Environment Recycling News International Paper, Starbucks Partner on Program to Recycle Cups December 2, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Starbucks Coffee Co. and International Paper, along with Mississippi River Pulp, LLC, have recently completed a six-week pilot project to demonstrate that used paper cups generated at Starbucks stores can be recycled into new paper cups. Starbucks says that the project is part of the company’s plan to get closer to its goal of ensuring […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Chinese exports of plastics products up 30.6% in value in first 10 months December 2, 2010 by plasticsinfomart According to the initial statistics of the China Customs quoted by local media, in the first 10 months of the year, China exported 6.11 million tons of plastics products, an increase of 13.8% from the same period of last year. Chinese export value of plastic products in the first 10 months of the year was […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Schnitzer Acquiring Macon Iron & Paper Stock November 30, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., headquartered in Portland, Ore., has executed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Macon Iron & Paper Stock Co. Inc. of Macon, Ga. Schnitzer Steel is a diversified manufacturing company that has three vertically integrated business units: the Metals Recycling Business, the Auto Parts Business and the […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Schnitzer Acquiring Macon Iron & Paper Stock November 30, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., headquartered in Portland, Ore., has executed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Macon Iron & Paper Stock Co. Inc. of Macon, Ga. Schnitzer Steel is a diversified manufacturing company that has three vertically integrated business units: the Metals Recycling Business, the Auto Parts Business and the […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Trelleborg develops lightweight and cost-saving hybrid brake pedal November 29, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Responding to market demand for weight reduction of manufactured car components, Trelleborg Automotive has launched an innovative lightweight hybrid brake pedal. The new hybrid brake pedal incorporates a design that blends glass fiber reinforced plastic and metal, a combination which, according to the manfuacturer, delivers a weight saving of between 30% and 50% compared to […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Injection molding Petri dishes in efficient way November 29, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer ENGEL will, for the first time ever, be demonstrating its fully electric, automated ENGEL e-motion 1340/280 T as an efficient solution for the production of Petri dishes at the Medtec Europe from March 22-24, 2011 in Stuttgart, Germany. According to ENGEL, this system is said to be yielding 25% more […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News KraussMaffei Berstorff receives foam insulated pipe machine orders November 29, 2010 by plasticsinfomart KraussMaffei Berstorff, an extrusion machinery supplier, said Technopark, a Russian plastic pipe producer, has recently ordered a complete PUR-insulated pipe production line. The Russian company is an important pipe manufacturer which operates several extrusion lines to produce a wide spectrum of pipe grades for different applications. Technopark is now expanding its production capacity with the […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Arburg to present Allrounder 570 H at Arabplast 2011 November 26, 2010 by plasticsinfomart At Arabplast, the plastics exhibition held in Dubai, UAE, from January 8-11, 2011, injection molding machine manufacturer Arburg will present its high-performance Allrounder Hidrive machine. On the booth a hybrid, energy-efficient Allrounder 570 H (Hidrive) will demonstrate its performance with a high-speed, thin-walled application from the packaging sector. The hybrid Allrounder 570 H with a […] Read more »