Recycling News Viridor officially opens state-of-the-art plastics recycling plant in UK November 17, 2014 by plasticsinfomart BRUSSELS (Scrap Monster): The leading waste management company Viridor has officially opened doors of its multi-million polymer recycling plant at Rochester, Kent. The state-of-the-art facility is considered to be the first of its size with capability to recover mixed plastics and co-mingled glass and can. The £12.5 million facility is expected to boost plastic recycling […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic bottle recycling Plastics News
Recycling News US scrap plastic exports surged 12.5% in August ’14 November 17, 2014 by plasticsinfomart SPOKANE (Scrap Monster): According to latest government data, the exports of scrap plastic by the US surged higher during the month of August this year, in comparison with the previous month. Also, the exports climbed higher when matched with those during August 2013. The exports of recovered plastic during the initial eight-month period in 2014 […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic bottle recycling plastic polymer industry Plastics News
Material News Conductive plastics show potential for use in future batteries, a Swedish researcher finds out November 17, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Conductive plastics may be possible to use in batteries of the future, instead of the metal oxides used today, according to the thesis of PhD student Christoffer Karlsson at the Uppsala University in Sweden. Lithium ion batteries are widely used in electric vehicles (EV), phones and laptops. The metal oxides in the batteries are extracted […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic industry india plastic polymer industry Plastics News
Industry DSM drives home with SPE Automotive Innovation Award for EcoPaXX integrated crankshaft cover November 17, 2014 by plasticsinfomart A lightweight, multi-functional crankshaft cover made of Royal DSM’s EcoPaXX bio-based polyamide (PA) 410 has won an award in the Powertrain category at the Society of Plastics Engineers(SPE) Automotive Division Innovations Awards Competition and Gala. The EcoPaXX crankshaft cover is produced by DSM’s automotive component partner KACO in Germany for the latest generation of MDB-4 […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic industry india plastic polymer industry Plastics News
Machinery News VDMA Electronics Production Equipment: Growth track for 2014 and 2015 confirmed Business climate survey shows robust industry sector November 15, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Frankfurt, 14.11.2014 – According to the current business climate survey of the VDMA Sector Group Productronics the German manufacturers of components, machinery and equipment for electronics production expect an increase in turnover of 9.8 percent for the current year. This means that the apprehended special situation of photovoltaics production equipment which had dampened the expectations from nine […] Read more » global plastic industry injection moulding machine Plastics News plastics news india
Recycling News A statement from the OPA (Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association) regarding attempts to ban oxo-biodegradable plastic within the EU November 15, 2014 by plasticsinfomart On 17th November the Italian Presidency will convene the likely final Trialogue on the Commission’s proposal of November 2013 to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags. We believe that the European Parliament’s amendments against oxo-biodegradable plastic to the Packaging Waste Directive have been orchestrated by lobbyists for the vegetable-based plastics industry , and in […] Read more » global plastic industry Plastics News
Recycling News CPIA surprised by Montreal’s move to ban plastic bags November 14, 2014 by plasticsinfomart MONTREAL (Scrap Monster): The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) in a statement issued to its members stated that Montreal’s decision to proceed with ban on plastic bags comes without any forethought or discourse. According to CPIA, the decision by the City of Montreal has come as a surprise. The City had announced on Nov 5th […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic bottle recycling Plastics News
Industry Strong interests shown in CPRJ Plastics Automotive Conference November 14, 2014 by plasticsinfomart CPRJ Direct in Guangzhou :- CPRJ Plastics Automotive Conference and Showcase 2014 grandly opens today in Guangzhou, China. Over 400 professionals from renowned institutes, industry associations and corporations actively participate in information and technology exchanges. Stanley Chu, Chairman of the Adsale Group, one of the conference organizers, gave an opening speech in the morning. He said […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic industry india Plastics News
