New bottle-to-bottle process for food-contact-grade rPET pellets

The new technology stands out through highly efficient decontamination, compact design and low energy consumption. With the presentation of its newly developed VACUNITE technolo...

Perstorp announces production capacity increase for Di-Penta, securing future growth

Perstorp has increased capacity of di-pentaerythritol i.e. Di-Penta with 40% at site Perstorp. This is a result of improved efficiency and debottlenecking at all Di-Penta producing sit...

IOCL PP-PE PRODUCTION SCHEDULE - NOVEMBER - 2018

Please find below IOCL PP/PE PRODUCTION SCHEDULE for the month of NOVEMBER - 2018 ...

New partnership for sustainable industrial solutions turns renewable feedstock into raw material for hot-melt adhesives, plastics and coatings applications

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has signed an agreement for a new partnership with Neste, the world’s leading provider of sustainable renewable diesel and an exp...

Packaging Coating Additives Market to grow at almost 5% till 2023

The packaging coating additives market is projected to grow from US$688.4 million in 2018 to US$874.5 million by 2023, at a CAGR of 4.9% from 2018 to 2023. The packaging coating additi...

Major Fire Engulfs Family Plastics Unit in Kerala

A major fire broke out at Family plastic factory in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram resulting in injury to 2 persons. However no fatalities were reported. Loss to property is estimated...

Overall solutions for recycling projects - Successful start of business unit KEYCYCLE

Just four months after the founding of the new business unit KEYCYCLE, it can be seen that EREMA and its range of overall solutions for plastics recycling projects is being welcomed wi...

Attractive value for money bucket manufacture with twin cavities up to 5 litres

The BASIC IML series from Beck Automation AG, Oberengstringen, Switzerland, is available for two cavities. The new variant is suitable for 1 to 5 litre buckets. The machine can of cour...

Low emission, low-odour, UV resistant compounds that are easy to process - TPE for soft touch surfaces

KRAIBURG TPE presented a new thermoplastic elastomers series especially developed for decorated surfaces that appeal to the touch and for functional parts inside motor vehicles’ ...

Ultra-high melt flow PP for lightweight breathable nonwoven fabrics in personal hygiene applications

SABIC will unveil an innovative new polypropylene (PP) resin product engineered to deliver enhanced properties in melt-blown fibers for nonwoven fabrics. The new product, designated SA...

IOCL PP-PE PRODUCTION SCHEDULE - OCTOBER - 2018

Please find below IOCL PP/PE PRODUCTION SCHEDULE for the month of OCTOBER - 2018 ...

New Office Bearers take Charge at Plastindia Foundation

New office bearers of PlastIndia were elected for the period 2019-2022 as follows: President -- Mr. Jigish Doshi Vice President -- Mr. Raveesh Kamath Treasurer ...

Road from waste plastics opens in Zwolle, Holland

The municipality of Zwolle recently opened a trial 30m stretch of bike path made from reused plastic, in a project that hopes to speed up road building and give old bottles a second li...

Indian Institute of Packaging to Inaugurate new Academic Block and Hostels at Mumbai Center

Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India will inaugurate the newly constructed Academic Block and Students ...

Investors evince interest in Manjushree

It is reported that gobal PE fund Advent International  and Thailand's SCG packaging are competing to acquire controlling stake in Bangalore based packaging company Manjushree...

Single Component Solvent-less PU Adhesive

Chemicals Business of India’s largest fully integrated multinational flexible packaging materials and solution company, Uflex Limited has launched a general performance, single c...

What's Banned, What's Not

Brochure on what can be used under the newly implemented ban on plastics in Maharashtra. C...

Welset PVC Compound Business Finds Suitor in Mitsubishi

Furthering its strong corporate story, Welset Plast Extrusion Pvt. Ltd. added another milestone, when on 6thJune, 2018 it signed an agreement to divest its PVC compound business to the...

Interpretation of revised Maharashtra Plastics Ban Notification

Amendment Notification to Plastic Ban

ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT 15th floor, New Administrative Building, Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032, dated the 30th Jun...