Reuters reported that 5 international engineering firms have bid to build 50,000 tonnes per year polyacetal plant at Ibn Sina an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation. SABIC said in 2010 the project, producing a plastic which is ...
Tags: polyacetal plant, plastic waste, steel construction, car industry
New website for nationwide commercial and hospital laundry supplier of recyclable soiled linen bags and hamper stands combines best features of mobile-friendly device-aware and device-agnostic RWD. MIAMI BEACH, FL, December 08, 2012 ...
A UK-based recyclers group BPF (British Plastics Federation) that includes Jayplas, Eco Plastics and CK Polymers has called for splitting the recycling target for plastics, as it has made the UK heavily dependent on export markets for its ...
Tags: Responsibility System, plastic waste, plastic recycling
The Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) has launched a MAR600,000 ($0.18m) public education campaign aimed at reducing litter. MPMA said its campaign would rely on newspaper advertisements and printed plastic shopping bags ...
Tags: Plastic Waste, education campaign, bag ban
NextLife Asset Recovery Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NextLife Enterprise is all set to open a new headquarters and processing facility in Rogers, Arkansas, US with an investment of more than $10m. Post-consumer plastics will be ...
Tags: Plastics Processing Facility, plastic waste, sustainable resins
The Science for Environment Policy by the European Commission (EC) has published a new report which presents the guidelines for environment-friendly plastic design and the development of biodegradable plastics. As large amounts of plastic ...
Tags: environment-friendly plastic, biodegradable plastics, plastic products
Travel goods products manufacturer Olivet International and global manufacturer of sustainable plastic resins NextLife have formed a strategic alliance to further the goals of sustainability on a global scale. The partnership also aims to ...
Tags: Sustainable Initiative, Travel goods products, sustainable plastic
A few weeks ago, my friends from Staples sent me some environmentally friendly items to review, including this Staples 4GB Bamboo USB Flash Drive. I am a big fan of the clean and simple look that you get with bamboo products, so lets take ...
Only around 7 percent of plastic waste in the United States gets recycled, estimates the Environmental Protection Agency. Several attempts at turning plastic into oil have been made in the past with not much success, but a new start-up ...
Tags: plastic waste, Oil, Chemicals
The year 2012 has not been the same for all of Taiwan`s plastic extrusion machine suppliers.During this period of global economic uncertainty,some suppliers have had an increase in contract orders while others have seen a decline in ...
Tags: Taiwan, plastic extrusion machine, economy
Santa Cruz sailing captain Jim Holm was disgusted with what he was seeing in the oceans he loved. Although the images of strewn plastic in the ocean are becoming more widespread on the Internet these days, with animals dying from ingesting ...
Tags: Plastic
The Plastics Environmental Council (PEC) has announced the sponsorship of a research study to produce the first standard specification for the landfill biodegradation of petroleum- and natural gas-derived plastics that have been treated ...
Tags: plastics additives