Recycling News US plastic scrap exports surged during Jan-Sep ’14 December 11, 2014 by plasticsinfomart SPOKANE (Scrap Monster): The US plastic scrap exports surged significantly during the initial nine-month period of the current year. The exports from the country totaled 1.6 million tonnes during this period, 17% higher when compared with the exports during the corresponding nine-month period in 2013. The US plastic scrap exports during Jan-Sep ’13 had totaled […] Read more » Global plastics industry news indian plastics industry news plastics news india Plastics raw materials Recycled Plastic Material
Industry BASF to acquire TPU adhesives manufacturer Taiwan Sheen Soon December 11, 2014 by plasticsinfomart BASF has entered into a definitive agreement to fully acquire the business and assets in Taiwan and Mainland China of Taiwan Sheen Soon (TWSS), a manufacturer for thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) adhesives base material. The deal is expected to close in 2015, pending necessary internal and external approvals. The integration will take effect in 2015. Financial […] Read more » Global plastics industry news indian plastics news Plastics News Plastics News Portal Recycled Plastic Material
Material News New Stk Grades From Elastocon For Two-Shot Molding Formulated As Alternative To Silicone Gaskets December 10, 2014 by plasticsinfomart ROCHESTER, IL (December 8, 2014) – The need to use costly silicone gaskets or insert them into housings are no longer required with 2-shot STK thermoplastic elastomers from Elastocon TPE Technologies, Inc. Developed expressly with high flow properties in a wide range of hardnesses – 40 Shore A to 90 Shore A – the new […] Read more » News for plastics industry Plastics News Plastics News Portal Plastics raw materials Recycled Plastic Material