Industry Industry News Plastics Industry North American Plastics Industry Calls for USMCA Ratification October 22, 2019 / November 11, 2019 by plasticsinfomart DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY—22 October 2019—Today the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President & CEO Tony Radoszewski, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) President Carol Hochu and the Asociación Nacional de Industrias del Plástico (ANIPAC) President Aldimir Torres Arenas issued the following joint statement after meeting about the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “The plastics industry of North America has stood together throughout the process of negotiating the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), […] Read more »
Market News ARABPLAST 2021 unveils on 9th of January in Dubai September 12, 2019 / September 12, 2019 by plasticsinfomart undoubtedly the most sought-after destination to showcase globally acclaimed trade fairs! UAE’s strategic location between Asia, Europe and Africa has accredited the country as a distinguished commercial hub, thus encouraging world class enterprises to invest in mega projects and record-breaking initiatives. Whilst the global plastics and rubber industry has recorded a consistent growth rate between […] Read more »
Market News Material News Product News Thermoplastic elastomers of KRAIBURG TPE comply with new VDI guideline 2017 August 28, 2019 / August 28, 2019 by plasticsinfomart KRAIBURG TPE announces that its THERMOLAST® M compounds meet the requirements of the guideline 2017 for medical grade plastics (MGPs) passed by the Association of German Engineers (VDI) in July 2019. Intended as a guideline for manufacturers and users of plastics for medical products, the VDI guideline 2017 regulates the requirements qualified MGPs have to […] Read more »
Industry Industry News Product News Brückner Maschinenbau Technical innovations for the K 2019 July 30, 2019 / July 30, 2019 by plasticsinfomart New line concept for single-origin packaging solutions Numerous new developments, also for speciality films Innovations for the demands of a circular economy Brückner Maschinenbau is working on a means to make films with the highest possible recycling capabilities producible on film stretching lines. The focus is on mono-material film with superior mechanical and optical properties, […] Read more »
Market News Material News Recycling News Easy on resources and sustainable: Spunbond with REICOFIL technology is the better film. July 9, 2019 / July 9, 2019 by plasticsinfomart Troisdorf, July 1, 2019 | As a material for hygiene and packaging products, spunbonded fabric can help save up to 50 percent of the semi-finished material previously used, while simultaneously improving product properties. This is made possible thanks to Reifenhäuser Reicofil spunbond technology. Reifenhäuser’s systems and components can also process post- consumer waste. Dr. Andreas […] Read more »
Product News Recycling News Reifenhäuser Group presents sustainable solutions for plastics production July 9, 2019 by plasticsinfomart Troisdorf, July 1, 2019 | Reduce, reuse, recycle, replace: Reifenhäuser Group will be focusing on these four principles at K 2019 when it presents innovative extrusion technologies for taking plastic as a material into a sustainable future. “We are facing up to our responsibility as part of the turnaround in how we use and deal […] Read more »
Market News Product News Faster, quicker, and less expensive: Flat dies reworked with cutting-edge technology July 9, 2019 / July 9, 2019 by plasticsinfomart Troisdorf, July 1, 2019 | Modernizing and optimizing an existing cast film line can work without extensive capital investments. And a new business unit set up by the Reifenhäuser Group is proving exactly this: Reifenhäuser Extrusion Systems (RES) specializes in components for demanding applications and covers the following product areas: screws and barrels, extruders, flat […] Read more »
Market News Material News Recycling News Retrofit instead of new purchases: Sustainable modernization of extrusion lines of all manufacturers July 9, 2019 by plasticsinfomart Troisdorf, July 1, 2019 | Buy new or retrofit? Users in plastics extrusion are faced with this question when looking at the performance of their lines in terms of energy consumption or the use of alternative raw materials. And this is where Reifenhäuser comes in with its latest business unit: Reifenhäuser Extrusion Systems (RES), which […] Read more »
