Category Menu Product News Green Packaging Container Flows From Manufacturing Source to Biodegrade March 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart A new packaging container for consumer products has been developed. Called the Flow Bottle, this Patent Pending design allows for consumers to purchase their favorite liquid or dry product in a biodegradable refill container that fits into a reusable outer container. The reusable outer container can have the traditional branding shape and color while the […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News SABIC Innovative Plastics unveils new resin colors and special effects March 22, 2011 by plasticsinfomart SABIC Innovative Plastics has unveiled its new Expression 2012 palette, the company’s fifth annual portfolio of eye-catching resin colors and special effects to inspire designers and give customers new ways to differentiate their products and stand out from the competition. The Expression 2012 color palette was created based on the ColorXpress Europe’s research into the […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Plastic: Too Good to Throw Away March 21, 2011 by plasticsinfomart SINCE the 1930s, when the product first hit the market, there has been a plastic toothbrush in every American bathroom. But if you are one of the growing number of people seeking to purge plastic from their lives, you can now buy a wooden toothbrush with boar’s-hair bristles, along with other such back-to-the-future products as […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Detroit firefighters battle blaze at plastics recycling facility March 21, 2011 by plasticsinfomart About two dozen Detroit firefighters continue to battle a blaze at Preferred Filter Recycling this morning. The business, which is located on Gratiot Avenue at French, breaks down plastic into pellets and then sells them to manufacturers to make new plastic. According to Detroit Fire Chief Keith Miner, the fire was reported at approximately 4:30 […] Read more »
Market News Oil up above $103 as UN authorizes Libya strikes March 18, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices rose above $103 a barrel Friday in Asia as traders worried the United Nation’s authorization of military strikes against forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi could prolong the conflict and threaten oil exports. Benchmark crude for April delivery was up $1.59 at $103.01 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News New Recycling Equipment Firm Targets the Plastics Recycling Industry March 18, 2011 by plasticsinfomart ADG Solutions, a company that is focusing on servicing the plastics reclaim and recycling industry, has recently opened. To accomplish this, the company is introducing equipment that is geared toward processing various types of scrap plastics. The machinery the equipment is marketing includes specialized machinery for difficult-to-reprocess scrap such as foamed polystyrene; dirty materials that […] Read more »
End Markets Processes ColorMatrix emphasizes sustainable PET processing technologies at SinoPack March 18, 2011 by plasticsinfomart ColorMatrix, a global innovator of plastic colorant and additive systems, presented their latest technologies for improving sustainability of PET processing at this year’s SinoPack held on March 9-11 in Guangzhou. Using its extensive expertise in PET processing, ColorMatrix had looked at every stage of the PET processing chain to develop technologies that help to drive […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Recovinyl exceeds PVC-U recycling target March 17, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Holt Heath — More than a quarter of a million tonnes of post-consumer PVC-U were recycled in Europe last year through Recovinyl, the PVC industry’s recycling initiative. This comfortably exceeding the 240,000 tonnes target by the end of 2010. The UK was a star performer, contributing around 20 percent to the European total of 254,814 […] Read more »