Westlake Chemical Corporation reported net income for the three months ended December 31, 2012 of $95.3 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, compared to net income of $26.4 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, reported for the fourth ...
SIBUR International GmbH trading company has registered subsidiaries in Turkey and Ukraine. SIBUR International Trading Istanbul and SIBUR International Trading Kiev, with offices in the respective capitals, will trade in basic polymers. ...
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Asia's polymer market has shrugged off China's new preferential import duties for polyethylene from some countries, as the minimum price for the tax reduction to kick in is seen as too high and trade flows from these nations are almost ...
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Printing on to polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) plastic labels at around 100mm per second, the latest Allen 40/25 Hot Foil Coder is operating intermittently on the Sisley production line in France to produce 120 items per minute for ...
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The Integrated Packaging Group (IPG) has completed the acquisition of the business and assets of three major Amcor Flexibles Packaging Plants. The plants, in the outer Sydney suburbs of Cheltenham, Chester Hill and Kirrawee, produce ...
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The industry's lightest 64-oz hot-fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle establishes a new standard for the size category. The unique stock container for juices and teas from Amcor Rigid Plastics delivers major sustainability ...
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An independent survey conducted by Asian Glass magazine, of 47 selected consumers from across the MENA region, has revealed glass packaging is the overwhelming first choice of consumers for preserving the quality, purity, and taste of ...
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Hendrix Molded Products is introducing its Cradle-to-Cradle recycling program for the return and recycling of its HPI polyethylene insulators products constructed using #2 recyclable plastic. Familiar household products made from High ...
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Nampak Plastics, a leading producer of plastic milk bottles, has claimed to have developed the world’s lightest ever four-pint high density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle. The bottle, which is currently being trailed with a number of ...
Headworks BIO Inc. has been awarded a contract by Claude Resources Inc. to supply its Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) technology to treat underground mine water at the Seabee Gold Mine in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Headworks BIO is ...
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When you've spent countless hours and considerable expense to make your backyard look its very best, the right patio furniture adds the perfect finishing touch, allowing you to sit back, relax and enjoy the results of all your hard work in ...
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Nampak Plastics has created the new four-pint high density polyethylene (HDPE) milk bottle Infini, which weighs in at just 32g. According to the UK-based plastic milk bottles producer, the bottle is currently undergoing trials with a ...
Plastic packaging producer Amcor Rigid Plastics has developed the new 64oz hot fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for juices and teas. The new lightest stock container uses novel design, tooling and process technologies to cut ...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Flexible Film Recycling Group (FFRG), and GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The ...
European monoethylene glycol spot prices moved higher in the week to Friday as the turnaround season in Europe approaches and as Asian prices increased, sources said. FCA prices were assessed Friday Eur10/mt ($13.6/mt) higher on the week ...