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CEO Of British Plastics Company Says Scottish Bag Tax Is An Unneccessary Burden On The Poorest People

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The head of one of Britain’s leading plastics companies has cast doubt on the fairness of Scotland’s ‘bag tax’ which came into effect today. Michael Laurier, CEO of Symphony Environmental Technologies, specialists in technology which makes plastic biodegradable, believes the Scottish government is acting unjustly in subjecting all plastic bags to a charge, without making […]

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Full speed ahead with Mettler-Toledo at Emballage

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Viroflay, France, 16 October 2014 – For Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, this year’s Emballage (17-20 November 2014 in Paris) is all about speed. Appropriately, the company’s guiding theme for its booth (Hall 5a, Stand D035) will be Formula 1, highlighting the pace that their latest innovations can work at. With new launches in metal detection, checkweighing, x-ray inspection, […]

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Clariant brings HiFormer® liquid revolution to life at Fakuma 2014

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Booth Hall B2 #2218, October 14-18, Friedrichshafen, Germany Motto: Bringing life to plastics and plastics to life through value creating and innovative products Focus on sustainable complete solutions, safety and reliability, and global standards that meet European requirements for materials and applications Muttenz, October 14, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, really […]

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October PE prices emerge lower across Asia

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Following a softening pattern in September, October offers have also started to be revealed with decreases again across Asian PE markets as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Players in China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam are all reporting receiving new offers for October shipments with decreases of $20-30/ton on the month. In China, where […]

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SPE appoints Russell Broome as Managing Director

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The Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE) announced that it has appointed Russell Broome as its new Managing Director. Most recently Mr Broome worked as an engineer in a purchasing function focused on strategic sourcing for plastics at TE Connectivity. “Russell will be instrumental in implementing and enhancing the changes and improvements SPE has initiated in […]

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Indoplas, Indopack and Indoprint 2014 attracted over 22,000 visitors

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Indonesia’s tri-sector exhibitions, Indoplas, Indopack and Indoprint 2014 attracted over 22,000 visitors, a 20% increase compared with its last edition in 2012, the organizers, Wahana Kemalaniaga Makmur and Messe Düsseldorf Asia. The three exhibitions showcased new technology and innovations with respect to plastics, packaging, processing and printing industries. “It is heartening and very encouraging to […]

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DuPont announces US$100 million plan to increase Packaging & Industrial Polymers capacity

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DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers is planning to invest over US$100 million to increase production capacity of its ethylene copolymers at its Texas site, the US site. The expansion is expected to be completed over the next three to four years, with one-third of the investment planning to be installed by the end of 2015. […]

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Registration Opens For Spi’s ‘Business Of Plastics Conference’ At Npe2015

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Sessions Range from Cyber Security and 3D Printing to Legal Affairs and Advanced Technologies in Three-Day Conference with 37 Presentations WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., September 18, 2014: NPE2015 attendees can now register for the “Business of Plastics Conference,” a three-day program held during NPE, which provides business and technical presentations on issues currently of concern to […]

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