Asia Pacific: BASF displays effect pigments at Chinaplas 2015
BASF presents its entire product series for the first time at Chinaplas in Guangzhou, China from May 20 to 23, 2015.
The company now offers...
Americas: Orbis releases flame-retardant material for plastic pallets
Orbis Corporation launches Proliant, a fire-retardant plastic material for use in select plastic pallets.
It is approved by Factory Mutual Research Corporation (FM) in meeting...
Europe: Perstorp, Corbion release copoloymer for hot melt adhesives
Perstorp and Corbion have developed a lactide caprolactone copolymer for hot melt adhesive applications, as a result from a partnership agreement they signed in...
Europe: Linx Printing Technologies unveils ink for PE, PE applications
Linx Printing Technologies has introduced a new ink to its range that offers excellent adhesion to polyethylene (PE) and most polypropylene (PP) applications.
It is...
Asia Pacific: Nestlé Waters opens Thai factory
The Nestlé Waters Business Unit of Nestlé (Thai) has inaugurated its new
Surat Thani factory as the second manufacturing and distribution hub for Nestlé Pure...
Europe: RPC company releases convenient packaging formats
RPC Bebo UK has launched a selection of new packs in both polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for packaging food and non-food products.
The...
Europe: Ardagh’s bottle design celebrates Lufthansa’s diamond anniversary
Brewery company Warsteiner presented limited edition aluminum beer bottles to celebrate Lufthansa's 60th anniversary.
Based on the experience in 2014 where Ardagh developed a range...
Asia Pacific: Plastic crate for bananas show promising future in Australian trials
CHEP Australia ran trials in using reusable plastic crates over cardboard cartons for the banana industry.
Early estimates show a 10-15% cost saving, while also...
Europe: Belgian researchers suggest cost-effective PLA production
Biodegradable drinking cups or vegetable wrapping foil: the bioplastic known as polylactic acid (PLA) is already a part of our everyday lives.
And yet, PLA...
Americas: RPC Sæplast adds PE size to range for food processors
RPC Sæplast adds the 750 L polyethylene (PE) reusable plastic container for food processing to the 630 and 875 liter sizes for flexibility in...