|
Recycled plastic ties coming to some US railroads
CNET News Share    
The U.S. railroad is about to get a minor makeover. Axion International has won a $15 million contract to make railroad ties made from recycled plastic, the company announced recently. The railroad ties will specifically be made of Recycled Structural Composite, the signature recycled plastic composite developed by Axion in conjunction with Rutgers University in New
Jersey. More
Polymer blends with improved mechanical properties
SPE
Plastics Research Online
Share
 Plastic is a widely used commodity for various applications, such as food
containers, water bottles and plastic wraps. It is convenient to use but associated with health risks and environmental harm. Millions of tons of plastic waste are produced worldwide every year, and waste-disposal costs are becoming very expensive because of reduction in available landfill space and stringent environmental policies.
More
Join SPE today and gain access to more than 600 technical papers and presentations covering all aspects of polymer science and plastics technology.
 |
|
|
A proprietary technology from Genesis Plastics Welding, license it in your facility or contract through Genesis. Ideal for transitioning from PVC or polyurethane. MORE |
|
|
Laser welding now able to fuse transparent plastic components
R&D Magazine
Share
Laser welding is on the advance, but it also has its limits: it has been impossible to fuse two transparent plastic components together - up until now. Researchers have now succeeded in circumventing
this hurdle - by choosing the right wavelength. The new welding process is revolutionizing bioanalytics.
More
Dow earnings top estimates on chemicals, plastics
Bloomberg
Share
Dow Chemical Co., the largest U.S. chemical maker, posted fourth-quarter earnings that rose more than analysts estimated amid increasing profit from caustic soda and plastics. Net income almost tripled to $511 million, or 37 cents a share, from $172 million, or 8 cents, a year earlier, Midland, Michigan-based Dow said in a statement.
More
Plastic output in India may reach 12.75 million tons by 2012
The Economic Times
Share
With the growth in consumption, plastic production in India is likely to grow by 60 percent to touch 12.75 million tons by 2012, according to an industry body.
"Plastic is an integral part of our life and its consumption is growing every year. We are expecting the production to grow by 60 percent in line with the consumption which will be around 12.75 million tons by fiscal year 2012," All India Plastics Manufacturers' Association President Yogesh Shah said.
More |
|
Alaska man tries converting plastic to fuel
Anchorage Daily News
Share
It sounds like a science-fiction solution to many of the world's energy problems - a device that can convert plastic back into liquid fuel. Alaska businessman Bernie Karl thinks the concept might not be
that far-fetched. The owner of K&K Recycling and Chena Hot Springs Resort spent a recent morning watching it happen in a back room of his Fairbanks office.
More
Plastic prices to pressure soft-drink prices
The Wall Street Journal
Share
Beverage companies are getting squeezed by higher production costs across the board, but rising prices for plastic are posing the biggest threat to the price of a soda. Higher resin costs are pushing up the price of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, the plastic used in a variety of consumer products such as soda bottles and clothing. Bottle-grade PET is up more than 21 percent from a year ago and more than 24 percent since late
September, according to ICIS, which tracks petrochemicals data.
More
New study on bag taxes: Economically destructive, job-killing
PR Newswire
Share
The bag tax that Washington, D.C. residents have been paying for more than a year will precipitate a significant decline in disposable income and will result in more than 100 lost jobs, according to a new report released recently.
More
|
|
|
Discover a comprehensive suite of injection molding simulation tools to help optimize plastic parts, injection molds, and the injection molding process. MORE |
|
|
|
Ford eyeing low carbon-footprint glass spheres as replacement for talc
Plastics Today
Share
The carmaker plans to collaborate with RockTron to use that company's technology to recycle coal-fired power station waste into glass spheres that can be used to fill plastic compounds. The fillers have the potential to replace talc or established glass sphere fillers, and in the process lower a compound's density as well as improve its scratch resistance.
More
|
|
|
The Tosoh Bioscience EcoSEC GPC System is a reliable, highly
reproducible GPC system due to temperature controlled pumps and a dual flow RI cell. MORE |
|
|
|
Size-reduction and
separation technology responds to new challenges
Recycling Today
Share
New plastic sorting equipment has to deal with challenges like PET-G (polyethylene terephthalate glycol) and bio-plastics. Improved cutting geometries are designed to make size reduction more effective and to give the end-product nice, crisp edges. With the energy-efficiency claims of products coming to market, plastics recyclers have a reason to look at long-term ROI as well as immediate capital costs.
More
Despite China's might, US factories maintain edge
The Associated Press via Google News
Share
U.S. factories are closing. American manufacturing jobs are reappearing overseas. China's industrial might is growing each year. And it might seem as if the United States doesn't make world-class goods as well as some other nations. Yet America remains by far the No. 1 manufacturing country. It out-produces No. 2 China by more than 40 percent. U.S. manufacturers cranked out nearly $1.7 trillion in goods in 2009, according to the
United Nations.
More
Energy savings driving foam sector growth
Plastics News
Share
The global market for polymeric foams is projected to reach 18 million metric tons by the year 2015, with growth in the polyurethane market coming from sustained demand for spray polyurethane foam in
construction insulation, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts Inc.
More |
|
|
|
Ensinger materials show consistently lower internal stress than competitive
materials. That leads to dimensional stability and the ability to hold
tighter tolerances.
|
Download this tool to help find out which technology will improve surface cleaning, adhesion and functionality
for your application.
|
|
|
Mobile version
