Following the announcement that Italy is to implement a ban on shopkeepers handing out plastic bags after their current stocks run out, the UK lobbying group CBC says the move contravenes EU Law, will lead to greater environmental impacts as people switch to heavier alternatives, and by giving preference to degradable bags, will hit plastic recycling rates and increase greenhouse gas emissions.
SABIC partners with Mauser to develop high-performance, cost-effective granulated HDPE for industrial containers.
Playmobil to place purchase order for 30 machines made by Sumitomo (SHI) Demag for their Dietenhofen facility.
Global PET packaging leader OCTAL is on track to complete the second phase of its operational expansion this year following a new round of funding from six Middle Eastern banks.
Strong demand for nylon 6 in China is leading market growth for the engineering polymer, says Chemical Market Associates Inc (CMAI), which forecasts global demand to grow at an average annual rate of close to 5% up to 2015. CMAI did not disclose exact figures in its press release for the 2011 World Nylon Engineering Resins Analysis.
World demand for caps and closures is expected to reach $40bn by 2014 boosted by continued growth in Asia and greater use of plastic packaging, according to Freedonia.
Rhodia announces the acquisition of the new guar derivatives production unit belonging to the Suzhou HiPro Polymers company, based at Zhangjiagang in China (Jiangsu Province).
After announcing plans to double the capacity of its Shanghai airbag fiber facility, INVISTA has now completed plans to generate up to 4,500 tons of additional nylon airbag and industrial yarn at its production facilities in Kingston, Ontario, and Gloucester, U.K.
Cereplast Inc Chief Executive Frederic Scheer is betting that plant material such as corn starch and tapioca will one day eclipse petroleum to become the main material for shopping bags, toys and thousands of other items made of plastic.
Stora Enso is strengthening its leading position in corrugated packaging in the growth markets of Central and Eastern Europe by renewing containerboard capacity at its Ostrołęka Mill in Poland.
Growth opportunities for blow moulders, especially those in PET, are in no short supply. Researchers suggest that the latent potential for PET barrier bottles in beer, wine, and milk is equivalent to the current size of the carbonated soft drinks (CSD) market for PET bottles in Europe, which was just under 1 million tonnes in 2010.
Pharmaceutical and medical products manufacturer Gerresheimer group is preparing to expand production of moulded plastics components at its Horsovsky Tyn plant in the Czech Republic.
