Market News Pevalen™ general purpose plasticizer from Perstorp meets the need for phthalate-free solutions in PVC March 14, 2015 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart With a key plasticizer, dioctyl phthalate (DOP), no longer permitted under European Union REACH regulations after February of this year, PVC compounders and processors will have to move to safer alternatives. Perstorp, one of Europe’s leading providers of plasticizers, and one of the very few with upstream integration, is in a strong position to fill […] Read more » indian plastics industry news indian plastics news Plastics News plastics news india Plastics News Portal
Industry Paul N. Colby, Pioneering Innovator And Manufacturer Of Plasticizing System Components, Dies At 86 March 13, 2015 by plasticsinfomart Entrepreneur Who Built Spirex Corporation into a Leading Producer of Screws and Barrels Was Inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 2009 NEW CASTLE, PA., U.S.A., March 11, 2015: Paul N. Colby, a plastics industry leader in the design and production of screws, barrels, and front end components for plasticizing systems, died on March […] Read more » indian plastics industry news indian plastics news News for plastics industry Plastic Industry Jobs Plastics News
Material News In Alliance With Takemoto, Teknor Apex Develops Masterbatches That Boost Hdt And Impact And Cut Cycles For Pla Biopolymers March 13, 2015 by plasticsinfomart New Terraloy® Masterbatches, Based on NatureWorks’ IngeoTM HP PLA, Nucleating Agent from Takemoto Oil & Fat, and Other Ingredients, Opens Way to Durable Applications PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., March 11, 2015: A new series of masterbatches for polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastic increases the heat distortion temperature (HDT) and impact strength of the resin and substantially reduces […] Read more » Global plastics industry news indian plastics industry news indian plastics news News for plastics industry Plastics News Plastics raw materials
Environment Industry FTC Loses Court Case on Biodegradable Plastics March 12, 2015 by plasticsinfomart The Administrative Law Judge of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States has ruled against the FTC on the following important points in case no.9358, decided on 28th January 2015. Rate The court held that it is not necessary to prove that the plastic will biodegrade and return to nature within one year after […] Read more » indian plastics news News for plastics industry Plastics News Plastics News Portal Plastics raw materials
Environment Recycling News Initial Response from Opa on Report from Michigan State University March 11, 2015 by plasticsinfomart We are amazed by this report published 3rd March suggesting that biodegradation-promoting additives for polymers do not significantly increase biodegradation in compost, anaerobic digestion and soil burial environments. The OPA has asked its technical experts to analyse the report, and a detailed statement will be made, but it is clear that the tests performed at […] Read more » indian plastics news Plastics News plastics news india Plastics News Portal Plastics raw materials
Industry In Commercial-Scale Production At NPE2015: Kraussmaffei To Mold Seal Made Of Teknor Apex’s Sarlink® Tpv For Rigid Pvc Pipe March 10, 2015 by plasticsinfomart KraussMaffei Will Use Its SpinForm® Swivel Plate System for Multi-Component Parts to Produce Gaskets for a Teknor Apex Customer Specializing in Infrastructure Pipe PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., March 6, 2015: Teknor Apex Company will supply KraussMaffei Corporation with Sarlink® brand thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) for use in a unique multi-component process to mold two-component gaskets for rigid […] Read more » Global plastics industry news indian plastics industry news indian plastics news News for plastics industry plastics exhibition Plastics News
Industry Successful start-up of Perstorp’s new major Oxo investment in Sweden March 10, 2015 by plasticsinfomart Production of key raw materials for Perstorp’s innovative general purpose PVC plasticizers, Valeraldehyde and 2propylheptanol, and associated chemicals at a major extension to Perstorp’s main plant in Stenugsund, Sweden has begun on time. Prime material is being produced soon after start-up. Magnus Lannér, Perstorp’s new Executive Vice President of Operations, says: “The new Oxo plant, […] Read more » indian plastics industry news indian plastics news News for plastics industry Plastics News plastics news india
Machinery News Pallmann highlights benefits of PolyGrinder® system at Plast Milano March 4, 2015 by plasticsinfomart • PolyGrinder® system, type PMM 300 to be highlighted at Plast Milano 2015 • Suitable for producing / the best powder qualities/quality powder for successful products • Also introduces the newest generation of the PFV Plast-Agglomerator • Hall 22, booth C151 Zweibrücken, Germany (4 March 2015) – At Plast Milano (5-9 May 2015), Pallmann will […] Read more » Global plastics industry news indian plastics news News for plastics industry Plastics machines Plastics News Plastics raw materials