Market News Asian and Turkish PS markets move up on costs May 20, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Players in China’s and Turkey’s PS markets report higher import prices although many continue to highlight that overall buying interest remains disappointing as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. These increases mainly find support from higher upstream costs.Looking at spot styrene prices in Asia, they are reported $45/ton higher when compared to the beginning of […] Read more »
Recycling News 'Recoup' survey pushes for added effort to meet UK 2017 plastic recycling targets May 20, 2013 by plasticsinfomart LONDON : According to survey conducted by Recoup-the prominent plastics recycling consortium, UK may struggle to meet the ambitious recycling targets set for 2017, unless there is a significant progress in the years to come. The country targets 5% annual growth for the next five years, thus taking the plastics packaging recycling targets from 32% […] Read more »
Material News CMT Materials to open new facility in the Netherlands May 20, 2013 by plasticsinfomart US-based CMT Materials announced that it will open a new facility in the Netherlands this year, which will include inventory, sales and customer serveices. “By setting up a physical presence that is centrally located in Europe, we will be better able to serve our European customer base,” says Terrence Woldorf, General Manager of CMT Materials. […] Read more »
Industry DIAB launches online Core Selection Guide May 18, 2013 by plasticsinfomart IAB International AB has added a Core Selection Guide to its website to help customers find the best core materials for their applications. The Core Selection Guide is available at diabgroup.com/coreselectionguide. “Our broad sandwich core material offering, combined with a wide variety of suitable applications, creates an enormous amount of possible sandwich designs,” says Roger […] Read more »
Material News FORMAX establishes Recycling Division May 18, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Speciality composite reinforcements manufacturer FORMAX has created a Recycling Division and is now able to reprocess the majority of its glass and carbon fibre waste. FORMAX, headquartered in Leicester, UK, says the recycled materials are suitable for a variety of non-structural and structural applications across a range of industries. “Last year we generated over 600 […] Read more »
Industry Peak Sine Drive Controller Packs 15X the Power May 18, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Moog’s Naval Systems Business Unit has developed a peak sine drive controller that can handle 15 times as much power as its predecessor and is about 500 cubic inches smaller. The new design dramatically increases the amount of available power without increasing controller volume by refining topologies and using new fluid technology. Jason Weiss, engineering […] Read more »
Category Menu Lantronix Expands Line of Rugged Controller for Sensor Networks May 18, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Machine-to-machine connectivity solution provider Lantronix Inc. has expanded its line of controllers for sensor networks with the release of a new rugged controller that improves management of automation systems used in a number of industries, including manufacturing, oil and gas, and chemicals, the company said. The xSenso Controller joins an existing xSenso sensor-networking product portfolio […] Read more »
Recycling News Full wrap shrink sleeve labels causes recycling concerns May 18, 2013 by plasticsinfomart NEW YORK: The expanding use of full wrap shrink sleeve labels on bottles and containers are reported causing concerns for the recyclers.The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) has formed an expert group to address the issue. According to APR studies, the full wrap around the containers leave them unrecyclable. The full wrap shrink sleeve […] Read more »
