Environment Recycling News Bayer MaterialScience develops high-performance recyclate for bodywork parts May 4, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Bayer MaterialScience is offering a new “green” high-tech material blend of polycarbonate and polyethylene terephthalate (PC+PET) for horizontal automobile bodywork parts. The material, Makroblend GR 235M, is manufactured from post-consumer and post-industrial recyclates. Thanks to its excellent raw material basis, it can be compared with virgin material, according to Dr Eckhard Wenz, a technical product […] Read more »
Market News Oil Drops on Economic Growth Concern as Bin Laden Death Boosts Volatility May 3, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil dropped for a second day in New York on signs U.S. economic growth may slow, while price swings intensified on concern the death of Osama bin Laden will lead to retaliatory attacks. Futures fell as much as 0.7 percent today after the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index declined. U.S. crude stockpiles rose for […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Cereplast to Establish Italy-Based Bioplastic Manufacturing Plant May 3, 2011 by plasticsinfomart EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cereplast, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERP – News), a leading manufacturer of proprietary biobased, compostable and sustainable plastics, today announced it is establishing a bioplastics manufacturing plant in Assisi (Cannara), Italy. “This is a significant step in Cereplast’s evolution,” said Frederic Scheer, Chairman and CEO of Cereplast. “The development of this plant in Italy […] Read more »
Market News Oil falls below $113 after bin Laden killed May 2, 2011 by plasticsinfomart SINGAPORE – Oil prices eased off two-and-a-half-year highs to below $113 a barrel Monday after President Barack Obama announced that al-Qaida leader Osama bid Laden had been killed. Benchmark crude for June delivery was down $1.23 at $112.70 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Telecom industry goes green: Phones made from Recycled Plastics May 2, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Cell phones have been classified as hazardous material because of electromagnetic radiation and electronic composition. They contain substances such as antimony, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel and zinc which belong to a class of chemicals known as persistent toxins, as they remain in the environment for long periods. Safe disposal of cell phones is […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Plastic makes fashion possible, style….. May 2, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Earth day has passed but it’s never too late to learn howto incorporate eco-friendly materials into your daily wardrobe. It can be much easier than you think. Believe or not, one of the most popular and most earth-friendly-materials to contribute to fashion is plastic. From Christian Louboutin to Stella McCartney, fashion designers have commonly used […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Argotec launches new TPU film-on-paper product May 2, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Argotec Inc, of Greenfield, Massachusetts, the US, introduced the ArgoMedPLUS 18411, a new thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) film-on-paper product on April 26. It will allow medical adhesive coaters, converters and distributor/retailers an alternative film source with which to participate in frame-type wound dressing and surgical drape markets. The old version ArgoMed 18411 film-on-paper product has been […] Read more »
Reliance PVC Prices Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Price List w.e.f. of Reliance 01st May 2011 May 1, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Reliance-Industries-Limited Click Here For 01st_May_Reliance_PVC_Price_2011 Read more »
