Finland-based packaging firm Huhtamki Oyj has sold its Italian subsidiary Huhtamaki to polystyrene packaging manufacturer Diesse for €5m. The sale includes the rigid plastic manufacturing units in Settimo Torinese, Sant'Ilario d'Enza ...
Tags: Rigid Plastic, Packaging
EFI, a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, announced that Machesney-based Interstate Graphics (IGI) has become the first customer to install the new EFI VUTEk GS Pro-TF thermoforming system, a UV printer and ink ...
Tags: digital printing, UV printer
US-based fast food franchise McDonald’s is all set to replace polystyrene foam hot beverage cups with paper-made cups at all its 14,000 restaurants. The move is a result of a shareholder resolution presented by an advocacy group As ...
Tags: Paper-Made Cups, Packaging
The Glass-Safe tray can easily and safely transport glasses and bottles of varying sizes, says creator Chris Holloway Entrepreneur Chris Holloway, creator of the CardSafe concept, has launched a new style tray which enables bar and ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Americas Styrenics has declared force majeure on polystyrene resin after a power outage at its plant in Torrance, Calif. The Sept. 15 outage was "a total power failure," PS business director Tim Barnette said in a Sept. 17 statement. ...
Tags: Polystyrene, Styrenics
The Perstorp Group, a producer of specialty chemicals, will exhibit its next generation co-polyester called Akestraat at K Fair 2013. The company has partnered with Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to develop and distribute Akestraat plastic ...
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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
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 ...
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
It is now more than 400 years since the first recorded printed labels were being produced. At that time they would have been printed on hand-made paper using relief letterpress type or images cut into wood or metal, with impression pressure ...
Tags: Label Printing, Packaging, Printing
San Jose, California City Council is set to restrict the use of polystyrene foam packaging for serving food. The ordinance would ban the use of such packaging by restaurants and other local foodservice operators. The actions of the City ...
Advantek, Inc., a global leader in delivering advanced carrier tape solutions, has completed the move of its Shanghai operations to a larger new facility. expanded factory is double the size of the old plant, and built in response to ...
Tags: Carrier Tape, LED
There are various companies and individual dealers that are looking for Plastic Machine Service these days. These services are certainly useful in varied number of ways. It is because of these services that extensive varieties of plastic ...
Noise is frequently irritating and has a negative effect on the nervous system, on comfort and on work performance. At a level of just 40 decibels, which corresponds to low radio noise, concentration can be reduced by 20-30%. ...
Tags: Warp-Knitted Textiles
A team of Harvard material scientists has engineered a coating for glass that makes it self-cleaning and scratch resistant. It means that not only will you never have to rub down your glasses again, but huge amounts of money and energy ...
Tags: Construction, Glass