Recycling News NYC Senators seek reversal of ban on single-use foam items June 2, 2015 by plasticsinfomart ALBANY (Scrap Monster): Two New York state senators- Betty Little and John J. Bonacic have urged Mayor Bill de Blasio to reverse the proposed ban on use of single-use polystyrene (PS) products, which is scheduled to take effect from July 1st, 2015 onwards. Instead they demanded implementation of recycling system which could well save hundreds […] Read more » plastic bottle recycling plastic products plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india plastic recycling machinery plastic waste recycling machine Plastics News
Breaking News Industry igus starts offering 3D printing service for tribo-plastic prototypes June 2, 2015 by plasticsinfomart At Hannover Messe 2015, igus announced that a new 3D printing service is now available for producing prototypes with its tribo-filament. “Our customers can contact us with their 3D data and get their parts quickly and easily printed by us,” said Tom Krause, Product Manager at igus iglidur tribo-filament. “This is what we have been […] Read more » global plastics industry plastic industry in india plastic polymer industry plastic raw material plastics industry news Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics news india
Product News Vegetable-based plastics unsuitable for commodity packaging June 2, 2015 by plasticsinfomart An interesting article in “Sustainable Packaging” on 27 May 2015[1] described the Biobased Packaging Conference (BioPAC), in Amsterdam as “both informative and disappointing”. The author was Gordon Bockner, a plastics and packaging expert in the USA. In Bockner’s opinion the conference did not present a persuasive case for the use of bioplastics in commodity packaging […] Read more » global plastics industry packaging industry in india pet polymer Plastic News portal plastic products plastic raw material plastic recycling Plastics News
Environment Recycling News Another Us Bag Ban Fails – This Time in Connecticut June 1, 2015 by plasticsinfomart A proposed statewide ban on plastic shopping bags in Connecticut was killed in the State Senate on 29th May 2015. A ban had been the chief priority of the legislative Environment Committee and would have expanded the existing five-year-old ban in Westport to the other 168 towns and cities. The failure of this Bill follows […] Read more » global plastics industry plastic bottle recycling plastic products plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india Plastics News raw material for plastic
Machinery News GN Thermoforming Equipment enters form/cut/stack market with new GN800 thermoformer June 1, 2015 by plasticsinfomart US-based GN Thermoforming Equipment has introduced the new GN800, a high speed form/cut/stack thermoformer which is the first GN model that offers movable top and bottom platens. The GN800 was developed in partnership with Agripak Srl from Italy, which manufactured and sold form/cut/stack thermoforming machines until 2003. The first unit has been sold to a […] Read more » packaging industry in india pet polymer plastic extrusion machinery Plastic Machinery plastic processing machinery plastic raw material Plastics News used plastic machinery in india
Product News Eco-friendly rubber seal made of Lanxess’ Keltan Eco bio-based EPDM May 29, 2015 by plasticsinfomart Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, a German manufacturer of seals and vibration control technology products, has recently started to produce rubber seals made of Lanxess’ Keltan Eco ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber at its North American affiliate. “Besides the technical performance of Keltan EPDM polymers, it reduces our dependency on fossil resources and, because it is […] Read more » indian plastics news pet polymer plastic injection molding Plastic Masterbatch Plastic News portal plastic products plastic raw material plastic raw material price
Processes How managing crystallinity can improve quality and performance of PET bottles? May 28, 2015 by plasticsinfomart Agr International, Inc. announced that it is in the process of commercializing the technology for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle crystallinity management, and will market it under the trade name CrystalView. According to Georg Wolfe, Agr’s Chief Technical Officer, CrystalView will be incorporated into Agr’s Process Pilot automated blowmolder management system and when released, will provide […] Read more » global plastics industry injection moulding machine plastic bottle plastic processing plastic processing machinery plastic raw material raw material for plastic Used Plastic Machinery
Product News Two New Tpe Grades from Elastocon Pass Specs for Flammability May 27, 2015 by plasticsinfomart ROCHESTER, IL (May 7, 2015) – Two new grades in the 8000 Series of general purpose series of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) – 8088N (colorable) and 8088BL (black lubricated) – have passed FMVSS302 specifications for flammability, according to officials at Elastocon TPE Technologies, Inc. With both new grades supplied as ready to use pellets in 1,000 […] Read more » injection moulding machine plastic products plastic raw material Plastics Industry Portal plastics news india raw material for plastic used plastic injection moulding machine
