Market News Egyptian players complain about limited local PVC and PE supplies December 18, 2012 by plasticsinfomart In Egypt, players moan about limited local supply levels for the locally held PVC and PE markets, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. In the PVC market, a source from the local producer EPC, who had revised down their prices by EGP300/ton ($49/ton) two weeks ago, had commented on their price cut decision and said, […] Read more »
Industry Recycling News 9 million discarded vehicles look for a home: UK recycling plant offers a solution December 17, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Plastics recycler Axion Polymers (Manchester, UK) has invested a further £1 million this year to optimise materials recovery from end-of-life vehicles at its purpose-built plant at Trafford Park, Manchester – one of the most advanced of its type in Europe. Axion’s in-house engineering team designed, built and now operates the highly-specialised, multi-million dollar Shredder Waste […] Read more »
Material News Chinese taxi benefits from lightweighting boost; drivers profit from better bottom line December 17, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The Chery taxi featured in a DuPont (Wilmington, DE) mini-documentary illustrating the benefits of lightweighting uses several engineering plastics, including Zytel nylon resin and Vamac ethylene acrylic elastomer in components ranging from the air-intake manifold and cylinder head cover to air ducts. Together, the components account for about a 30-40% decrease in component weight compared […] Read more »
Industry Thai auto sector targets top ten ranking by 2016, safer and lighter vehicles December 17, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart The Thailand Automotive Institute (Bangkok) has drawn up its latest five-year plan for 2012-2016 that goes even further forward in its targets for the sector. By 2050, the auto industry targets production of to 5.6 million units compared with the immediate objective of 2.3 million units this year. Focus areas in the five-year plan include […] Read more »
Industry Innovation Compass at K 2013 is now online December 17, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The Innovation Compass at K 2013 is online, says the show organizer Messe Düsseldorf. Polymer research and technology scientists are publishing keynote articles on current themes in the sector and highlighting the trends that will drive market development in the coming years. Next year, K 2013 exhibitors can enter their products and processes in the […] Read more »
Industry Hong Kong Productivity Council opens business support centre for SMEs December 17, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) officially opens SME One, a centre that offers comprehensive support to local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Since operation commences in July, SME One has received over 5,000 visitors and 1,000 enquiries. According to HKPC, SME One features four business information zones, namely ‘SME Support Schemes’, ‘SME Banking and Financing’, […] Read more »
Industry Global plastics associations report progress on global marine litter commitments December 15, 2012 by plasticsinfomart On December 11, the world’s leading plastics associations jointly released a Progress Report on the Global Declaration of the Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter originally announced in March 2011 at the 5th International Marine Debris Conference. Up to now, more than 140 projects to prevent marine litter were completed, underway or planned, a substantial […] Read more »
Product News Mauser launches new multilayer plastic tight head drum for healthcare applications December 15, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Mauser Group, an industrial packaging company headquartered in Germany, introduces a new plastic tight head drum, specifically designed to meet packaging needs in the healthcare industry and similar highly regulated branches with special requirements on packaging material conformity and cleanliness. Making use of Mauser’s sophisticated multilayer drum machine technology, the inner layer of the new […] Read more »
