Plastic Raw Material Færch Plast acquires recycler 4PET Group August 10, 2018 / August 10, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Færch Plast has acquired Dutch recycler, 4PET Group, in a move the company says will allow it to “close the loop on plastic food trays”. Færch says the acquisition of 4PET, a leading sheet manufacture with recycling capabilities, will see it become one of the world’s first integrated plastic packaging suppliers that can achieve a […] Read more » plastic raw material
Plastic Packaging New Flexible Packaging Uses Crab Shells and Trees Instead of Plastic August 10, 2018 / August 10, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Despite more companies reducing the amount of plastic in packaging or creating more sustainable packages, a majority of consumer packaging is plastic. A team from Georgia Institute of Technology want to add to the growing list of sustainable alternatives with a new type of flexible plastic packaging. The new synthetic creation would use a material […] Read more » plastic packaging
Plastic Recycling China’s Choice Reshapes Recycling in Twin States August 10, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Lebanon — Now that China is accepting far less recycled materials than it once did, businesses and waste processors in New England see opportunities to find new markets and make new products from the goods that formerly landed in Asia. Such was the subject of a recycling summit held at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Wednesday. […] Read more » plastic recycling
Used Plastics Machinery Global Plastic Injection Molding Machine Market Analysis Report (2018 — 2023): Toyo, JSW Plastics Machinery, Chen Hson Holding Limited and Sumitomo (SHI) Demag August 10, 2018 / August 10, 2018 by Plastics Infomart The report entitled “Plastic Injection Molding Machine Market: Global Industry Analysis 2018 — 2023” is the comprehensive research document presents key information on the plastic injection molding machine industry. The research study stipulates a clear overview of the market growth element such as drivers, restraints, latest market trends, and technology advancement in the plastic injection […] Read more » Used Plastics Machinery
Plastic Recycling Sustainable plastic recycling solution for farmers August 9, 2018 / August 9, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Sustainable plastic recycling solution for farmers As plastic waste hits the headlines again, rural recycling programme Agrecovery assures farmers and growers that it offers a complete and sustainable local solution for empty agrichemical containers and drums. This plastic is collected from over 80 sites and large-scale farms across the country and taken to Astron Plastics […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Raw Material New Mercedes-Benz A-Class August 9, 2018 / August 9, 2018 by Plastics Infomart The Mercedes-Benz models A 180 d (with dual-clutch transmission; combined fuel consumption: 4.5-4.1 l/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 118-108 g/km)[i] and A 200 (with dual-clutch transmission; combined fuel consumption: 5.6-5.2 l/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 128-120 g/km)1have successfully completed the TÜV validation audit for the Environmental Certificate. This certificate is based on a life-cycle assessment […] Read more » plastic raw material
Plastics Industry APK, MOL Group sign deal on plastics recycling plant August 9, 2018 / August 9, 2018 by Plastics Infomart MOL Group, an integrated oil and gas company based in Budapest, Hungary, and Merseburg, Germany-based APK AG have signed an agreement under which MOL will support the completion of APK’s Merseburg, Germany, plant. The plant will serve as a pilot for APK’s Newcycling project, which is geared toward allowing the company to recover materials from […] Read more » plastics industry
Plastics Industry Hit by ban, plastic industry launches fund to streamline recycling August 9, 2018 / August 9, 2018 by Plastics Infomart All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association claims job losses of around 50,000 due to the ban on plastics Faced with the ban on single-use polyethylene, plastic manufacturers have set up a “fund” with an initial corpus of Rs 1 million to do a viability gap funding and get low-value waste cleared from streets for recycling. “The […] Read more » plastics industry
