Chinese firms gear up for export of 'green' plastics
 Lee
U.S. imposes duties on plastic bags from Asia
WASHINGTON (November 1, 2009) -- The U.S. Commerce Department has imposed antidumping duties ranging from just under 29 percent to just under 96 percent on imports of plastic shopping bags from
Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan.
Schulman planning new masterbatch plant in India
FAIRLAWN, OHIO (October, 2007) -- A. Schulman, Inc. plans to establish a masterbatch facility in western India, an area that the company considers a “key geographic growth market.” The firm said
the facility will start with one line that will manufacture the company’s masterbatch products for the packaging, appliance and consumer products markets.
Netstal ends short-time manufacturing
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY (October 15, 2009) -- Swiss injection machinery maker Netstal AG will return to full-time work schedules beginning Nov. 1, citing a significant improvement in orders. Netstal
is believed to be the first of the major machinery makers to bring short-time working measures to a close. The company has a sales and service office in Shanghai.
US consultants see slow recovery in 2010
 Rappaport
Cardia expands bio film production in Nanjing
NANJING, CHINA (October 12, 2009) -- Australian bio plastics firm is expanding production of its Biohybrid film after receiving food contact approval from the European Commission. The company is
investing millions of dollars to expand its manufacturing facilities in Nanjing.
Metabolix wins federal grant to develop biodegradable resins
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (October 11, 2009) -- Bioplastics maker Metabolix has received a $350,000 federal grant that will be used to develop new, biodegradable resins for blow-molded bottles. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Co-operative State, Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) is providing the grant to Cambridge, Mass.-based Metabolix.
Asia drives growth of world BOPP film market
GUILSBOROUGH, ENGLAND (October 6, 2009) -- While growth in the global biaxially oriented polypropylene film market through 2013 is expected to be slow compared to the last five years, Asia’s BOPP
film producers will see the most opportunities and the Middle East will emerge as a manufacturing center, according to a new report.
West officially opens first plant in China
LIONVILLE, PA. (September 29, 2009) -- West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. has opened its first manufacturing operation in China – a plastic injection molding factory in the Shanghai Qingpu Industrial
Zone. Full commercial production will begin late in the third quarter.
Water bottle combines coconut, metal and plastic
SAN DIEGO (September 29, 2009) -- Getting people to believe there is an alternative to the plastic water bottle is his biggest challenge, said Joey Mendelsohn, president and CEO of EcoUsable Inc., at
the ASR Marketplace show in San Diego.
Cosmos sees improvement, but reports a loss
Hong Kong (September 29, 2009) -- Cosmos Machinery Ltd., one of China’s largest injection press makers, said first half 2009 machinery sales fell 44 percent, although it said it’s seeing signs of
a pickup in China and some overseas markets.
Thin-walled packaging market holds up in Europe
LONDON(September 22, 2009) -- The European market for thin-walled packaging is standing up relatively well and accounts for over 2.5 million metric tons of thermoplastics, according to AMI Consulting
in a new pan-European multi-client report.
Japanese companies make PVOH film deal
Toyohashi, Japan (September 15, 2009) -- Aicello Chemical Co. will expand its polyvinyl alcohol film stake by acquiring Tohcello Co.’s PVOH film product line and assets. Aicello will boost its PVOH
film production capacity by 50 percent as a result of the deal.
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.
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.
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