Industry Global Closure Systems completes the expansion of its plant in Mexico City May 4, 2013 by plasticsinfomart May 03, 2013– Global Closure Systems announced that its plant expansion in Mexico is now completed. Global Closure Systems is one of the leaders in the Mexican plastic caps and closures industry, with strong positions on the Household, Food, Personal Care, Wine & Spirits, and the Beverage sports cap markets. Driven by its longstanding success […] Read more »
Industry Mettler-Toledo offers online resource center for industry experts May 4, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Greifensee, Switzerland. 3 May 2013 —METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce the launch of its online newsroom. The newsroom offers a central location for industry and media experts to discover what’s new at the worldwide supplier of precision instruments and other enabling technologies. Press releases, white papers, on-demand webinars, and product information are readily available. […] Read more »
Market News Asian PVC sellers cautiously optimistic about bottom nearing May 4, 2013 by plasticsinfomart After having declared May PVC offers with large decreases across Asia, producers are now about to finish their May business as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. They are also questioning if PVC is near the bottom, mainly pointing to the hopes about seeing better demand. Buyers, on the other hand, argue that these expectations […] Read more »
Industry Reshoring lifts business in North America – Plastics will benefit from reshoring initiative May 3, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The great migration of manufacturing from North America to China began 20 years ago when companies, believing they could reduce production costs 30 to 40%, began establishing facilities and working with third parties there to benefit from special economic zones, new industrial infrastructure, favorable tariffs, low currency-exchange rates and, importantly, cheap labor. With K 2013, […] Read more »
Machinery News OYSTAR A+F successful in China May 3, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Bright Future Pharmaceutical Ltd. places more trust in the OYSTAR Group. The largest pharmaceuticals manufacturer in Hong Kong has commissioned OYSTAR A+F for three new carton packing lines. The company is already using a number of machines from OYSTAR IWK.Kirchlengern, May 3, 2013. Three new A+F ModuLine carton packing lines will be installed at Bright […] Read more »
Material News Single-piece air extractor employs carbon fiber-epoxy composite May 3, 2013 by plasticsinfomart A single-piece air extractor (hood scoop) used on General Motors’ 2012MY Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 employs a carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy prepreg. The air extractor was formed on a tool fabricated from a low-temperature molding composite tooling material. Cytec Industries Inc. (Woodland Park, NJ) supplied both the MTM57 material used for molding and the LTM12 tooling material. […] Read more »
Product News Worldwide bioplastics revenues may surpass $2.8 billion by 2018 : Ceresana May 3, 2013 by plasticsinfomart HONG KONG (Scrap Monster) : As per recent studies conducted by Cerasana, the global bioplastics market revenues will touch more than $ 2.8 billion by 2018.The reports predicts bioplastics industry will grow considerably at an annual growth rate of 17.8%. The production and consumption of bioplastics is estimated to expand considerably in the Asia Pacific […] Read more »
Category Menu Implementing Adsorbent Technology May 3, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The popularity of fluorescent lamps and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) is steadily growing in the industrial, commercial, and residential markets, due to their sustainability, energy efficiency, and federal legislation effectively eliminating the manufacture of incandescent bulbs by 2014. However, they can also be potentially dangerous because of their mercury content. Exposure to mercury vapor, like […] Read more »
