injection moulding machine Simply the Best(on): Why IMM Projects is putting service first with new range October 26, 2018 by plasticsinfomart Since introducing the Beston range of injection moulding machines to the UK plastics industry for the first time in July, Managing Director of IMM Projects, Michael de Beer, told BP&R why the machines’ attributes fit perfectly with the company’s ethos of ‘service first’. Q) The UK injection moulding machinery market is increasingly competitive, with more […] Read more » injection moulding machine
Plastics Industry Mixed industry response to European ban on plastic straws, bags and cotton buds. October 26, 2018 / October 26, 2018 by plasticsinfomart “The plastics covered by this represents far less than 5% of the problem, and although it’s a good step in the right direction it’s limited scope.” The European Parliament has voted to ban widely-used, single-use plastics such as bags, straws, drink stirrers, balloon sticks, and cotton buds, putting the burden on manufacturers to recycle more […] Read more » plastics industry
Plastics News Plastic found in the poop of eight people from eight different countries October 26, 2018 / October 26, 2018 by plasticsinfomart There’s plastic in your poop. Or at least, there’s microplastic in some people’s poop. A presentation at a gastroenterology conference in Vienna this week reported the preliminary results of a pilot study looking at fecal samples, finding nine different kinds of microplastics in the samples they analyzed. The news has attracted a lot of media […] Read more » Plastic pet news
Plastic Masterbatch Additives: Colorants Give Plastic Parts Look of Naturally-Occurring Materials October 26, 2018 / October 26, 2018 by plasticsinfomart Formulated using a proprietary process, a new collection of ten masterbatch colorants enable plastic to mimic naturally-occurring materials such as stone, marble and granite. Recently launched byPolyOne, Avon Lake, Ohio, as part of the company’s OnColor Polymer Colorants masterbatch portfolio, the Shades of Nature colorants are aimed to meet a trend among designers who increasingly […] Read more » Plastic Masterbatch
Plastics Industry Bay not affected by plastics industry strike October 25, 2018 / October 25, 2018 by plasticsinfomart A nationwide strike in the plastics industry, which had become violent in some parts of the country, has not affected companies in the Bay, the National Employers’ Association of SA (Neasa) said on Monday. The strike by workers affiliated to the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) entered its second week on Monday. Numsa […] Read more » plastics industry
Plastics News Study: Salt sold in Asia has highest levels of plastic contamination October 25, 2018 by plasticsinfomart PETALING JAYA: Over 90% of table salt used in kitchens globally are found to contain microplastics, a new Greenpeace study found. It also found that salt sold in Asia contained the highest levels of plastic contamination. The study also estimates that an average adult consuming 10 grams of salt per day would be eating approximately […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastic Recycling Unilever and Veolia ink plastics recycling partnership October 25, 2018 by plasticsinfomart Consumer goods giant Unilever has today announced a new partnership with waste and recycling firm Veolia to drive progress on global plastic recycling rates, starting with action in India and Indonesia. Just 14 per cent of plastic packaging used globally is collected for recycling, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, while 40 per cent ends […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling PPRC 2018: Investing in domestic plastics processing October 25, 2018 by plasticsinfomart China’s policy to ban imports of postconsumer scrap plastics has upended markets for some of this material—namely film and mixed plastics—in the United States. Two recyclers shared why they have invested in technology to recover and recycle these materials during the session Investments in Domestic Plastic Processing at the 2018 Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference in Chicago […] Read more »
