Category Menu Product News PepsiCo unveils 100 percent plant-based bottle March 16, 2011 by plasticsinfomart PepsiCo Inc. unveiled a new bottle Tuesday made entirely of plant material that it says bests the technology of competitor Coca-Cola and reduces bottles’ carbon footprint. The bottle is made from switch grass, pine bark, corn husks and other materials. Ultimately, Pepsi plans to also use orange peels, oat hulls, potato scraps and other leftovers […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Integral Technologies’ ElectriPlast™ Molds Energy Efficiency into Auto Parts March 16, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Integral Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:ITKG) (“Integral” or “the Company”), an emerging leader in hybrid conductive plastics, announces a break-through into the automotive marketplace of its patented technology, ElectriPlast.™ One of the Tier 1 automotive suppliers with whom Integral has been working has notified the Company that ElectriPlast™ has passed all testing for use in the 2012 […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News A Fun and Creative Way to Re-Use Plastic Containers March 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart From the mayonnaise or peanut butter jar, to the ketchup bottle, if you’re not recycling your plastics, reuse them in a fun and creative way! Home improvement and design expert, Leslie Segrete, shares a clever and beautiful way you can re-use old plastic containers to create a beautiful new vase. Supplies: * Plastic container headed […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News China foreign trade of plastic raw materials and products slows down March 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart According to CPRJ Editorial Team’s calculation based on statistics from China Customs, in February, China exported 365,000 tons of plastic products at a value of US$980 million. In the first two months, the figures reached 1.074 million tons and US$2.84 billion respectively, representing a drop of 2.6% and 14.4% compared to those registered in the […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News New BOPP label films developed to reduce pack weight and waste March 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Innovia Films, an innovative producer of speciality BOPP and cellulose substrates for a variety of labeling techniques, has launched a new range of films suitable for linerless label applications, Rayoface NB, to be used on UK machine and technology supplier Ravenwood’s range of Nobac linerless label applicators. Richard Southward, Innovia Films’ Product Manager – Labels, […] Read more »
Market News Oil near $99 as Japan disaster stuns economy March 14, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices dropped to near $99 a barrel Monday in Asia after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan and threatened to send the world’s third-largest economy into recession. Benchmark crude for April delivery was down $1.63 at $99.53 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. […] Read more »
Market News Oil Falls to Two-Week Low in New York as Japanese Quake May Limit Demand March 14, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Oil fell to a two-week low in New York on concern the earthquake in Japan will limit demand in the world’s third-largest economy. Prices have dropped 5.6 percent since March 7, retreating for five days in the biggest decline since the period ended Feb. 7. Japan was struck by its largest temblor ever recorded on […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Japanese Firm Announces Plan to Build PET Plastic Recycling Plant in Tennessee March 14, 2011 by plasticsinfomart TheJapanese company VIAM Manufacturing has announced plans to locate a plant in Manchester, Tenn., that will produce PET stable carpet fiber from clear recycled PET bottles. The new facility will be operated by VICAM, a newly formed subsidiary of Japan Vilene Co (JVC). It will be managed by VIAM Manufacturing. The company will use fiber […] Read more »