Further to Josh Brooks’ comments in The Answer To The Litter Problem Is Simple: Stop Littering (Packaging News, Monday, January 20) we at LINPAC Packaging would like to add our own views on the issues surrounding litter and the ...
CCurrently, space based telescopes are limited by their size and weight, particularly regarding the mirror—using rockets for delivery is very restrictive—there are both size and cost issues involved. To possibly get around that ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, telescopes, Instruments, Meters
In the recently published study, the market research institute Ceresana comprehensively analyzes and describes the development of the global market for styrene. Styrene is an important product in the petrochemical industry and used to ...
Hong Kong-based Styron on Thursday raised the prices of its general purpose polystyrene and high-impact polystyrene grades by $50/mt due to rising production costs. The notice did not disclose the previous or revised prices. The company ...
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Researchers in China have developed a selective area epitaxy (SAE) approach to create nanopyramids of nitride semiconductor 'white' light-emitting diodes (LEDs) without using phosphors [Kui Wu et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol103, p241107, ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, LED
Some tiny or microscopic samples or specimens of botanical or chemical or biological areas of science studies may need to be safely transported and carried or sent across laboratories. If they are not live, they can be applied on glass ...
Americas Styrenics LLC will raise its polystyrene pricing 3 cents/lb ($66.14/mt) January 1, according to a letter the company sent to customers Tuesday and Platts obtained Thursday. Higher feedstock styrene pricing has caused the push for ...
US-based food-grade recycled PET or rPET producer CarbonLite has installed Buhler's SORTEX Sorting Technology to increase its output quality to near-perfect purity. Bühler's technology has the ability to conduct simultaneous, ...
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Polyurethane foam is a thermosetting polymer polymer, which is an excellent insulation material. Its general walls, high bond strength base material, without any adhesives and anchors. Die casting process using field, rigid polyurethane ...
Scientists at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed new agricultural waste blends that can be used for protective packaging. The new blends are claimed to be biodegradable and are used in custom packaging products to ...
The price spread between imported styrene monomer, on a CFR China basis, and domestic SM widened to almost a nine-month high of $54.40/mt on Tuesday, due to stronger prices of SM and benzene in overseas markets, Platts data shows. On ...
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UK-based packaging firm Sirane has announced that around 11 days additional in-store shelf-life has been achieved by an overseas customer during mushroom trials, by using its Sira-Flex Resolve film. The mushrooms, which were packed in ...
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Tatra Pak has invested $337,000 (208,000) in the project which will create a stock preparation factory producing concentrated pulp and separates for PolyAl (polystyrene and aluminium). The company said there was a need for a dedicated ...
Polystyrene foam containers manufacturer Ecopax is reportedly completing expansion of its Easton facility in Pennsylvania, US with an estimated investment of about $3.7m. As part of the expansion, the company is expected to have installed ...
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BASF will present numerous solutions in the area of sustainable housing and construction at the BATIMAT trade fair in Paris Nord Villepinte. Based at Hall 5A/stand D34, the company will showcase products to raise energy efficiency, reduce ...
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