Plastics Industry China waste ban: What a load of rubbish May 7, 2018 / May 7, 2018 by Plastics Infomart When Australian environment ministers sat down to discuss what to do about the China ban on the nation’s domestic rubbish exports last week, plastics industry leaders in Europe were celebrating their first awards ceremony for the circular economy. The new poster child for recycled plastics in Europe is, ironically, a vacuum cleaner. The Grundig model […] Read more » global plastics industry
Industry Plastics Machinery Shipments Decline 7.5% Y/Y in Q1 of 2017 June 20, 2017 by plasticsinfomart For the third consecutive quarter, North American shipments of plastics machinery posted a year-over-year decline in Q1 of 2017 according to statistics compiled and reported by the Plastics Industry Association’s Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). The preliminary estimate for shipments of primary plastics equipment (injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding equipment) for reporting […] Read more » global plastics industry Plastic news
Plastics News SPE ANTEC® 2016 Plenary Sessions Will Focus On the Future of Additive Manufacturing and Automotive Composites March 17, 2016 / May 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Also Featured Will Be a Panel of Plastics Editors Examining the State of the Industry Today and Possibilities for Years to Come BETHEL, CT, U.S.A., March 14, 2016: Speakers at the plenary sessions of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC® 2016 conference will focus on the future of the plastics industry , with special emphasis […] Read more » global plastics industry plastic polymer industry plastics industry news Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News Plastics news europ
Recycling News This company recycles cigarette butts and turns them into plastic March 16, 2016 / April 4, 2016 by plasticsinfomart “We haven’t found anything that we can’t recycle.” Cigarette butts are everywhere – clogging up our streets, littering our beaches – and for decades they’ve been thought of as ‘unrecyclable’, because they contain such a tightly packed mix of organic and inorganic products that recycling companies can’t deal with them. But a New Jersey-based company […] Read more » global plastics industry plastic bottle recycling plastic processing plastic products plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india
Recycling News Plastic-Eating Bacteria Could Help Revolutionize Recycling March 14, 2016 by plasticsinfomart We all know the drill: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Except, of course, that by and large Malaysians continue to be laggards when it comes to recycling. Only a mere 15% of solid waste was collected for recycling all of last year. Perhaps a solution to all those growing mounds of non-biodegradable plastic bottles, containers and bags […] Read more » global plastics industry plastic bottle recycling plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india Plastics News Plastics news europ raw material for plastic
Material News Milliken highlights NX UltraClear PP for food and beverage packaging March 14, 2016 / March 15, 2017 by plasticsinfomart US-based Milliken will put its focus on NX UltraClear polypropylene (PP) for food and beverage industry at Alimentaria 2016, which takes place in Barcelona, Spain from April 25-28. With UltraClear PP based on Milliken’s clarifier series Millad NX 8000, the same high clarity associated with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging can be achieved, according to the […] Read more » global plastics industry packaging industry in india Pet Polymers plastic polymer industry plastic raw material Plastics materials raw material for plastic
Material News DuPont Performance Materials presents lightweighting and air management solutions for vehicles March 11, 2016 / March 15, 2017 by plasticsinfomart DuPont Performance Materials highlighted a number of lightweight solutions at the recently concluded VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering 2016 conference. “Our presence in Mannheim allow us to share perspectives with partners and learn more about how our materials and collaborative design processes can help them develop ever safer, more environmentally friendly and higher performing products,” […] Read more » global plastics industry packaging industry in india Pet Polymers plastic polymer industry plastic raw material raw material for plastic
Industry Industrial Lasers Process Fiber Reinforced Plastics March 11, 2016 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart AACHEN, Germany, March 10, 2016 — Laser-based technologies that overcome the challenges of processing composite materials — which offer high strength and light weight — hold promise for the automotive and aviation sectors, as well as new applications. Composite materials such as CFRP and GFRP (carbon- and glass-fiber-reinforced polymer, respectively) are becoming staples of industrial […] Read more » global plastics industry Pet Polymers plastic polymer industry plastic processing plastic raw material Plastics News raw material for plastic
