Solar Gard® a company of Saint-Gobain and global leader in the development, manufacturing and distribution of specialty films and backsheet materials, opened its new facility in Qingdao, China, today. Located in the Shandong province, ...
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Scholle has announced the sale of its Vacumet Plastics Division in Austell, Georgia to Indian Polyester film producer Polyplex’s US subsidiary, as part of an agreement. The acquisition, which is expected to close in July 2012, is ...
Tags: Vacumet Plastics, packaging solutions, bag-in-box packaging
US-based bioscience social enterprise Green Dot has developed a bioplastic which is a better alternative to the petroleum based elastomeric packaging materials, which will be showcased on 28-31 October at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago. Green ...
Tags: Compostable Elastomeric Bioplastic, Packaging Applications, bio-resins
Plastic packaging products manufacturer in the US, AEP Industries has announced that the company, along with its Canadian subsidiary AEP Canada has agreed to acquire the films business from Transco Plastics Industries for about $5.3m. The ...
Investment company Ludgate Environmental Fund (LEF) has announced its participation in a funding round into plastic bottle recycler PlasticsECO to finance continued expansion over 2013. According to LEF, ECO Plastics is raising a total of ...
Tags: recycler, plastic bottle, ECO plastics, Coca-Cola, rPET pellet
Were we not promised super-thin bendable, flexible and rollable organic LED (OLED) displays? Phones like Samsung's Galaxy and HTC's Desire have shown us that the rigid versions can deliver stunning images. So where are those flexies? It ...
German manufacturer of processing plastics machinery Krauss Maffei has unveiled its new KMD53 K/P conical twin screw extruders, an addition to the company's series of extruders for the medium output range. The new KMD53 K/P has the ...
Tags: Conical Screw Extruders, plastics machinery, screw extruders
The Nova Paint Club has elected Michael Dayan, CEO of Tambour, Israel's leading paint company, to be its new president, replacing Joao Serrenho of CIN Group. The Nova Paint Club, which has ten member companies operating in 80 countries, ...
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The Lubrizol, a specialty chemical company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Spain-based Lipotec, a developer of personal care ingredients. Under the agreement, Lipotec will take over cosmetic active ingredients business and its ...
Tags: personal care ingredients, personal care products and pharmaceuticals
Shuttleworth has announced the launch of its new chain-driven conveyors, which can maintain product stability at a speed increase of 67% and can reach speeds up to 500FPM. Shuttleworth senior plastics R&D engineer Klaus Daenzer said the ...
Tags: Packaging Conveyors, chain-driven conveyors, backpressure technology
US-based Shuttleworth, a division of Pro Mach has launched a new chain-driven conveyor for packaging lines. The conveyor is capable of reaching speeds up to 500 feet-per-minute (FPM) while maintaining product stability. According to the ...
What is the interplay between sustainability and industry's ever-greater environmental responsibility?What steps should firms take in response to the new geo-economic realignment of the planet?What strategic choices must be adopted given ...
Tags: man-made fibres, sustainability, sales, competitiveness
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,27 commodities increased in prices, 33 fell and 40 remained unchanged on 03/12/2012.The largest rises were Nickel (2.95%),Hydrochloric acid (2.94%),Bromine (1.27%),while ...
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Continental's rubber and plastics division ContiTech has acquired automotive air conditioning business of Mobile Climate Systems division of Parker Hannifin. The automotive air conditioning business manufactures refrigerant control and ...
Tags: ContiTech, automotive air conditioning, Mobile Climate Systems
A UK-based recyclers group BPF (British Plastics Federation) that includes Jayplas, Eco Plastics and CK Polymers has called for splitting the recycling target for plastics, as it has made the UK heavily dependent on export markets for its ...
Tags: Responsibility System, plastic waste, plastic recycling