Also Featured Will Be a Panel of Plastics Editors Examining the State of the Industry Today and Possibilities for Years to Come BETHEL, CT, U.S.A., March 14, 2016: Speakers at the plenary sessions of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC® 2016 conference will focus on the future of the plastics industry , with special emphasis […]
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Global pigment sales reaches 9.7 million tons per year, reports Ceresana
According to Ceresana’s fourth market research on the market for pigments, global sales amounted to 9.7 million tons per year. The most important sales market in 2014 was the production of paints and varnishes which accounted for 45% of total demand. Processing of pigments in plastics ranked second at a considerable distance, followed by the […]
Amaray visits Downing Street to tackle plastic industry issues
Amaray Europe managing director Jamie Tinsley visited Downing Street recently to ask Chancellor George Osborne how the government can better support UK manufacturing. During the visit, back in January, Tinsley had the opportunity to share with the Chancellor details of how new opportunities, development, investment, and engagement with the workforce is helping support the Amaray […]
Plastics News brings up-to-date information to Plastimagen attendees
Plastics News is providing show daily newspapers at Plastimagen 2016. This project marks two firsts for Plastics News : the first time we’ve done show dailies in a language other than English, and our first time for show dailies in Mexico, although of course we will have stories both in print and online in English from […]
VN plastic products shipped to 159 countries worldwide
German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Vietnam in coordination with Mess Dusseldorf and Vietnam Plastic Association organized the conference themed “Current situation of global plastic and rubber industries, trend development of plastic machineries and raw material sectors. An overview of K 2016 – International trade fair No.1 worldwide for plastic and rubber industries in […]
Precise Mold & Plate Earns Plastics Industry Honor
Plastic injection mold maker Precise Mold & Plate was recently named #2 Best Place to Work by the international trade publication Plastics News. The Best Places to Work program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best employers in the plastics industry , benefiting the economy, workforce, and businesses in the United States and Canada. […]
Plastics and packaging industries dodge oil slump
With the region looking at increasing its downstream capabilities as part of its economic diversification policies, the regional plastics , moulds, printing and packaging industries are virtually untouched by declining oil prices as well as other economic and political headwinds, according to officals at Expo Centre Sharjah. Top executives, who turned up for the opening of […]
New ‘dryer-less’ sheet extrusion system processes post-consumer PET & APET regrind
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 […]