Environment Recycling News Cumberland County Improvement Authority announces recycling changes July 29, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The Cumberland County Improvement Authority announced Thursday it will now accept additional plastic containers for recycling. In a statement outlining the new policy, the CCIA Recycling Chair Jose Valez said: “Have you ever looked at the code on the bottom of plastic contains in your household? Thanks to the Society of the Plastic Industry, most […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Back after a 4-year hiatus, Plast-Ex showcases injection molding July 29, 2011 by plasticsinfomart It had been four years since the North American plastics industry turned its attention northwards to Canada’s Plast-Ex event, but the show returned to Toronto in June under new owners and with collocated fairs. In October 2009, the former Canon Communications (now part of UBM) acquired the Plast-Ex, Expoplast, and Packex trade shows. Plast-Ex and […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News TriMas Corp. in $27 million deal for Innovative Molding July 29, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Innovative Molding, Inc., a maker of plastic closures for bottles and jars that is planning a big expansion to Rohnert Park this fall, is set to be acquired in a $27 million cash deal announced today by Michigan-based TriMas Corp. (Nasdaq: TRS). Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based TriMas plans to integrate Innovative Molding into its Auburn, Ind.-based […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News MGB Plastics increases bin manufacturing capacity July 28, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Bin manufacturer MGB Plastics is now able to produce 15-20% more bins at its Rotherham factory following a ‘six-figure’ investment in new machinery. The company has bought its second tool to produce 240 litre wheeled bins as well as a tool to produce 180 litre wheeled bins. The tools are used to mould the bins […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News G-Form showcases polycarbonate protection case for tablet devices July 28, 2011 by plasticsinfomart G-Form, manufacturer of innovative protective and shock-absorbing products, has unveiled the Extreme Portfolio for iPad or iPad2, tablet protection case that utilize RPT – Reactive Protection Technology, a combination of Poron XRD material and proprietary G-Form technology and design. The G-Form Extreme Portfolio is a lightweight and water-resistant portfolio case that also has an internal […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News BASF's Basotect sound-absorbing molded parts installed in University of Stuttgart's laminar wind tunnel July 28, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Worldwide specialty chemicals provider BASF announced on July 25 that sound-absorbing molded parts made of its melamine resin Basotect, has been in installed in the laminar wind tunnel of Institute of Aerodynamics and Gas Dynamics at the University of Stuttgart. In the laminar wind tunnel model components of aircraft wings or wind turbines are tested […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News BASF’s Basotect sound-absorbing molded parts installed in University of Stuttgart’s laminar wind tunnel July 28, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Worldwide specialty chemicals provider BASF announced on July 25 that sound-absorbing molded parts made of its melamine resin Basotect, has been in installed in the laminar wind tunnel of Institute of Aerodynamics and Gas Dynamics at the University of Stuttgart. In the laminar wind tunnel model components of aircraft wings or wind turbines are tested […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News How Green is Your Local Dry Cleaner? July 28, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Maybe you consider yourself merely a once-a-week Curbside Crusader because of the constant reminder that, “Recycling—It’s the Law!” Or maybe you are a registered member of treehugger.com actively working your way through their articles on “How to Go Green.” Wherever you currently fall on the green spectrum, chances are that deep down, we all really […] Read more »