Category Menu Plastic penetrates engine mount application, again April 5, 2013 by plasticsinfomart In what could be an emerging trend, plastics are making increasing inroads into an auto application previously the domain of aluminum: engine mounts and supports. Following on from an announcement by BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany), processor ZF Friedrichshafen AG says it has received a major order for lightweight plastic passenger car engine mounts made from a […] Read more »
Processes Bioresorbables, miniaturization top trends in medical compounding April 5, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Decreasing catheter size, bioresorbables and the increasing specialization of medical care are triggering changes in the plastics compounding business. Foster Corp. CEO Larry Foster discusses these and other trends in the conclusion of an interview with Plastics Today that began yesterday. Q. Larry, what do you see as the biggest trends in medical compounding? On […] Read more »
Recycling News La Paz County appoints new landfill operator effective December this year April 5, 2013 by plasticsinfomart SAN DIEGO : The Board of Supervisors have unanimously decided to select Cleveland Tennessee based landfill management specialist, Santek Waste Services as the new landfill operator for La Paz County, Arizona. The selection was approved after staff and consultants made the recommendation following a review of proposals from four solid waste management firms during a […] Read more »
Recycling News Not enough landfill sites to dump plastic waste April 5, 2013 by plasticsinfomart There used to be a time when customers took home the goods they bought in paper bags. These were never very attractive to look at. Nor were the buyers too concerned about appearance while the sellers concentrated more on the prices which they commodities fetched than on how they were packaged. Now, everything has to […] Read more »
Industry Dürr Ecoclean presents new steam cleaning technology of higher speeds and less cost April 5, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart With its EcoCSteam system, Dürr Ecoclean has developed a new eco-friendly cleaning technology that reliably removes both particulate and film-type contamination from parts and surfaces of diverse materials without any use of chemicals. As introduced, the performance of this innovative steam cleaning method is based on the use of saturated steam plus an airflow accelerated to […] Read more »
Material News Teijin enhances performance of PLANEXT bioplastic April 5, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Teijin Limited announced that it has developed technology to significantly enhance the heat and impact resistance of PLANEXT, the company’s high-performance bioplastic. The company will develop markets for PLANEXT as next-generation transparent material, and expand production capacity of its factory in Japan. The company explained, the technology modifies the molecular design of PLANEXT to achieve […] Read more »
Material News Chomarat launches TPreg: a continuous thermoplastic pre-impregnated reinforcement April 5, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Chomarat, an international textile group found in 1898,announced that it now offers innovative solutions with TPreg, its innovative continuous reinforcement range. According to the company, TPreg is a range of products that complements the current OrganoSheet line which is assembly of a continuous reinforcement and a thermoplastic resin. TPreg maintains thermoplastic composites advantages: speed of conversion […] Read more »
Product News PPG completes acquisition of Akzo Nobel North American architectural coatings business April 5, 2013 by plasticsinfomart PPG Industries recently announced that it has finalized the acquisition of the North American architectural coatings business of Akzo Nobel N.V., Amsterdam, in a deal valued at US$1.05 billion. The acquisition is the second-largest in the coatings and specialty products company’s history. “We are pleased to have successfully completed this acquisition, the second-largest in our […] Read more »
