Category Menu Product News Martinson-Nicholls introduces new thermoplastic Heated Mats September 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Martinson-Nicholls, a floor matting company based in the US, has introduced the new residential Heated Snow Melting Mats, which prevents snow and ice accumulation on walkways around the house. Made of customized thermoplastic materials, the mats are portable and can be left outdoor for the entire winter, says the company. The heated mats will generate […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Injection molding: BASF, Arburg team up for energy-efficient molding demonstration September 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The plastics supplier and the manufacturer of injection molding machinery announced they will install and run an injection molding cell during next month’s Fakuma trade show to illustrate for plastics processors measures for increasing energy efficiency in injection molding throughout the entire value chain, from pellet to part. Using a specially-optimized grade of BASF’s plastic […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Poly Recovery owner finds new uses for clients' waste September 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart John Pelech is in the business of making something out of someone else’s nothing. Pelech is the owner of Poly Recovery, a plastic processing and recycling company that set up shop at Pease International Tradeport more than a year ago. The Portsmouth native said business has never been better. Situated in a 20,000-square-foot facility on […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Poly Recovery owner finds new uses for clients’ waste September 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart John Pelech is in the business of making something out of someone else’s nothing. Pelech is the owner of Poly Recovery, a plastic processing and recycling company that set up shop at Pease International Tradeport more than a year ago. The Portsmouth native said business has never been better. Situated in a 20,000-square-foot facility on […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Plastic trash in the Ocean (2) September 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Manila, Philippines – Of more than ten million pieces of garbage picked up on ocean beaches in 2009 during International Coastal Cleanup Day, 1,126,774 were plastic bags, which was second only to cigarette butts/filters in number. Plastic debris occupies a huge portion of contamination of marine environment. It is found floating in all the world’s […] Read more »
End Markets Processes A New Solution to Optimize Continuous Chemistry September 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The desire to develop new and improved chemical processes that optimize resource usage has resulted in intensive work towards the development of continuous flow reactors. Fast optimization of these systems can be a difficult, repetitive and time-consuming process due to the time taken to analyze off-line samples. METTLER TOLEDO’s ReactIR™ coupled to a DS Micro […] Read more »
Market News Oil near $81 ahead of Europe debt fund vote September 29, 2011 by plasticsinfomart BANGKOK – Oil prices hovered above $81 a barrel Thursday in Asia as traders looked to Germany to approve a measure to strengthen a fund intended to help Europe overcome its debt crisis. Benchmark oil was up 16 cents to $81.37 a barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile […] Read more »
Market News Crude oil supplies rise by 1.9 million barrels September 29, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The nation’s crude oil and gasoline supplies rose last week, the government said Wednesday. Crude supplies increased by 1.9 million barrels, or 0.8 percent, to 341 million barrels, which is 4.7 percent below year-ago levels, the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report. Analysts expected supplies to be unchanged for the week […] Read more »