Market News A world first: Ceresana Analyzes the Global Market for Xylene August 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Xylenes are aromatic, colorless liquids needed, e.g., for PET plastics , PVC plasticizers, fuels and solvents. In the now available analysis of the global market for xylene, the market research institute Ceresana provides data concerning individual xylene isomers: for the first time, markets for para-, ortho- and metaxylene split by important countries and regions are […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Market News Milacron of US plans $30 million capex in India August 23, 2014 by plasticsinfomart MUMBAI, AUGUST 20: The US-based Milacron LLC, one of the largest moulding machine manufacturers, plans to invest $30 million (about ₹182 crore) in India and double its head count in the country to 2,000 in the next three years. The Indian subsidiary has manufacturing units in Ahmedabad and Coimbatore. Ferromatik Milacron India proposes to double […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Industry After 25 years, Engel’s innovative tie-bar-less technology still going strong August 23, 2014 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Twenty-five years ago, Engel decided to boldly go where no man had gone before. Going against the received wisdom of the time, the company developed a revolutionary, tie-bar-less design for its newest machines, which the company unveiled at the 1989 K Show in Düsseldorf. Although the logic of the new technology was clear to all, […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Machinery News TVV Capital Acquires Design Molded Plastics August 23, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Top-Performing Private Equity Firm Continues High-Value Investments in Niche Manufacturing Space NASHVILLE, TN–(Marketwired – Aug 19, 2014) – TVV Capital, an operationally focused private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired Ohio-based Design Molded Plastics (DMP). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition of DMP is the fifth investment from TVV Capital’s […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Recycling News Recycled Plastics Live on at School August 23, 2014 by plasticsinfomart TORONTO, Aug. 20, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Looking to live a greener lifestyle? Next time you’re replenishing school supplies, look for products made with recycled plastics and other recycled materials . From backpacks to pencils to lunch containers, many school essentials now are made with recycled plastics—creating another life for these valuable materials. And schools […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Market News Drilling will drive strong gains in U.S. plastic pipe industry: study August 22, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Demand in the U.S. for pipe is expected to rise 7.3 per cent per year to US$63.5 billion in 2018, driven by strong growth in crude oil and natural gas drilling activity, according to a new study from market research firm The Freedonia Group. “Demand for plastic pipe is anticipated to rise at the most […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Industry Soon we will all be mandated to haul our groceries, booze, and hamburgers around in organic-certified, fair-trade, shade-grown burlap sacks. August 22, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Many municipalities in the Golden State have now banned plastic bags. First, they came for our plastic bags; now they are coming after paper bags… at least in California. California Senate Bill 270 would prohibit grocery stores, convenience stores, wine shops, fast food joints and so forth from handing out free paper bags to their […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Industry Plastic bag ban opponents up the ante in Sacramento August 22, 2014 by plasticsinfomart SACRAMENTO –– Lobbyists have launched a frenzied eleventh-hour effort to kill a bill that would make California the first state to outlaw flimsy plastic grocery bags, delaying a key vote and setting up one of the fiercest legislative battles of the year. Last week, the bill seemed in the bag after it cleared a tough […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
