Category Menu Product News Plastic-bag ban: Bellingham gets the job done September 14, 2011 by plasticsinfomart With grocery stores lining up in support, Bellingham bans plastic bags with little of the fuss seen in Seattle. The city takes the “Oregon model,” which Oregon hasn’t adopted. The city of Bellingham showed this week how controversial ideas can gain traction in small towns without the bitterness and confrontation that define politics in the […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Moldworx finds assembly machinery niche September 14, 2011 by plasticsinfomart When Jim Taylor founded Moldworx in 1995, he planned on the specializing in mold manufacturing and repair. Eventually he realized that Moldworx would have to be more than just another moldmaking company to succeed long term. So in 2003, Taylor took on a business partner, Joe Motyka, and it was Motyka’s experience and skills that […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Krones and A&R Carton Bremen in collaboration for packaging machine September 14, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Krones AG, a plastics processing machines provider based in Germany, has signed a cooperation agreement with folding-carbon producer and multipack company A&R Carton Bremen GmbH. According to the announcement, Krones and A&R Carton will be working together worldwide in the field of packages and packaging machinery. Both parties will together carry out application-driven development projects […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Krones and A&R Carton Bremen in collaboration for packaging machine September 14, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Krones AG, a plastics processing machines provider based in Germany, has signed a cooperation agreement with folding-carbon producer and multipack company A&R Carton Bremen GmbH. According to the announcement, Krones and A&R Carton will be working together worldwide in the field of packages and packaging machinery. Both parties will together carry out application-driven development projects […] Read more »
End Markets Processes India's plastics industry to grow to Rs.1,000 bn in 2012 September 13, 2011 by plasticsinfomart India News: New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The turnover of the Indian plastics industry is likely to grow to Rs.1,000 billion (Rs.100,000 crore) in 2012 from the current Rs.85,000 crore, according to Plastindia Foundation. The apex forum of India’s plastics industry has based its estimate on the expectation that the demand potential will grow from […] Read more »
End Markets Processes India’s plastics industry to grow to Rs.1,000 bn in 2012 September 13, 2011 by plasticsinfomart India News: New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The turnover of the Indian plastics industry is likely to grow to Rs.1,000 billion (Rs.100,000 crore) in 2012 from the current Rs.85,000 crore, according to Plastindia Foundation. The apex forum of India’s plastics industry has based its estimate on the expectation that the demand potential will grow from […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News California state senate passes BPA baby bottles and sippy cups ban September 12, 2011 by plasticsinfomart According to a report of the Los Angeles Times on August 30, the California state Senate voted to ban the plastic chemical bishpenol A (BPA) from baby bottles and sippy cup sold statewide. The Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act (AB 1319) will head back to the state Assembly for a vote on Senate amendments later […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Encouraging Plastics Recycling in Hospitals and Beyond September 12, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) develops design guidelines for engineers that could drive recycling throughout the supply chain. Design for Recycling” guidelines by the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) are currently being reviewed by founding members DuPont, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Cardinal Health, Engineered Plastics, DuPont, Hospira, Johnson & Johnson, Kimberly Clark, and Waste […] Read more »