Environment Recycling News Chinese demand for British recycled plastics less bouncy but still buoyant March 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Demand for recycled plastics in China is expected to grow at an annual 8·7 per cent to reach 29 million tonnes in 2015 – 65 per cent more than in 2009, according to market intelligence company CBI China. While the country will still need an increasing supply of imported recycled plastics, its demand for imports […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Green Envirotech automotive plastics recycler receives $5M in financing to … March 30, 2011 by plasticsinfomart A private equity firm has committed $5 million in financing to a California-based company with plans to open an automotive plastics recycling operation inside a vacant Sheboygan factory later this year. Officials from Green EnviroTech Corp. said that the money would provide the company with working capital as it prepares to launch operations here. The […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Saskatchewan recycling project targets agricultural plastic March 29, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The Saskatchewan government is introducing a new one-year $200,000 recycling program for plastic grain bags. Designed to target farmers and ranchers, the plan is to recycle up to 2,000 tons of agricultural plastic, including grain bags and twine. Six depots will be set up around the province by July 2011, with the locations yet to […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News 5-layer sheet extrusion system for multi-colored food packaging commercialized March 29, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Welex Inc says its new custom nine-extruder, five-layer sheet extrusion system for the production of multi-colored striped sheet for thermoformed yogurt cups has already been shipped to a leading European custom sheet manufacturer. As President of Walex, Wayne Lewis, puts it, this system sets a new mark for the number of extruders on one die. […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News B.C. packaging supplier to produce compostable bag line March 28, 2011 by plasticsinfomart British Columbia-based plastic bag and flexible packaging maker Lakeside Plastics has selected Telles, a joint venture between Metabolix and Archer Daniels Midland, to launch a compostable bag product line based on Mvera B5002, a film product made from a proprietary blend with Mirel bioplastics. The terms of the contract have not been disclosed. Under the […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Scotland seeks to improve recycling record with pioneering 'carbon metric' March 26, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Councils in Scotland are to dramatically reorganise their recycling schemes by targeting materials that cause the most damage to the climate, such as food waste, textiles and plastics. From 2013, councils and householders will be asked to recycle far more of the waste that has a “high carbon impact” and is more environmentally damaging, under […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Scotland seeks to improve recycling record with pioneering ‘carbon metric’ March 26, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Councils in Scotland are to dramatically reorganise their recycling schemes by targeting materials that cause the most damage to the climate, such as food waste, textiles and plastics. From 2013, councils and householders will be asked to recycle far more of the waste that has a “high carbon impact” and is more environmentally damaging, under […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News European conference explores latest advances in injection molding technology March 26, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Injection molders today have to deliver the highest quality parts at the lowest cost and on the shortest leadtimes. With resin prices moving up, margins are being squeezed so it is more important than ever to use the most efficient and effective processing techniques. Produced by European Plastics News, the second Advanced Molding Technologies conference […] Read more »