Material News Tetra Pak Inc. calls for shift to renewable materials July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart EDMONTON – Those handy juice boxes stuffed into kids’ lunches could soon be made of plastic from plants or algae if a new environmental campaign by global manufacturer Tetra Pak Inc. gets traction. Raising the alarm about the world’s looming shortage of metals and fuels, the Swiss-based packaging giant is calling for a shift to […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Material News Teknor Apex unveils polymer-neutral strategy for medical market at MEDTEC China July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart PVC or not PVC? If that is the question, Teknor Apex (Singapore) says it has the answer for customers in the medical sector. The compounder has restructured its product portfolio to offer medical device designers and manufacturers an expansive range of raw material options, an approach that it is calling a polymer -neutral medical market strategy. […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Product News A group of activist workers wants Costco to stop buying plastic goods from a “sweatshop” plastic company July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart The approximately 100 women are urging Costco to stop buying from plastics conglomerate Reynolds, which draws a large portion of its product stock from a subsidiary company called Pactiv. A group of activist-workers has a message for Costco: “Stop supporting sweatshops.” The mostly Asian and Hispanic women want the retail giant to make some wholesale […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Product News The Weird, Underappreciated World Of Plastic Packaging July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Like it or not, plastic packaging has become an ingrained part of the food system. While it’s clearly wasteful to buy salad, sandwiches and chips encased in plastic and then promptly throw that plastic away, we take for granted how it keeps so much of what we eat fresh and portable. And behind many of […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Environment Industry The battle over “green” plastics continues in the building & construction industry July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart This week, David Levine, CEO of the American Sustainable Business Council, took the opportunity to rake the plastics industry over the coals while SPI and other plastics industry groups held their “fly-in” in Washington, D.C. In Levine’s commentary, Plastic Industry’s Faulty Lobbying Agenda that appeared in this week’s issue of The Hill, he chided the […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Recycling News New machine doubles plastics production July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Plastic recycling business Preston Plastics has unveiled a new machine that will allow it to more than double production at its reprocessing facility near Garstang. The business has installed a new Intarema plastic recycling and extrusion machine, becoming the first company in the UK to have the state-of-the-art technology . The machine, built by Austrian firm […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Product News Supreme Industries plans to spend Rs 200 cr for capex July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart The plastics processor Supreme Industries, which follows July-June financial year, is planning to invest Rs 200 crore in capacity expansion in the current financial year compared to Rs 165 crore spent in the last FY. This year, the company will increase capacity at its manufacturing facilities located across the country and introduce new products in […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Market News DuPont Earnings Review: Lower Corn Seeds Demand, Chemical Prices Weigh On Earnings July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart DuPont’s (NYSE:DD) second quarter earnings declined due to lower agricultural sales volume and continuing pricing pressures in the chemicals segment. The company’s adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.17 for the quarter fell by around 8.6% y-o-y. Expecting continued earnings pressure in the agricultural products segment in the short term, DuPont lowered its full-year […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
