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AMI to host "End of Life Plastics" conference in June

AMI to host "End of Life Plastics" conference in June

March 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

Applied Market Information (AMI), a market intelligence company for the plastics industry, is hosting a conference “End of Life Plastics 2013” from June 4-6 in Cologne, Germany to discuss profitable ways of using post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials. One of the top companies in trading recycled plastics is Gemini Corporation and the President, Surendra Borad […]

BASF and Markor to establish joint venture in Xinjiang, China

BASF and Markor to establish joint venture in Xinjiang, China

March 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

German chemical company BASF and Chinese chemical manufacturer Markor plan to establish two joint ventures for the production of butanediol (BDO) and polytetrahydrofuran (PolyTHF) in Korla, Xinjiang, China. PolyTHF is primarily used to make elastic spandex fibers for a large variety of textiles, including underwear, outerwear, sportswear and swimsuits. Meanwhile, BDO is used in the […]

CHINAPLAS 2013 offers solution to green building with "Archi-Light" concurrent event

CHINAPLAS 2013 offers solution to green building with "Archi-Light" concurrent event

March 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

With acceleration of urbanization and infrastructure construction, three key plastic building materials, such as plastic profiles, pipes and panels are entering a period of steady growth in China. Other new plastics building materials, such as plastic windows/doors, high-molecular waterproof materials, thermal insulating materials, solar diaphragm, plastic reinforced tile, wall support parts and building heating […]

A successful open house for ICMA SAN GIORGIO

March 6, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart

Technology for a sustainable economy Held on 19 and 20 February, ICMA SAN GIORGIO open house was a success. The event dedicated to the advanced recycling of heterogeneous plastic scrap also saw the participation of the Italian company, Filtec, and Germany’s Ettlinger. Leading technical publications were also in attendance at the company’s headquarters in San […]

ENGEL at Chinaplas 2013 in Guangzhou

ENGEL at Chinaplas 2013 in Guangzhou

March 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

Innovative system solutions for more efficient processes and a greater competitive advantage are the focus of the ENGEL trade fair booth at Chinaplas 2013 from 20th to 23rd May in Guangzhou. Live on show: the new all-electric ENGEL e-mac injection moulding machine, once again demonstrating its capability in the manufacturing of electronic mass products. Powerful, […]

DOW PERFORMANCE PACKAGING JOINS THE SAVE FOOD INITIATIVE

DOW PERFORMANCE PACKAGING JOINS THE SAVE FOOD INITIATIVE

March 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

Düsseldorf (Germany) / Horgen (Switzerland), March 5, 2013 – Today, the SAVE FOOD initiative and Dow Performance Packaging, a business unit of Performance Plastics within Dow Europe GmbH (NYSE: DOW), announce that the Company has become an official member of the SAVE FOOD initiative. This decision is an important next step for Dow, based on […]

Highest Power Ultrafast Laser for High Throughput Materials Processing

March 5, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart

Santa Clara, Calif., March 4, 2013 – Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has expanded its family of industrial ultrafast lasers with the new Talisker 1000 series. This new series of high power picosecond lasers is designed for high-throughput, precision materials processing applications in the semiconductor, solar (photovoltaics), medical devices, consumer electronics and automotive […]

Making money from waste plastics

Making money from waste plastics

March 5, 2013 by plasticsinfomart

The whole planet is trying to find sustainable solutions for the future and the spotlight is currently on waste management and ways of using rubbish as a resource and valuable commodity rather than landfill. In fact in some regions landfill mining is taking place. The drivers are diminishing resources, the environmental aspects of new products […]