Category Menu Product News Wayne Hemingway Unveils Umbrella Made from Recycled Plant-Based Plastic Bottles September 17, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Coca-Cola recently teamed up with environmentally minded designer Wayne Hemingway to introduce an umbrella made from recycled plant-based PET bottles. Available just in time for fall, the umbrellas are a statement on the viability of the plant based plastic that the Coca-Cola Company introduced in 2009 (ironically for bottled water). The bottles are now rolling […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Wittmann Battenfeld to showcase one-stop shop for injection molding technology in Mexico September 16, 2011 by plasticsinfomart At the Plastimagen in Mexico City, the international plastics exhibition and conference taking place from 4 to 7 October, the Wittmann group will present the latest in injection molding technology and peripheral equipment, all from a single source. In the area of injection molding technology, Wittmann Battenfeld will exhibit two machines from its “energy-saving fleet”. […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Features – Waste & Residue Energy Markets Series Taming the Wild Polymers September 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Plastics once considered difficult or impossible to recycle are being converted into fuels. Items such as carpeting, construction and demolition plastics, tires and industrial polymer scrap that most often are shipped to a landfill for disposal now are being collected by energy producers that have developed technology that can turn this material into crude oil, […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Features – Waste & Residue Energy Markets Series Taming the Wild Polymers September 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Plastics once considered difficult or impossible to recycle are being converted into fuels. Items such as carpeting, construction and demolition plastics, tires and industrial polymer scrap that most often are shipped to a landfill for disposal now are being collected by energy producers that have developed technology that can turn this material into crude oil, […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News M&H adds new size to Spinnaker bottle range September 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Plastic packaging company M&H Plastics in the UK has added a 300ml size to the Spinnaker bottles range and the bottles are made with high-density polyethylene (HDPE). The new bottles are also available in 200ml and 400ml and the 200ml version is available with a 24/410 neck finish and takes a wide selection of standard […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News M&H adds new size to Spinnaker bottle range September 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Plastic packaging company M&H Plastics in the UK has added a 300ml size to the Spinnaker bottles range and the bottles are made with high-density polyethylene (HDPE). The new bottles are also available in 200ml and 400ml and the 200ml version is available with a 24/410 neck finish and takes a wide selection of standard […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Volkswagen Plastics Technology applies CO2 snow jet system for clean coating September 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Volkswagen Plastics Technology in Braunschweig, Germany has been using the CO2 snow jet technique developed by acp to clean interior components before painting for about a year now, the company said in a press release. Apart from aiming to improve quality, the main reasons behind the investment were cost-efficiency, sustainability, ease of automation and the […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News New Brand Name for Axion International’s Composite Railroad Ties September 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart EcoTrax is the new brand name that has been unveiled by Axion International, a US-based structural building products developer, for its existing composite railroad ties. The composite products have undergone broad proof-of-concept testing and are currently being marketed in several local and international markets across the railroad tie industry. EcoTrax ties are manufactured using plastic […] Read more »