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RPC ARE CUP WINNERS FOR KRAFT

RPC ARE CUP WINNERS FOR KRAFT

November 22, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

A brand new thermoformed hot drink vending cup has been created by RPC Bramlage for food giant Kraft in the US. It forms part of Kraft’s Gevalia single-serve coffee system and offers further evidence of RPC’s pre-eminence in the fast-growing capsule market, where the new cup offers the long shelf-life required by customers. The thermoformed […]

New website for wood plastic composites

JELU: New website for wood plastic composites

November 22, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

JELU-WERK, a German medium-sized company, has redesigned its website www.jeluplast.com on which it informs about its range of wood plastic composites (WPC).JELU-WERK manufactures and distributes various WPC granulates under the JELUPLAST brand. These granulates are suitable for injection moulding and extrusion on conventional plastics processing machines. They can be used to produce industrially-made products, such […]

Asia - a winning formula for Perstorp

Asia – a winning formula for Perstorp

November 22, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

The Perstorp Group, an innovative world leader in specialty chemicals, is increasing its investment in the North East Asia Region. Considerable investments have already been made into a new Neopentyl Glycol plant at Zibo, in China, as well as increasing sales, market development and customer support resources throughout the region. Jan Secher, Perstorp’s President & […]

SEA’s HDPE market loses premium over China

SEA’s HDPE market loses premium over China

November 22, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

Southeast Asia’s HDPE film market has lost its traditional premium over China as demand from the Chinese market has remained firm while buying interest from Southeast Asia has been disappointing. According to data from ChemOrbis Price Index, import HDPE film prices on a CFR SEA basis had traded with a premium of around $20-60/ton compared […]

Plastic-eating bugs may tackle waste crisis

Plastic-eating bugs may tackle waste crisis

November 22, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

AHMEDABAD: Plastic objects, from the everyday bag to large containers, are infamous for their immortality. They can survive for hundreds — even thousands — of years and are often the cause for indestructible mounds of waste around cities.But two academic institutes from Gujarat have come up with a solution – gluttonous bacteria that can degrade […]

Plastic-breaking bacteria need field test

Plastic-breaking bacteria need field test

November 22, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

AHMEDABAD: After having isolated three different bacteria families which can degrade types of plastics, the research team at A&R Patel Institute of Biotechnology and Allied Sciences (ARIBAS) will now test the bacteria in field conditions. The research is being conducted by a student Chandini Patel and is led by Devjani Banerjee. “Our team used various […]

Plastics Color Corp. Adds New Production Lines

Plastics Color Corp. Adds New Production Lines

November 22, 2013 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart

Calumet City, Ill., November 18, 2013 – PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds, custom-functional masterbatches and other polymer technologies, has added two new production lines to its Asheboro, North Carolina manufacturing facility. According to Plant Manager Robert Wagner, the two Steer 40mm twin-screw extruders, along with ancillary equipment, allow PCC […]

EXHIBITOR APPLICATIONS RECEIVED THUS FAR SHOW STRONG INDUSTRY COMMITMENT TO NPE2015

EXHIBITOR APPLICATIONS RECEIVED THUS FAR SHOW STRONG INDUSTRY COMMITMENT TO NPE2015

November 22, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., November 20, 2013: While ample time remains for companies to apply to exhibit at NPE2015: The International Plastics Showcase, applications received by last week’s November 15 lottery deadline for priority placement in the Space Draw were well ahead of the total for the same deadline prior to NPE2012, it was announced today […]