Environment Engen partners with Plastics SA to meet its environmental stewardship goals October 12, 2016 / May 12, 2017 by plasticsinfomart As Partners to Plastics SA Clean-Up & Recycle SA, Engen was recently invited to attend a beach clean-up on Robben Island. Engen, who are a supplier of polymer material to the plastics industry, along with 140 volunteers and partners assembled at the Nelson Mandela Gateway early on Saturday, 17 September and joined other project partners, […] Read more »
Design RKW Offers Additional Design Possibilities for Industrial Bag Solutions with New Printing Machine October 10, 2016 / February 22, 2017 by plasticsinfomart State-of-the-Art 10-Color Flexographic Print Machine Stands for Sustainable and Environment-Friendly Production Frankenthal (Germany), September 30, 2016 – RKW has put a new 10-color flexographic printing machine into operation at the plant in Echte on schedule – before the beginning of the fourth quarter. With this new printing system, the company offers its customers a wide […] Read more »
Industry Coperion and Coperion K-Tron at PackExpo 2016 October 10, 2016 / May 12, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Latest developments in bulk material handling technology Sewell, NJ, USA (October 2016) – At this year’s upcoming PackExpo, November 6-9, 2016 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, North Hall – Booth N5847, Coperion and Coperion K-Tron will present their latest technological developments for bulk material handling solutions. Several pieces of equipment will be on the […] Read more »
Machinery News WINDSOR Brings An Innovative FCS Injection Moulding Machine To Europe September 30, 2016 / March 10, 2017 by plasticsinfomart After successful introduction of all-electric injection moulding machines from JSW (Japan Steel Works Ltd) in Germany in 2007 and continuous market penetration in the past nine years, WINDSOR Kunststofftechnologie GmbH in Hanau now makes a further step. As a renowned system supplier, it is now presenting for the first time at K 2016 the well-known […] Read more »
Product News Pinnacle To Launch New Hood Rubber Shoe September 30, 2016 / March 9, 2017 by plasticsinfomart WATERTOWN, Mass.—From 1869 until just before the Great Depression, Hood Rubber Co. was perhaps the most recognized brand of rubber-soled shoes in the U.S. For nearly four decades, Hood Rubber diversified into various products before shutting its doors in 1968. Now a marketing and design company is taking on the Hood Rubber brand and re-launching […] Read more »
Plastics News India Swiss Firm Maag Aims To Tap Indian Plastics Industry With New Unit September 29, 2016 / March 14, 2017 by plasticsinfomart The new service centre houses a rotor sharpening workshop for strand pelletisers, which are used to produce plastic resin pellets With an aim to tap the fast-growing plastics processing market in India, Maag, the Switzerland-based manufacturer of gear pumps, pelletising systems, filtration systems and pulverisers, has opened its first sales and service centre in the […] Read more »
Processes Tyson Recalls 130,000 Pounds of Chicken Nuggets Due to Hard Plastic September 29, 2016 / March 9, 2017 by plasticsinfomart A recall of more than 130,000 pounds of Tyson chicken nuggets begs a question: Why wasn’t this problem caught before it was sold to consumers? The story so far: Tyson Foods sells a variety of frozen chicken products, many of which come in America’s beloved nugget form. On July 18, Tyson produced both five- and […] Read more »
Environment Lawmakers and environmentalists battle plastic bag industry over ban September 28, 2016 / February 24, 2017 by plasticsinfomart SANTA CRUZ :The average American uses 555 single-use plastic bags over the course of a single year, according to Dan Jacobson, legislative director for Environment California. To illustrate the enormity of this waste and garner support for Prop. 67, the state’s plastic bag ban, Jacobson asked an aide to don 555 bags and stand with […] Read more »
