Recycling News Baltimore plastic bag ban bill vetoed by Mayor December 16, 2014 by plasticsinfomart BALTIMORE (Scrap Monster): The Baltimore mayor has vetoed a City ordinance to ban plastic retail bags. In a letter addressed to the City Council, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake expressed her disagreement with the way in which the bill was passed. The bill which had initially proposed 5-cent fee on plastic bags was altered to an outright […] Read more » indian plastics industry news News for plastics industry Plastics News plastics news india Plastics raw materials
Industry Hans Reifenhäuser inducted into American plastics industry’s Hall of Fame December 16, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Hans Reifenhäuser, former President of Germany-based Reifenhäuser Group who deceased in 1999, was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the US Plastics Academy under the auspices of SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association. The honor was bestowed at ANTEC 2014. The Plastics Academy’s commented: “With his entrepreneurial spirit, he developed the Reifenhäuser extruder, further […] Read more » indian plastics industry news indian plastics news News for plastics industry Plastics News plastics news india
Machinery News Gravimetric Control Boosts Accuracy And Economy Of ‘No Spill / Zero Waste’ System For Dosing Liquid Color December 16, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Riverdale Global Provides and Maintains New Riverdale Gravimetric Stand (RGS) and Supplies Liquid Color Refills—No Equipment Investment Is Needed PERTH AMBOY, NJ, U.S.A., December 15, 2014: Gravimetric control has added a new dimension of accuracy and economy to Riverdale Global’s “no spill / zero waste” system for the supply, dosing, and replenishment of liquid color, […] Read more » Global plastics industry news Plastics machines Plastics News plastics news india Plastics raw materials
Machinery News VDMA: global plastics and rubber machinery sales set for 3% annual growth from 2014-16 December 12, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Global sales of plastics and rubber machinery will increase by an average of 3% a year in the period from 2014 to 2016, according to a trend report commissioned for the first time by the VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association. A forecast was also made for the first time for manufacturers in the European […] Read more » Global plastics industry news News for plastics industry Plastics machines plastics news india Plastics raw materials
Recycling News Axion Consulting kick starts REFLEX project aims to improve UK flexible packaging recycling rate December 12, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Axion Consulting has initiated a collaborative project with global packaging brands aimed at improving the recyclability of flexible packaging. The two-year Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging – REFLEX project, aims to achieve a circular economy for flexible packaging such as confectionery wrappers and detergent pouches, and divert them from landfill. The seven partners involved in […] Read more » Global plastics industry news indian plastics industry news News for plastics industry plastics news india Plastics raw materials
Recycling News US plastic scrap exports surged during Jan-Sep ’14 December 11, 2014 by plasticsinfomart SPOKANE (Scrap Monster): The US plastic scrap exports surged significantly during the initial nine-month period of the current year. The exports from the country totaled 1.6 million tonnes during this period, 17% higher when compared with the exports during the corresponding nine-month period in 2013. The US plastic scrap exports during Jan-Sep ’13 had totaled […] Read more » Global plastics industry news indian plastics industry news plastics news india Plastics raw materials Recycled Plastic Material
Product News Symphony Comments On Failed Attempt To Ban ‘Oxo’ In Europe November 28, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Symphony Environmental has welcomed the rejection of a ban on oxo-biodegradable plastics by the Council of Member-States of the EU. Symphony’s CEO, Michael Laurier, said today “The suggestion by the promoters of the ban that the Member-states were acting in the interests of Symphony is ludicrous. They were acting in the interests of the people […] Read more » plastic bottle recycling plastic polymer industry Plastics News plastics news india
Material News Claraint to promote liquid masterbatches in Asia Pacific with full force November 27, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Switzerland specialty chemicals supplier Clariant has launched a major initiative to build awareness and acceptance of liquid color and additive masterbatches in the Asia Pacific region. Interest in liquid masterbatches among Asia Pacific plastics processors, product designers, and brand owners is growing steadily, and Angel Wu, Product Manager Liquid Masterbatches, Asia Pacific, said the growth […] Read more » all india plastics plastic industry india plastic polymer industry plastics news india polymer market in india
