Category Menu Product News SCG Chemicals pushes compostable plastics June 11, 2011 by plasticsinfomart SCG Chemicals has suggested that the government strongly promote the use of compostable plastics by consumers to encourage companies to invest in this business for commercial products. Yuttana Jiamtragan, managing director of SCG Polyolefins, a subsidiary of SCG Chemicals that manufactures compostable plastics, said these were environment-friendly products but the consumption levels were still low. […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Brian Coll of Coll Materials, Zanesville, Ohio, takes a regional approach to plastics recycling. June 11, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Recently, plastics recycling company Coll Materials, based in Zanesville, Ohio, has been undergoing a growth spurt. In May the state of Texas, through its Texas Enterprise Fund, announced that it was investing $550,000 in the company so it could open a plastics recycling facility in Waco, Texas. In addition to that investment, the Waco City […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Schott and BASF co-develop new roof-integrated photovoltaic panel June 10, 2011 by plasticsinfomart At the current Intersolar Europe trade fair in Munich, Schott Solar and BASF jointly present a new roof-integrated photovoltaic technology based on Schott’s Advance series of solar modules. The concept comprises two parts: a specially developed, multi-functional pan made from the BASF resin Ultramid B High Speed and a frameless double glazed PV module from […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Dr. Boy's injection molding machines impressed at CHINAPLAS June 10, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Dr. Boy GmbH & Co KG, an injection molding machine manufacturer, displayed its Boy XS and Boy 35E machines at CHINAPLAS 2011 last month. Both devices attracted a lot of interests, the company stated. The Boy XS, the most compact model of Dr. Boy with a footprint of only 0.8sq m, was showcased. The machine […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Dr. Boy’s injection molding machines impressed at CHINAPLAS June 10, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Dr. Boy GmbH & Co KG, an injection molding machine manufacturer, displayed its Boy XS and Boy 35E machines at CHINAPLAS 2011 last month. Both devices attracted a lot of interests, the company stated. The Boy XS, the most compact model of Dr. Boy with a footprint of only 0.8sq m, was showcased. The machine […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Sidel unveils Sp 1000 HS palletizer June 10, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Switzerland-based packaging solutions company Sidel unveiled the new SP 1000 HS palletizer, an entry-level alternative being safe and efficient for the production of palletizing products. This new palletizer is the result of two new core functions, layer preparation and palletization. Whereas high-level palletizers work with stationary layers and moving pallets, low-level palletizers, like the […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Miller Recycling rides green wave, expands operation June 9, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Miller Recycling LLC is picking up what other companies have left behind, even going so far as to recycle a Newport landmark. The Cocke County company has watched its business grow during the recession as industrial customers look to shed costs by cutting back on waste removal. As a result, Miller Recycling has acquired a […] Read more »
End Markets Processes battenfeld cincinnati supplies large diameter pipe extrusion lines to Pipelife Norge June 8, 2011 by plasticsinfomart battenfeld-cincinnati, one of the leading specialists in large-diameter pipe extrusion, has won a contract with a leading supplier of large-diameter pipes Pipelife Norge AS, Surnadal, Norway, which recently placed an order for one of the world’s biggest large-diameter pipe extrusion lines to produce fully walled polyolefin pipes with diameters of up to 2,500mm at its […] Read more »