Policy News New plastics policy welcomed but further steps needed, LGNZ says May 11, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Local Government New Zealand welcomes the Government’s proposals to ban products containing plastic microbeads and hopes it signals a new approach to removing plastics from the environment. Minister for the Environment Nick Smith yesterday announced plans to ban products containing tiny plastic microbeads from sale in New Zealand, following the lead of several other countries. […] Read more »
Material News Plastic Packaging Preventing food waste drives innovations in packaging materials May 11, 2017 / May 11, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Asahi Kasei Europe GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) exhibited packaging solutions at Interpack 2017, also in Düsseldorf, with a focus on products that help to reduce food waste. Mottainai is a Japanese term denoting regret for the waste of food, which became famous with Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Prize winner, Mr. Wangari Maathai, said Asahi Kasei’s information. […] Read more »
Industry News Henkel to partner with HP to develop 3D material solutions May 11, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Henkel Adhesive Technologies has joined the HP Open Materials and Applications Platform and will work with HP in its Corvallis, Oregon 3D Materials and Applications lab to develop customized, industry-specific solutions for HP Multi Jet Fusion customers. “HP is proud to welcome a distinguished industry leader like Henkel to its open 3D printing materials community […] Read more »
Industry Machinery News MADE IN ITALY DOING BUSINESS AT CHINAPLAS 2017 May 10, 2017 / May 10, 2017 by plasticsinfomart The 1,400 sqm national pavilion organized at the 31st CHINAPLAS (Guangzhou, May 16-19, 2017) by ASSOCOMAPLAST-Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers’ Association will be attended by some 50 Italian companies. “Therefore” highlights Alessandro Grassi, President of Assocomaplast “this will be an exhaustive survey of the Made in Italy, which stands among the […] Read more »
Material News Technology NEW ULTRA-SOFT MEDICAL TPE GELS EXHIBIT LOW SURFACE TACK AND ENHANCED ADHESION TO POLYPROPYLENE IN OVER-MOLDING May 9, 2017 / May 9, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Medalist® MD-16100 and 10100 Series TPEs from Teknor Apex Overcome Limitations of Standard Gels and Provide Device Makers with Cost-Effective Alternatives to Silicones. PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., May 8, 2017: The ultra-soft thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) known as gels are greatly valued in medical applications for their cushioning properties, but they have challenged device designers because of […] Read more »
Machinery News 3 reverse vending machines set up in CP May 9, 2017 / May 9, 2017 by plasticsinfomart The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) finally set up the long-awaited ‘reverse vending machines’ in three blocks of Connaught Place on Monday. The machines will transfer Rs 1, 2 , 5, and 10 to the e-wallet of a person depositing a plastic bottle or a can.New Delhi MP Meenakshi Lekhi inaugurated the machines, installed at […] Read more »
Machinery News SMEs demand more POS machines May 9, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Kiyapili Sibanda,Business Reporter SMALL to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Bulawayo yesterday lobbied Government to facilitate distribution of more point of sale machines saying they were losing out on business due to cash shortages. peaking after a tour of small businesses in the city by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Small to Medium Enterprises and Cooperative […] Read more »
Plastic Packaging HP focused on scaling up Multi Jet Fusion 3D-printing technology May 9, 2017 / May 9, 2017 by plasticsinfomart “When people ask me who our main competitor is, I tell them it’s injection molding,” Stephen Nigro, President of 3D Printing at HP (Palo Alto, CA), told the media during a conference call in advance of Rapid + TCT, industry’s largest 3D printing and additive manufacturing conference, which began today. Ambitious? You think? Noting that […] Read more »
