Category Menu Product News RPC launches new plastic can design for paint packaging July 6, 2011 by plasticsinfomart RPC Containers Oakham has launched the Supertainer, its latest innovation in plastic paint can design that delivers a lower carbon footprint and enhanced decoration possibilities, while maintaining the same dimensions for logistics and on-shelf storage. According to the company, its designers and production line staff correlated the can’s actual performance in the marketplace, to determine […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Gneuss' PET recycling extrusion line installed at Belarus July 5, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Family-owned German plastic processing machinery manufacturer Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH announced that Mogilev Khimvolokno, a synthetic fiber manufacturer in Belarus, has installed Gneuss’ PET recycling line consisting of a MRS multi rotation extruder, an online viscometer and an RSFgenius melt filtration system. The fibers manufactured by Mogilev Khimyolokno range from bicomponent fibers with a low melting […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Gneuss’ PET recycling extrusion line installed at Belarus July 5, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Family-owned German plastic processing machinery manufacturer Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH announced that Mogilev Khimvolokno, a synthetic fiber manufacturer in Belarus, has installed Gneuss’ PET recycling line consisting of a MRS multi rotation extruder, an online viscometer and an RSFgenius melt filtration system. The fibers manufactured by Mogilev Khimyolokno range from bicomponent fibers with a low melting […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Clariant Masterbatches announces price increases for most products July 4, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The Masterbatches Business Unit of Clariant, a worldwide Masterbatches provider, announced global price increases for most of its products, the company stated on July 1. “During the past months, the price development for our main raw materials, as well as other conversion costs, has reached a level which we cannot absorb ourselves anymore, despite our […] Read more »
Market News Gas is 24 cents/gallon cheaper than Memorial Day July 4, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Call it an Independence Day discount. Gasoline prices usually peak in the summer. This year, however, they peaked a little earlier, on May 5. The subsequent slide has made gas about 24 cents per gallon cheaper than it was on Memorial Day. The national average now stands at $3.55 per gallon. That’s the cheapest gasoline […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Bosch Packaging announces new GKF 702 expandable capsule filling machine June 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Bosch Packaging Technology, under Germany-based Bosch Group, presents the new GKF 702 expandable capsule filling machine, which will replace the previous GKF 701 model, for the pharmaceutical industry. “The GKF 702 will continue the success of the previous model. Its performance was upgraded and improved during the re-development process,” explained Product Manager Melanie Beck. The […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Sikora launches new 3 gauge heads Laser Series 6000 June 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Sikora AG, a global manufacturer and supplier of measuring and control technology, has launched a new Laser Series 6000 with three gauge heads for application in hose and tube extrusion lines, following the addition of 3-axis diameter gauge heads of the Laser Series 2000. The Laser Series 6000 has a measuring rate of 2,500 measurements […] Read more »
End Markets Processes China Foodtech 2011 to be held in Beijing in November June 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart China International Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Exhibition (China Foodtech 2011), a major event for food processing and packaging machinery, will be held in Beijing from November 30 to December 2. The show is organized by China Food and Packaging Machinery Industry Association (CFPMA), National Packaging and Food Machinery Corp (PFMA) and China International Exhibition […] Read more »