POLYESTERTIME plastic petrochemicals - Arhive
-Saurer presents new control centre at ITMA Asia
Saurer, a leading textile machinery manufacturer, is presenting its new senses control centre at this year’s ITMA Asia, China’s largest textiles exhibition, which takes place in Shanghai in October.
senses is an innovative control and analysis tool that furnishes textile companies with digital senses for more profits along the textile value added chain, according to the manufacturer.
-US PET prices rise amid tight supply, volatile feedstocks
HOUSTON –US polyethylene terephthalate (PET) prices rose by 2 cents/lb ($44/tonne) in August against a backdrop of raw material volatility and tight resin supply.
High demand persists as peak-consumption season remains in effect, and the market continues to be event-driven amid tight supply of both PET resin and key feedstocks.
-UK chems to be among the worst hit under no-deal Brexit – chancellor
The UK chemicals industry stands to be among the worst hit in the event of a breakaway from the EU that reverts to World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, according to the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond.
-MASTERBATCHES – Bottlenecks with soluble colourants from China / German association sounds alarm
Reliable supply of raw materials continues to be a concern for masterbatch producers. Because of the present production stoppages in China for precursors, certain colourants are becoming rather short, says Masterbatch Verband, Germany’s association of masterbatch producers that is a part of the Verband der Mineralfarbenindustrie
-Plastics Recycling and Reprocessing: Booming Market in the Asia-Pacific
HTF MI recently introduced Global and Asia Plastics Recycling and Reprocessing Market study with in-depth overview, describing about the Product / Industry Scope and elaborates market outlook and status to 2023. The market Study is segmented by key regions which is accelerating the marketization. At present, the market is developing its presence and some of the key players from the complete study are Viridor, PLASgran, Centriforce, Jayplas, Acrison, EA Recycling, Avanti Environmental, Moores Recycling & Adirondack Plastics & Recycling etc.
-Germany’s Selit investing $45 million in Georgia
Selit North America Inc. will invest $45 million in an extruded polystyrene foam plant for Banks County, Georgia. The company is a sister company of Selit Dämmtechnik GmbH, which is based in Erbes-Büdesheim, Germany.
-Avery Dennison to launch recycled PET liners in Europe
Avery Dennison will be the first pressure-sensitive labelling material supplier to introduce liner made from recycled PET (rPET) commercially in Europe.
The firm says the move reflects its commitment to finding more sustainable solutions for the labelling industry
–First resin tariffs kick in for US-China trade war
The U.S.-China trade war officially came to the plastics materials sector Aug. 23, with the two countries kicking off tariffs in the early morning hours on about $4.2 billion in chemicals and plastics.
-Unlocking the molecular secrets of a popular polymer
-Germany’s VCI urges chems to prepare for ‘hard Brexit’
-UNITED CAPS and Braskem Embrace Bio-sourced Plastics for GREENER Closures
