Category Menu VANE PUMPS PROVIDE SMOOTH, CONSISTENT LEAK-FREE PUMPING February 15, 2013 by plasticsinfomart VANE PUMPS PROVIDE SMOOTH, CONSISTENT LEAK-FREE PUMPING Pump specialists MICHAEL SMITH ENGINEERS have recently added a new range of magnetically coupled Vane Pumps which further expands the extensive choice of pumps and pumping systems they offer. The M Pumps series of vane pumps provide the important benefits of sealless, safe leak-free pumping and are available […] Read more »
Industry Russian Packaging Market Continues its Upturn February 15, 2013 by plasticsinfomart 20,000 trade visitors attended UPAKOVKA/UPAK ITALIA and interplastica 2013 in Moscow Russia has developed into one of the most lucrative markets for the consumer goods industry. The Russian Federation, the most populous country in Europe with a population of approx. 143 million, is among the most important sales markets for the food, beverage, cosmetics and […] Read more »
Material News Borealis and Borouge promote surface aesthetics solutions for global automotive market at VDI 2013 February 15, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Borealis and Borouge, leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, have developed material solutions for some of the important challenges that the global automotive industry is facing. At the VDI International Conference “Plastics in Automotive Engineering” in Mannheim, Germany taking place on March 13-14, Borealis will highlight its newest product innovations in surface aesthetics, […] Read more »
Market News Turkey’s and Italy’s PP markets spend 2013 nearly on par February 14, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Turkey’s local homo-PP market typically trades below the Italian market. For the period to date in 2013, the local markets of these two countries are trading almost on par, according to the average price on ChemOrbis Price Wizard. The local market levels include customs duties when applicable, clearing and handling costs and distributors’ margins. This […] Read more »
Industry New Catalog Presents Expert Solutions for Industrial Weighing Applications February 14, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Greifensee, Switzerland — February 13, 2013 — Finding the right solution for hazardous weighing practices is a difficult task. To assist manufacturers across a number of industries, METTLER TOLEDO has published a new catalog, Weighing and Measuring Competence for Your Industry. This free catalog offers solutions for the pharmaceutical, chemical, food and beverage, manufacturing, raw […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Amcor's Powerblock 3.0 Container is Packaging Industry's Lightest 64oz Hot Fill PET Bottle February 14, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Patent-Pending Technology Delivers Unprecedented 13.2% Weight Savings and Major Sustainability Advantages MANCHESTER, Mich., February 13, 2013 – Amcor Rigid Plastics, the world’s leading producer of PET packaging, has developed the industry’s lightest 64oz hot fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle, establishing a new standard for the size category. The unique stock container for juices and teas delivers major sustainability advantages by […] Read more »
Industry Solvay to build a new silica plant in Poland February 14, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Brussels, February 13th, 2013 – Solvay today announced it will invest €75 million to build a new 85,000 ton per year Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) plant in Wloclawek, Poland. Combined with a further capacity expansion at its site in Qingdao (China), these two investments will increase Solvay’s global highly dispersible silica production capacity by an additional […] Read more »
Industry IsoCool boost start-up with 90% savings February 14, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Process cooling specialist IsoCool has supplied an energy saving cooling solution to start-up injection moulder, Signal Plastic Components, resulting in a dramatic overnight saving of 90% on previous costs. Installed last September, IsoCool’s ADCOOLER adiabatic dry cooler – which was provided on a 12-month interest free loan – couldn’t have come at a better time […] Read more »
