Bridgestone Americas (BSAM) has opened its new $100m Americas Technical Center in Akron, Ohio, US, to develop advanced tire technologies. The company said that the new facility has been built with the help of a variety of products from ...
As one of the leading companies in the production of fabric repellency treatments, Clariant has increased its capacity to produce next-generation fluorochemicals at its plant in Gendorf, Germany. With an investment of 8 million euros ...
Tags: textile manufacturers, textile market, textile industry
Single-use carrier bag usage in the UK increased by 5% to 6.4bn during January 2010 to December 2010 compared to 6.1bn in June 2009 to May 2010, according to the Waste and Resources Action Proramme (WRAP). The growth came after several ...
Tags: Carrier Bag, virgin polymer, single-use bags
Xeros Ltd., the UK innovator responsible for the development of “virtually waterless” laundry cleaning, has set its sights on the North American commercial laundry industry, starting in New England. On August 20, 2012 the Xeros ...
Tags: laundry sector, environmentally friendly cleaning system
Bioplastics maker NatureWorks announced that Sulzer, a Swiss industrial engineering and manufacturing firm, has shipped its proprietary production equipment to NatureWorks’ Blair, Nebraska facility that will enable the company to ...
German adhesives provider HB Fuller will introduce its new Swifttak range of water-based labeling adhesives developed to address modern labeling needs for plastic and glass containers. The containers may be returnable or one-way, use ...
Tags: Labeling Adhesives, modern labeling, industrial labeling
Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals has received US patent for combining retinoic acid with its patented polymer delivery system, Invisicare. The patent issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) under the name of "Methods ...
Tags: Skinvisible, combining retinoic acid, USPTO
Turkish petrochemical producer Petkim posted Tuesday a second consecutive increase in its list prices, industry sources said. It followed a similar announcement last week. Low density polyethylene and high density PE film prices were ...
Tags: company news, Polymer, LDPE
Global specialty chemicals company Eastman has added the new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer, Aspira One to its portfolio of resins, which can be used for beverage packaging applications. Molded for electron beam melting (EBM) ...
Arkema Coating Resins is showcasing one of the industry's broadest technology and business offerings at ChinaCoat 2012,November 28-30.The Arkema booth is located in Hall 10.2,Booth E25-32.On display will be products spanning almost every ...
Dexmet Corporation, the manufacturer of precision expanded metals, foils and polymers, has added a high performance polymer to its PolyGrid® portfolio. According to Dexmet, this was driven by the need to provide solutions for ...
Tags: precision expanded metals, foils, polymers, filtration
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
US-based DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymer's latest online modeling tool is designed to help packaging engineers and designers identify the appropriate sealant and to explore ways to handle sealing challenges. The new tool used in ...
The 3rd annual RISE 2012 Conference held October 23-25,2012 at the Hilton Baltimore in Baltimore,Maryland,brought together the global nonwovens/engineered materials value chain for two days of thought-provoking,boundary expanding ...
Italy-based bio-polymer firm Novamont has demonstrated its eco-friendly bio-plastic bag in India that may replace polythene bag in the retail markets in the country. The Supreme Court of India has recommended the government to take strict ...
Tags: Biodegradable Plastic Bags, polythene bag, plastic pouches