Product News A group of activist workers wants Costco to stop buying plastic goods from a “sweatshop” plastic company July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart The approximately 100 women are urging Costco to stop buying from plastics conglomerate Reynolds, which draws a large portion of its product stock from a subsidiary company called Pactiv. A group of activist-workers has a message for Costco: “Stop supporting sweatshops.” The mostly Asian and Hispanic women want the retail giant to make some wholesale […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Product News The Weird, Underappreciated World Of Plastic Packaging July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Like it or not, plastic packaging has become an ingrained part of the food system. While it’s clearly wasteful to buy salad, sandwiches and chips encased in plastic and then promptly throw that plastic away, we take for granted how it keeps so much of what we eat fresh and portable. And behind many of […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Environment Industry The battle over “green” plastics continues in the building & construction industry July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart This week, David Levine, CEO of the American Sustainable Business Council, took the opportunity to rake the plastics industry over the coals while SPI and other plastics industry groups held their “fly-in” in Washington, D.C. In Levine’s commentary, Plastic Industry’s Faulty Lobbying Agenda that appeared in this week’s issue of The Hill, he chided the […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Recycling News New machine doubles plastics production July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Plastic recycling business Preston Plastics has unveiled a new machine that will allow it to more than double production at its reprocessing facility near Garstang. The business has installed a new Intarema plastic recycling and extrusion machine, becoming the first company in the UK to have the state-of-the-art technology . The machine, built by Austrian firm […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Product News Supreme Industries plans to spend Rs 200 cr for capex July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart The plastics processor Supreme Industries, which follows July-June financial year, is planning to invest Rs 200 crore in capacity expansion in the current financial year compared to Rs 165 crore spent in the last FY. This year, the company will increase capacity at its manufacturing facilities located across the country and introduce new products in […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Market News DuPont Earnings Review: Lower Corn Seeds Demand, Chemical Prices Weigh On Earnings July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart DuPont’s (NYSE:DD) second quarter earnings declined due to lower agricultural sales volume and continuing pricing pressures in the chemicals segment. The company’s adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.17 for the quarter fell by around 8.6% y-o-y. Expecting continued earnings pressure in the agricultural products segment in the short term, DuPont lowered its full-year […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Processes An easier way to turn plant scraps to plastics July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Save those food scraps – they could be your next grocery bag. A new way of turning vegetable waste directly into bioplastics could make such materials even more environmentally friendly. Current bioplastics are created by processing plant material to create short molecules called monomers, which link up to create long polymer molecules that make up […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Industry Extrusion Coating Technology for Low Melt Strength Polymers Reduces Edge Bead while Keeping Coat Weight Uniform July 24, 2014 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Nordson Extrusion Dies Industries Engineers New Die and Deckle Enhancements to Resolve Edge Bead Issues with LLDPE, PP, and High-Performance Co- and Terpolymers CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI, U.S.A., July 23, 2014: Nordson Extrusion Dies Industries has developed enhancements to extrusion coating dies and internal deckles that make it possible for converters to reduce edge bead with […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
