Recycling News San Francisco now reuses 80% of its waste October 22, 2012 by plasticsinfomart SAN FRANCISCO : San Francisco has reached a crucial milestone in its quest to become the greenest city in America. Late last week, the city announced that it successfully diverted 80% of its waste away from landfills and into compost or recycling programs in 2011 – the highest level achieved by any major city in […] Read more »
Recycling News The recycling of the future October 22, 2012 by plasticsinfomart WASHINGTON : Just as we were getting used to ATMs that can read your check and tell you how much your deposit is worth, along comes something a lot more fancy. EcoATM is from a California company. It offers kiosks that allow users to deposit their old cell phones and MP3 players, and recycle them […] Read more »
Industry Standard Chartered SME Index still below benchmark October 22, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The business sentiment of Hong Kong local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) remains pessimistic. According to the latest findings of the ¨Standard Chartered Hong Kong SME Leading Business Index〃 (Standard Chartered SME Index), the overall Index is 46.3 for the fourth quarter of 2012. Although the reading is slightly improved from 42.9 in the last […] Read more »
Industry Over 17,000 visitors participated in Asiamold 2012 October 22, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Asiamold, the Guangzhou International Mould and Die Exhibition, which held at Poly World Trade Centre Expo in Guangzhou, China, attracted 17082 visitors from 47 countries and regions. This 2012 edition’s top three overseas countries and regions for visitors were Canada, Egypt and Germany. The next edition will take place at the same fairground in September, […] Read more »
Product News Amcor provides PET bottles for ready-to-serve cocktail brand October 22, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Beam Inc, one of the world＊s leading premium spirits companies, has launched Skinnyminis, a four-pack offering of the Skinnygirl Margarita ready-to-serve cocktail in sleek-looking premium 200ml barrier polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles from Amcor Rigid Plastics, the global producer of PET packaging. Skinnygirl Margarita was previously only available in 750ml glass bottles. According to Beam, the […] Read more »
Recycling News 300 participants attended The 8th China International Recycled Polyester Forum October 22, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The 8th China International Recycled Polyester Forum, which held from September 12-14 in Shanghai, combined with an exhibition focused on polyester recycling industry for the first time. It attracted over 300 participants from China and other nations. The forum was organized by Recycled Fiber Committee of China Chemical Fiber Association (CCFA), China Chemical & Fiber […] Read more »
Industry KEBA to present multitouch control concept at SPS/IPC/Drives 2012, Nuremberg October 22, 2012 by plasticsinfomart KEBA AG, a global high-tech company that focuses on the automation, will again be participating at this year’s SPS/IPC/Drives trade fair in Nuremberg from 27-29 November. The highlights of exhibits will include intelligent system solutions to control robots and injection molding machines, a look-ahead multi-robot live demo for packaging applications plus two new products in […] Read more »
Industry Plastic extrusion offers better solutions for energy saving cars October 22, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Car manufacturers are focusing on the development of energy saving, environment-friendly and stylish cars as volatile international oil prices and maturing demand of car consumers in China continue to impact. Energy saving and environmental protection are two major issues facing the automotive industry which is turning to plastic extrusion technology to for better solutions. Application […] Read more »
