Breaking News Industry Market News Stronger and faster together Corona crisis brings together different kinds of companies to produce protective masks April 17, 2020 / April 17, 2020 by plasticsinfomart When you think of respiratory and surgical masks, which are currentlyproduced predominantly in Asia, ultrasonics is probably not the first thingthat springs to mind. Yet ultrasonic welding plays an important roll inmaking these products. As an experienced technology provider for maskproduction equipment, Weber Ultrasonics AG now manufactures respiratory andsurgical masks in Germany. This is made […] Read more »
Breaking News Industry News Market News Product News Squeezable Plastic Tubes Market to Grow at a CAGR of 6% During 2019 to 2027, says Fact.MR March 11, 2020 / March 20, 2020 by plasticsinfomart Global sales of the squeezable plastic tubes in 2018 surpassed US$ 700 Mn and are anticipated to expand at a moderate pace over the forecast period, according to a recently published Fact.MR study. Europe will maintain its supremacy in the market for the squeezable plastic tubes, owing to the widespread consumption in various end-use applications […] Read more »
Breaking News Machinery News OPERATIONS IN CHINA TO BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS for Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery manufacturers February 25, 2020 / March 6, 2020 by plasticsinfomart The recent emergency caused by the “Coronavirus” (Covid 19) epidemic is a source of concern for Italy’s exporting companies, above all those which have intense business relationships with China. In this context, just as for some other trade fairs, CHINAPLAS – the most important show in China dedicated to the plastics and rubber sector – has been postponed, […] Read more »
Machinery News Product News THE NEW HOME OF TOSH PAD PRINTING MACHINES February 20, 2020 / February 20, 2020 by plasticsinfomart Ideal for multi-colour printing, TOSH pad printing machines are now available again in the UK through Renmar Plastics Machinery. Entirely manufactured in Italy, TOSH can supply either one small machine or a full system, including 6-axis robots, feeders and both pre- and post-treatment options. The machines can also be purchased by integrators to form part […] Read more »
Industry Industry News Market News UTECH and Media Fusion Bring Polyurethane Trade Show to Dubai in 2021 February 19, 2020 / February 19, 2020 by plasticsinfomart DETROIT–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Crain Communications Inc., the organizer of the UTECH trade shows, is partnering with Media Fusion to launch the Middle East Foam & Polyurethane Expo, powered by UTECH. The show will be organized by Crain Communications Inc. of Detroit and Media Fusion of Dubai. This MEFPU Expo will be co-located with Sleep Expo Middle East, […] Read more »
Plastic Packaging Plastic Recycling Plastics Industry Pollution Recycling News Malaysia urged to cut down on plastic packaging for cleaner seas February 19, 2020 / February 19, 2020 by plasticsinfomart Malaysians top the list of per-capita consumption of plastic packaging out of six Asian countries that account for 60 per cent of plastic pollution in the sea An analysis of Asia’s worst ocean polluters shows Malaysians are the biggest individual consumers of plastic packaging, green group WWF said on Monday, urging the government to limit single-use […] Read more »
Plastic Raw Material Plastic Recycling Plastics News Beach visitors ‘left speechless’ by plastic debris February 19, 2020 / February 19, 2020 by plasticsinfomart Visitors to a beach in Cornwall have been “left speechless” by the amount of plastic washed up in recent storms. While walking along Whitsand Bay in Cornwall, Amy Gosney, 27, and Harry Dennis, 26, who run the social enterprise Waterhaul said they found “absolutely insane amounts of plastic”. Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis have battered the […] Read more »
Market News Plastic Packaging Plastics Industry Polymer Prices INEOS to produce plastics from wood-derived oil February 18, 2020 by plasticsinfomart INEOS has signed an agreement to use naphtha derived from wood pulp processing to manufacture bio-based plastics at its site in Cologne, Germany. UPM Biofuels will supply naphtha produced at its biorefinery in Lappeenranta, Finland. This is made from crude tall oil produced from wood pulp processing operations at its neighbouring pulp and paper mill. […] Read more »