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China currently consumes over 7 million tons of Polyethylene film. Outlook for the industry remains positive despite a slow down in growth caused by a combination of factors : rising raw material prices, introduction of antidumping levies on Chinese bag producers in the USA, power shortages and government measures introduced to prevent the economy from overheating. will these factors have any long-term implications for PE film production in China? Read more in China is the largest consumer of Polyethylene films Average consumption of plastics in agriculture in India is about 350 KT/year, barely 0.7% from the total consumption of 5 million tons. India is a large country of 1.09 billion people and has huge production of food grain, vegetable and fruit production. India has to go a long way before it. Read more in Indian scenario of plastics in agriculture in 2005 Compounding is defined as the process of incorporating additives, modifiers into PP for achieving uniformity on a scale appropriate to the quality of the articles subsequently made from the compound. It is also known as hot or melt blending. To know more about processing property enhancements, choice of Filler/Reinforcement based on property improvements sought, etc, read Compounding of Polypropylene A
polymer that slowly releases an antibiotic to keep bacteria from
establishing a foothold, could be used to prevent infections around
commonly used devices as catheters as well as more permanent implants,
such as pacemakers. Read more in
Slow release of antibiotics from a polymer could prevent hospital
infections Greenhouses are currently among the largest consumers of fossil fuel in the Netherlands, causing concerns about environmental implications and costs. The Dutch greenhouse industry's quest for a way to free itself from energy dependence, seems to have finally come made some headway. The process aims to turn energy consumption into energy production. Read more in Innovative solution in Netherlands to save energy from greenhouses The
food stretch film market mainly uses PVC, which does not biodegrade,
making the material and the companies that use it, targets of
environmental lobby group. Growing environmental awareness and
consumer power means that food manufacturers and packagers are
increasingly being targeted to improve their environmental performances.
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