Suffolk-based Spectra Packaging has introduced an "environmentally friendly biopolymer" to its range of products. According to the company, it can now offer its customers plastic packaging made from ethanol from sugarcane as opposed to ...
US spot ethylene was hovering at three-month low levels Friday, trading midday as low as 51.50 cents/lb MtB Williams pipe for September delivery on the back of what market sources said was improved availability. Recent unplanned ...
While the flexibility and durability of plastic PET bottles have made them popular with manufacturers and consumers, recycling these bottles has proven to be a challenge. PET bottles typically require dense shrink sleeve labels that often ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
Holfeld Plastics has extended its product range with the launch of a new 30mm recycled polyethylene terephthalate (r-PET) deep burger tray. The new tray has been developed using about 85% recyclate in barrier materials APET or APET/PE in ...
Tags: Burger Tray, Holfeld
Packaging solutions provider Roberts PolyPro will unveil its two pack high-density polyethylene (HDPE) handles for gallon jugs at Pack Expo 2013 to be held from 23-25 September 2013 in Las Vegas. The new handles are said to offer 26% ...
Tags: Roberts Polypro, HDPE Handles, Gallon Jugs
Dow Corning Corporation has been awarded a patent for a method of forming an antireflective coating (ARC) on an electronic device comprised of applying to an electronic device an ARC composition comprised of a silsesquioxane resin having ...
Tags: Antireflective Coating, Coating
Almatec has designed its Futur Series Pneumatic Diaphragm Pumps for use in specific chemical supply and circulation applications in the semiconductor industry. Realizing the importance of reliable and contamination-free pump performance in ...
Taiwan's packaging machinery industry has been developed over the decades by local companies using skills and know-how learned from overseas, initially with the aim of replacing imports. The industry went on to become an exporter, and many ...
Tags: Packaging Machine
Mainly due to uneven recovery and ongoing systemic problems in global economies along with depreciating Japanese yen against the greenback, Taiwan's plastic and rubber machine industry experienced declining exports during the first half of ...
Tags: Plastic Extruders
The Importance of Installing High Quality Dam Liners Dam liners are essential for preventing water loss from reservoirs and ponds; however it is essential that high quality dam liners are purchased if a long term waterproof solution is ...
StelKast, a manufacturer and distributor of orthopedic implants for knee replacement and hip replacement, has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market EXp for the Proven Gen-Flex total knee system. ...
Tags: Stelkast, Total Knee System
USG Corporation has introduced its new DUROCK Shower System, a fully-bonded waterproofing system for tiled shower installations designed to control moisture independently of the tile covering, while creating a solid base for a long-lasting ...
Linpac Packaging, a UK-based food packaging manufacturer, has unveiled a hinged box Vertiwrap, which extends its new Freshware range for sweet and savory foods. Made from crystal clear recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET), Vertiwrap ...
Total intends to invest €160 million before 2016 to adapt its petrochemical platform in Carling, in the Lorraine region of eastern France, and to restore its competitiveness. Total plans indeed to develop new activities on the ...
Tags: Petrochemical Platform, Textile
The annual amount of carbon reduction as a result of recycling glass containers in Taiwan is about 1,000 times the carbon dioxide absorption of Taipei's Daan Forest Park, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said yesterday. ...
Tags: Glass Recycling, Glass, Construction