Recycling News US scrap plastic exports surged 12.5% in August ’14 November 17, 2014 by plasticsinfomart SPOKANE (Scrap Monster): According to latest government data, the exports of scrap plastic by the US surged higher during the month of August this year, in comparison with the previous month. Also, the exports climbed higher when matched with those during August 2013. The exports of recovered plastic during the initial eight-month period in 2014 […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic bottle recycling plastic polymer industry Plastics News
Material News Conductive plastics show potential for use in future batteries, a Swedish researcher finds out November 17, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Conductive plastics may be possible to use in batteries of the future, instead of the metal oxides used today, according to the thesis of PhD student Christoffer Karlsson at the Uppsala University in Sweden. Lithium ion batteries are widely used in electric vehicles (EV), phones and laptops. The metal oxides in the batteries are extracted […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic industry india plastic polymer industry Plastics News
Industry DSM drives home with SPE Automotive Innovation Award for EcoPaXX integrated crankshaft cover November 17, 2014 by plasticsinfomart A lightweight, multi-functional crankshaft cover made of Royal DSM’s EcoPaXX bio-based polyamide (PA) 410 has won an award in the Powertrain category at the Society of Plastics Engineers(SPE) Automotive Division Innovations Awards Competition and Gala. The EcoPaXX crankshaft cover is produced by DSM’s automotive component partner KACO in Germany for the latest generation of MDB-4 […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic industry india plastic polymer industry Plastics News
Market News LDPE loses premium over HDPE in global markets November 14, 2014 by plasticsinfomart A downward trend has been in place in major PE markets for at least three months in Asia and the Middle East while the European PE market has been on a downturn since early July as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. During this period, LDPE appears to have lost its traditional premium over HDPE […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic polymer industry plastics price polymer market in india
Market News Crude oil dives on oversupply problem November 11, 2014 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart Crude oil futures on NYMEX saw a figure as low as $75/bbl on Tuesday’s intra-day trading, before paring some of the losses, upon the news that Saudi Arabia cut its official prices for crude exports to the US market as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. This pulled US oil prices to a 4-year-low amid […] Read more » plastic polymer industry Plastic prices Plastics News polymer market in india
Market News Global low-thickness polyethylene deals to climb by 1.5% dad until 2021 November 10, 2014 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart Low thickness polyethylene (LDPE) is a standout amongst the most generally delivered plastics and primarily utilized for bundling. As per another study distributed by Ceresana, low-thickness polyethylene worth practically Us$33 bln was sold worldwide in 2013. Ceresana anticipates that global deals will climb by 1.5% p.a. until 2021. Asia-Pacific courageously prepared around 7.1 mln huge […] Read more » plastic polymer industry plastics price polymer market in india
Market News Achievement nucleator for HD Breakthrough nucleator for HDPE altogether expands pitch performancePE essentially increments November 10, 2014 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart Another nucleating executor for infusion shaped high-thickness polyethylene (HDPE) applications – Hyper form HPN 210 M, has been revealed by Milliken & Company. This new engineering gimmicks an interesting crystalline introduction that enhances the mechanical execution of HDPE to levels approaching those of polypropylene (PP) sway copolymers. Hyper form gives decays appealing new handling alternatives […] Read more » plastic polymer industry plastics price polymer market in india
Market News Will European PS sellers achieve rollovers in November? November 7, 2014 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart European PS suppliers returned to the regional markets with rollover requests for November on the strength of unchanged styrene contract settlements as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. West European sources started to seek rollovers or even €10/ton gains initially in markets including Turkey and Italy to preserve their margins. Meanwhile, buyers don’t exclude the […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic polymer industry plastics price polymer market in india
