Plastics News India Study finds half of U.S. motorists don’t trust self-driving vehicles January 9, 2019 / January 9, 2019 by plasticsinfomart LAS VEGAS–Fifty percent of U.S. motorists believe that autonomous vehicles will not be safe, according to the 2019 Global Automotive Consumer Study issued by auditing and consulting services firm Deloitte L.L.P. This figure is up slightly from DLeloitte’s 2018 study, in which 47 percent of U.S. motorists said they thought AVs would be unsafe, according […] Read more » plastics news india
Plastics News Natural rubber prices continue to fall October 25, 2018 / October 25, 2018 by plasticsinfomart LONDON—Hopes of a sustained recovery in natural rubber prices seem to have been snuffed out by concerns over the Chinese economy. A downturn in buyer sentiment was evident on the Shanghai Futures Exchange last week, with the most heavily traded rubber future RU1901 in marked decline. The slide—to $1,728 per metric ton at the close […] Read more » plastics news india
Plastics News Technology to convert waste plastic into fuel September 10, 2018 / September 10, 2018 by Plastics Infomart NIT-C partners with FACT for the pilot plant How often have you given a thought to recycling of plastic waste into fuel? Well, a technology developed by the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, (NIT-C), to convert assorted plastics to useful petroleum products is bringing the idea to fruition. The NIT-C and the FACT Engineering Design […] Read more » plastics news india
Plastics News India Sintex Plastics’ arm gets Rs 1,250 cr from KKR India May 14, 2018 / May 14, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Sintex Plastics Technology today said its subsidiary Sintex BAPL has received a capital commitment of up to Rs 1,250 crore through structured finance from private equity fund KKR India and its affiliates. The investment will fuel Sintex’s aggressive growth plans as it continues to rapidly shift its business model towards B2C/retail segment, the company said […] Read more » plastics news india
Plastics News India Enforce rules to eliminate single-use carry bags: Centre to states May 7, 2018 by Plastics Infomart NEW DELHI: Being the global host of this year’s World Environment Day (June 5) with ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ as its theme, the Centre has written to all states and Union Territories (UTs) to undertake a massive campaign against use of single-use plastics and enforce rules to ensure elimination of plastic carry bags of less than […] Read more » plastics news india
PET Price Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Researchers Create Plastic-Degrading Enzyme April 19, 2018 / April 19, 2018 by Plastics Infomart An international team of researchers from the United States, UK and Brazil has engineered an enzyme which can digest polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the primary material used in the manufacture of single-use plastic beverage bottles, in some clothing, and in carpets. The research team made the breakthrough when they were examining the structure of PETase, a […] Read more » plastics news india
Environment Plastics News India BBB: Earth Day 2018 comes with a reminder about plastics April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart April 22 will bring an Earth Day with a special purpose this year. The theme is “End plastic pollution.” Recent news stories about gigantic, floating masses of plastic waste in our oceans have served to spotlight the worsening problem of plastic pollution. Consumers have a large role to play in the effort to better control […] Read more » plastics news india
Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Join our fight to end plastic menace, Theresa May urges Commonwealth April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Theresa May will call on Commonwealth countries to ban single-use plastic and microbeads this week when she chairs the largest summit in British history. The prime minister will announce that Britain is investing £61.4m to tackle the scourge of marine plastic pollution and urge the other 52 leaders to sign up to a global crusade […] Read more » plastics news india
