Feb 22,2012
World's largest PVC makers (2011) Source: www.plasticsnews.com
Feb 22,2012
World pipe demand for all materials, 2005-15 Source: www.plasticsnews.com
Feb 21,2012
World bioplastics demand (2005-15) Source: www.plasticsnews.com
Feb 21,2012
ABS prices in China, Italy and Turkey are facing significant upward pressure due to rapidly escalating upstream costs, as per ChemOrbis. Although demand in all three countries has been unspectacular, players are nevertheless ...
Feb 20,2012
In Southeast Asia, both import and local PP prices have moved higher in the first week after the Chinese New Year holidays, as per Chemorbis. Players cited stronger propylene feedstock costs along with firming prices in the nearby ...
Feb 20,2012
Players in China, Egypt and Turkey are reporting higher PVC offers out of the US this week. Indeed, PVC offers from this origin have been moving higher since the beginning of 2012. Higher ethylene feedstock costs and limited ...
Feb 15,2012
Plastindia is the largest plastics and rubber exhibition in India held every three years in New Delhi. This year, the show took place between 1st and 6th of February attracting over 1, 800 exhibitors and nearly 100, 000 trade ...
Feb 15,2012
AURA infusion technology, developed by Bayer Material Science LLC, offers a cost-effective and environmentally responsible way to improve the UV protection of injection molded or extruded polycarbonate parts. The company has ...
Feb 13,2012
After more than two decades of organic growth in the China market, Dynisco LLC today announced the completion of the purchase of the assets of Shanghai Hao-Ying Measurement & Control Technology Co. Ltd. Dynisco officials say the ...
Feb 13,2012
Zhafir Plastics Machinery Ltd., a subsidiary of Chinese press maker Haitian International Holdings, will open its first regional office worldwide in India, reflecting what the company said is the importance it places on the Indian ...
Feb 12,2012
If emerging markets are supposed to provide an economic lift to the world economy these days, India’s plastics sector seems ready to oblige, with its leaders opening the PlastIndia trade show Feb. 1 by predicting ...
Feb 11,2012
U. S. Firm Extrusion Dies Industries LLC is opening a much larger facility in China this year, as part of a longer-term investment to develop stronger capabilities for Asia-focused product development and manufacturing. EDI, based ...
Feb 09,2012
Chinese plastic equipment maker Welltec Machinery Ltd. And its Indian partner seem to have found a successful way around the Indian government’s 2009 decision to levy steep tariffs on Chinese injection molding machines. The ...
Feb 07,2012
African & Middle Eastern markets for converted flexible packaging, 2010 Source: www.plasticsnews.com
Feb 05,2012
Teknor Apex, one of the world's largest compounders of flexible PVC, is actively developing a PVC-free alternative for medical applications and already reports a handful of commercial applications in smaller sizes. Replacing PVC ...
Feb 04,2012
One of the interesting medical demonstrations at NPE 2012 will be molding of components in a multi-cavity mold for SHL, a major Swedish producer of drug delivery devices. It will be representative of one of the medical market ...
Feb 03,2012
The polyethylene linear low density (LLDPE) demand on the global market is moving steadily forward - its growth is driven largely by the developing LLDPE industries in the countries of Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe, as per ...
Feb 02,2012
Supplied by RPC Containers Blackburn, the Thor pot is, according to RPC, “a microwaveable, tamper-evident food pot solution with proven functional benefits matched by strong aesthetics.” Its robust design and wide ...
Feb 01,2012
In 2011, China’s import & export totaled US$ 3642.06 billion with a year-on-year growth of 22.5%. China’s export was US$ 1898.60 billion and its import was US$ 1743.46 billion, up by 20.3% and 24.9% respectively. In ...
Feb 01,2012
German auto supplier Dr.Schneider Group will spend 5 million euros to open new manufacturing facilities in China and Mexico. "We will invest 2.5 million euros in each facility by early 2014 at the latest," CEO Klaus Fricke told ...
