End Markets Processes Enter now for the Horners' Award June 9, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Entries are now invited for this year’s Horners’ Award for Plastics, given to innovative products or processes with a proven track record of commercial success. The Award was created more than 50 years ago to stimulate innovation and improve the competitiveness of the UK plastics industry. Last year’s winner was the (Durakerb road kerb system […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Enter now for the Horners’ Award June 9, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Entries are now invited for this year’s Horners’ Award for Plastics, given to innovative products or processes with a proven track record of commercial success. The Award was created more than 50 years ago to stimulate innovation and improve the competitiveness of the UK plastics industry. Last year’s winner was the (Durakerb road kerb system […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Bio-bag replacements for PE have a second useful life June 9, 2009 by plasticsinfomart A co-operative supermarket chain in Italy has replaced all its polyethylene carrier bags with biodegradeble and compostable bags, acknowledging that they can be re-used for separate waste collection. “They will become a powerful tool for promoting quality collection of organic refuse, thus also helping quality recycling of other refuse components” said the supplier of the […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Testing service for polymer performance and additives June 9, 2009 by plasticsinfomart A polymer testing laboratory has been opened at Trafford Park in Manchester by Bodycote Testing Group. The 11,000 ft² facility handles polymer performance assessments and the testing of additives in plastics. Performance assessment testing assesses the physical and mechanical deterioration of plastics in representative environments. These include climatic exposure tests such as cyclic and […] Read more »
Market News Petrobras cuts diesel, gasoline prices at refinery June 8, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Brazilian state-controlled energy firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA)(PBR.N) will cut refinery prices for gasoline and diesel, the company said on Monday, but a rise in taxes on gasoline will keep rates the same at the pump. The firm would reduce gasoline prices from Tuesday by 4.5 percent while a much larger cut of 15 percent would apply […] Read more »
Market News Oil slips, stocks and dollar weigh June 8, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices slipped toward $68 a barrel on Monday, pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar and weakness on Wall Street. U.S. crude fell 35 cents to settle at $68.09 a barrel, off a seven-month high of $70.32 hit on Friday. London Brent fell 46 cents to $67.88. The slim losses came as the greenback strengthened […] Read more »
Market News May US PVC contracts settle higher by 1.5 cents/lb June 8, 2009 by plasticsinfomart US polyvinyl chloride (PVC) contracts for May settled up by 1.5 cents/lb ($33/tonne, €24/tonne) on higher feedstock costs, market sources said on Monday. The increase pushed US PVC contract prices up to 55.5-57.5 cents/lb for pipe-grade resin and 59.5-61.5 cents/lb for general purpose grade material. The May settlement was half the 3 cent/lb price hike […] Read more »
Market News Natural rubber export just 94 tonnes in May June 8, 2009 by plasticsinfomart India’s natural rubber exports slumped to just 94 tonnes in May compared with 3,159 tonnes in the same month last year, as domestic prices far exceeded global rates, according to state-run Rubber Board. The shipment continued to slump since the beginning of this fiscal on high domestic prices and the country exported only 724 tonnes […] Read more »