Market News Global Molded Plastics Market is Expected to Reach 171.58 Million Tons in 2019: Transparency Market Research July 26, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Transparency Market Research published a new report “Molded Plastics Market : Global Forecast, Market Share, Size, Growth and Industry Analysis 2013 – 2019″ to its report store. Browse the full report: Molded Plastics Market was 125.00 million tons in 2012 and is expected to be 171.58 million tons in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 4.7% […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Material News Automotive Plastics Market By Product (Polypropylene, Polyurethane, HDPE), by Application (Interior, Exterior & Under Bonnet) Expected to Reach USD 41.49 Billion by 2020 July 26, 2014 by plasticsinfomart The global market for automotive plastics is expected to reach USD 41.49 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Shift in trend towards reducing the overall weight of automobiles in both developed and emerging markets is expected to drive the market for automotive plastics over the forecast period. However, […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Market News New Middle Eastern PP, PE prices announced for August in SEA July 25, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Several Middle Eastern producers have announced their new August PP and PE prices to Southeast Asia with increases of around $10-20/ton from July, attributing their price increases to firm global trends, limited supplies as well as strong ethylene costs as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. A Saudi producer reported that they raised their HDPE […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
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
