik GmbH at Fakuma, which will be held in Friedrichshafen, Germany from October 18-22. The compact Fasti ERD Xpert dryer is for low to medium throughputs, and functions from its position above the processing machine. The control module […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Fasti Fasti ERD Xpert dryer to be highlighted in Koch’s booth at Fakuma October 1, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Fasti Koch GmbH, acquired last year by Koch-Technik, will be exhibiting its granulate dryers along Werner Koch Maschinentechnik GmbH at Fakuma, which will be held in Friedrichshafen, Germany from October 18-22. The compact Fasti ERD Xpert dryer is for low to medium throughputs, and functions from its position above the processing machine. The control module […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Insulation blanket made from Solvay's Halar ECTFE film meets aircraft interior standards October 1, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Solvay Specialty Polymers stated on September 27 that Chase-Facile’s Insulfab 4000 thermal acoustic insulation blanket (TAIB) cover film, made with Halar ECTFE film from Ajedium Films under Solvay Solexix Inc, has been qualified to meet Boeing BMS 8-377 for both Class 00 and Class 1 Types I & II and has been officially added to […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Central Pennsylvania manufacturers gain advantage with 3-D printing October 1, 2011 by plasticsinfomart When time and money are precious commodities, three-dimensional printing — also known as rapid prototyping — offers a way to save both and gain a competitive edge by providing tangible proof-of-concept for products, manufacturing companies said. The 3-D printers — which employ a process like ink-jet printers to build complex forms by spraying layer upon […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Renewable Remarks: DOE's plan to improve vehicle efficiency is good news for plastics processors September 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The United States Department of Energy released its first Quadrennial Technology Review Report in which Energy Secretary Steven Chu presented the priorities, goals, and rationale for the upcoming $3 billion 2011 energy technology R&D budget. Half of the DOE’s energy technology funding supports generating clean electricity, and now, the DOE favors a greater emphasis on […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Renewable Remarks: DOE’s plan to improve vehicle efficiency is good news for plastics processors September 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The United States Department of Energy released its first Quadrennial Technology Review Report in which Energy Secretary Steven Chu presented the priorities, goals, and rationale for the upcoming $3 billion 2011 energy technology R&D budget. Half of the DOE’s energy technology funding supports generating clean electricity, and now, the DOE favors a greater emphasis on […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Ireland recycling less than 1/3 of plastic waste generated September 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Ireland is recycling less than a third of the plastic waste it generates, Edie (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange), an European environmental website, reports with reference to the “Irish Recycled Plastic Waste Arisings Study”. The study, carried out by rx3 with funding from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government of Ireland, revealed that […] Read more »