Plastic Raw Material

The essential briefing on materials, markets, regulation, packaging, recycling, and the people moving the plastics industry forward.

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Bengaluru struggling to discard low-density plastic

BBMP is finding it difficult to sell the non-recyclable reject plastic Even if we were to assume that the ban on plastic in the State were implemented in full, it would still not address huge volumes of plastic being used as packaging material which the civic agency is finding it tough to manage in the […]

plasticsinfomart · Apr 1, 2016
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Resin or polymer? What’s the more popular term today for plastic packaging?

The more-popular term for raw plastic packaging material emerged as the leader in our poll from the very start and has stayed there, albeit by a slimmer margin as more packaging professionals responded. But the reasons why people prefer one term over the other are quite persuasive either way. Resin or polymer? What’s the more […]

plasticsinfomart · Mar 9, 2016
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Resin or polymer? What’s the more popular term today for plastic packaging?

The more-popular term for raw plastic packaging material emerged as the leader in our poll from the very start and has stayed there, albeit by a slimmer margin as more packaging professionals responded. But the reasons why people prefer one term over the other are quite persuasive either way. Just more than half (51%) of […]

plasticsinfomart · Mar 9, 2016
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Taxation on imported raw materials disturbing manufacturers

Start-ups being acquainted with the idea of generating varied and distinguished products are finding it difficult to compete in the domestic market owing to the tax imposed on imported raw materials  which are unlikely to be available in India. In a brief conversation with Anubhav Goel, Managing Director, High street lighting Pvt Ltd, KNN gets […]

plasticsinfomart · Feb 15, 2016