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GW Plastics launches biggest facility, banking on China growth

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GW Plastics Inc. has completed a long-awaited expansion of its Dongguan, China, facilities. In an email interview with Plastics News , Ben Bouchard, GW’s vice president for international business development and managing director for China, clarified that the expansion, originally planned to open in 2015, was delayed by six months because of construction-related issues. “Building our […]

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Plastics News India

Modi government might offer incentives for use of plastic money

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In a bid to curb the flow of black money and to push the ambitious ‘Digital India’ scheme, the Narendra Modi government might announce some incentives to promote the use of plastic cards for business transactions. If you prefer to use credit cards or debit cards in place of cash transactions, this budget might bring […]

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Material News

First snow chains with links made entirely from plastic introduced to market

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French textile and rubber company, Joubert Productions, introduces to the market the first snow chains with links made entirely from plastic. This has become possible with Elastollan, the thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) from BASF. As introduced, the snow chains made from the two Elastollan grades B90A15 and B60A10WH meet the ÖNORM 5117 standard, which applies across […]

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Industry

New ‘dryer-less’ sheet extrusion system processes post-consumer PET & APET regrind

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Processing Technologies International (PTi), among the leading global manufacturers of high-performance sheet extrusion machinery, has successfully demonstrated that its unique “dryer-less” twin-screw sheet extrusion production system can convert mixed regrind (PETG and APET) into processable, high-quality thermoformed sheet for consumer packaging. “Our dryer-less twin-screw system is a new option that is well suited to process […]

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Plastics News India

Perstorp signs Memorandum of Understanding at “Make in India”

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Perstorp, a world leader in specialty chemicals has been participating in the event “Make in India”. By signing an MoU with MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation), the company initiates the process of evaluating the opportunity to invest in a new world scale production plant for Penta in India. The related market for coatings is growing […]

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Recycling News

McDonald’s has a craving for recycling

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United Kingdom: Paper cup manufacturer James Cropper is collaborating with the McDonald’s fast food chain in the UK to trial a programme in the hope of inspiring ‘pioneer moves in sustainability and recycling ’. The scheme involves 150 of McDonald’s 1250 locations countrywide. The partnership will see McDonald’s previously non-recyclable, plastic-coated paper cups recycled at James […]

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Breaking News

Preliminary schedule for first SPE Shanghai TPO conference announced

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The organizing committee for the new SPE Shanghai TPO Conference has announced the event’s preliminary technical program. In addition to two keynotes, a total of 23 presentations (including one plenary talk) will be given in seven sessions in a single technical track during the two-and-a-half-day program. “Because of their versatility and low mass, thermoplastic polyolefin […]

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Material News

RAMPF Tooling Solutions at JEC World 2016

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JEC World 2016: RAMPF Tooling Solutions showcases top-class board, paste, and liquid materials for the composites industry Grafenberg, February 15, 2016. With outstanding physical and mechanical properties as well as an excellent price-performance ratio, the RAKU-TOOL® brand of board materials, Close Contour Castings, Close Contour Pastes, and liquid systems from RAMPF Tooling Solutions provides materials […]

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