Category Menu Machinery News BOY XS launched first time in Chinaplas 2009 June 11, 2009 by plasticsinfomart At Chinaplas, the annual plastics and rubber trade fair held earlier this May in Guangzhou, China, German injection molding machine supplier BOY has shown two interesting innovations. The new BOY XS created just as much interest with the attendees as did the new drive technology of the BOY “E” series. With a maximum performance in […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News SABIC Innovative Plastics wins Dutch Responsible Care Award 2009 June 10, 2009 by plasticsinfomart During the annual meeting held last week in The Hague, The Netherlands, the Dutch Chemical Industry (VNCI) presented SABIC Innovative Plastics, a high performance material supplier, with the Responsible Care Award 2009. The company was honored for its efforts in developing a polybutylene terephtalate (PBT) based product portfolio using discarded polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, usually […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Husky to expand PRONTO product line June 10, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Husky Injection Molding Systems, the Canadian based company, announced yesterday (June 9) the expansion of its PRONTO line of fully configurable hot runners. The new PRONTO line will be displayed at the Husky booth at NPE 2009, which will be staged in Chicago from June 22 to 26. The Husky PRONTO program offers customized hot […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News SML pitches cast PET as an improvement on cast PP film June 10, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Replacing cast polypropylene with cast PET for thin packaging films may bring product and production benefits according to SML of Austria. The company has been experimenting with running PET – for which it makes calendering lines – on a converted cast film line and says that tests by its customers on the resulting films “have […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Oxo-degradation "bad for plastics recycling" June 10, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Two trade associations have called for restraint in the use of degradation additives in plastics, and warn that their use could lead to a valuable resource being lost. US-based NAPCOR (The National Association for PET Container Resources) is concerned that there is no publicly available data to substantiate some claims made about degradability of PET. […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Oxo-degradation “bad for plastics recycling” June 10, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Two trade associations have called for restraint in the use of degradation additives in plastics, and warn that their use could lead to a valuable resource being lost. US-based NAPCOR (The National Association for PET Container Resources) is concerned that there is no publicly available data to substantiate some claims made about degradability of PET. […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News As Green As It Gets June 10, 2009 by plasticsinfomart The Terwin 2000 series transducers have been designed to meet the most exacting requirements in modern day extrusion technology. Fitted with the unique Di-Hard™ diaphragms, these transducers are suitable for extrudate temperatures up to 450°C / 842°F and are resilient against attack from most abrasive or corrosive products. The 2000 series incorporates unequalled mechanical and […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Polypropylene – MFI( Melt Flow Index) Increaser Additive June 10, 2009 by plasticsinfomart We have developed MFI ( Melt Flow Index) Increaser Additives for POLYPROPYLENE from 5 MFI to 40+ MFI. This can be used while Recycling, Compounding and also used while processing in Injection / Blow Molding, Extrusion process etc. This is in Powder form and uses ratio is from 50 gram to 250 gram in 100 […] Read more »