Industry New Innosept Asbofill ESL bottles beverages for the cold chain November 28, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart With the Innosept Asbofill ESL KHS is now launching a linear filling machine that has been specially developed for the bottling of extended shelf life or ESL beverages for the cold chain. In doing so KHS is finally closing the gap between classic and aseptic filling technology. In developing the new series KHS made specific […] Read more »
Industry Songwon Additive Technologies AG and Polysys Industries announce the location of their Middle East plant November 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Ulsan, Korea – November 27, 2012 – Today, Songwon Additive Technologies AG and Polysys Industries announced that they will establish a new company Polysys Additive Technologies ME, which will build an OPS (One Pack Systems) manufacturing plant in Kizad (Khalifa Industrial City of Abu Dhabi), Abu Dhabi. This follows the announcement of the establishment of […] Read more »
Market News Firmer benzene costs drive global styrene markets higher November 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Spot styrene prices soared in major global markets including Asia, Europe and the US over the past week, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Weekly increases in the styrene market were mainly triggered by rising benzene costs owing to the firmer energy complex, although several market sources maintained their weak expectations regarding the future […] Read more »
Material News APTIV® FILM EXPANDED MESH ENABLES HIGH PERFORMANCE FILTRATION IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS November 27, 2012 by plasticsinfomart November 27, 2012 – Driven by the need to provide solutions for increasingly harsh environments in filtration for the aerospace and fuel cell industries, Dexmet Corporation, a manufacturer of precision expanded metals, foils and polymers, added a high performance polymer to its PolyGrid* portfolio. Dexmet chose APTIV® film made with VICTREX® PEEK polymer to add […] Read more »
Recycling News Closing the loop: Purac promotes recyclability of biobased PLA November 27, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Purac – a leading company in lactic acid based bioplastics – has sponsored the Perpetual Plastic Project to highlight how easilyPoly Lactic Acid (PLA) bioplastic can be recycled. PLA drinking cups were provided by Purac; intended for use at events where people can immediately recycle them into new products after use. The project is designed […] Read more »
Industry MULTI-MILLION POUND INVESTMENT FOR ROBERTS MART November 27, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Roberts Mart & Co Ltd, the UK’s leading independent manufacturer of flexible packaging, has just invested a further £2.5m in new plant machinery to boost production capacity at its two facilities in Leeds. With the company’s order books growing, this significant investment is expected to have a substantial spin off in jobs with the creation […] Read more »
Product News TPS straight standard sub-gates November 27, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Michelstadt, November 2012. ¡V Making its trade fair debut on the exhibition stand of i-mold GmbH & Co.KG, Michelstadt/Germany, at Euromold (Frankfurt, 27th to 30th November 2012) will be this company¡¦s series of TPS straight standard sub-gates, which are used for classical side gating applications and are suitable for all standard and engineering plastics as well as thermoplastic elastomers […] Read more »
Market News Asian PET producers lift up prices on upstream costs November 27, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Export PET prices out of China and South Korea moved up during this past week as producers highlighted their firm upstream costs and their lack of stock pressure, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Prices gained $10/ton for export Chinese PET prices and $10-20/ton for South Korean offers. Looking at the spot PTA, MEG […] Read more »
