Page 6 - Plastics & Polymers

Reliance Industries commissions ethane project at Dahej

RIL to use ethane imported from North America as feedstock for its cracker portfolio in India

Sustainability & lightweighting to drive growth in PET packaging market

Global market to reach 21.2 mn tonnes by 2021 from 16.7 mn tonnes in 2015, says Smithers Pira report

Indorama Ventures buys European tyre cord maker Glanzstoff Group

The deal will strengthen IVL's leadership position in the high value-added tyre cord market

Adidas & Carbon develop process for mass production of 3D printed footwear

Process overcomes shortcomings of conventional 3D printing methods, ie low production speed & scale

Bridgestone develops bicycle tyres without punctures

The company has created bicycle tyres that do not need to be inflated with air

Global bioplastics for packaging market to reach $7.2 bn by 2022

Most of the new production facilities are being implemented in Thailand, India & China, says a study

Gamesa installs over 2 GW of wind power in India for FY 2016-17

The company has a total installed capacity of over 4800 MW across seven states in India

Nova Chemicals buys Williams Partners' Geismar olefins plant for $2.1 bn

The deal will allow the company to benefit from the access to significant US shale gas reserves

NBCC, Berger Paints tie up for European thermal insulation technology

They will jointly work to bring external thermal insulation and composite systems (ETICS) in India

HPCL, Rajasthan Govt ink revised MoU for proposed 9 MMTPA refinery

Proposal to set up the Rs 37,230-cr refinery at Barmer district was first announced in March 2013

UK-based start-up Skipping Rocks Lab develops edible packaging for water

The seaweed-based packaging material is claimed to be cheaper than plastics

Demand for ACs to rise by 40-45% this summer: Assocham

Apprehensions of deficient rains likely to increase demand for power back up devices like generators

Tata Motors arm TAL to partner with Italy's RTA for robot components

Two firms will also collaborate to churn out new variants and applications of TAL Brabo robot

Total-Hanwha JV to invest $450 mn for expansion of South Korean refinery

The investment will increase the site's ethylene capacity by 30% to 1.4 million tonnes per annum

Mitsui Chemicals & Toyota Boshoku tie up for high impact-resistant plastic

The deal aims to increase the use of this material as a plastic modifier made by Mitsui Chemicals

ProAmpac acquires flexible packaging firm Trinity Packaging

Trinity specialises in large format packaging for lawn & garden, food & specialty industrial markets

Toyota to invest $1.33 bn for setting up automotive plant in Kentucky

This investment is part of Toyota's plan to invest $ 10 billion in the US over the next five years

Klockner Pentaplast buys packaging films producer Linpac Group

The deal will create a rigid & flexible packaging films firm having annual revenues of above $ 2 bn

Scholle IPN eyes to tap Indian aseptic packaging market with new plant

The US-based bag-in-box packaging expert sees huge opportunity in the growing fruit juices market

Ashland to acquire Reichhold's composites manufacturing facility in France

The Etain facility produces unsaturated polyester resins used in a variety of end-user industries