The UAE's Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange, or DGCX, and China's Dalian Commodity Exchange, or DCE, announced Wednesday that they will simultaneously launch their respective polypropylene futures contracts on February 28. "The ...
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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 ...
With the new vacuum pump Mink MV 1202 A, Busch has again expanded its series of Mink claw vacuum pumps. With 950 cubic metres per hour for operation at 50 Hz and with 1150 cubic metres for 60 Hz-operation this is now the largest industrial ...
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As the clock ticks on a May 31 deadline to submit conflict mineral reports to the federal government, some in the plastics industry are wondering how the new law aimed at addressing a humanitarian crisis in Africa applies to them. The ...
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The "UK Energy: Will Supply Equal Demand?" seminar will examine the risk to the plastics industry of energy blackouts and will also look at future energy perspectives and prospects. It will give practical advice to companies on what to do ...
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Advanced Molding Technologies Advanced Molding Technologies LLC nears completion of a two-year expansion at its Circle Pines, Minn., plant. Advanced Molding Technologies LLC is nearing completion of a $3.5 million, two-year expansion at ...
Clariant recently announced the intention to acquire Plastichemix Industries, a masterbatch business in India, located in Vadodara with production facilities in Rania, Kalol and Nandesari in Gujarat (India). Plastichemix Industries is a ...
Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) will collaborate with American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Plastics division to work on issues like recycling and growth opportunities of rigid packaging. Under the partnership, the ACC's Rigid ...
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Marking machines is of much importance to the people. With the help of the marking machine one will be able to make good use of the facility and type important things on the aircraft and other such important places. The increased usage of ...
In pursuance of the Jute Packaging Material Act, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved mandatory use of jute in packaging for the jute year 2013-14, which runs from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. As per the ...
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The supply of recycled material is not the issue; demand for recycled material has to be created by innovation in the sector. I recently presented a selection of the packaging-related outputs of BFF's work with Defra to develop a UK Soft ...
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The global glass market is expected to be the largest consumer and driver of soda ash business to 2018 and beyond. Global soda ash demand is expected to increase from around 55m tpa today to more than 65m tpa by 2018, while the capacity ...
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Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem will expand its domestic linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) production capacity with an investment of about BRL50m ($23m). With the expansion, the LLDPE production is expected to increase by ...
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Adding Quality to Material Handling Equipment Production Leading material handling equipment manufacturer Anderson-Crane Co. has installed a waterjet cutting system? from ?Jet Edge Inc. at its fabrication facility in Litchfield, MN. With ...
Arkema places innovation at the heart of its development strategy. The consecration of its intense R&D policy, for the third consecutive year Arkema ranks among the "Top 100 innovative organizations and companies” in the world, as ...
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