The findings from a trial funded by Waste & Resources Action Program (Wrap) indicate it could soon be possible to recycle almost all domestic plastic packaging waste. According to Wrap, despite more than 300,000 metric tons of plastic ...
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Tightness in raw material supplies has sent North American prices for PET bottle resin up by an average of 4 cent per pound since Sept. 1. Paraxylene feedstock, in particular, has been in tight supply, according to buyers contacted recently ...
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E-Line detectors owe their speed of installation to an array of innovative features including the unique End of Line(EoL)concept,the popular'snap-in'cover and a removable'clip on and off'terminal block. Designed with installers in ...
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A world exclusive process from SAS Agami, a company set up in Vitré, France, in 2009, debuted at Interpack 2011 in Düsseldorf in May. The Roll N Blow bottle thermoforming process was presented by French filling and capping ...
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If you're weighing the pros and cons of a laminate floor, we've got the "pros" all laid out for you here. 1. Laminate floors can look like real hardwood. Many homeowners prefer the wood look because it creates a feeling of warmth and ...
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The MFI test is used widely among the various segments of the plastics industry. The difficulty is that any two labs can easily come up with different results, making it difficult to determine whether a material meets a desired MFI spec. ...
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The Coca-Cola Co in Japan has decided to opt for LED lighting in all new purchases of vending machines for beverage products in cans and PET bottles, starting from 2012. The company claims that its annual power consumption for vending ...
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The Coca-Cola Co in Japan has decided to opt for LED lighting in all new purchases of vending machines for beverage products in cans and PET bottles, starting from 2012. The company claims that its annual power consumption for vending ...
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LED Eco Lights has made a deal to supply its recently-launched GoodlightTM range LED lighting for all new and existing Pets Corner stores throughout the UK. Pets Corner is a chain of premium quality pet stores occupying key niche locations ...
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LED Eco Lights has made a deal to supply its recently-launched GoodlightTM range LED lighting for all new and existing Pets Corner stores throughout the UK. Pets Corner is a chain of premium quality pet stores occupying key niche ...
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Less than a year after its introduction to the marketplace, a recycled PET sheet for signage and food-contact applications also may to help a growing Washington state firm capitalize on recent regulatory developments in PET packaging. The ...
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Eastman Chemical Co. sees big opportunities in China for its bisphenol A-free Tritan copolyester materials, as Beijing follows Canada and the European Union to ban BPA in baby bottles, and Chinese parents scramble to find safer ...
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DuPont's 23rd Awards for Packaging Innovation has honoured new developments from global brand giants such as Gillette, Coca Cola, and Intel, Glaxo Smith Kline and Heinz - and their packaging partners. "The nominees and winners this year ...
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The National Hardware Show in Las Vegas is the leading time & place based face-to-face, sourcing, trading and learning event for the highly fragmented $343 Billion dollar US "home after market", i.E.;All the products sold for the home, ...
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Both the Italian's firm, operating in the plastic processing machine automation sector, complete the Negri Bossi injection machine range. Sytrama, based in Vignate in the province of Milan, makes beam robots and side-entry robots. With over ...
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