Page 8 - Plastics

Recycled PET use in hot-fill bottles has no significant impact: Study

As per the study, conducted by Plastic Technologies Inc, converters and brand owners can use up to 50% good quality rPET in hot-fill bottles without negatively impacting performance

Swiss firm Maag aims to tap Indian plastics industry with new unit

The new service centre houses a rotor sharpening workshop for strand pelletisers, which are used to produce plastic resin pellets

Mitsubishi Rayon and Fiberline for JV for carbon fibre composite laminates

The JV, which will make composite laminates for wind turbine blades, will leverage the moulding and processing technologies of Fiberline, a composite pultrusion manufacturer

Chinese plastics machinery maker Tederic forays into India

The company has launched its full electric injection moulding machine in India to tap the plastics processors

RadiciGroup buys Invista's engineering polymer solutions business

The acquisition will help the Italian performance plastics company further strengthen and expand its presence in both the American and European markets

Altem launches 3D printers for dental clinics

Printers will enable any lab or dental clinic to fabricate stone models from their desk tops for appliances, delivery and positioning trays, models for clear aligners, retainers and surgical guides

BASF reduces caprolactam production by 100,000 tonnes in Europe

Caprolactam is the starting material for the plastic polyamide 6

Teijin acquires US-based Continental Structural Plastics for $ 825 million

With this deal, Teijin intends to accelerate its expansion as a tier 1 supplier of high-performance composites to the global automotive market

Plastics consumption in India to reach 20 mn TPA by 2020

Exports of finished plastic products expected to double to $ 15 billion in the next 5 years, says Plastindia Foundation, which will organise Plastindia 2018 event in Gujarat

Agriculture and infrastructure to drive demand for plastic pipes in India

The PVC plastic pipes market is likely to experience the highest growth, supported by growing demand from sectors such as water supply, agriculture, etc, says a Lucintel report

Styrenic block copolymers to dominate Indian thermoplastic elastomers market

The market of thermoplastic elastomers in India is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 7 percent during 2016-2025, according to TechSci Research report

Dow launches all-PE laminate for flexible packaging industry in India

Launched in partnership with packaging machinery manufacturer Bosch, the new technology will enable more effective recycling and reuse of flexible packaging material

Xpro suspends production at Faridabad unit

The plant produced coextruded plastic sheets and coextruded cast plastic films

Commercial Syn Bags to invest Rs 28 cr for expansion of Indore plant

The expansion project, which is expected to be commissioned in July 2017, will produce fabric, lamination and food grade jumbo bags and flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC) bags

Showa Denko & JX Nippon buys LyondellBasell's stake in PP JV

SDK Sunrise Investment (SSI), owned by Showa Denko and JX, will purchase LyondellBasell's 50 percent stake in polypropylene (PP) JV SunAllomer

DSM and NHU inaugurate JV for high performance PPS compounds

Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) products, which are branded Xytron PPS, are targeted primarily at automotive, electrical and electronics, water management and industrial markets

Platinum Equity buys two business units of Broadway Industrial Group

The Los Angeles-based private equity firm has acquired foam plastic solutions (FPS) and flow control devices (FCD) businesses of Singapore-based Broadway Industrial Group

Metabolix sells biopolymer assets to CJ CheilJedang

As per the agreement, Metabolix will transfer to CJ a portfolio of IP that includes patent rights covering the production and use of PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate) biopolymers

IBM and Stanford University collaborate to develop plant-based plastics

Scientists have identified a chemical catalyst that can be used to create cheaper, biodegradable plastics from plants such as palm trees and beets

High performance composites market in US to reach $ 10 bn by 2020

While aerospace is likely to remain the leading market for high performance composites in 2020, pressure vessels will show the fastest growth of all outlets, says Freedonia's new report