Tuesday, 15-Sep-09

Medical plastics stay strong in Asia
SHANGHAI (September 15, 2009) -- The slow pace of growth in the medical technology market has, for many plastic manufacturers, kept the industry on a back burner for years. Now, as other markets contract, some companies are reconsidering the value of an industry that, despite its slow growth, offers reliable demand.

Opinion: China aviation manufacturing has long way to go

Toloken

At the recent Asian International Aerospace Expo and Congress in Hong Kong, Plastics News reporter and Asia Bureau Chief Steve Toloken not only saw China's attempt and potential to move into aerospace manufacturing, but also noticed some major obstacles, such as the lack of supply base and corporate transparency.

Tuesday, 08-Sep-09

Japan's Tanaka and Teijin make bioplastic eyeglasses
TOKYO (September 8, 2009) -- Teijin Ltd. said a Japanese eyeglass frame maker has become the first in the world to make a frame entirely from bioplastic, as part of Teijin's push to improve performance and broaden markets for the material.

European group warns of protectionism in China
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (September 8, 2009) -- The slowing global economy has prompted China to roll back some market opening policies and put in place more protectionist measures to benefit domestic companies at the expense of foreign firms, according to a Sept. 2 report from the largest European business organization in China.

Biodegradable waste bags 'more damaging' than PE
HEIDELBERG, GERMANY (September 8, 2009) -- A detailed life cycle analysis study of plastics waste bags carried out by Heidelberg's Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IFEU) has shown that traditional PE resins are less damaging in environmental terms than the biodegradable versions currently on the market in Europe.

UK firm researching power-generating plastic trees
LONDON (September 8, 2009) -- UK-based firm SolarBotanic hopes to revolutionise the green energy movement with its new power-generating plastic tree concept, which uses nanotechnology to convert solar energy to electricity.

Mitsubishi and Sinopec may delay start of China PC plant
BEIJING (September 8, 2009) -- Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. and China’s Sinopec held an opening ceremony Aug. 28 to kick off their planned joint venture polycarbonate and bisphenol-A manufacturing facility in Beijing.

Thai bag maker King Pac cites long-term growth plan
LAEM CHABANG, THAILAND (September 8, 2009) -- King Pac Industrial Co. Ltd. has lined up a major expansion aimed at making the company a major one of the top plastic bag makers in the world. An executive with the Laem Chabang, Thailand-based firm said the project will take a few years to complete, and will depend on raising financing.

Germany's IKV: Plasma-coated PLA could challenge PET
AACHEN, GERMANY (September 8, 2009) -- The Institut fĂĽr Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV) plastics processing institute in Aachen believes that plasma coating -- a technique already used commercially to enhanced shelf-life performance of PET bottles -- could enable polypropylene and polylactic acid containers to meet demanding barrier-performance requirements.

Tuesday, 01-Sep-09

Beijing Beipeng purchases XPS extrusion line

ZE75/KE250 line

BEIJING (September 1, 2009) -- Beipeng New Building Materials Co. Ltd. is the first customer in China for an expandable polystyrene foam board extrusion line from machinery maker KraussMaffei Berstorff. Beijing-based Beipeng will use the ZE75/KE250 Schaumtandex line to produce thermal insulation boards.

China's M-Tex adds support staff in U.S.
DONGGUAN, CHINA (September 1, 2009) -- Chinese mold-texturing firm M-Tex Co. Ltd. has added sales and technical support staff in Youngstown, Ohio, and Detroit -- to beef up support in the U.S. for projects being manufactured in China.

Sinochem Quanzhou licenses Unipol PP technology
QUANZHOU, CHINA (September 1, 2009) -- Sinochem Quanzhou Petrochemical Co. Ltd. has selected Dow Basic Plastics’ Unipol technology for its first polypropylene facility, which will become the sixth PP plant in China to license the Unipol technology.

Double bonus for Ineos PetroChina Dushanzi deal
DUSHANZI, CHINA (September 1, 2009) -- PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical Company in Xinjiang, China, has started up both of its Ineos-licensed polymer units within days of each other.

Chinese firm investing in plant for PU intermediates
CHONGQING, CHINA (September 1, 2009) -- China’s Chongqing Jian-Feng Industrial Group Co. Ltd. plans to invest 2 billion yuan (US$292.6 million) in two plants to make intermediates for polyurethanes, polyesters and other polymers, licensing technology from Invista.

European group seek limits on scrap exports to Asia
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (September 1, 2009) -- A European recycling organization is calling for limits on plastic scrap exports to Asia, saying that big increases in the flow of plastic waste to China are hurting Europe’s recyclers and poor working conditions and environmental practices in Asia give firms there an advantage.

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