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In view of the 2014 Soccer World Championship and the 2016 Summer Games (both to be held in Brazil) existing sports facilities are being assessed...

PlasticsEurope and partners bring together a wide range of stakeholders to discuss how plastics can best contribute to sustainable development in the annual...

At Interpack 2011 (held in Düsseldorf from May 12 to 18) Bormioli Rocco – one of the most leading Italian producer of packaging – displayed its new range...

A recently developed nylon 66 with 50% glass fibre from Radici Plastics is said to be easy to mould while offering new opportunities for metal replacement ...

Some 600 exhibitors, both direct and through their representatives on a net area of 16,000 sqm, met in Lyon (Eurexpo fairgrounds) at FIP...

During next June Colmec is going to open a new R&D Technological Centre on an area of 3.000 m2 approx....

A production cell, including a BMB all-electric injection moulding machine, a 32-cavity mould (Fratelli Bianchi) and an automation and packaging system from Star Automation Europe...

The thermoplastics and elastomer producer API, from Vicenza, Italy, will present its new biopolymer-based Apinat Biodegradable Artificial Leather at the international Techtextil...

The trendy colours for 2012 will embellish the upcoming edition of Comsmetic Business in Munich...

By 2015, global biopolymer production capacity may reach 1.7 million tons, versus 700,000 in 2010 and 900,000 expected for the current year. These forecasts were released by...

The 8th conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) – scheduled in Cologne (Germany) today and tomorrow, May 18-19, 2011 – presents the newest...

Since the launch of version 1.0 of the Safety Data Sheets for Recyclates tool (SDS-R) in late 2010 by European Plastics Converters (EuPC), European Plastics Recyclers...

Danone has switched to Ingeo - a plastic from plants, not oil - for its Activia yogurt in Germany. The new yogurt pack is the result of a close cooperation between Danone, WWF-Germany and...

The world's largest petrochemical group, on the basis of its latest turnover, Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) announced, on the occasion of Chinaplas 2011, in...

The 13th edition of the international biennial show Brasilplast took place in São Paulo fairgrounds Parque Anhembi from May 9 to...

The new Adroit technology developed by Doteco to offer gravimetric dosing systems for extrusion with integrated control reduces scrap during plant start-up. The system is...

Accepting an invitation from the Chinese hosts, two speeches were given by an Assocomaplast representative on Monday, 16 May in Guangzhou on the eve of the...

The Solar Line plant has recently been developed by Amut for the extrusion of EVA (crosslinked or not) and TPU sheets, mainly used for solar panels. The line ensures an...

Coca-Cola’s top executive stated that it would be premature to stop using bisphenol A in its can linings. One in four shareholders voted for a...

For its second Lyon-based edition, FIP solution plastique, taking place on 24-27 May, 2011 at Eurexpo, will be 35% bigger than the previous edition, both in...