Category Menu Product News Wacker to showcase liquid silicon rubber for food dosing valves at Fakuma July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Wacker Chemie AG, a global provider of specialty chemicals, announced on July 12 that it will showcase the Elastosil LR 3066 product range among other products at the 2011 Fakuma international trade show for plastics processing that will take place from October 18-22 in Germany. The Elastosil LR 3066 line’s special properties are the result […] Read more »
Market News Oil below $96 after Bernanke stimulus comments July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices hovered below $96 a barrel Friday in Asia after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said another round of monetary stimulus was not imminent. Benchmark oil for August delivery was up 7 cents to $95.76 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude fell $2.36 to […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News U.S. June Producer Price Index Report (Text) July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The following is the text of the U.S. producer price report for June released by the Labor Department. The Producer Price Index for finished goods decreased 0.4 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This decline followed increases of 0.2 percent in May and 0.8 percent in April. At […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News ASD Las Vegas to Feature Beautiful Plastic Housewares from Brazil July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Buyers have the unique opportunity to purchase the best in plastic housewares from Brazil, courtesy of The Export Plastic Program. Exhibitors from eight Brazilian companies will feature attractive plastic housewares at the ASD Variety and Value Show in Las Vegas Sunday July 31st through Wednesday August 3rd. You don’t want to miss the opportunity of […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Hastings moves to recycle a wider range of plastics July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Hastings District Councils recycling programme has expanded to include a wider range of plastic material. Prior to this month, only grades one and two plastics were accepted for recycling through both the kerbside recycling collection and the district recycling depots. That included fizzy drink, water, juice, milk and household cleaner bottles. From July 1st the […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Vancouver to test food scraps recycling in September July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Vancouver city is moving towards a full food scraps recycling program. But it is still holding back a bit and will test the waters with a pilot project. On Thursday city council unanimously approved putting two neighborhoods, Sunset and Riley Park, on a new garbage-reduction regimen. Starting in September more than 2,000 homes will find […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Snap Green Industries to hire as many as 40 in Chaparral (9:35 a.m.) July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Snap Green Industries, LLC, a plastics recycling company that will establish operations in Chaparral, plans to eventually build a 20,000-square-foot industrial building and hire as many as 40 employees. The eight-year-old company held a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month and currently has operations in Juarez and a warehouse in El Paso, reports Jerry Pacheco with […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Portland's proposed ban on plastic bags speeds toward City Council approval July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Single-use plastic shopping bags could be banned at big Portland grocery stores and some other retailers as soon as Oct. 15 under an ordinance proposed Thursday by Mayor Sam Adams. The mayor revived the idea — now speeding toward City Council approval — in the wake of the Oregon Legislature’s failure to enact a statewide […] Read more »