Industry CPIA joins North American plastics industry's own resinGEAR label August 19, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) announced that it is joining the launch of the North American plastics industry’s own private label of recyclable, North American-made gear for the plastics industry. Made from recycled content and branded resinGEAR, the clothing is customizable and targeted toward a B2B customer base: companies and organizations seeking Canadian and […] Read more »
Machinery News KraussMaffei Berstorff to present Schaumtandex series for foam applications at K 2013 August 19, 2013 by plasticsinfomart KraussMaffei Berstorff of the Germany-based KraussMaffei Group will present the new Schaumtandex ZE 40 / KE 90 machine for foaming processes at K 2013. “Due to their high consumption of raw materials and energy, existing production machines are not economical for testing new processes or modifying process parameters,” said Hilmar Heithorst, Divisional Manager Sheet and […] Read more »
Market News Export PET prices out of China stabilize August 19, 2013 by plasticsinfomart In China, export prices have been steadily firming up since July on the back of the higher energy prices and firmer upstream costs. However, during this past week, export prices out of the country saw some stabilizing owing to the slowing demand stemming from the holidays which occurred in major export destinations. Europe has been […] Read more »
Machinery News BRITAS Celebrates 20 Years as a Company Together with NGR Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen August 17, 2013 by plasticsinfomart FELDKIRCHEN/DONAU (AUSTRIA): BRITAS Recycling Anlagen GmbH, part of the NGR Group and located in Hanau, Germany, is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a company. The main product from BRITAS – the melt filter with automatic screen changer – is in its prime and is backed by the company’s 20 years of experience in high-quality filtration […] Read more »
Reliance PP Prices Reliance Prices Poly Propylene ( PP ) Price List w.e.f. of Reliance 16 Aug 2013 August 16, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Click Here For Price.. Read more »
Market News Borealis’ second quarter profits improved over first quarter, but lower than in 2012 August 16, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Borealis announces a net profit of EUR 83 million in the second quarter of 2013, an improvement over the first quarter but lower than previous year Borealis completed the acquisition of GPN SA, and the majority interest in Belgium’s Rosier SA The Borouge 3 expansion continues according to plan Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in […] Read more »
Industry Andritz starts up Biax BOPET thin film line for Zhuoli Jiaozou Stamping in China August 16, 2013 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Andritz announced that it has successfully started up the 5.1m wide biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) thin film line supplied to Zhuoli Jiaozou Stamping, one of the first Chinese enterprises specialized in producing hot-stamping material and Thermal Transfer Ribbon (TTR). The new Andritz Biax BOPET line has a line speed of up to 330m/min. The line […] Read more »
Recycling News More than 60 million PET bottles recycled in 2012, says Petcore Europe August 16, 2013 by plasticsinfomart PET is the largest plastic material recycled in Europe, with the equivalent of more than 60 billion bottles recycled in 2012, according to Petcore Europe, a non-profit European trade association based in Brussels. Petcore Europe Chairman Roberto Bertaggia said, “Despite the poor economic situation in the European region, the consumption of PET bottles is still […] Read more »
