A new research at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in US has found that biodegradable plastics used to make packaging can release large amounts of methane gas when they decay fast in landfills. NCSU doctoral student James Levis, ...
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,16 commodities increased in prices, 24 fell and 60 remained unchanged on 29/11/2012.The largest rises were Potassium chloride (0.56%),Xylene (0.54%),Wheat (0.45%),while the ...
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Gaoger Machinery in China has presented the new "Eco|Save|Pack" packaging which will be produced on the new CUT 120 horizontal cartoning machine. The new packaging protects the goods from transportation hazards due to storage in ...
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According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Global Oleochemicals Market (Glycerine, Fatty Acids, Fatty Alcohols), Downstream Application Potential, 2010 - 2018", the global market for oleochemicals was ...
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Netherlands-based Purac, a provider of lactic acid based bioplastics, has sponsored the Perpetual Plastic Project to show how to recycle Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) bioplastic. Purac bioplastics marketing director Fran ois Bie said the ...
Germany-based plastics processing machinery specialist, Krauss Maffei said it has provided a cost-effective spin-platen injection molding solution to Rowenta-Werke's production line in France. Rowenta wanted a solution for a new steam ...
Two South Australian automotive suppliers have won $1.18 million funding in the first handouts as part of the new $30 million Automotive New Markets Program. Precise Global and Quality Plastics and Tooling qualified for funding under the ...
Taipei, Nov. 6, 2012 (CENS)--The four major member firms of Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) racked up total revenue of NT$133.386 billion in October, up 4.5% sequentially. Of the four firms, Formosa Chemicals & Fibre had the best performance, ...
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It seems like many companies are looking for new ways to change the way we think about technology and the packages that they come in. Wood has been a timeless construction material used to create almost anything, so why not our modern day ...
A supplier can invoke a force majeure clause if unforeseen circumstances impact on its ability to deliver against a contract. Force majeure is a legal term. The Oxford Dictionary definition describes the term as the ...
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Taipei, Nov. 1, 2012 (CENS)--The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics (DGBAS) revised downward, for the ninth time, its forecast for Taiwan's economic growth this year to 1.05% yesterday (Oct. 31). The DGBAS alerted ...
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Banking on the stimulus measures introduced by the world’s leading economies, which are expected to enhance demand, Taiwan foresees its petrochemical output value for the fourth quarter (Q4) of current year to be 7.6 percent higher ...
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At the same time, Coca Cola is opening a new plant in the country, located in Heidelberg, southeast of Johannesburg which will fill Coca Cola's Valpré Spring water using the recyclable packaging. The 100% recyclable ...
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According to reports on Ghana TV [GTV], the recycling plant is being built by ZoomLion Ghana, at Adjenkotoku, a suburb of Accra [capital of Ghana]. A ZoomLion spokesman told reporters that the facility would cost 40m pounds and be the ...
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Bond Innoventure is based in Thailand. The firm selected the Skyline square-shaped HDPE bottle from M&H’s portfolio of standard products which is topped off with a large square flip-top cap. Kritaphol Bond, founder of Bond ...
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