Polyethylene
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New polyethylene report
Research and Markets has launched GlobalData's new report Asia Pacific Polyethylene Industry Outlook to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants to their offering. The report presents ma…
Polyethylene | 06 June 2011
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Packaging that does not cost the Earth
M&H Plastics has recently announced the availability of a biodegradable product for use in its blow molded high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) bottles, PE tubes and PP molded caps. The product disintegrates in soil at a fracti…
Polyethylene | 05 July 2010
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Amcor buys Ball Plastics Packaging Americas for $280 million
Amcor buys Ball Plastics Packaging Americas for $280 million Amcor says it has reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Ball Plastics Packaging Americas from Ball Corp. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval in the USA. The p…
Polyethylene | 25 June 2010
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Improving Container Performance
The permeation testing of PET bottles and containers enables brand owners to measure the performance of barrier materials and launch cost-effective packaging solutions.
Polyethylene | 01 March 2010
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Corvaglia launches one-piece hot-fill cap
Almost all plastic caps for products hot-filled in PET bottles are made from temperature-resistant polypropylene and are fitted with a separate liner. Since 2005, Corvaglia and Gatorade (Pepsi) in Mexico worked together to develop a one-piece cap …
Polyethylene | 17 September 2009
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Braskem, Acinplas sign partnership to use green polyethylene for manufacturing plastic films
Braskem and Acinplas have signed a partnership for supplying green polyethylene from a 100% renewable source. The resin will be used to manufacture plastic films that will be transformed into a licensed product called Sistema Unisold, used by com…
Polyethylene | 07 August 2009
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Husky to create awareness of PET packaging
Husky Injection Molding Systems, global supplier of injection molding equipment and services to the plastics industry, has announced initiatives that will raise awareness about the benefits of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as a packaging mate…
Polyethylene | 01 August 2009
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Braskem develops world’s first certified green polyethylene
Flexible packaging is about to get a lot greener. Brazilian thermoplastic-resin manufacturer Braskem has produced the first internationally-certified polyethylene made from sugarcane ethanol. This $5 million investment has resulted in a high-density …
Polyethylene | 04 July 2007
