End Markets Processes Processing “Genies” make bottle users’ wishes come true August 25, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Plastics processors sometimes get a chance to brag about their recent projects. This week three shared with us what they have been doing to help their customers improve their blow-molded packaging. RPC Kutenholz, for instance, part of European rigid plastics packaging processor RPC Group (London, England), developed a new barrier bottle for German food processor […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Electrovaya to provide lithium ion SuperPolymer batteries for Canada's clean energy project August 25, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Electrovaya Inc, a Canada-based producer of Lithium Ion SuperPolymer batteries, has signed a contract with the Canada Government to provide a lithium ion Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) of approximately 1.2MWh for demonstration purposes in support of renewable energy generation in Ontario, according to its press release on August 17. This program is part of […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Electrovaya to provide lithium ion SuperPolymer batteries for Canada’s clean energy project August 25, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Electrovaya Inc, a Canada-based producer of Lithium Ion SuperPolymer batteries, has signed a contract with the Canada Government to provide a lithium ion Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) of approximately 1.2MWh for demonstration purposes in support of renewable energy generation in Ontario, according to its press release on August 17. This program is part of […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News City of Aspen poised to approve plastic bag fee August 24, 2011 by plasticsinfomart A 20-cent fee on disposable grocery store bags appears to have the support of four members of Aspen City Council — enough to pass the new law next month — but officials still have questions about how the hundreds of thousands in annual funds collected by the program should be spent. Aspen City Council on […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News The new multi talent on the dryer market August 23, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The new RDX-Series from Blue Air Systems, based on the 3D-Principle technology provides high efficiency and performance in material drying with compressed air.Next step in technology: Compressed Air Dryer 3.0 Kundl (Austria), 22.08.2011: Blue Air Systems present a new series of dryers based on the 3D-compressed-air-principle at the Fakuma 2011 exhibition. The new RDX-Series is […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Vietnamese plastic product exports see fast growth August 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart According to the Vietnam Plastics Association (VPA), the country’s export value of plastic products could reach US$1.5 billion this year. For the first seven months, the exports of Vietnamese plastic products amounted to US$732 million, an increase of 12% to 15% compared to the same period of last year. As said, it has been a […] Read more »
Market News Oil finishes lower for the week August 20, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil ended the day below $83 a barrel on Friday, finishing down about 4 percent for the week, on fears that another recession could cut demand for energy. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery fell 12 cents to finish at $82.26 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after earlier rising as […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Degradable plastics firm slams Tesco for dropping biodegradable bags August 20, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Degradable plastics specialist Symphony Environmental Technologies has hit back at claims that biodegradable plastic bags are not eco-friendly – and questioned Tesco’s reasons for dropping the carriers. Speaking out against a recent report by Defra into the degradability of plastic oxo biodegradable carrier bags, Symphony said the bags supplied to Tesco, by one of its […] Read more »