Polypropylene, because of its exceptional overall properties, increasingly finds applications growing in the medical sector, specifically in healthcare. A combination of characteristics is expected to power the growth of PP in healthcare. The current worldwide consumption of PP in healthcare is estimated at around 350KT and is poised to grow at about 8.7% in the next few years. Read more in PP usage in healthcare sector is poised for a good growth

Large capital costs, expensive and time-consuming installations, low efficiency of filling equipment and the requirement for highly skilled technicians are factors that are increasing the overall costs for food processors. To face the huge upfront costs, enterprises need to capitalize on factors such as longer shelf life, low distribution costs and flexibility in designing and labeling. Read more in Aseptic packaging helps in extending shelf life of food products

A new design will help PET to participate in this packaging field where glass bottle is used so far due to limitation of the plastic bottles. Read more in A simple new solution for hot filling of PET bottles

Bag closure manufacturers can now adopt a color change technology using a marking and printing additive that enables plastics to be marked using low power CO2 lasers, resulting in faster production run times for the company and removed the need for expensive consumables on the production line. Read more in Plastic bags can be marked with laser technique

Centre for Environment Education (CEE) has been awarded the ‘Plasticon 2005 Award' on 1st October 2005 in Mumbai by the PlastIndia Foundation in the category of 'Innovation in Recycling Technology' for its innovation of a ‘Polyloom' . The polyloom is a plastic weaving handloom that helps reuse and recycling of discarded plastic bags (polybags).