Category Menu Product News Bericap introduces new lightweight PET bottle closure August 6, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Bericap has developed a range of closures for a 26mm neck diameter to support the move towards saving on costs and materials. The new closure neck weights a mere 1.37g and it is design specifically for PET edible oil bottles. The inner diameter of the new neck is identical to the previous 29mm diameter, thus […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Injection molding empowers plastic lab-on-a-chip August 5, 2011 by plasticsinfomart An injection molded credit-card-sized plastic device has been successfully used to produce blood-based diagnostic results in minutes, realizing the promise of “lab-on-a-chip” technology with a far cheaper production method than many existing fabrication techniques, while opening up an array of medical testing to patients in nearly any setting. Samuel K. Sia, assistant professor of biomedical […] Read more »
Market News Chems clobbered as US Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 513 pts August 5, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Stocks in North American chemical companies plunged on Thursday – with several falling more than 7% – as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 513 points. The index closed at 11,384, down 4%. Among North American chemical companies, the declines were widespread and steep. Companies losing 7% or more include catalyst producer Albemarle, Cabot, […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Tulsa Power unveils new automatic cut & transfer series of tubing coilers August 5, 2011 by plasticsinfomart US-based industrial equipment supplier Tulsa Power Inc unveiled its new line of high performance coilers on August 3. The Automatic Cut & Transfer (ACT) series of coilers incorporates a dual spindle turret winder designed for winding materials from 0.032″ to 0.625″diameter inline in an extrusion process. The systems are equipped to have the ability to […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Tulsa Power unveils new automatic cut & transfer series of tubing coilers August 5, 2011 by plasticsinfomart US-based industrial equipment supplier Tulsa Power Inc unveiled its new line of high performance coilers on August 3. The Automatic Cut & Transfer (ACT) series of coilers incorporates a dual spindle turret winder designed for winding materials from 0.032″ to 0.625″diameter inline in an extrusion process. The systems are equipped to have the ability to […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News BSG supplies new software with additional module for direct extrusion lines August 5, 2011 by plasticsinfomart BSG, a member of the Kreyenborg Group specializing in automation technology, has increased its software capability with an additional software module for direct extrusion lines, according to its press release on August 1. The recently completed software can be used for all types of equipment lines in the direct extrusion procedure. The software was developed […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Plastic bottle exports hurt Swiss recycling August 4, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Switzerland could miss legally required recycling targets because of undeclared exports of plastic (PET) bottles, offiicals in Bern say. Latest estimates show the country’s rate of recycling for plastic bottles was 80 percent, still above the legally required 75 percent, the federal environment office said. But illegal exports of plastic -sold largely to Asian markets […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Canadian companies on a buying spree August 4, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Canadian companies were on a buying spree in the spring despite financial turmoil in Europe and the U.S., according to a report released Wednesday. There were 836 merger and acquisitions announced, worth about $57 billion (U.S.) from April to June – the strongest quarter for deals in Canada since the credit crisis, a report from […] Read more »