US-based Clear Lam is rolling out its second bio-based resin for container packaging, besides developing a film-based flexible, stackable container product line, with an aim to replace rigid plastic bottles, glass jars and metal cans. ...
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Invista has entered into a development agreement with biotechnology firm LanzaTech for bio-based butadiene, a chemical used in the production of various plastics. The companies will jointly work on projects to develop one-step and ...
Plastic packaging producer in the US, Amcor Rigid Plastics is set to develop its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) wine bottles with both synthetic and natural corks. The addition of corks to the PET wine bottles makes them look like ...
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Rigid plastic packaging producer Amcor Rigid Plastics and Italian manufacturer of compression molding equipment, Sacmi have announced the commercialization of the Compression Blow Forming (CBF) machine for the production of rigid HDPE ...
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The increase in production of electric vehicles (EV) is expected to rise 80% until 2017, which will lead to jump in demand for plastics used in EVs, according to a report. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Strategic Analysis of Plastics ...
US manufacturer of rigid and flexible packaging materials Clear Lam Packaging has developed new, renewable packaging for Lactalis American Group’s Precious Sticksters brands. The Precious Sticksters package made on horizontal form, ...
US-based uniform company Cintas Corporation has developed new line of shirts made from recycled plastic bottles for casino workers. The company uses technology that convert plastics into a fibre that can then be woven into fabric to make ...
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Biome Technologies has announced that it will sell its 50% stake in Biotec to Sphere, for £5.2m in cash. The UK-based bio-plastics company said the sale will allow it to focus on its strategy to develop high margin, application led ...
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Japan-based ECO Research Institute (ERI) has developed a new method to turn shredded paper into a greener paper-plastic composite and Michigan Molecular Institute is helping to bring the technology to the US. The company has developed a ...
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Innovation company Milliken will demonstrate innovations, which focus on the sustainability and pertain to product quality challenges faced by plastics processors and brand owners in the emerging markets of Eurasia, at Plast Eurasia 2012. ...
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has announced a net profit of SR 6.31 billion for Q3 2012, as against SR 8.19 billion in the same period last year, a decrease of 23 percent, and an increase of 19 percent as against SR 5.30 ...
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Toshiba Machine has announced that it has buying India’s injection molding machine producers, L&T Plastics Machinery, in a bid to expand its presence. The details of the transaction were not disclosed, according to Plastic News. ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,17 commodities increased in prices, 26 fell and 57 remained unchanged on 28/11/2012.The largest rises were Soybean meal (1.29%),Nickel (0.90%),Benzene (0.40%),while the ...
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New Zealand-based coffee roaster, Caffe Prima will launch its fully compostable foil bags made from wood pulp and corn starch by Convex Plastics in Canada. Caffe Prima owner Geoff Johnson said the new Econic coffee packets have been made ...
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In November, Cargotec secured a breakthrough contract for two large Siwertell coal unloaders from Formosa Petrochemical Corporation part of the Formosa Plastics Group. The unloaders will be the largest that Cargotec has delivered so far and ...