Industry Plastic invades lion’s abode November 26, 2013 by plasticsinfomart RAJKOT: Lakhs of visitors to the annual Lili Parikrama of Mount Girnar have gone back leaving the Girnar wildlife sanctuary, the abode of Asiatic lion, littered with plastic waste. The 36-km long parikrama witnessed over eight lakh people in five days to Mount Girnar that is part of the sanctuary.The forest department is now faced […] Read more »
Market News Plastic bugs may spare Kolkata a choking death November 26, 2013 by plasticsinfomart KOLKATA: A Bengali scientist has made a path-breaking discovery that has the potential to free the city from the plastic “noose”. Devjani Banerjee, who was born in the city but migrated to Gujarat when she was a toddler, has identified three species of bacteria that can degenerate plastics in days. Laboratory studies over, Banerjee is […] Read more »
Machinery News Conair launches new servo-drive ATC coiler for small and flexible extrusion November 26, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The Conair Group has released a new dual-spindle automatic cut-and-transfer coiler, Conair ATC, for high speed winding of small and flexible extrusions such as medical tubing, small tube, and small flexible profiles. Nominal line speeds range as high as 243m/min, depending on size of the extrusion being coiled. Little or no friction or winding tension […] Read more »
Industry motan-colortronic establishes a subsidiary in Brazil November 26, 2013 by plasticsinfomart During the K 2013 fair in Düsseldorf, motan-colortronic added a new subsidiary to the family – motan colortronic do Brasil LTDA in Piracicaba (São Paulo region). Contracts were signed by Beat Amrein and Jefferson F. S. Macedo (for motan-colortronic do Brasil), as well as Ulrich Eberhardt and Frank Medgyesy (for motan-colortronic AG). The new sales […] Read more »
Industry PUR fascination –Hennecke at the K show 2013 November 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart A total success The K 2013, which took place in Düsseldorf from 16 October to 23 October 2013, exceeded all of Hennecke’s expectations. Two machine innovations met with particularly great interest from the professional audience: the JFLEX continuous slabstock line and the HIGHLINE metering machine. However, visitors were also enthusiastic about the lightweight automotive parts on display. An engine bonnet with […] Read more »
Market News Egypt builds up its petchem capacity November 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Egypt has been building up its petrochemical capacity for some time and the most recent move to realize these new capacities was made during this past week as per ChemOrbis. According to media reports, General Electric Co (GE) and Egypt’s Carbon Holdings signed a technology cooperation agreement on November 18 in order to provide support […] Read more »
Industry Dynamic developments in CO2 as chemical feedstock November 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart At the beginning of October 2013, 140 leading minds from the world of Carbon Capture & Utilization (CCU) met for three days in Essen, Germany at Europe’s largest conference on “CO2 as chemical feedstock – a challenge for sustainable chemistry”. Electrolysis uses electricity to break water up into hydrogen and oxygen, and the energy-rich hydrogen […] Read more »
Industry Moretto shows the OW6 self adaptive control and management for conveying systems November 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Italy-based Moretto S.p.A. presented at K 2013 a preview of its ONE WIRE 6 (OW6), the self adaptive control and management system for materials conveying. As introduced, it is not necessary to set time and parameters on the new OW6. The control system for centralized conveying systems is now completely automatic. A machine that collects […] Read more »
