Braskem has introduced new line of green low-density polyethylene (LDPE), which is used primarily in plastic packaging and films and will complement the company’s Green Plastics. According to the thermoplastic resin producer, annual ...
Tags: Braskem, Green LDPE Line, Plastic Packaging
Thermoplastic resins producer in the US Braskem has announced the launch of recyclable, polyethylene (PE) caps for carbonated beverages. According to the company, the launch complements its product portfolio for the beverage segment, ...
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A tanker carrying around 10,000 mt (12,680 cu m) of ethanol loading in the west coast of Central America is due for arrival in the European ports of Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp by late May, according to a shipping report by broker SPI ...
Tags: Ethanol Shipment, Chemicals
Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers (TNPL) has announced plans to invest INR12bn ($222m) to set up a new packaging board manufacturing unit in Tiruchi District. The 200,000t per annum plant, which will come up on 989-acre land, will produce ...
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Preceding days On the eighth day of the lunar month prior to Chinese New Year, a traditional porridge known as làbāzhōu is served in remembrance "of an ancient festival, called Là, that occurred shortly after the ...
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Chemical Marketing and Economics (CM&E), the business and investment group of the American Chemical Society’s New York Section (ACS NY), has awarded Marcelo Odebrecht, president and CEO of Odebrecht S.A., has been honored with the ...
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New appointments to strengthen UK and international teams as Solarcentury expands to new markets. Bertrand Belben, Director of International Business Development – Bertrand joins Solarcentury as it embarks on a programme of ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Classification Liquor Chinese liquor, which is one of the six world-famous varieties of spirits (the other five being brandy, whisky, rum, vodka, and gin), has a more complicated production method and can be made from various staples - ...
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The price of hydrous ethanol in Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest fuel market, snapped a five-week slide in the week ended April 9 due to stronger demand following the Easter break, agricultural think tank Cepea said Tuesday. Hydrous ethanol, ...
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This week sees the official launch of a highly innovative initiative supported by Ecover and Closed Loop Recycling, which sees waste plastic being collected from the seas around the UK by EU fishermen and sent to the UK for recycling at ...
Tags: Project, Plastic Packaging, Oceans
Pittsburgh-based safety equipment manufacturer MSA, the largest producer of industrial hard hats in North America and other regions, continually looks for ways to innovate and improve a product worn every day by construction workers, ...
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Minister for Mines and Energy Edison Lobao said Wednesday the proportion of ethanol added to gasoline would be increased from 20% to 25% on May 1. Speaking to reporters in Brasilia following a meeting with Finance Minister Guido ...
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 1/16/2013 4:02:05 PM U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and university cooperators have developed a biodegradable plastic that could be used in disposable food ...
Tags: Food Packaging, Packaging, Printing
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR)would investigate the issue related to developing Bt cotton from a gene patented by a US firm,raised by the Sopory panel,S Ayappan,director general of ICAR has said. Speaking to media ...
Tags: Bt cotton, ICAR, Sopory Panel
Speech by the Chairman of the Autonomous Region Guangxi has the most convenient land and ocean channels to south-east Asian countries and Pacific countries, many favorable policies and the most diversified and richest natural resources. ...
Tags: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, survey, economy, investment