Environment Recycling News Renewable Remarks: Opportunities aplenty for recycling plastics from solar panels September 23, 2011 by plasticsinfomart By 2015, full scale recycling of photovoltaic (PV) modules that were installed in the 1980’s and 1990’s will begin. The solar industry is proactively developing economically feasible options for recycling or reusing the materials in the modules that will have served more than 25 years of generating electricity, before higher volumes of modules arrive from […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Open house highlights market potential for plastic pipe in Asia September 23, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Processors involved in the building and construction market read often of the demand for their services in the developing world, but rare is that fact so obvious as during a recent open house in Vietnam, hosted by a prominent plastics pipe processor and its extrusion equipment supplier. More than 450 international guests journeyed to Haiphong, […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Teijin supports TIFF with recycled material to produce Green Carpet September 23, 2011 by plasticsinfomart For the fourth consecutive year, Teijin Limited has produced Green Carpet made of recycled PET bottles for the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be held from October 22-30, the company said in a press release on September 21. The Green Carpet is made entirely of Teijin Fibers’ Ecopet recycled polyester fiber produced from […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Sainsbury's replaces glass peanut butter jars with plastic September 23, 2011 by plasticsinfomart UK retailer Sainsbury’s has replaced the glass used in its peanut butter jars with plastic, cutting packaging by 83% or 882,000 kilos. The new jars are just as functional as the previous ones, says Sainsbury’s, but the reduced weight means not only a lower environmental impact, but also less fuel required to transport. As such, […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Sainsbury’s replaces glass peanut butter jars with plastic September 23, 2011 by plasticsinfomart UK retailer Sainsbury’s has replaced the glass used in its peanut butter jars with plastic, cutting packaging by 83% or 882,000 kilos. The new jars are just as functional as the previous ones, says Sainsbury’s, but the reduced weight means not only a lower environmental impact, but also less fuel required to transport. As such, […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Recycling pays off in award winning Australian design September 23, 2011 by plasticsinfomart An old tip site turned recycling depot in the Melbourne outer suburb of Dandenong has proven a useful resource for architects and designers of some of 2011’s most acclaimed projects. The Waste Converters Recycling Depot in Dandenong lists its regular clients as including eco-entrepreneur Joost Bakker, architect Jerry Wolveridge, restaurant Vue de Monde’s Shannon Bennett, […] Read more »
Market News Crude oil prices fall September 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices ended lower today after the US Federal Reserve said the economic outlook remained grim, which overshadowed an nexpectedly steep drop in crude supplies in the world’s top oil consumer. Brent for November delivery fell 18 cents a barrel to settle at $US110.36, after topping $US112 earlier. US crude settled $US1.00 lower at $US85.92 […] Read more »
Market News Crude Oil Slips Ahead Of Fed, Demand Worries Thicken September 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Crude oil dropped steadily today as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting later in the day amid mixed to weak undertone in world equities. The US weekly crude supplies report is also due and traders played it safe by selling the commodity on modest rises today. The IMF stated yesterday […] Read more »