Material News Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on plastic-processing imports March 16, 2016 / March 15, 2017 by plasticsinfomart The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) said the safeguard duty covers imports from the countries in question and has been imposed after the domestic industry took a beating from such dumping. In a move designed to protect the domestic industry, the government imposed anti-dumping duty of up to 44.7 percent on import of […] Read more » injection moulding machines plastic extrusion machinery plastic processing plastic processing machinery plastic raw material raw material for plastic Used Plastic Machinery
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
Industry Sanitized opens new TecCenter for plastics and textile testing March 14, 2016 / March 9, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Sanitized AG, a Swiss supplier of antimicrobial products for the plastics and textile industries, has opened the new SANITIZED TecCenter at its Burgdorf headquarters. The new TecCenter offers testing capabilities for polymer and textile coatings. It has the equipment to manufacture plastic films or coating support systems and textiles. Repellent plastics and textiles can be […] Read more » online plastics news Pet Polymers plastic polymer industry plastic processing plastic products Plastics News Used Plastic Machinery
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
Industry Korean scientist produces first sustainable plastic without petroleum March 9, 2016 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart This schematic diagram shows the overall conceptualization of how metabolically engineered E. coli produced a variety of PLGAs with different monomer compositions, proposing the chemosynthetic process of non-natural polymers from biomass. Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and colleagues are […] Read more » global plastics industry Pet Polymers plastic polymer industry plastic processing plastic raw material Plastics News Plastics news europ raw material for plastic
Industry Toho Tenax Europe joins project aimed at furthering Industry 4.0 initiative March 7, 2016 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Toho Tenax, the core company of the Teijin Group’s carbon fibres and composites business, has announced that its German subsidiary Toho Tenax Europe (TTE) will participate in a technology development project aimed at contributing to Industry 4.0, the German initiative for a fourth-generation industrial revolution. The project, called iComposite 4.0, was launched by 10 leading […] Read more » online plastics news plastic processing plastic raw material Plastics news europ Plastics News Portal raw material for plastic
Industry Processing Waste Plastic into Building Materials February 29, 2016 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart The students of the department of Mechanical Engineering, St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru have come up with a extruder that develops building materials, especially plastic bricks, from plastic waste. The students made a presentation of this at the exhibition for engineering colleges, as part of National Science Day celebrations at the Pilikula Regional Science Centre […] Read more » online plastics news Plastic News portal plastic processing plastic raw material plastic recycling Plastics News plastics news asia plastics news india Plastics News Portal
Material News Kraiburg TPE highlights THERMOLAST V compounds at VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering conference February 26, 2016 by plasticsinfomart At VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering 2016 conference, Kraiburg TPE will introduce its THERMOLAST V portfolio which has recently started full-scale production. As introduced, this new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) series features hardness ranges from Shore A 50-80 and are suitable for under-the-hood applications that may be exposed to high temperatures, for example seals for timing […] Read more » Pet Polymers plastic processing plastic products plastic raw material Plastics News Plastics news europ Plastics News Portal