Recycling News Teijin provides chemically recycled PET fiber for uniforms of China Basketball Association December 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The Teijin Group is providing its chemically recycled polyester fiber, ECO CIRCLE FIBERS, for the production of uniforms worn by players in the China Basketball Association (CBA). The uniforms are made by Li Ning Co. Ltd, a major Chinese manufacturer of sports apparel. The ECO CIRCLE FIBERS are being sold through Zhejiang Jiaren New Material […] Read more »
Market News Local LLDPE film prices reach par with HDPE in China December 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart In China, locally held LLDPE film prices started to gain ground over HDPE film prices both in the local and import markets in the last week of July as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. However, this past week, locally held HDPE film prices reached par with LLDPE film prices as HDPE prices rose and […] Read more »
Market News January increase talks for PP, PE defy year end lethargy in Turkey December 27, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Players in Turkey concur that trading apparently slowed down in the last working week of the year now that many companies are dealing with their year-end closures as per ChemOrbis. At the same time, speculations already arose about renewed hike attempts on the part of PP and PE sellers. Although sellers refrain from expressing any […] Read more »
Industry Plastics Color Corp. Continues Growth December 27, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Calumet City, Ill., December 26, 2013 – PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds, custom-functional masterbatches and other polymer technologies, has announced plans to significantly expand production capacity at its Calumet City, Illinois manufacturing facility. The expansion will add 40,000 square feet to the building and a minimum of one multi-function […] Read more »
Category Menu Light weight electric car makes use of FRP panels and structural adhesives December 26, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The Zbee three-wheeler electric vehicle is employing fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) body panels in combination with two Scott Bader structural adhesives: Crestabond® M1-05 and Crestomer® Advantage 30, selected for their combination of light weight adhesive jointing, build quality and productivity. The Zbee is an ultra-light, energy efficient electric vehicle, designed by Clean Motion AB, located […] Read more »
Processes Airbus and MIT look to digital manufacturing to reduce aircraft construction costs December 26, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Could composite aerospace structures be assembled much like snap-together building blocks rather than manufactured as large, expensive, one-piece parts? Under a new research agreement Airbus and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will explore the potential of digital manufacturing in aircraft construction. Aircraft manufacturers are increasingly adopting composite materials to reduce aircraft weight and operating […] Read more »
Machinery News Russian Nanotechnology Centre of Composites orders pultrusion and filament winding machines December 26, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The Russian Nanotechnology Centre of Composites (NCC) located in Moscow has recently placed an order for custom-built pultrusion and filament winding processing lines from the UK machine manufacturer Pultrex Ltd. Both the filament winder and the pultruder are capable of manufacturing large fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) parts in a range of thermoset resins, including polyurethane. […] Read more »
Material News Glass-fibre reinforced PBT solves flame retardancy problem on French railways December 26, 2013 by plasticsinfomart French company ABB in Lyon has selected polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) Ultradur® B4450 G5 from BASF for its DC contactors for use on railways. Contactors used on railways must satisfy the stringent fire prevention requirements of the French Railway Standard NF F 16-101.The 25% glass fibre-reinforced thermoplastic is based on a special flame retardant system and, […] Read more »
