Category Menu Product News Polymers down on subdued demand July 8, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Select polymers- Low density and High density – turned weak on the wholesale market in the national capital due to fall in demand from plastic moulding units amid fall in crude oil prices in global markets. Traders said reduced offtake by stockists due to subdued demand from plastic moulding units mainly pulled down select polymer […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Hong Kong imposes plastic bags levy July 8, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Shoppers in Hong Kong will have to pay HK50 cents of environmental levy every time they receive a plastic shopping bag with handle from a registered retailers starting today (July 7). Prescribed retailers include major and chain supermarkets, convenience stores, personal health and beauty stores and supermarkets inside department stores. The city’s Secretary for the […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News A Basic Guide to Continuous-flex Cables July 7, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Cables constructed in layers are significantly cheaper to produce, therefore some manufacturers offer ‘continuous-flexing cable’ with this low-cost approach. However, these cables are often constructed without attention to pitch length, pitch direction or centre-filler design and typically have fleece wraps and binders with a sleeve-extruded jacket. In a short travel, long-travel gliding or other demanding […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Coratex – Purgng Emulsion for Plastic Molding Machines July 7, 2009 by plasticsinfomart When changing your molding machine to run a different material and/or switching the color of the mixture, you need a purging compound that will not only remove all traces of the previous mix, including degraded material from the screw and barrel, but accomplish this with as little downtime as possible. CORATEX® liquid purging compound cleans […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Metabolix Announces That Mirel™ Bioplastic… July 7, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Metabolix, Inc. announced that Mirel bioplastic resins produced by Telles, its joint venture with Archer Daniels Midland Company, have been certified compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI), an independent North American certifier of compostable material. BPI certification shows that Mirel base resins comply with the specifications established in the American Society for Testing and […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Polyscope's XIRAN® Fills Industry Gap July 7, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Economic turbulence has made a more visible impact on the automotive industry than any other. One of the most recent effects is the decision by Nova Chemicals to discontinue production of its Dylark® styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) engineering resins, important materials for dashboard carriers and other car components. Polyscope decided just over two years ago […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Polyscope’s XIRAN® Fills Industry Gap July 7, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Economic turbulence has made a more visible impact on the automotive industry than any other. One of the most recent effects is the decision by Nova Chemicals to discontinue production of its Dylark® styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) engineering resins, important materials for dashboard carriers and other car components. Polyscope decided just over two years ago […] Read more »
Market News Russia bank may help Ukraine with $4 bln gas loan July 7, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Ukraine’s state firm Naftogaz could secure up to $4 billion in financing with the help of Russian investment bank Troika to ensure payment for gas imports from Moscow, the Internet site Ukrainska Pravda reported Monday. A banking source later told Reuters that Troika was only large enough to serve as a conduit for the funds, […] Read more »