plastics
Jul 2nd, 2010
Modern Polypropylene Packages Have High Technical Characteristics and Maximal Convenience in Use
With the global economy starting to recover in the second half of 2009, the polypropylene (PP) usage level will reach 2007 usage levels sometime in 2010. Global polypropylene usage growth will average 3.7% per year for the next five years.
Polypropylene industry is witnessing emergence of new PP companies, and the change of roles on the...
Apr 15th, 2010
EFSA to Provide Comprehensive Overview on Bisphenol A Safety by end May
BPA is permitted for use in food contact materials in the European Union, under Commission Directive 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 relating to plastic materials and articles intending to come into contact with foodstuffs. It is also permitted for food contact use in other countries such as the USA and Japan.
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a...
Mar 10th, 2010
Recycling of non-bottle rigid plastics in USA
The American Chemistry Council recently released the 2008 report on the collection and recycling of post-consumer non-bottle rigid plastics across the United States. The report, found that in 2008, over 361 million lbs of post-consumer rigid plastics were collected for recycling nationwide, an increase of nearly 11% from 2007. Also, in North American markets, much...
Jan 22nd, 2010
German Biopolymer Supplier FKuR Opens US Office
German biopolymer supplier FKuR has opened an office near Austin, Texas, to serve customers in the US and Canada.
The Cedar Park operation, FKuR Plastics Corp (the name is pronounced Ef-Cur), currently has one employee, but the office will add two more workers within 90 days.
“We started a small marketing campaign. Business is good,” said Steven...
Jan 20th, 2010
US demand for extruded plastics projected to grow to 34 bln lbs in 2013
Demand for extruded plastics in the US is projected to grow 2.6% pa to 34 bln lbs in 2013, valued at US$23 bln (resin content only) as per Freedonia. Resins will account for 40% of the US$59 bln final product cost. Gains will be driven by extrusion’s cost efficiency, processing ease and high volume uses,...
Dec 29th, 2009
Plantic inks deal to improve biodegradable plastic supply chain
Australian manufacturer of corn-based bioplastics announces plans for new manufacturing facility
Plantic Technologies, the Australia-based developer of biodegradable plastics made from plants, has announced plans for a new US manufacturing facility designed to reduce the cost of its production procesess.
The company has signed a deal to relocate one of its manufacturing lines to the premises of...
Nov 25th, 2008
PET Oxi-biodegradation technology to cut down waste
As per National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), barely 23.5% of PET bottles were recycled in the USA in 2006, representing a drop of over 16% over 10 years. Introduction of Reverte technology can help countries with conventionally low recycling levels to reduce waste. UK-based Wells Plastics has adapted its technology for use in...
Nov 10th, 2008
New Synthesis Approach Could Create More Durable and Elastic Materials
In the not-so-distant future, plastics could be more durable and rubbers could be more … well … rubbery thanks to a novel new approach to polymer synthesis discovered by Texas Tech University organic chemists.
In research slated for publication in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the scientists demonstrated what principal investigator Michael Mayer refers...
Nov 10th, 2008
Dow and SABIC Announce Start Up of World’s Largest UNIPOL™ PP Train
MIDLAND, MI and AL JUBAIL, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — Dow Technology Licensing, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated affiliates (Dow), and Saudi European Petrochemical Co. (IBN ZAHR), a Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) Joint Venture, announced the start-up of the world’s single largest polypropylene (PP) train. The facility is...
Oct 23rd, 2008
New Highly Transparent LSR Types for Automotive LED Lens Systems
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY — Momentive Performance Materials presents a new line of highly transparent liquid silicon rubber (LSR) for innovative optical applications. These new materials are characterised by their high transparency (up to 95%), low opaqueness and excellent physical stability. Therefore the material is of interest for the manufacture of ancillary LED lenses in the automotive...
Oct 21st, 2008
High-Precision Polymer Analyses at LANXESS
LEVERKUSEN — The Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG has now opened a laboratory for dynamic-mechanical analyses (DMA) within its Polymer Testing department. Here, polymer analytical measurements can be carried out which enable determination of the properties and characteristics of plastics and elastomers. This is required, for example, to...
Oct 21st, 2008
Piber Produces Stronger Packaging Containers Faster with Bormod™ from Borealis
Italian food packaging specialist Piber Group is using Bormod™ BJ368MO from Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, for the production of a range of injection moulded tubs for yellow fats and margarines. The company uses the same material for ice-cream tubs and lids. Bormod BJ368MO was selected by Piber Group for...
Oct 20th, 2008
Polycarbonate Diffuser Sheets for a Modular LED Lighting System
LEVERKUSEN — Makrolon® polycarbonate is ideal for intelligent and innovative solutions, and that includes in lighting technology. This is illustrated by “QuadLED” lighting tiles developed by Aachen-based QuadLED GmbH. Such modular, frameless LED (light emitting diode) tiles can be used to build lighting systems that enable precise monitoring of light color, light quantity and color...
Oct 20th, 2008
Plastics for New Environmentally Friendly and Safe Electrical/Electronic Products
In recent years Green peace has made it their business to encourage manufacturers in the IT industry to stop using pollutants and materials harmful to health. Those Green peace initiatives, new environmental protection guidelines such as RoHS and WEEE and an increas ingenvironmental awareness among consumers are moving more and more manufacturers to search for...