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IN THIS ISSUE... 15...... AIPMA At Work 28...... Plastivision India - 2013 Show .......... Preview

The Official Organ of The All India Plastics Manufacturers Association Estd. 1945

MH/MR/N/200/MBI/12- 14 Volume 64

March 2013 No. 3

Chairman - Editorial Board

Dr. Asutosh Gor

Hon. Editor

Mr. Ajay Desai

Members

Mr. A. E. Ladhaboy Dr. Y. B. Vasudeo Ms. Poorvi Desai

35...... Company News 39...... Features ...The Process Management ...US bag and film recycling surpasses 1 billion pounds ...“Cars Made Up Of High Density Polyethylene Pipes of One Metre Outer Diameter ...Fungi could soon replace plastic

Editorial Co-ordination: Padmesh Prabhune, Dhruv Communications,

...Thailand sees global bio-hub ambition coming within reach

Mumbai, Tel No: 00-22-2868 5198 / 5049 • Fax No : 00-22-28685495 email: dhruvpr@vsnl.net

...Mexico offers more opportunities for plastics processors

Published by Ms. Uma Gupta on behalf of the owners, The All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association Plot No. A-52, Road No. 1, M.I.D.C., Andheri (E), Mumbai-400 093. Tel: 67778899 • Fax : 00-22-2821 6390 E-mail : office@aipma.net Website : http://www.aipma.net and printed by her at Dhote Offset Technokrafts Pvt. Ltd., Jogeshwari (E), Mumbai-400 060.

52...... International News 62...... Business News 67...... Product News ...Prosthetic knee wins Proto Labs award ...KREYENBORG•BKG show diversified product range at Chinaplas 2013

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OFFICE BEARERS Dr. Asutosh Gor President

Mr. Manish Dedhia Vice President (West Zone)

Mr. R. K. Aggarwal Vice President (North Zone)

Mr. Hiten Bheda Hon. Secretary

Mr. Anil Bansal Vice President (South Zone)

Mr. Haren Sanghavi Hon. Jt. Secretary

Mr. Ashok Agarwal Vice President (East Zone)

Mr. Sanju D. Desai Hon. Treasurer

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THE PRESIDENT SAYS

Budget – Yeh Dil Mangey More.. he budget announced by Mr. P Chidambaram was one of the most talked about one during the last fortnight. Not for the freebies but for ‘bringing’ the individuals from the higher income group to pay more. Yes of course, he has categorically said that this was for a short duration.. But most of us are still not convince of the results or the so called expected results from the same. Well.. let’s hope it works.

the state government recently announced five more schemes giving financial incentives which include interest subsidy scheme for MSMEs.

Making the announcement in the Assembly recently, Minister of State for Industry Saurabh Patel said, "Giving more importance to the development of the manufacturing sector in the state, government has decided to amend its Industrial Policy of 2009 and have proposed five more incentives." He said that the schemes have been proposed to increase the contribution of manufacturing to the state gross domestic product from 27 percent now to 32 percent by year 2017.

In the finance budget of P Chidambaram one silver lining is the announcement of setting up of six power plants all over India with feedstock of solid waste would definitely act as boost for recycling and waste management. However, MSMEs are perplexed, disappointed and even hurt as to why the proposed investment allowance at the rate of 15 percent to a manufacturing company that invests in plant and machinery during the period 1.4.2013 to 31.3.2015 is restricted to large companies. For one to avail the benefit the investment has to be more than Rs.100 crore.

The new schemes pertain to Interest Subsidy, Core Infrastructure aid, Incentive for Common facilities, Common Affluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and Centre for Excellence for five sectors.

Why MSMEs be excluded when the FM is so eloquent about their contribution to job creation and industrial production? Allowing continuance of non-tax benefits to MSMEs for three more years after their crossing MSME threshold addresses the concerns of Multi-brand retailers. They had expressed concerns that the fulfilling 30% sourcing target from MSMEs was untenable as most MSME supplier would cease to be an MSME once these units are equipped with needed plant and machinery. In that case sourcing from them would not be counted under the 30% sourcing clause.

The government would offer seven per cent interest subsidy to MSME units and two per cent to those units which have investment up to Rs 100 crore. Incentives include financial aid of up to Rs 20 crore to establish internal roads, water supply, electricity, communication facilities in industrial parks. In the proposed scheme of financial aid, up to 80 per cent or Rs 10 crore would be available for common facilities to introduce new technology, process, design and for the testing of raw materials.

The proposal for setting up a Rs. 500 crore fund to set-up credit guarantee facility for Factoring is indeed welcome. In spite of the Factoring Bill having been passed, factoring has not been picking up in India.

These actions show how Gujarat as a state is aiming for higher growth by strengthening its MSME’s. However when it comes to Maharashtra we are left wanting. As we say in Hindi “yeh dil maangey more.” The state government needs to focus on the growth of MSME’s. It should provide land at reasonable rates for setting up industries, provide subsidy in power tariff, and on rate of interest as well. These are few steps to be taken for Maharashtra so that manufacturing in the state will be up and roaring.

The fund can act as a insurance to Factoring companies against default of factored amount. It will encourage factoring services among MSMEs. Another thought that comes to my mind is that (as individual belonging to Plastics fraternity) the budget hardly did anything for the Plastics Industry. In this case the recent example of Gujarat is quite welcoming.

Dr. Asutosh Gor president@aipma.net

In an attempt to boost manufacturing sector in Gujarat,

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The Lightest Bottle nnovation is the key to success and this time we

performance and sustainability

have really to cheer (and not Cheers!) about bottles.

perspective and lightweight can

We have seen and heard about different shapes and

translate to cost savings.

sizes of PET bottle but this is quite a good one.

The Powerblock technologies

Amcor Rigid Plastics has developed the industry's

is said to work synergistically

lightest 64-oz hot-fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

to unlock material normally

bottle and established a new standard for the size

trapped in the base area. This

category. The new stock container for juices and teas

allows for better material distribution in the container

utilizes novel design, tooling and process technologies

body, resulting in a lighter weight container without

to trim 9g, or 13.2%, from the typical 68g PET bottle.

sacrificing performance.

Angles, ratios and other bottle geometry are optimized

The footed-style base allows distributing the material

to obtain a balanced response to vacuum, pressure,

in such a way that it takes weight out of the product.

and top-load forces. The Powerblock 3.0 also provides several benefits Amcor's Innovation Group developed the patent-

including multiple fill contact points and flat sides

pending Powerblock 3.0 technology to provide a

for added stability and an optimized footprint (width

lightweight and strong hot-fill stock PET bottle with

and depth) for improved pallet pattern and corrugate

advanced filling and stacking performance. The hot-

savings. Sustainability benefits include a reduced

fill container also features a 38-mm lightweight finish

carbon footprint and transportation costs along with

compared to the standard 43-mm finish for 64-oz PET

secure consumer handling with three intuitive areas

bottles.

for single hand pouring.

Not only this Multiple utility and design patents are

While Powerblock 3.0 is initially targeted for 64-oz hot-

pending for the Powerblock 3.0 container. Amcor

fill containers, Amcor expects to adapt the technology

said that one patent covers an optimized conical

to other hot-fill bottles. Amcor has completed

base pushup with special diameter and height ratios

all development and the stock bottle is already

and relationships. Another patent covers a round

commercial in several locations across the U.S.

or rectangular base with strap-like features that are While this seems to be catching abroad hopefully we

added to create a footed-style base. The segmented

see it in our country at the earliestâ&#x20AC;Ś

standing surface consists of four standing 1-inch columns.

Hon. Editor

This might be quite a new change and perhaps for

Ajay Desai

good, for we work in an industry where there is a lot

editor@aipma.net

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Review Meeting on CoE on Polymers at CSIR – NCL (CoE – SPIRIT) has been filed as a part of the sponsored projects from industry such as Reliance Industries Ltd.

he 2nd Review Meeting of CoE – SPIRIT at CSIR – NCL was held on 21st February, 2013 at Pune. The meeting had a DCPC Expert Panel consisting of Prof. Ajit Banthia (Retd. Professor, IIT – Kharagpur), Dr. Asutosh Gor (President – AIPMA), Prof. Sivaprasad (Professor, IIT – Madras), Dr. R. K. Malhotra (Director of R & D, IOCL) who was represented by Dr. G. S. Kapur and Mr. Sunil Sachdeva represented DCPC.

Dr. Lele clarified that the research sponsored by RIL in area of polymers is an academic project in nature in which all IP belongs to CSIR – NCL.

The meeting was to review the progress made by CSIR – NCL (CoE – SPIRIT) during April 2012 – 13. Dr. Ashish Lele welcomed the Review Committee Members and DCPC representative to CSIR-NCL. He mentioned that CoE – SPIRIT had undertaken several activities in the past one year under its two main programs

Dr. Lele agreed this suggestion and confirmed that they will make special efforts to advertise these facilities & announce their availability for external institutes / industry.

2) They should make available all instruments purchased under DCPC Funding for external institutes / companies for minimum amount of 10 – 20% of utilization time at a nominal cost.

3) The CoE at NCL should give due credit to DCPC in all publications arising out of work done as part of the CoE.

– The Learning and Sharing Program (LSP)

Dr Lele agreed and indicated that all publications arising out of the work done under the CoE funded by the DCPC will appropriately acknowledge DCPC’s generous funding.

– The Research and Services Program (RSP). He also mentioned that under the SPIRIT program, NCL has purchased two key equipments, which are critical to the research activities of the CoE and the Polymer Science and Engineering Division of CSIR-NCL. He requested the Committee Members to hear the summary of activities to be presented in the review meeting by the team members of CoE – SPIRIT and make suggestions that can help us to improve the quality of activities of CoE – SPIRIT. Finally, he also mentioned that a small tour is arranged to see the facilities of the Polymers Science and Engineering Division of CSIR-NCL, and especially of the two equipments purchased under CoE-SPIRIT to the committee members.

Dr Lele also mentioned that the following activities will be undertaken in the 3rd year of the CoE at NCL 1. Development and demonstration of the use of in situ flow birefringence measurements during extrusion film casting to track the development of principle stresses and crystallization. 2. Rheological fingerprinting of commercial bio-polymer poly L-lactic acid (PLA) and its modified version in which long chain branching has been introduced through a reactive extrusion process.

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Mr. Harshawardhan Pol on Extrusion Film Casting (EFC) of Polymers

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Dr. Kumar Vanka on Density Functional Theory (DFT) that shows Ethylene Polymerization in Zieglaer – Natta (ZN) catalyst systems.

3. Rationale synthesis of new catalysts for polymerization of ethylene to yield disentangled UHMWPE. 4. Continuation of the studies on DFT computations of supported catalyst systems including role of new donors and surface heterogeneities. The committee members were pleased with the progress made by the CoE-SPIRIT in frontier areas of polymer science as defined under the Research & Services Program (RSP). They are also happy about the activities under the Learning & Sharing Program (LSP) wherein specialized training in

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AIPMA AT WORK polymer science was imparted to industry professionals, academicians and research students at the UG and PG levels through various workshops conducted under the aegis of the CoE-SPIRIT.

The committee was satisfied with the expenditure made in the CoE-SPIRIT and felt that the funds supplied by DCPC and by parent lab (CSIR-NCL) was rightfully spent in purchase of critical equipments required for various activities in the CoE-SPIRIT.

The committee felt that their recommendations made after the 1st Review Meeting on advertising the training programs more widely were implemented by the SPIRIT team to a great extent, and that this should be continued henceforth also.

The Expert Panel recommendation The committee felt that the progress made so far is very encouraging and recommended to proceed to the next phase of work as envisaged in the document.

Seminar on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management… A report ecently Technical Seminar organized by The Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology - (A Govt. Of India Institution) concluded at Varanasi on February 22, 2013. Dr. S. K. Nayak, Director General, CIPET extended a Hearty welcome to the Chief Guest Smt. Neelkamal Darbari and Guest of Honour Mr. R. P. Singh, Municipal Commissioner, Varanasi, attended by luminaries and knowledgeable audience.

India has quite a strong recycling infrastructure as well. The amount of average annual plastic recycled in India is 3.6 MMT and with 40% of plastic consumed being recycled, India is among the leading nations having the highest recycling rates.

Solid Waste Management – USA Solution American Chemistry Council – Energy Recovery from Plastic Waste

The Introductory address was given by Mr. Arvind Mehta who has the honour of adorning the Chairmanship of Plastivision – India Advisory Board of AIPMA; Executive Directorship of Council of International Plastics Association Directors (CIPAD) USA; Past President: Plastindia Foundation and AIPMA.

ACC's Vision is to improve the sustainability of Plastics by increasing diversion from Landfill via Energy Recovery (as a complement to Recycling)Hence they have following Objective:Perceive, Accept and Use Energy-Recovery as a viable part of EPA's Waste Management hierarchy. Advance policies to increase use of Energy Recovery and Advance understanding of discarded Plastics as a resource that can contribute to a natural energy solution and Energy Independence. Up to 86% (29 MT) of plastics in U.S. end up in landfills Represents 807 Trillion Btu which is equivalent to 37 million tons of coal / 139 million barrels of oil. Produces 52 million MWHr of electricity. Enough power to supply 5.2 million households Capturing energy from plastics will contribute to

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AIPMA AT WORK However being a large country with 28 states and 7 Union Territories, it becomes at times very difficult for entrepreneurs to cope with regulations as every state imposes its own law on use of plastics. Mr. Mehta is of the view that Plastic Ban is uncalled for because there is no alternative to it. Banning of Plastic Products is actually a Problem as it does not address the underlying issue of littering.

reducing carbon footprint * If USA recovered all MSW to Energy, they could power 16.4 MLN households a year. *If USA recovered all Non-recycled Plastics in MSW and converted into Energy, 5.2 MLN Households could be powered every year. *If USA converted all Non-recycled Plastics in MSW to oil, they could power 6 MLN cars for a year.

A long-term solution needs to encompass the following in India

ACC has launched following Projects--

• Limited awareness about plastics amongst other stake holders and policy makers

-- Plastics in Gasification -- Plastics use in Coal Power plants as lower GHG coal substitute

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Regulators are grappling with the visible impact of plastic waste

-- Jt Recycling Energy Recovery Projects with Toy Association

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Wide ranging myths cloud scientific approach to plastic SWM i.e. Conversion to Electricity

-- 3 New conversion technology start-ups in 2012 in OREGON, Minnesota and S. Carolina.

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Plastic recycling technologies are some of the best available options

-- Forecast 8 New Plants in FL-CA-ML-OH-Ga-Wis

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-- Forecast 30 New Plants 2011-2021-Conversion TechGasification & Pyrolysis resulting in 15

Segregation at source and an efficient supply chain for plastic waste are critical

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Million Tons of MSW diverted from Landfill/2 Million Tons of Plastics.

Role of consumer- segregation of waste at generation, and support SW collection

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Regulators should provide incentives for reduction and segregation of waste

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Civic bodies should set-up efficient collation and distribution systems for waste

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Need for recycling centers so as to minimize transportation and handling costs

Indian Scenario - Bans While talking on this issue Mr. Arvind Mehta presented the facts that India is one of the largest democracies, having a population of 1.24 billion and with the fourth largest economy. Also given that the country has 5,000 years old civilization it is one of the best places on the globe.

The presentation was very well received.

AIPMA filed a PIL along with OPPI with reference to the PIL filed by an NGO in the Bombay High Court challenging the decision of Maharashtra Government to allow sale of liquor in plastic bottles and tetra pack pouches, saying it was hazardous to public health. As this PIL is misleading people at large , AIPMA & OPPI has taken initiative to file a PIL in Court in the larger interest of the industry.

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Gail Plastasia stalls and were successful in drawing majority crowds at their stalls.

fter 3 successful Exhibitions- GAIL-PLASTASIA-2004, GAIL-PLASTASIA-2007 & GAIL-PLASTASIA 2010, the highly anticipated launch pad for the plastics industries, THE 4TH GAIL PLASTASIA 2013, was launched on the 22nd February. PLASTASIA-2013 was an excellent platform to build business alliances and to increase channels to better expand the prospects in this field, PLASTASIA 2013 proved to be a timely showcase for professionals involved in these dynamic sectors.

AIPMA Stall in GAIL P L A S TA S I A - 2 0 1 3 Exhibition: Stall No. A-12 in Hall No. 1 of 16 sq.mtrs was allotted to AIPMA. A I P M A S t a ff , Mr. Rohit Gupta, Mr. Ritesh Naik a n d M r. A . Ramarathinam (AIPMA SOUTH) attended this Exhibition. The team was dedicated to heavy marketing and promotion of PLASTIVISION INDIA 2013 over 4 days of the exhibition. They also sold AIPMA Directories & CDs, Plastics News Magazine, and took enrollments for AIPMA memberships. Mr. Kailash Murarka, Mr. Ajay Desai, Mr. Vinay Nandwana, Mr. Anil Kanuga, and Mr. Rohit Kanuga from AIPMA visited the AIPMA Stall, supported and

It was a very well organized exhibition by the organizers, TRIUNE EXHIBITORS PVT LTD, who ensured that all facilities and services were provided to exhibitors and visitors participating in the event and made sure that the event was a thumping success. The Exhibition was spread over 2 halls and saw participation from 278 exhibitors. There were a few major exhibitors who dominated the exhibition and were also the highlights of the exhibition. Alok Masterbatches Ltd, Mundhra Chemicals, Conair India, Team Thermofoaming and Allieds, Konkan Speciality Poly Products Pvt. Ltd, D & M enterprises were amongst these exhibitors, who had very attractive

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The Marketing Team of PVI-2013 Mr. Rohit Gupta, Mr. Ritesh Naik & Mr. A. Ramarathinam marketed PVI 2013 at PLASTASIA 2013, under guidance of Co-Chairman PVI-2013 - Mr.Kailash Murarka and Mr. Ajay Desai.

The team was successful in confirming 15 (7 old & 8 new) potential exhibitors with an approximate area booking of 723 sq.mtrs.

All in all, it was a very good experience and it was an extremely successful event in terms of marketing PVI 2013 with over 700 + square meters area booked. The report below contains a list of the exhibitors confirmed and the corresponding areas for PVI 2013 from the PLASTASIA exhibition.

In order to maintain the contacts and to follow up with prospective exhibitors, business cards and brochures were collected and their contact details entered into the ever growing database of PVI- 2013.

International Conference on “Advancements in Polymeric Materials” – APM 2013 n International Conference on Advancement in Polymeric Materials APM-2013, 4th in the series was organised during 01 to 03 March by CIPET. The two- day conference at Lucknow was supported by DCPC. AIPMA has also supported the event. Our Chairman Dr Asutosh Gor was invited as Special invitee for the conference. He writes about the conference…

At the preconference dinner held by CIPET, I had a chance of interacting with Secretary DCPC – Mr. Indrajit Pal, who has recently taken over charge, appraised him of various activities of AIPMA. He acknowledged the receipt of Pre Budget Memorandum copy of AIPMA which was sent to his office along with our letter requesting Finance Minister to reduce import duty from 5% to 2.5% on raw materials.

At the conference Nano composites was the major theme as far as materials were concerned.

With a qualification of chemical background, Secretary Sir came across as a knowledgeable and down to earth personality, ready to extend any help for progress of Plastic Industry. He even accepted my invitation to visit AIPMA Office when he will be in Mumbai.

More than 200 papers were presented by learned Professors from various IIT’s from our country like Prof. Ajit Banthia from Kolkata, Prof. Ghosh from Delhi, Prof. Pandey from Banaras, Prof. P. L. Nayak from Odisha to name a few. Also international faculties like Prof. Ramani Narayan & Prof. Gyanesh N. Mathur from USA, Prof. Mustafizur Rahman from Singapore, Prof. Syed Masood & Prof. Igor Sbarski from Australia and Prof. Dr. Leao A. L. from Brazil.

In my interaction with Mr. Mukul Singhal – Principal Secretary, SSI UP Govt., he promised to look into the problems of members setting up unit in AIPMA Plastic Park at Auraiya near Kanpur. He was also keen to meet the concerned unit members and help them out. Jt. Secretary – Madam Darbari appraised us regarding our first ever Plastic Job Fair to be conducted by AIPMA, AIPMA delegation to Chinaplas and was very supportive for our other activities also.

And a host of other scientists, the inauguration hall at CIPET Lucknow indeed was full of cream of academia and scientist. Secretary DCPC – Mr. Indrajit Pal was the Chief Guest, Guest of Honour Jt. Secretary DCPC – Madam Neelkamal Darbari, Mr. Mukul Singhal – Principal Secretary SSI and Export Promotion UP Govt. and Mr. S. K. Ray – Vice President, Polymers Reliance Industries along with Dr. S. K. Nayak – DG CIPET and Mr. Vijaykumar – GM CIPET Lucknow were on the dais to address a gathering of about 200 invitees and guests.

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The whole arrangement was done by CIPET under the leadership of DG CIPET – Dr. S. K. Nayak and his team was quite impressive. Dr. Nayak has confirmed participation of CIPET in PVI 2013 in a big way to showcase the activities of all 23 Centres of CIPET across India.

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Mr. Indrajit Pal, Hon’ble Secretary, (DCPC), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India visits AIPMA House He was informed about two new concurrent events: PlastiWorld - for plastic finished goods from packaging, engineering plastic products, consumer products, healthcare, agriculture & construction and

Members Present: Dr. Asutosh Gor, Mr. Hiten Bheda, Mr. Haren Sanghavi Mr. Sanju Desai, Mr. Ajay Desai, Mr. Manish Dedhia, Mr. Jayesh RambhiaMr. Mayhur D Shah, Mr. Kailash Murarka. Mr. Harish Dharamsi, Ms. Umaa Gupta, Secretary General

India Mould - 2013 a concurrent event for Die & Mold Industry. President requested to consider funding AIPMA’s National and International Events, by DCPC to promote Plastics Industry and to learn more about schemes available within DCPC for such support. Hon’ble Secretary informed that this grant is available under CPDS Scheme. He emphasized that DCPC has not financially supported any International Exhibition or Seminar so far. He informed that DCPC at the moment is planning “Shop Floor Programmes” for workers, in collaboration with CIPET.

Trade Delegations: With the objective of creating awareness and exposing SME’s to latest technology trends AIPMA’s initiative of taking trade delegations was discussed. He was conveyed the need for Indian industry to upgrade and the importance of exposure. It was communicated that support to participating industry members by DCPC will go a long way in their efforts to mitigate challenges and prepare for future.

Mr Indrajit Pal, Hon’ble Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India visited the AIPMA House on 7th March, 2013 at 3.00 pm. President Dr. Asutosh Gor, Hon Secretary Mr. Hiten Bheda and Past President Shri Harishbhai Dharamsi received Hon’ble Secretary, DCPC at Mumbai and escorted him to AIPMA HOUSE. He was given a warm welcome at AIPMA House by presenting him token memento of AIPMA and bouquet of flowers by members present. The Hon’ble Secretary was shown AIPMA House and introduced to various initiatives taken by AIPMA to support industry.

President extended an invitation to The Secretary, to lead

Plastivision 2013: He was appraised on AIPMA’s triennial event Plastivision India by screening Plastivision 2013 promotional film. The event was introduced as one of the 10 top plastics shows worldwide and India’s second largest plastic trade show. President thanked him for logo support extended by DCPC to the event.

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AIPMA Delegation to Chinaplas- 2013 and K -2013 shows and witness the global plastic industry first hand.

Plastivision Arabia: The first Indian plastic trade show launched in abroad.

Availability of various grades of Polymers at low cost at UAE was discussed. He was also informed about how foreign companies are taking advantage of low funding cost to carry inventories in India eroding competitiveness of SME sector.

First edition in May 2012 saw 7000 visitors from 66 countries.

To earmark land for constructing World Class Exhibition Centre with all amenities in Maharashtra where ample land is available within the Diameter of 32-40 kms from the city limit. The ground may be free, subsidized or any special rate that government can offer, DCPC could be Stake holder in the project with AIPMA. Hon’ble Secretary wanted to understand if it is only for Plastics or all Industries. Members informed that the Exhibition Venue will be for G eneral Exhibitions and is a long term investment with promising returns. Members also requested the Hon’ble Secretary to facilitate Plastics Industry in line with Textile Industry by creating plastic technology up gradation fund. The present grants under CLC are limited to specific equipments and have upper cap of Rs.50.00 Lakhs which is inadequate in view of current capital costs of machines. It is also to be noted that very few units have been able to take advantage of the scheme on selected equipments. In view of dire need to attract investment in manufacturing sector as well as technology up gradation to cope up with rising demand of plastic goods which otherwise would have to be imported, such a scheme was an urgent policy call.

Excellent export promotion opportunity for Indian Plastic industry. We requested him to block dates for next Plastivision Arabia show.7-10 April 2014. He was requested to Grace the Inauguration of the Show and honour the event.

AIPMA Plastic Parks: The Secretary, DCPC was updated on AIPMA’s efforts in making of plastic parks a reality in Gujarat, Karnataka, MP, UP & Rajasthan which are at various stages of implementation and application for DCPC recognition will be made by relevant state Govts.

He was appraised on various AIPMA Plastics Parks in the State of Gujarat, Karnataka, U.P. and M.P. Hon’ble Secretary Mr. Indrajit Pal enquired about Common Facilities and other details for development of these Plastics Parks and also requested to help Gas victims in M.P. by way of giving appropriate training and provided employment to them.

AIPMA would be happy to be facilitator for such Plastic Park in other regions as well.

Other issues discussed

The meeting concluded with positive note with Hon’ble Secretary carrying notes on various points discussed and extending open invitation for mutual consultation about needs of the industry.

FDIs – its negatives effects on our Country. Problems relating to Chinese finished goods, available in India almost at the price of raw material cost in India.

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Visit of Shri Maheshwar Rao - IAS, Commissioner for Industrial Development & Director of Industries and Commerce, Karnataka on 7th March, 2013 at AIPMA House Karnataka visited AIPMA on 7th March, 2013 at AIPMA House. He was accompanies by Mr. Siddalingappa Pujari -Deputy Director, Karnataka Udyog Mitra, Dept. of Industries & Commerce.

IPMA has signed MOU with Govt of Karnataka for setting up Plastic Park at Narsapura near Bangalore in Karnataka.

Narsapura is auto hub of Karnataka & with good accessibility from Bangalore. Plastic Park will have land available with all necessary infrastructure & Govt. clearances at affordable price direct from state govt.

Immediate Past President & current Chairman of AIPMA Plastic Parks & Projects Mr. Jayesh Rambhia along with Hon. Jt. Secretary Mr. Haren Sanghvi welcomed Mr. Rao to AIPMA.

AIPMA Common facility center with all amenities to support smooth functioning of industry in park will be set up in 5 acres.

Visiting dignitaries were taken around AIPMA house, shown Plastivision Film & made aware about AIPMA initiatives to support industry. Mr. Rao promised support for AIPMA activities.

Shri Maheshwar Rao, IAS – Commissioner for Industrial Development & Director of Industries and Commerce,

Mr. Haren Sanghavi - Hon. Jt. Secretary, Mr. Maheshwar Rao - IAS, Mr. Jayesh Rambhia - Chairman Plastivision Arabia 2014.

1. AIPMA President – Dr. Asutosh Gor is elected in the Executive Committee of “Federation of Associations of Maharashtra” (FAM) for 2013 – 2015. 2. AIPMA Past President – Mr. Mohan Jain is elected as Vice President of Juhu Gymkhana, Mumbai. P L A S T I C S N E W S

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Visit to SPI, US and Plastimagen, Mexico Mr. Arvind Mehta and Mr. Raju Desai visited SPI and Plastimagen, Mexico. A first hand report by Mr. Arvind Mehta e, on behalf of AIPMA, myself and Mr. Raju Desai, Chairman of Plastivision 2013, met Mr. Bill Carteaux, President of SPI i.e. Society of Plastic Industry USA on 7th March 2013. During the meeting in their office we observed that US plastic industry is back to high growth of 12% per annum working with same number of employees - utilizing their capacity and thereby increasing their profit margin.

Shale Gas is a big game changer, many plants of raw material are coming with big investments after a gap of 10 years. One very interesting feature of polymer manufacturing is 80% of their production is Gas based, which is a cheaper source of raw material & 20% is crude based. Whereas in rest of the world including India it is reverse, i.e. 80% crude i.e. high cost & daily volatility of price & balance 20% is manufactured from the Gas base. Thus they have big edge on everybody in the world even today.

Mr. Gene Sanders – Sr. VP SPI, Mr. Raju Desai, Mr. Bill Carteaux – President SPI, Mr. Michael Taylor – Sr. Director SPI & Mr. Arvind Mehta. terrorism so US is back to be leader though deficit financing heavy insurance outflow & many serious financial problems remain but they are fighting out.

Reduction in price of polymers they rule out as they are & will be bench marking price against higher prices of crude oil keeping profit to themselves. Only difference it has made to US converters is uncertainty of getting raw material is gone I.e. stability in procurement and as availability has increased, logistic cost has reduced locally.

NPE 2012 change of venue to Orlando from Chicago has paid off handsomely to SPI Exhibitors and Plastic Industry of USA in reduction of infrastructure cost to SPI and exhibitors. This decision was taken by their Dynamic President highly knowledgeable high tech professional to the core & according to me one of the top most Leaders of plastic industry in the world heading as President of SPI.

Their idle capacities are back to manufacturing in plastic industry. Machinery manufacturers are fully booked. Davis Standard, Century Extrusions etc are leading. All other plastic machinery, Ancillary & mould manufacturers are also occupied, that is the real status today.

So friends, the Global scenario of Plastics is changing and for Processors it will be a good change.

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Automobile industry has recovered, steel plants back to full capacity utilization. They are now more positive and confident than 2008-09.

Plastimagen Exhibition is organised every 18 months by a private party of USA in Mexico City. I had introduced to AIPMA the first event when I was PIF President and AIPMA was able to do one exhibition. Because of our constrains we could not go further and Plexconcil seized the opportunity. However this exhibition is good growing spread in four hall having 400 exhibitors China, Taiwan, USA, Canada were main exhibitors. Plexconcil could manage 20 exhibitors from India, visitor flow was good, exhibitors were happy.

China factor which was on the top in their mind and big beneficiary in their exports of finished goods to US are curtailed and balance of trade in plastics though in favour of China gap is reducing. Made in USA pride is being restored by Obama administration. Above all, their share market is booming. That adds to their confidence. Technology is driving the growth, companies like Apple, Google, Facebook LinkedIn they are flourishing and APPS is the craze. Their profits are jumping and contributing to US Economy as a whole.

Mr. Sujan R. Chinoy, Ambassador of India to Mexico & Belize, who is from Rajkot, Gujarat came and inaugurated the Plexconcil booth. He gave good time to exhibitors and encouraged them. SPI have started PVI 2013 promotion in

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1. Mr Luis Gerardo - Director General / CEO of Mexico of ANIPAC (Mexico Plastic Association) which he accepted and will come.

During lunch many discussion took place. In fact we learned so many things. Ecuador, to our surprise, is having 400 plastic factories and their Association is holding exhibition every two years. Italy is fine as well but is going slow in plastic machinery business. Mexico USA is growing and sourcing hub for US. Both countries are growing in Plastics consumption @ 12% per annum. We have given invitation to them for CIPAD members’ reception on 14th Dec Saturday at Mumbai during PVI 2013, which they have accepted.

2. Dr. Saurabh Nayak - IEC, Colombia a highly successful manufacturing engineering plastics compounds manufacturing 200000 ton per year having 8 factories across USA & no 1 in USA, friend of AIPMA through Mr. Rajubhai Desai and his business partner in some products. He has also consented. So friends other than India we have stalwarts as advisory board members across world. USA UK Italy Europe UAE Mexico, EUPC, Plastics Europe etc. Now, we have proved ourselves that we are capable of organizing Global Plastivision India 2013 in true sense to the satisfaction of the international community and our exhibitors at large.

In this tour we have added two VIP as our Advisory Board members.

Report on AIPMA JOB – FAIR’ 2013 – Kishore Sampat Chairman – AIPMA Placement Cell MIT – Pune, MIT Aurangabad etc. Support and wishes were received from several institutions like CIPET, LD College of Engineering Ahmedabad, College of Engineering & Technology Kolkata, etc. We had 14 visiting employer companies from all sections of industry i.e. Raw-material, Compounds/ Additives, Injection Molding, Blow Molding, Roto Molding, Extrusion (Pipe & Blown Film), Machinery Manufacturers etc. Although 3 more employer companies were on waiting list to participate but we could not accommodate them as we had limitations of our venue. Companies like Finolex Pipes, Borghi Brush Machinery (Italy), Luk Plasticon Ltd (Bajaj IPMA JOB – FAIR’ 2013, organized by AIPMA Placement Cell was held on March 09, 2013 at AIPMA Auditorium at AIPMA House, Mumbai. It was the first edition. Our Hon. Secretary Mr. Hiten Bheda was Master of Inauguration Ceremony and our President Dr. Asutosh Gor addressed the audience giving them insight in the future of the industry then Mr. Jayesh Rambhia – Chairman Plastivision Arabia spoke on events of AIPMA and followed by lighting of lamp.

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We at The All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association identified this HR / Talent as key focus area that would drive the growth of plastic industry in future. Job fair for plastic industry professionals was first of its kind initiative by any Polymer Industry Association in India, specially crafted to cater to manpower requirements of the polymer industry and bring talent / knowledge from various parts of country and processing industry across the table under one roof. Our Objective to serve the polymer industry in HR / Manpower arena with a non-commercial, service oriented & cost effective model was achieved and Benefits of team work at AIPMA went to all participants and now the Overwhelming response and positive end result of event encourages us to continue having such AIPMA Job-Fairs frequently at various locations across country.

182 interviews were conducted in the event and 17 candidates were selected for second round of interview & received spot offers. 80 % employers confirmed that their goal / target for attending AIPMA Job-Fair 2013 was fully achieved and they have obtained the right candidates for their jobs and shall repeat their participation in future Events of AIPMA Placement Cell.

I applaud the support of AIPMA President, Office Bearers and efforts of Members of Placement Cell Committee without whom this event would not have been successful.

All appreciated the air-conditioned chamber provided to each visiting employer giving them privacy to conduct Interview and refreshments extended to all candidates and employers. Secretary General Ms. Umaa Gupta and entire staff of AIPMA was involved with full dedication to execute the event and Mr. Harshad Desai, Chairman Service Committee personally visited the event, ensuring his support and granting us the entire infrastructure under his committee for the event.

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Report of Koplas 2013 held from 12th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 16th March, 2013 at Seoul, Korea India - 2013, Plastivision Arabia and of our forthcoming shows to the press.

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Meeting with Indian Ambassador On the 2nd day i.e. 13th of March 2013, we were scheduled to meet Indian Ambassador at South Korea, at Seoul. President, Dr. Asutosh K. Gor accompanied by his team, Mr. Sanju Desai - Hon. Treasurer and Mr. Sunil Shah - Chairman, Indiamold-2013 had a fruitful meeting with His Excellency Shri Vishnu Prakash, Indian Ambassador in Seoul, Republic of South Korea on the morning of 13th March, 2013 at his Chambers in Indian Embassy, Hannam - Dong, South Korea. The Agenda of discussion were - promotion of PVI - 2013 in South Korea in terms of Exhibition and Visitors, Trade between the two countries and to understand support of Indian Embassy to Plastic Industry etcâ&#x20AC;Ś

IPMA President Represented India at the Ceremonial Inaugural Function of Ribbon Cutting of KOPLAS-2013 along with various other dignitaries and South Korean Minister of Industry.

For the first time, against meeting slot of 15 minutes to AIPMA, the Indian Ambassador was kind enough to be with us for more than an hour along with his senior official Mr. Jeeva K. Sagar, Minister & Deputy Chief of Mission, Indian Foreign Services, Embassy of India, Seoul and discussed on various Agenda such as Export - Import, B2B meetings, nature of Trade between Korea and India, possibilities of Joint Ventures, Collaborations, Technical know-how

M/s. Korea E & Ex. provided a 9 sqm. Barter Booth to AIPMA which was decorated with posters of Plastivision India - 2013, Plastivision Arabia and services of AIPMA and was attended by our Staff, Ms. Lilian Segundo of Expo Centre - Sharjah and our Agents from Taiwan - M/s Pilatus Mrs. May Chein and her Team. President and Office Bearers ensured AIPMA Booth a happening place with constant flow of visitors for businesses and meetings. Plastindia Foundation also had a stall nearby AIPMA booth. Eminent dignitaries visited AIPMA stall were President, Plastindia Foundation Mr. Bipin Shah, Officials of Korea Die & Mold Association, Media People from Korea Daily and PRA Association, Malaysia.

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sides. President extended a token Memento from AIPMA to the Ambassador and Mr. Jeeva Sagar.

He also extended us his time to view Plastivision India-2013 Promotional Film and appreciated the same. He suggested to translate the video into Korean Language so that it could be played in their various events. The discussions primarily focused on facilitating Indian Plastic industry with above modules with the assistance of the Indian Embassy at Seoul. In line with other Industry, Indian Embassy will organize B2B meetings for Plastic Industry through AIPMA provided a clear two month’s notice be given to them for organize such an event backed by complete details of companies and their requirements (profile) etc… to enable the Embassy identify 10 to 15 Korean Companies for Business match-making. Embassy has over 20000 Data base and also supported by Indian Chamber of Commerce in Seoul for such events. Though Indian Embassy provides small financial support a complete logistics must be put in place for this kind of event..

Later, in the evening we had a meeting with the President & Chief Executive Officer and Director of M/s. Korea E & Ex, who are our Agents for Plastivision India-2013. During the meeting, we were ensured of great participation from Korea in Plastivision India-2013. The Organizers proposed to market an Indian Pavilion by AIPMA in the forthcoming KOPLAS. Mementos were exchanged between AIPMA and Korea E & Ex.

President appraised him about all activities of AIPMA which was patiently heard by the Ambassador. He asked us about the Plastic Parks, and provision of common facilities etc. He appreciated initiatives of AIPMA.

Visit to three factories i.e. Injestion Moulding, Mould Pallet etc. was arranged by Shri Harshad Desai, our Senior Member on 14th March 2013. All the units were excellent and gave us indepth knowledge of innovative way of operations.

Co-Operation Dinner The Co-operation Dinner was hosted by M/s. Korea E & Ex for entire team of AIPMA, President and the Officials of Plastindia Foundation, Mrs. May Chein and her team of PILATUS and Mrs. Lilian Segundo, Group Exhibition Manager of Sharjah Expo Centre.

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We also informed them of M/s. Korea E & Ex who are our Agents for PVI. Mr. Sagar requested us to inform our Agent to meet him so that a joint effort can be put in for promotion of Plastivision India-2013.

Meeting with Korea Die & Mold Association During the inaugural function, the President communicated with Chairman Mr. Kim Bu Gook of Korea Die & Mold Association and expressed his desire to meet him to discuss INDIAMOLD. Accordingly, Ms. Choi, their Team Leader visited AIPMA stall followed by another meeting with the Chairman of Die & Mold in their camp office to discuss cooperation between AIPMA and their Association to promote Die & Mold Pavilion of PVI-2013. They have expressed their keenness but will take some time to reply, as they already have a MOU with TAGMA and are marketing Diemold India Show.

On informing him of our interaction with Korea Die & Mold Association for Indiamold-2013, Mr. Sagar was kind enough to extend his assistance and mediating for positive results between AIPMA and Korea Die Mold Association. Later in the day, we received a call from the said Association, and had a fruitful meeting proposing the Association to bring Die & Mold Industry to our Indiamold. They were unable to commit anything as they are partners with TAGMA for Diemold India. The Meeting concluded with positive notes from both the

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Paradeep Refinery Project likely to be C3 Petrochemicals completed in November 2013 plans to build he Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Smt. Panabaaka Lakshmi informed the Lok Sabhathat Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) is setting up a 15 MMTPA project grassroot Refinery, worth Rs 30,500 crore at Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha.

The project is at advanced stage of construction and is expected to be completed in November, 2013. "The IOCL has informed that construction of the Paradip Refinery has generated employment for about ten thousand skilled and unskilled people of nearby areas thereby impacting their social and economic life", the Minister added. She explained that IOCL has taken various Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

works in the surrounding areas to improve the quality of the local people. Some of them are: Installation of Deep bore well hand pumps for drinking water, Illuminations of Village roads, Health services through periodical medical camps, Construction/ improvements of village roads, Construction of class rooms, supply of education kits / lab equipments and computers to village schools, Coaching/Training in sewing & tailoring and local handicrafts & free supply of sewing machines to the trained girls, Construction of Cyclone Centers (Multi Purpose halls), Medicines to the District Red Cross Society for the benefit of BPL families.

Injection molder Accudyn on expansion mode ccudyn Products Inc., a custom injection molder in Erie, has purchased a local mold maker, Crusade Tool Co. in Fairview, Pa., and is building a high-bay expansion to add largertonnage machines. Husband and wife Tom and Peg Bly, who co-own Accudyn, said Crusade Tool had supplied them tools since they founded the molder in 1997.

The owner did not want to deal with day-to-day operations anymore, so the Blys ended up buying the business last summer. Once the 13,000-square-foot expansion is finished, by the end of

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March, Accudyn will move the tooling operation into the existing headquarters building. Tom Bly said Accudyn has hired three mold makers from Crusade Tool, who will work with one tool-repair person the molder had already employed. Accudyn runs 26 injection molding presses in Erie, with clamping forces of 20-500 tons. Another 18 presses run in an Accudyn facility in Chihuahua, Mexico, a wholly owned subsidiary run by local partners. Accudyn employs 75 in Erie and more than 100 in Mexico. Sales were about $20 million in 2012.

PDH plant in Texas 3 Petrochemicals plans to build a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant near Alvin, Texas, to produce polymer-grade propylene (PGP) and chemical-grade propylene (CGP).

The company had filed for an air quality permit application this month with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to the release the company hads said that if the permit be approved, construction of the PDH plant will begin in January 2014. The start-up would be scheduled for the fourth quarter of the year 2015. The PDH unit will use propane as its feedstock. The produced PGP and CGP will be distributed to customers via pipeline. The unit will dehydrogenate the propane feedstock in two parallel reaction trains, the permit said. As part of the PDH process, ethane, ethylene and methane also will be produced. The plant will be built on the grounds of Ascend Performance Materialsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Chocolate Bayou Chemical Manufacturing Complex.

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ORPIC shuts Sohar polypropylene plant for maintenance man Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) has implemented a planned 46-day scheduled shutdown of two of its plants at the Sohar complex. The 'turnaround' will involve wide-ranging maintenance of the plant equipment at Sohar refinery and the polypropylene plant. The maintenance aims to ensure integrity, reliability and availability of the plants to sustain operations over the

coming years. Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) has made the necessary arrangements for petroleum products to meet the domestic fuel demand at all three of its supply locations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sohar, Muscat and Salalah. The OMR17.7 million investment in the shutdown, known as a 'turnaround' involves three-yearly heavy maintenance programs at Orpic's

Coll Materials defaults, closes; recycler re-emerges as Y City ecycler Coll Materials Group LLC has closed and its formers owners have opened a new business, Y City Recycling LLC. According to the reports, Coll defaulted on four loans and owed more than $4.2 million to the Community Bank of Zanesville, Ohio. The bank sold Coll's assets in a private sale. Brian Coll, former president, CEO and co-owner of Coll Materials,

purchased those foreclosed assets and used them to open Y City Recycling, said Matt Elli, executive vice president of Y City. The Y City plant is operating at Coll's former headquarters in Zanesville and at Coll's plant in Waco, Texas. The company has 70 employees, Elli said. Y City is a brand-new company with different ownership, he said.

IOC to decide on acquiring stake in Haldia Petrochem ndian Oil Corporation (IOC) could a call on taking a controlling stake in the cash-strapped Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) following the West Bengal government's decision to appoint a consultancy firm - Deloitte to advise on the proposed sale of its shares, as per IANS. The consultancy firm would evaluate the shares of the

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company after which WBIDC is likely put its entire block of shareholding in HPL for auction. Public sector IOC already has an 8.89% stake in HPL, the second largest maker of polyethylene in India and copromoted by the Bengal government and The Chatterjee Group (TCG).

Sohar refinery and the polypropylene plant that will improve efficiency and environmental performance, said a company release. The 'turnaround' will involve wide-ranging maintenance of the plant equipment at Sohar refinery and the polypropylene plant. The maintenance aims to ensure integrity, reliability and availability of the plants to sustain operations over the coming years

ATC purchases site of its Houston plant aterials firm ATC Plastics LLC has bought its Houston plant site and building for an undisclosed price. The firm also soon will add a new concentrate production line.

The new production line is expected to be in place by the end of the first quarter. It is needed because of increased demand for black color concentrates used in pipe, film, injection molding and other markets, according to Stevning. ATC also operates a smaller plant making flexible PVC compounds in Visalia, California. ATC employs 25-30 in Houston, with that total expected to increase when the new line is in place. The firm generates most of its sales from proprietary products, with the remainder coming from tolling work.

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Pipe maker Jiangsu Huasheng plans major expansion hinese pipe and fittings maker Jiangsu Huasheng Plastic Co. Ltd. is spending 205 million Chinese yuan ($33 million) on a significant expansion of capacity at its headquarters in Cangzhou. The privately-owned company has broken ground on a new factory that will allow it manufacture more polyethylene and polypropylene pipe and fittings,

expanding from its current offerings of PVC-related products. The company currently has 150 injection molding machines, from 60 to 2,200 tons, and four Cincinnati extrusion lines with a capacity of 50,000 metric tons at its Cangzhou factory.The new facility will be a significant expansion of capacity when it opens in one to two years, said Tommy Pan, a salesman

Sinopec, SK to build 200,000 tons butanediol facility in China inopec Sichuan Vinylon Works Group and the Republic of Korea's SK Chemicals Co., Ltd. has signed a joint venture contract to build a butanediol (BDO) facility with an annual production volume of 200,000 tons The project, which includes production facilities for acetylene, formaldehyde and BDO, as well as other support projects, will cost 3.8 bln yuan (US$605 mln). Located in the Changshou

Economic-Technological Development Area, the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2015. Upon completion, it is expected to see an annual sales volume of 4 billion yuan and pay 1.4 billion yuan in taxes each year. The BDO project is a milestone for Chong qing in becoming a global natural gas industrial base.

Alok Masterbatches to set up plant in Ranipet lok Masterbatches is setting-up its fifth production facility in the city of Ranipet. The facility will cater to customers in southern India and Southeast Asia. The plant is expected to kickstast in April with annual capacity of 20,000 tonnes, said Aditya Bhadauria, Director Alok Masterbatches. The plant will produce a wide range of

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masterbatches. Bhadauria said the region, which has a growing auto industry, is a big market for compounds. The plant will give the company overall capacity of 60,000 tonnes annually. Alok has four plants in India — including two in Delhi — plus a plant that opened in Paraguay last year.

in the company's international trade department. Huasheng is making the investment because it wants to broaden its product line in the face of stiffer competition in its traditional PVC pipe markets, he said.

Sabic to feed European demand for bimodal HDPE abic is preparing a plant in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, to produce bimodal HDPE for blow moulded bottle applications. Commercial production is due to start in the second quarter of this year.“Some processors are concerned about future supply of bimodal HDPE grades from Europe, so we think this is the right time for us to support the market,” says spokesperson Mario Scholle. The company is currently finetuning the grades and is already in talks with potential customers. Initially, the Gelsenkirchen plant will supply two grades, both with a density of 0.958 g/cm3, and with melt flow rates of 22 and 28 g/10 min (21.6 kg) respectively.The same grades, as well as grades intended for jerry cans, drums and other large containers, will also be produced at one of the company’s plants in Saudi Arabia. Production will start in the third quarter of 2013.

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ABB starts India Operation BB, a provider of power and automation technologies to utilities and industry customers, has expanded its solar inverters production capacity by opening a production line in India to support the rapidly growing local photovoltaic (PV) market.

The first orders from new production line have been delivered and over 200

Megawatts (Mw) of orders are booked. The production line for ABB's central inverter PVS800 product range was opened at its facilities in Bangalore at the end of 2012. The capacity of the line is more than 500 Mw annually. Due to the industrial design of the inverters, which is optimised for manufacturability,

Lyne to open second recycling plant ecycler Lyne Plastics LLC soon will be opening a 50,000-square-foot facility in Sedalia, and starting a new production line, according to company officials.

The plant will be Lyne's second. The project has an estimated capital investment of $1.2 million. The Department of Economic Development has authorized an incentive package that includes $57,602 in Enhanced Enterprise Zone program tax credits over five years.

Lyne, based in La Monte, is a wholesale industrial recycling company. It offers toll service for plastics grinding and cleaning. According to officials the new line in Sedalia will be in full production by March. It will be running 24 hours a day, five days a week and will reprocess about 1 million pounds a month. They said Lyne has plans for a second line. The company plans to create 14 new jobs in the next two years.

PET distributor PolyQuest buys N.Y. recycling plant from Pure Tech olyQuest Inc. has purchased a recycling facility from Pure Tech Recycling to produce recycled PET flake for food-contact applications.

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United States through bottle deposit return systems. PolyQuest will use the flake as feedstock for downstream PET processing applications at the company's recycling facility in Darlington. The plant will produce PET pellets approved by the U.S. Food and Drug

possible production line extensions can be considered quickly and easily. "With this facility we can support our customers in India with even more rapid delivery times and provide faster support for varying project needs," said Antti Suontausta, ABB's global product Group Manager for renewable energy power converters.

Al Waha Petrochemical restarts polypropylene plant he polypropylene plant of Al Waha Petrochemicals Co, an affiliate of Saudi Arabiabased Sahara Petrochemicals Co, has restarted its polypropylene plant. An unexpected technical interruption of the cooling water system at the plant had resulted in the shutdown of all the production units on February 14, 2013.

“All the necessary maintenance works of Al Waha’s plant have been completed and it has also initiated the necessary steps to restart the operation and production units,” said a statement filed by Sahara Petrochemicals on the Saudi Stock Exchange. Administration for all PET applications, including bottles, sheet, strapping, fiber and filament.

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The Process Management An Introduction to Process Management Process management is the name given to a series of techniques which are used to plan, execute and monitor the carrying out of a targeted process. Through the application of specialist knowledge, skills and tools, an operative engaged in process management should be able to visualize, map, measure, analyze and improve on the specified process in order to increase its efficiency. There are two major forms of process management, business process management and manufacturing process management. Business process management primarily focuses on the organizational aspects of businesses, along with the ways in which those businesses are meeting the demands of their clients. It is considered to be a holistic management approach to business that has become fairly popular over the last decade. Manufacturing process management on the other hand, concerns itself with the methodology and technology that applies to actually making products. Manufacturing process management can be extremely complex, as it encompasses not only the reality of planning and implementing a manufacturing process, but also the need to constantly refine that process whilst also considering alternative production methods. Applied correctly both forms of process management

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should increase efficiency, reduce costs and increase profitability in organizations that choose to use them. However, given that the two are basically unrelated, lets start by taking a deeper look at how manufacturing process management works.

An Overview of Manufacturing Process Management As stated above, the point of good manufacturing process management is to deal with all of the little details and harsh realities of actually getting products made. Manufacturing process management can be broken down into two major categories, pre-production planning and active production analysis. These can then be broken down into further sub categories (described later on), which are useful for forming a clear picture of what needs to be done so to achieve maximum manufacturing efficiency. Despite labeling the major categories pre-production planning and post-production analyzation, don't think that the planning stage ends once production and analysis begins. The planning stage is never over. When engaged in manufacturing process management, the aim should always be to reduce costs, along with production and work time, whilst striving to develop a high level of manufacturing flexibility so as to be able to quickly respond to changing market trends.

Manufacturing Process Management â&#x20AC;&#x201C; PreProduction Planning Production Process Planning The first part of the production process planning stage is to get to grips with the overall manufacturing concept. This involves working out what materials will be necessary to successfully run operations, where to obtain those materials from and the logistics involved in getting them to where they need to be. Next the layout of the manufacturing plants and factory floors need to be considered, both in terms of machinery placement and employee work flow. During this stage it is vital that each part of the process is positioned by design so as to work at optimal capacity with its neighbors. Once the materials and basic work-flow overview is developed, most modern manufacturers take an in-depth look at the parts of their process which are reliant on computers. Specially designed machinery and software may need to be developed in order to properly optimize the manufacturing process, which will lead to big delays and potential losses if not realized early on. The final part of production process planning is resource planning, which shouldn't be confused with resource management (which deals with the securing and distribution of resources). Resource planning is the stage of the process which details the

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factory? What is the amount of time in terms of employee work hours needed to make a certain number of completed products? What is the optimal possible building time for the product if all parts of the process operate at peak efficiency? What is that peak efficiency in terms of time spent for each part of the process? As with money the list of potential issues that require careful planning to ensure peak efficiency goes on and on. The good news is with that done, every single detail of the manufacturing process should now be fully mapped out. All that remains is to implement the plan (rent a factory, buy machines, find workers etc) and move onto the active production and analysis stage.

Manufacturing Process Management - Active Production Analysis Quality Assurance There are three primary areas to consider when it comes to manufacturing process management quality assurance analysis. First up should be the use of computer aided quality assurance (CAQ) tools in order to test the quality of finished goods, to ensure they meet with any predefined standards. Next statistical process control (SPC) methods should be applied to the operational manufacturing work flow, so as to assess whether any individual parts of the process are under performing. This is mostly done by observing any variations to performance that may take place at individual work stations, analyzing how that effects the general manufacturing work flow and then implementing

appropriate action to remove any problems. Finally failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) need to be considered. Which essentially means that assessments need to be made regarding how likely it is that individual parts of the process will fail, how they will fail, what the repercussions will be and how that can be avoided. Success Measurements As to be expected, alongside quality assurance, success measurement checks need to be carried out to ensure that the manufacturing process is running in a way which could be considered successful. Routine statistical process control should already ensure that the work force is operating at peak efficiency, but overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) needs to be regularly assessed as well. Overall equipment effectiveness is used in comparison with the total effective equipment performance (TEEP) as one of the key performance indicators when looking at whether or not a manufacturing process is running at its full potential. By taking into account the four underlying metrics in relation to OEE and TEEP, manufacturing process management analysts can quickly pinpoint any problems with the machines being used for production and implement the necessary plans for rectifying the situation. Intersystem Communication Optimization Whilst individual parts of the manufacturing process may be working well, it is also necessary to consider whether or not those parts are optimally synchronized with their

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to increase efficiency as part of the manufacturing process management system is fairly complicated. It requires an intimate overview of multiple component systems, along with an understanding of the tools that can be used to make those systems perform in better alignment with other often unrelated systems. This is the final part of the manufacturing process management system that needs to be considered,

but it is just as important as any of the steps that came before it. The proper application of intersystem communication will often make or break the entire manufacturing process, as optimized and synchronized systems are capable of producing far more of the end product (in the time available), at a (generally) much lower cost than their unsynchronized counterparts.. Source ;Virtual Process

US bag and film recycling surpasses 1 billion pounds n 2011, more than 1 billion pounds of post-consumer plastic bags and films were collected for recycling in the United States, according to a new report.

That's a 4 percent increase from 2010 and a 55 percent increase from the 652.4 million pounds collected in 2005, according to the National Postconsumer Plastic Bag & Film Recycling Report, released February 25 by the American Chemistry Council. The report attributed the increase to growth in plastic and composite decking. Deck manufacturers accounted for 55 percent of the postconsumer film that was recycled, and they purchased 120 million more pounds of material in 2011 than they did in 2010. The second largest market, film and sheet manufacturers, held steady at 100 million pounds in 2011, accounting for 16 percent of the total. For the second year in a row, the majority of the post-consumer film

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collected in the United States was processed in the U.S. and Canada — 58 percent or 583 million pounds — with the remainder exported overseas.

largest category of recycled film is what Moore Recycling calls "commercial clear" — clear, clean polyethylene film including stretch wrap and poly bags.

Domestic volume was up 5 percent from 2010. Mark Murray, executive director of Californians Against Waste, said there are some positive notes for environmentalists in the data, but they have to look past the modest increases in recycling rates.

The material accounts for 47 percent of the film that is recycled, a figure that is falling. Exactly how much it has dropped is difficult to pinpoint, though, in part because since this year's survey includes a new category, mixed color commercial film.

"There's two bits of good news in the sense that the processing rate… has gone up a modest amount, 24 million pounds. And there's a shift… in terms of a greater percentage of the amount collected is going to North American processors rather than being shipped overseas. But there is still a lot of plastic film, plastic shrink-wrap, that is very recyclable that gets collected at the back of stores that is not being recycled," Murray said.

The report also notes that changes in the shipping market may have attributed to the decline for commercial clear film, including warehouse consolidation and adjustments in how retailers prepare pallets for shipment.

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Murray said there needs to be more focus to recover commercial clear and other post-industrial, pre-consumer films. "We need to get that behindthe-store shrink-wrap back into the recycling infrastructure," he said. "And really, this 'post-industrial, pre-consumer' plastic represents a

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FEATURES success story that 10 years ago those were all corrugated boxes, which are much worse than shrink wrap for the environment," Murray said."It seems to me that we're moving in the right direction," he said. The report estimated that 151 million pounds of post-consumer bags and sacks were recovered in 2011, a 19 percent increase from 2010. But the report cautioned that the lack of consistent data created uncertainty in this category. The report also noted increases in other film categories, including

curbside film collection. But it noted that the amount of curbside film being used domestically actually decreased in 2011. Curbside film is challenging to reprocess and the cost often exceeds the value of the end product, according to the report.

polyethylene bags and wraps to be recycled, primarily at large grocery and retail chains."In-store collection is absolutely critical for recycling plastic bags, wraps and other flexible film packaging," said Steve Russell, ACC's vice president..

Information for the report was based on recovery data from 19 U.S. and three Canadian end users of postconsumer film and 37 companies that export consumer film.

"The infrastructure is there. The plastic film industry is now working to help grocers and retailers maximize the collection of this valuable material by sharing tools and best practices and through consistent customer education," he said.

ACC noted that there are currently more than 15,000 U.S. locations where consumers can bring their used

“Cars Made Up Of High Density Polyethylene Pipes of One Metre Outer Diameter Ms Poorvi C. Desai

New Product and New Enduse Innovations For Entrepreneurs in Plastics Industry ew product as well as new enduse innovations in “Plastic Industry-Dawn Of Indian Industry” would bring in expansions related to each manufacturing process of plastics. To share colours of knowledge in the form of new product as well as new enduse innovations amongst manufacturers of plastic products would lead to money in plastic industry with each manufacturer attain a safety net for his business.

20 years. These manufacturers would have the flexibility of jumping from one enduse to another enduse which would lead to a multiplication of endusers in his business. These new product and new enduse innovations would help in increasing the selling price of the final product which would lead to an increase of average selling price of the final product bringing in a higher net profitability and lower payback periods in comparison to existing business.

Plastics have grown from a mole to a mountain bringing in “Polymer-A Growing Plant Towards Fruition of Plastic Products”. New product as well as enduse innovations would help manufacturers achieve a safety net for their business for a period of above 15-

An extremely high market potential of plastic products would bring in additional feather to the cap of existing business of manufacturers in Indian Industry. Plastics, coming out of its infant stage yesterday have moved towards a growing phase leading to

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a growing phenomenon today would continue to be “Plastic Industry-Dawn of Indian Industry”. Plastics to a new are few, plastics to a few are new. Plastics, to a common man is the most common amongst common man. Enduse innovations in plastics would help manufacturers manufacture products for new enduses without an investment on plant and machinery and also without much investment in marketing of the products. New product innovations would help manufacturers to increase the product mix with an investment only in moulds and dies without any investment on plant and machinery and could manufacture products on the same plant and machinery. New product and new M A R C H 2013

FEATURES enduse innovations would make plastic rank as one of the top ranking material in agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure and automotive enduse sectors helping plastic increase the per capita consumption from a single digit to triple digit in the country with new enduse innovation such as high density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter as homes for rural population.

Plastics For Entrepreneurs Cars made up of High Density Polyethylene Pipes(One Metre Outer Diameter) High Density Polyethylene Pipes of one metre outer diameter in the form of new enduse innovations could form a series of cars which could bring in a row of units on high density polyethylene pipes of one metre diameter in series and parallel bringing in diversifications and expansions which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High Density Polyethylene Pipes of one metre outer diameter in the form of new enduse innovations could bring in new markets for entrepreneurs who without investments could look at new markets which could help these entrepreneurs increase their product mix and net profitability and lower payback periods. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter in the form of new enduse innovations could form a neverending tale in the form of a fairy tale, a fairy in the form of new enduse innovations which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”.

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High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could bring in a high volume business with new enduse innovations such as cars made up of HDPE Pipes of one metre outer diameter which would be directly proportional to the population of the country which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. These pipes could form the bodies of the cars with one-sixth of the diameter of high density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter welded together to the height of the car in horizontal direction. A sheet of glass could be fitted into the slots of HDPE pipes on the front and back side of the car. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could be drilled with holes on sides to create windows which could bring in an inflow of air for passengers in the cars. A base made of high density polyethylene from extrusion process could be used in these cars made up of high density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter with a similar function could also be used for autorickshaws and trucks. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter involve longeivity and could involve life of 50 to 100 years with 100% virgin material, high density polyethylene. However the life of these cars made up of one metre outer diameter could be 3 years made out of virgin material, high density polyethylene. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could

form new enduse innovations each day as new born innovations which could involve varied variety of new enduse innovations which could bring in a variance in entrepreneurs in the form of implementation of new enduse innovations which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter in the form of new enduse innovations, whose beginning began with a slow beginning could grow from a pinch of salt, a mole to a mountain, a growing phenomenon could bring in “Polymer-A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High density polyethylene pipes of upto one metre outer diameter in the form of new enduse innovations could form a plastic industry with new creative ideas of creative people bringing about a creation of new plastic units in the country which could bring in “Plastic Industry – Dawn Of Indian Industry”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter, a versatile product produced out of a versatile polymer, high density polyethylene with its versatility of being produced in small lengths, big lengths, small outer diameters, big outer diameters could bring in versatile functions which could bring in versatile results which could make plastics most common amongst common man. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter in the form of new enduse innovations such as cars made up of high density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter

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FEATURES could create a new direction for entrepreneurs full of business acumen, dynamism and dexterity which could create new plastic units based on the creativity of creative people which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter in the form of new enduse innovations could form “New Enduse Development” for these pipes which could make these pipes omnipresent making high density polyethylene pipes most common amongst common man. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter in the form of innovations could bring in varied functions which could develop new enduses bringing in “New Enduse Development”. New enduse development of high density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter is directly proportional to the population of the country which could involve extremely high market potential and involve lacs of tonnes of volumes of business could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could bring in a wonderful world of plastics by the imagination of unimaginative people bringing in unimaginative results for common man making plastics most common amongst common man. High density polyethylene pipes of upto one metre outer diameter are versatile due to many reasons. One of the reason of its versatility of being produced in small lengths, P L A S T I C S N E W S

big lengths, small diameters, big diameters, could be laid in vertical direction, horizontal direction, above the ground, below the ground. Another reason of the versatility of these pipes is these pipes could form a conduit or a tube for chemicals, water and food for enduses such as bowls, plates, for enduses such as walls and ceilings for office cabins. Ve r s a t i l i t y o f h i g h d e n s i t y polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter is due to the multiple functions of these pipes which could bring in multiple new enduses into the fold of plastics unfolding new endusers. Versatility of high density polyethylene pipes is unbound with unbound boundaries such as pipes of one metre outer diameter could produce very high wall thickness which could produce volumes of business for entrepreneurs as well as polymer producers in the country which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. Ve r s a t i l i t y o f h i g h d e n s i t y polyethylene pipes with varied functions could bring in more projects to fruition. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could be used as post box, walls of an office, ceilings of an office, rural home, bowls, plates, utensils, dustbins, underground rainwater havesting tanks. Functions of high density polyethylene pipes involves a conduit or a tube or could be used as a container or a carrier which could involve multiple new enduses each day as new born enduses. Functions of high density polyethylene pipes are of varied variety and pipes of high

density polyethylene are of varied variety of small and large diameters, sleek pipes i.e. very small lengths and big length pipes. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could form entrepreneurs who seek either low investments or high investments in projects with small diameter high density polyethylene pipes as well as high diameter high density polyethylene pipes. Plastics could be defined as “versatile” materials which could form into multiple colours, shapes, designs, dimensions which could bring in “Plastic Industry – Dawn Of Indian Industry” in the form of new product as well as new enduse innovations. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter in the form of new enduse innovations could make the journey of entrepreneurs fascinating such as cars made up of HDPE Pipes of one metre outer diameter. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter, a conduit or a pipe in the form of new enduse innovations from a conduit could become a carrier for passengers such as cars made up of HDPE Pipes of one metre outer diameter. High density polyethylene pipes, a tube or conduit for carrying water yesterday could tomorrow carry passengers in cars made up of HDPE pipes of one metre outer diameter. The future of pipes is bright with the past which initiated with pipes for drinking water. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter are waterproof, chemical resistant, corrosion resistant and involve longeivity.

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FEATURES High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could bring in cars made up of HDPE pipes which could consist of new designs which could bring in a delight for children. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could draw new designs for endusers which could fascinate these endusers. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could bring in new enduse innovations with a similar function to that of cars made up of HDPE pipes of one metre outer diameter. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter in the form of new enduse innovations, a tie with which entrepreneurs could tie tonnes of money could tie entrepreneurs to these new enduse innovations which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could bring in benefits to endusers i.e. common man in terms of monetary gains and longeivity. Thus plastics could become the most preferred material in automotive sector which could make plastics rank as one of the top ranking material in automotive besides agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure helping plastics increase the per capita consumption in the country which could bring in “Plastic Industry – Dawn Of Indian Industry”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could form cars of different shapes, unique, unfound, uncommon designs which could make plastics most common amongst common man. High density

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polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter are chemical resistant, corrosion resistant, waterproof and involve longeivity. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter with versatile new enduse innovations could be a store of new enduse innovations for entrepreneurs who seek to increase their product mix for increasing their net profitability and lowering payback periods. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could help entrepreneurs travel long journey helping these entrepreneurs accomplish their mission of achievements as well as could help passengers travel long journey helping these passengers arrive at their destination which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter with new enduse innovations could make these pipes achieve a high market penetration due to its high market potential which could form “Plastic Industry – Dawn Of Indian Industry”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter with new enduse innovations could bring in a world of imagination out of the imagination of unimaginative people bringing in unimaginative results for common man making plastics most common amongst common man. Innovations of innovative people, colours of rainbow to plastic industry would bring in an array of new enduses for entrepreneurs which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. 45

Innovations of innovative people which from a pinch of salt, a mole could grow to a mountain bringing in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could bring in a pipeline of new enduse innovations, roots with which entrepreneurs could be routed towards their mission of achievements could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could form a tunnel of new enduses which could make entrepreneurs accomplish their mission of achievements. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter, a conduit or a tube could form new openings in the form of new enduse innovations for entrepreneurs which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter due to its higher wall thickness could involve volumes of business both for entrepreneurs as well as polymer producers. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter in the form of new enduse innovations could help entrepreneurs tie tonnes of money, a tie which could tie entrepreneurs to these new enduse innovations. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter in the form of new enduse innovations could begin a new beginning for entrepreneurs who are full of business acumen, dexterity and dynamism who could with initial

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FEATURES marketing initiatives implant these new enduse innovations. This could help in increasing volumes of business for entrepreneurs by increasing product mix and net profitability for lowering payback periods. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter in the form of new enduse innovations could bring in more projects to fruition. New enduse innovations on high density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could bring in fruits of money for endusers in terms of longeivity. High density polyethylene pipes which was Greek and Latin to endusers yesterday, tomorrow could be well understood in a language of longeivity. The future of high density polyethylene pipes is bright with the past which initiated with pipes for drinking water. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could be used in vertical direction, horizontal direction, above the ground, under the ground, in small lengths, in big lengths which brings about versatile new enduse innovations out of this versatile product high density polyethylene pipes which is made up of a versatile material, high density polyethylene. High density polyethylene pipes which were used in agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure yesterday could be used in automotive tomorrow as cars made up of high density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter of black colour could be used

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with ultra violet stabilizer carbon black which could prevent degradation of material. High density polyethylene pipes could bring in colours of rainbow in the form of new enduse innovations which could help entrepreneurs add an additional feather to the cap of the business of entrepreneurs which could help these entrepreneurs increase their product mix bringing in a higher net profitability and lower payback periods. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could be used either as sleek pipes, or small length pipes or big length pipes. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter with innumerable innovations of innovative people could create plastic industry which could make plastics as one of the top ranking material in agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure and automotive helping plastics increase the per capita consumption in the country from a single digit to a triple digit in the country with new enduse innovations such as HDPE Pipes As Homes For Rural Population wherein one-sixth of one metre outer diameter high density polyethylene pipes could be welded in vertical direction forming walls of a rural home. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could open up a new enduse sector automotive which could form cars made up of HDPE pipes of one metre outer diameter. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could due to the imagination of unimaginative people could bring in unimaginative results for common man making plastics most

common amongst common man. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could produce scientific results out of this material of science, high density polyethylene. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could create a “New History” in plastic industry with innumerable new enduse innovations which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could make entrepreneurs sow seeds of new enduse innovations helping these entrepreneurs increase their product mix which could bring in a higher net profitability and lower payback periods. The more you sow the more you reap. Sowing seeds of innovations on high density polyethylene pipes of one metre could bring in a germination of one metre outer diameter high density polyethylene pipes which could become omnipresent in enduse sectors such as agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure and automotive which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could make entrepreneurs sow seeds of new enduse innovations helping these entrepreneurs increase their product mix which could bring in a higher net profitability and lower payback periods. The more you sow the more you reap. Sowing seeds of innovations on high density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could bring in a

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FEATURES germination of one metre outer diameter high density polyethylene pipes which could become omnipresent in enduse sectors such as agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure and automotive which could bring in “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. High density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could form products which could involve longeivity which could be benefitial to the endusers. New Enduse Development could bring in an unbound “New History” which could form accolades of achievements for plastic industry which could bring in “Plastic Industry – Dawn Of Indian Industry”. A new beginning with which entrepreneurs began their beginning with high density polyethylene pipes yesterday, tomorrow could grow from a mole to a mountain, a growing phenomenon “Polymer – A Growing Plant Towards Fruition Of Plastic Products”. Innovations of high density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter could be created by “New Creative Ideas” of creative people who could create a plastic world of imagination out of the imagination of unimaginative people bringing in unimaginative results for common man making plastics most common amongst common man. High density polyethylene pipe is a versatile product which could be produced in small diameters as well as big diameters could be used for varied functions in varied enduse sectors which could bring in “Plastic Industry – Dawn Of Indian Industry”.

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Cars made up of High Density Polyethylene Pipes(One Metre Outer Diameter) (Source : http://www.slideshare.net/ ghvharsha/four-wheeler-industries) Cars made up of High Density Polyethylene Pipes(One Metre Outer Diameter) – Validation & Inputs from a Large Diameter High Density Polyethylene Pipe Manufacturer in India

High Density Polyethylene Pipes of One Metre Outer Diameter, Wall thickness – 24.5 mm, Weight – 87 kg/metre, Pressure – 6 kg/cm2, Single layer

Life of car – 3 years with 100% virgin material, high density polyethylene

Disclaimer 1. Kindly note this is an innovation means a new creative idea and not yet implemented.

2. However this new creative idea has been validated either by machinery supplier, or manufacturer of the product in the respective field or consultant of plastics in India. 3. Each entrepreneur who intends setting up a new project has to initiate the implementation of this innovation, a new creative idea while setting up a new project.

Conclusion New Enduse Innovations as well as New Product Enduse Innovations in plastics would help increase the per capita consumption of plastics making plastic rank as one of the top ranking material in agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure and automotive enduse sectors bringing in “Plastic Industry-Dawn Of Indian Industry

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Fungi could soon replace plastic esearchers have figured out a way to grow fungi into almost any shape while being fully biodegradable. The product could be used in place of plastic used for packaging and storage.

any organic substrate. Whether it’s leaves or mulch, mycelia digest these materials and bind everything together in a cohesive mat. And these mats can be grown in moulds, moulds that might make a shoe sole or carton.

fungi, with the exception of shiitake and certain other mushrooms, tend to be something we’re disgusted by (think mouldy bread or smelly mildew). But they really deserve more respect, because some fungi have fantastic capabilities. They can be grown, under certain circumstances, in almost any shape - from flip-flops to candle holders - and be totally biodegradable. And, if this weren’t enough, they might have the potential to replace plastics.

A company called Ecovative Design, is the only company harnessing this particular mycological power right now. The company uses several species of fungi, which differ markedly from those sold in groceries, to manufacture environmentally-friendly products.

The secret is the mycelia. Steve Horton likens this underground portion of fungi (the mushrooms that pop up are the reproductive structures) to a tiny biological chain of tubular cells. “It’s this linked chain of cells that’s able to communicate with the outside world, to sense what’s there in terms of food and light and moisture,” he said. “Mycelia take in nutrients from available materials like wood and use them as food, and the fungus is able to grow.” “When you think of fungi and their mycelia, their function ecologically - is really vital in degrading and breaking things down,” Horton added. “Without fungi, and bacteria, we’d be I don’t know how many meters deep in waste, both plant matter and animal tissue.” Looking something like extremely delicate, white dental floss, mycelia grow in, through and around just about P L A S T I C S N E W S

“Most of our partnerships are secret, but we just partnered with the Sealed Air Corporation (the inventors of bubble wrap) to expand distribution of our protective packaging products,” said Gavin McIntyre, who is chief scientist and founder of the company. Making items out of fungi is relatively straightforward, at least in some respects, because they do most of the work. The process starts with farming byproducts, like cotton gin waste; seed hulls from rice, buckwheat and oats. These are sterilised, mixed with nutrients and chilled. Then the mycelia spawn are added and the whole amalgam is put in a large container. Dozens of such containers are held in vertical racks as the mycelia grow, quickly turning the entire package a milky white as the fungus permeates every available cranny of space and substrate. The mycelia are so good at proliferating, in fact, McIntyre said, that every cubic inch of material contains

eight miles of the tiny fungal fibres. Next, this lengthy - but compact matrix is removed from the container and placed in a mold the shape of whatever item is been made. Once the desired texture, rigidity and other characteristics of the product are achieved, it’s popped from its mould and heated and dried to kill the mycelia and stop its growth. Drying also eliminates any potential allergens that may be present. “Our all-natural products, the creation of which takes less than five days, have no allergy concerns and are completely non-toxic. They could be eaten, though they’re not meant for consumption,” Renaud said, laughing, “and they wouldn’t taste very good.” More impressive is that they’re also impervious to fire (to a point), and as water resistant as Styrofoam, but they won’t sit around in a landfill forever. “Our materials are all Class I fire walls, because the fungal cell wall is very robust and water insoluble,” McIntyre said. “This means they can be hit with a blow torch and not burn.” “They are also more UV-stable than foam since they are not petrochemicalbased, and won’t emit volatile organic compounds,” he added. “When exposed to the right microbes, they will break down in 180 days in any landfill or backyard..”.. Well this means that fungi could be really the next option for packaging and storage.

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Thailand sees global bio-hub ambition coming within reach ack in 2003, Thailand saw an opportunity, and decided to take it. The country already had an established plastics industry, plus cheap and abundant sources of feedstock from its agricultural industry, and it decided to take a gamble on bioplastics. Today, Thailand is on the fast track to become the bioplastics hub of the ASEAN region - within another three years, if it's up to Science and Technology Minister Worawat Uea-apinyakul. How did they do it?

Feasibility study A feasibility study conducted by the Thai government in 2004 showed that Thailand boasted a number of important advantages, including existing capabilities and infrastructure. Thailand had, and has the region's largest plastics processing industry and can therefore take advantage of a wide availability of knowledge and experience in the industry. It was therefore decided to go ahead with the development of a bioplastics industry. In 2006, the government commissioned the Thai National Innovation Agency to draft a roadmap for the development of the Thai bioplastics industry. This roadmap was officially approved by a Cabinet resolution in 2008.

Thailand walked the walk Four strategies were set out in the five-year Bioplastics Roadmap. Specified for each strategy were: target identification, indicators, action plans, responsible agency, functions of each agency and a budget for implementation. These four P L A S T I C S N E W S

strategies were also forward-looking and long-term, designed to promote comprehensive development of the new industrial sector, rather than simply a fast return on investment. The first strategy, for example, was to ensure a sufficient supply of biomass feedstock. It was specifically stated that this was not to interfere with the food supply, and that technology was to be developed "to ensure that the bioplastics production can reach the break-even point and to prevent various problems on the crop cultivation including the destruction of an ecosystem balance." Other strategies included investments to accelerate technology development and technology cooperation, and the need to establish supportive infrastructure. At the policy level, a range of measures were envisaged to support production and encourage the use of bioplastics, including procurement policies, taxation, and public relations, and pilot schemes and compliance with international standards. Tax breaks were announced in the form of corporate income tax exemptions for companies active in eco-friendly chemicals manufacturing and ecofriendly products manufacturing. In short, Thailand went all out to create a business, intellectual, industrial and social setting in which the bioplastics industry could develop and grow.

Phase 2 Currently, phase 2 of Thailand's Bioplastics Roadmap (2011-2015)

is underway. Again, the government has committed substantial funds towards boosting investment in the Thai bioplastics industry, including providing a grant worth THB 300 M (about $10 million) for the construction of a bioplastic resin pilot plant with a production capacity of 1000- 10,000 tons per year, based on a publicprivate (30:70) co-investment. Note: the call for proposals for building the plant remains open until March 31, 2013. In addition, the government is considering supportive measures such as providing low-interest soft loans (2% interest for 8 years) for investors in the bioplastics and biochemical industries as well as other fiscal measures, which remain to be determined. Proposals are also under consideration for government green procurement targets, to help stimulate the local market for bioplastics.

Reaping the benefits? Having pumped 60 million dollars into establishing its bioplastics credentials, Thailand is looking forward to reaping the benefits. Already, the country has attracted investments from companies such as Purac, (lactide) PTTGC/NatureWorks, (PLA) BioAmber/Mitsui (succinic acid) and BioAmber/PTTMCC Biochem (PBS).

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FEATURES and Norway, announced plans to set up operations in Thailand. Polylactic acid resin maker NatureWorks, in which Thailand's PTTCG holds a 50% stake has also said it was considering Thailand as the location for setting up its second resin plant unit. However, to become a true hub, more is needed. One challenge facing the industry, for example, is how to create a local market in Southeast Asia for the new plastics. While the area is projected to become the world's major bioplastics manufacturing region within the next 10 years, consumption, except for Taiwan, is lagging. Another concern is that climate change will affect crops, causing feedstock shortages or driving prices up. And, surprisingly, fears have recently been expressed that the cheap shale gas produced in the U.S. and subsequently lower energy costs will make it hard for Asian - including Thai

- manufacturers to compete. All that remains to be seen. In the meantime, Thailand is continuing to implement its Roadmap, building plants, establishing knowledge centers, developing new technology and creating jobs. The

benefits are expected to impact on every level: social, economic, technological and environmental. It looks as if Thailand's gamble is paying off. No wonder they're ambitious

Mexico offers more opportunities for plastics processors he plastics industry represents 2.7 percent of Mexico's manufacturing gross domestic product and 0.5 percent of its national GDP. It employs 155,000 and grew 6 percent from 2011-12, according to the Mexican plastics trade group.

Mexico's fledgling government has unlatched more business opportunities in the last three months for the country's plastics processors than any previous "In less than 100 days the new government has opened up for discussion matters where windows of opportunity of interest to the plastics industry have been revealed," industry consultant Eduardo de la Tijera Coeto P L A S T I C S N E W S

said in an emailed open letter to sector members in late February. "They may be small openings but nevertheless they are opportunities that allow us to make suggestions about what we think should be included in [national] policies of interest and concern to us. These are opportunities we've not had for decades," he said in the Spanish-language email. De la Tijera is CEO of Grupo Texne, a Mexico City market research company. He's also a past president of industry association Anipac (Asociación Nacional de Industrias del Plástico AC).

His comments coincide with the creation of a think tank involving leading company directors and academics, whose aim is to bolster cooperation between the state and private sector and improve Mexico's productivity and competitiveness. Called Instituto para el Desarrollo Industrial y el Crecimiento Económico (the Industrial Development and Economic Growth Institute), its president is Raúl Gutiérrez Muguerza, managing director of Grupo Deacero, a Mexican steel product manufacturer based in the Monterrey suburb of Garza García. Meanwhile numerous non-Mexican processors are also considering

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FEATURES expanding or investing for the first time in Mexico, according to K. Alan Russell, president and CEO of Tecma Group LP of El Paso, Texas, which helps firms launch manufacturing operations in Mexico. According to Russell "There is a lot of movement relating to Mexico manufacturing," "We at Tecma have seen more new business activity in the last 60 days than we've seen over the past two years combined."The biggest part of that activity has been firms already manufacturing in Mexico that are expanding into larger facilities — "in preparation for increased production," according to Russell. "The next level of activity is coming from U.S. companies readdressing Mexico for their low-cost initiatives, as they now know that China is no longer the obvious choice," he added. "Then for the first time, we are actually seeing companies not only wanting to move processes out of China into Mexico but considering a move of all their manufacturing back to North America, bringing their R&D into their headquarters in the U.S. and Mexico for the production." Tecma describes itself as a one-stop manufacturing source, specializing in sheltered services and other options, including subcontract and turnkey manufacturing, joint ventures, logistics, supply chain management and site selection. Townsend Solutions polyolefins consultant Roberto Ribeiro said, "It's an exciting time for Mexican plastics manufacturers." The Houstonbased firm provides market research and information to the global plastics industry. With labor costs rising in China

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and the logistical concerns associated simply with the time involved in shipping products from China to the North American market, many companies are looking at bringing production back to North American soil. Because Mexico has the lowest labor costs in North America, it is likely to benefit from the shift away from China, according to Ribeiro. With more polyethylene production capacity planned for the United States — stemming from shale gas — plastics conversion could become a booming business in Mexico, he said. "We've fielded several calls from companies looking for Mexican factories that might be able to produce their goods more efficiently and at a lower cost than they are currently seeing in China. Mexico is an emerging market that has started receiving a lot of international attention," Ribeiro said. He added: "I strongly believe we are going to see an influx of new plastics processing factories and international contracts for existing manufacturers in Mexico," Ribeiro said. According to Townsend, average labor costs in China have increased 20 percent over the last four years. "No slowdown is in sight as both domestic and international attention is focused on working conditions in Chinese factories and the welfare of factory workers," the company said. In the same period, labor costs in Mexico rose by 1 percent, Townsend said. "In 2005, the average manufacturing wage in China was $0.60/hour. In 2011, that number reached $1.63/hour – an increase of $1.03 per hour per employee, while wages in Mexico increased only $0.20 51

per hour per employee in that same time period — from $1.90/hour in 2005 to $2.10/hour in 2011," according to Townsend Solutions. Also working in Mexico's favor are free trade agreements Mexico has signed with 44 countries, trade deals and promotions with "dozens of other countries," the lifting of a U.S. ban on Mexican-owned and operated trucks on U.S. roads and highways, and everimproving rail links between the two countries, Townsend said. According to de la Tijera, the most glaring difference between the previous administration of Felipe Calderón Hinojosa and that of his successor, Enrique Peña Nieto, is that Calderón focused every day on fighting organized crime. President Peña Nieto, on the other hand, "has concentrated on listening to a whole raft of proposals" on a variety of subjects, de la Tijera wrote in the letter. However, one of Calderon's last acts as president was to sign into law the most sweeping changes to Mexico's labor statutes in decades. The reforms, which will make it easier for employers to hire and fire workers, will inject greater dynamism into the economy, many observers believe, although a number of trade unionists have called the move regressive. In his letter, de La Tijera urged the industry to work as one across regional lines and to present solid proposals for the plastic sector's growth to the government. Substituting imports and increasing Mexico's exports are vital if the plastics processing industry is to grow, he said, but that won't happen without greater organization within the industry and government support. M A R C H 2013

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UAE moves to ban non-biodegradable plastics he Ministry of Environment and Water issued a decree banning the circulation and marketing of non-biodegradable plastic products by the beginning of next year.

The ban also covers biodegradable plastic products which are not registered in accordance with the Emirates Conformity Assessment System (ECAS), said a statement released by the ministry. A list of requirements and conditions applicable in this regard and in accordance with the UAE standard specifications (5009:2009) have to be met by the manufacturers of these products within a period not exceeding December 31. The

decision, signed by Dr Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahd, Minister of Environment a n d Wa t e r, m a k e s i t obligatory for manufacturers and suppliers of plastics to register 15 non-biodegradable products, including newspaper and magazine wrap, bubble wrap and cushioning packaging, flower wrap, overwrap, stretch film, cling film, shrink film and plastic liner as well as personal care products including gloves, seedling bags

and polyethylene table sheets. The ministry of environment and water may also consider imposing fees on plastic bags that are used by consumers aiming at reducing the excessive consumption of plastic bags, including non-biodegradable bags and reuse of plastic bags, as part of the campaign.

California updates container law to encourage more recycled content fter more than 18 years on the books, changes to California's rigid plastic packaging container (RPPC) regulations for 2013 mean the law will finally be able to do what it was meant to: increase the amount of post-consumer recycled material that goes into packaging sold on California stores' shelves. State regulators say the changes not only clarify the law and make it easier for product manufacturers to follow, they also open the door for easier communication and partnership between the state, the product manufacturers and the plastic packaging manufactures."It was really about listening to the

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industry and trying to get program consistency," said CalRecycles' Trevor O'Shaughnessy, section manager for RPPC.Previously, regulations excluded a container if it could not be sealed more than one time, causing confusion and leaving out different types of containers that did or held the same thing. As of January 1, the first time a container is sealed counts as "one time," including heat-sealed clamshell packaging, which is now counted and regulated as RPPC in California. Buckets were just one of many oddities under the original law, with those with a metal handle excluded from the RPPC program because

they were not all plastic. Now buckets and pails with and without plastic handles are all are considered "equal products." The new regulations explicitly spell out for the first time that resin switching is not permitted as a way to get around the law. But they also stipulate that using a 25 percent post-consumer resin or a 10 percent source reduction are among ways to bring a package into compliance. Regrind, however, does not count toward the post-consumer percentage. Perhaps the biggest change, O'Shaughnessy said, is the implementation of a threestep notification system for product makers.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS The first step is registration for product makers selling their products in California. Registration is available on CalRecycles' website and product manufacturers can sign up on their own or wait to be notified by the state. Second is pre-certification, where the department will notify a select pool of the registered product manufacturers that they could be evaluated, the first round of which will go out in April. Those firms can determine if their RPPCs are compliant using online tools, or request an advisory opinion, O'Shaughnessy said, where regulators will look at their

packaging, determine if it falls under the regulations' purview and if it is compliant. One year after the pre-certification phase comes step three, compliance certification, where groups selected from the pre-certification pool will be asked to report on all of their containers' compliance. "Through our rulemaking, the department heard a lot of the concerns from the collective industry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the container manufacturers and product manufacturers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about getting enough notice and awareness for those working in national markets

that may not have been aware of the original law," O'Shaughnessy said. "So we developed the phased-in system for better awareness. Before you're selected, you're registered, you're pre-certified. Nothing is getting sprung on anyone." Noncompliance means a fine of up to $100,000 per year for the product makers for any and all phases of the three-step process. And while the measure is primarily focused on the product manufacturer, there is some compliance burden for packagers as well .

European suppliers launch road show to defend PVC use in hospitals uropean PVC producers participated in several professional medical events starting with the annual meeting for the Society of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Recovery Nurses March 6 in Denmark. "PVCMed Alliance has been formed and launched recently. It aims to open dialogue with its stakeholders, e.g. through an interactive web site (including blogs and social media) as well as participating in various trade fairs," said, Brigitte Dero, general manager of The European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers (Brussels, Belgium). The newly proactive posture of the European vinyl industry to protect the polymer's reputation and status in the medical market seems to contrast with what's happening in the United States where the vinyl industry has had virtually no profile at major medical manufacturing and design

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conferences. AT MD&M West held earlier this month in Anaheim, CA, there was no discernible presence of PVC, even though it represents 30% of plastics products in the medical market, far more than any other plastic. Suppliers will discuss PVC,

but primarily promote elastomers or polyesters or other products that have a more positive image. Current members of the PVCMed Alliance include BASF, Colorite Europe, Eastman, ECVM, OXEA, Renolit, and Tarkett

Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Peak Energy to build PET plant in Sri Lanka ri Lankan Government has given its approval to allow the Singapore based Peak Energy to build a Polyethylene Terephthalate Manufacturing plant in the port city of Hambantota, as per news360.lk. The Singaporean firm has already registered a new firm in Sri Lanka under the name of Hambana Petrochemicals

Private Limited, which will bring in an initial investment of US$ 135 mln. SLPA is expected to sign the agreement with the Petrochemical firm very soon. Government will lease out 5 hectares in the Hambantota Port city to the Singaporean firm to build the proposed PET Plant.

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Clariant to double capacity in Poland lariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, was joined by distinguished guests for the groundbreaking of its new plant in Konstantynów Lódzki, Poland. The new, modern plant will commence production of color concentrates for producers of plastic materials one year from now.

The investment, worth CHF 11.3 million, will allow Clariant to increase production capacity and strengthen its position on Polish and European markets. Under the guidance of the Lódz Special Economic Zone, Clariant, will construct a new production site, laboratory, warehouse, and offices at the location. Covering an area of approximately 6,800 square meters, the facility will enable Clariant to double the production capacity for masterbatches in Poland and also to create new job opportunities for qualified employees. The decision to place the new production facility in the Lódz region is an important step in the development of Clariant’s strategy in Europe. It also acknowledges the region’s role in the company’s long-term investment policy. This comes largely as a result of excellent cooperation with the representatives of Lódz Special Economic Zone as well as the government, which have both supported the investment at all its stages – from consultancy and planning to building. “You cannot underestimate the meaning of this investment for the entire company. The market for masterbatches, though demanding,

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develops dynamically and a modern facility such as this in Konstantynów Lódzki, will allow us to develop new solutions tailored to the specific needs of customers effectively,” comments Hans Bohnen, Head of Clariant Business Unit Masterbatches. The symbolic groundbreaking in Konstantynów is the culmination of the company’s 22 year-long presence in Poland. Over the years Clariant’s subsidiary in Poland has gained a reputation for excellent performance as a result of its focus on quality and a reliable customer service model that has been implemented in other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. This commitment was recognized by Clariant’s senior management and was one of the key factors in the decision to locate the investment in the Lódz region.

“Clariant Polska’s success is built on ambitious and highly qualifi ed employees. As a team we have shown how we can positively influence the development of the entire company. Our further growth is also a result of an exemplary cooperation with the local communities and representatives of Lódz Special Economic Zone, ” adds Ralph Rutte, President of Clariant Polska. “Central Europe is a very promising market and Poland, as a large and dynamically growing country in the region is the natural place for further investments. We are deeply convinced that our engagement in building a new facility in Konstantynów will prove to be beneficial for both Clariant and the Lódz region,” – concludes Patrick Jany, CFO Clariant International AG.

Increased Russian EPS output feeds demand ussian consumption of expandable polystyrene (EPS) grew during 2012 by 13% to 158,600 tonnes with increased domestic production accounting for a significantly greater share of the market.EPS production in Russia was up 80% last year reaching a level of 89,790 tonnes. A major factor changing the market balance was a doubling of capacity to 100,000 tpa at the Sibur-Khimprom plant in Perm, Russia in October 2012,

according to a regional report by Market Research Company (MRC).The study showed that imports of the polymer last year fell to 54% of the annual consumption compared with a share of 65% of national consumption during 2011. Due to the Perm capacity rise, Russian EPS exports also grew significantly in 2012 to 16,720 tpa from just 1,930 tpa the year before. EPS sold abroad by Sibur-Khimprom went chiefly to the Ukrainian market.

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Aduro Bioploymers seeks partners for its Novatein duro Biopolymers a New Zealand biopolymer company that is turning meat byproducts into bioplastic called Novatein, is in discussions with commercial partners in Australia and New Zealand.

Aduro Biopolymers acting CEO Darren Harpur said the company wants to establish manufacturing facilities in Australia to produce the granules to sell to plastics manufacturers. It will establish its own product manufacturing facility if an existing

manufacturer is not found. Harpur said Novatein's properties are most equivalent to, but not the same as or a direct replacement for, polyethylene. "Novatein is not being targeted as a direct replacement for any particular plastic," Harpur said. " He said Novatein is not a food-contact product, but is best-suited for agricultural and horticultural applications, like pots, containers and pegs. Novatein is not

suitable for applications that require high and sustained strength and longterm durability, Harpur said.

Government offers opportunities to ‘ADNOC’ in Indian refining and petrochem n what may attract a big chunk of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India, the government is said to have offered Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) a host of investment opportunities in the refining and petrochemicals sector, in partnership with IndianOil and Oil and Natural Gas Corp. United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the world's fourthlargest oil producer and holds the fifth-largest gas reserves globally. Of the many investment opportunities discussed between Indian and UAE officials during the visit of commerce minister Anand Sharma to UAE last week, one was the possibility of national oil companies from the two sides coming together to set up a Rs. 25,000-crore plus mega petrochemical complex. India and UAE have been

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each other's largest trading partners for the last several years. Bilateral trade was estimated at $72 billion in

2011-12. The UAE also controls the world's largest sovereign funds (worth over $850 billion).

Zhejiang Hengyi to build Brunei’s first aromatics production plant hina’s Zhejiang Hengyi has secured regulatory approval from its government to build a planned US$4.32 bln refinery project in Brunei that will house the country's first aromatics production. The refinery complex, will be built at Pulau Muara Besar, and have capacity to produce 1.5 mln tpa of diesel; 400,000 tpa of gasoline; l mln tpa of jet kerosene; and 1.5 mln tpa of naphtha. It is also expected to

produce 1.5 mln tpa of paraxylene (PX) and 500,000 tpa of benzene. Zhejiang Hengyi is building the Brunei refinery to ensure supply of feedstocks PX and benzene for the company's production of purified terephthalic acid (PTA), polyester and caprolactam, Hengyi Petrochemical said. The refinery will get part of its crude supply from Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP).

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India and Kuwait to endeavor finalizing Joint Venture Projects in oil & Gas Sector ndia and Kuwait y resolved to expedite discussions for promoting joint venture projects in various areas of oil & gas sector including those in the upstream & downstream activities.

in the oil and gas sector.Dr. Moily invited Kuwaiti companies to invest in the opportunities in a number PetroChemical projects, refinery projects, and upstream-exploration & production ventures in India.

participation of EIL in the development of Kuwait’s oil industry projects. Sheikh Nasser Sabah AL-Ahmed AK-Jaber AL-Sabah welcomed the proposal deeper cooperation between the oil sector companies of India and Kuwait.

Speaking at a meeting with Sheikh Nasser Sabah AL-Ahmed AK-Jaber AL-Sabah, Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs, Kuwait, Dr. M.Veerappa Moily, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas said that the two sides should give new momentum to the warm & friendly longstanding relations. He said we should move fast beyond discussions and finalize the projects for cooperation

The Minister cited examples of upcoming Petro-Chemical Projects at Dahej, Mangalore and Paradeep which offer possibilities for Kuwaiti companies to pick up stakes for mutually beneficial cooperation. Similarly our companies would be keen to participate and invest in various projects in Kuwait’s E&P, refinery or Petro-Chemical sectors. The Minister also proposed

He suggested that the experts of the two sides should sit together to deliberate on specific projects. He invited representatives Indian Oil PSUs to visit-Kuwait for taking forward the initiative.

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officials during the visit of commerce minister Anand Sharma to UAE last week, one was the possibility of national oil companies from the two sides coming together to set up a Rs. 25,000-crore plus mega petrochemical complex. India and UAE have been each other's largest trading partners for the last several years. Bilateral trade was estimated at $72 billion in 2011-12. The UAE also controls the world's largest sovereign funds (worth over $850 billion).

The Kuwait Minister assured his full support to the on-going and future cooperation in the sector.

Formosa Petrochemical to take 50% stake in Kraton Performance Ploymers ormosa Petrochemical Corp. has agreed to form a joint venture with Kraton Performance Ploymers Inc. According to report Formosa Petrochemical plans to invest 450 mln New Taiwan Dollars (US$15.2 Million) for a 50% stake in the joint venture. The nature of the joint venture business has not been disclosed.

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Assam Petrochemicals to implement methanol-acetic acid plant he Assam Petrochemicals Ltd (APL) plans to implement its long-cherished 500 TPD new Methanol expansion -200 TPD Acetic Acid project in the existing location of the factory investing a total capital outlay of Rs. 1028 crore. According to reports, most of the preparatory works of the project has been completed including engagement of Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd for PMC Services, selection of Engineers Ltd. New Delhi (with technology supply from Haldor Topsoe) for LEPCM contract for 500TPD Methanol plant etc. The Oil India Ltd has already agreed to supply the required 0.5 MMSCMD natural gas to APLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new projects. The report also saiod that the final confirmation of equity participation has already been given by the Government of Assam

and the Assam Gas Company. The confirmation of equity participation from the Oil India Ltd is expected soon. The project has received due approval for implementation from the Government of Assam. State Bank of India which has already been selected as the lead banker by the company, has obtained more than the required amount of term loan for final sanction from various banks. The Public Hearing for environmental clearance has been successfully done and final environmental clearance of the project is about to come. Statutory approval for drawing water from the Dilli river for the project has also been obtained. It is hoped that the foundation of APLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Integrated Methanol-Acetic Acid plant will be laid soon.

RIL, Sibur Start Rubber Plant In Gujarat IBUR Reliance Industries' joint venture with Russian petrochemicals company SIBUR has commenced construction of its butyl rubber plant at Jamnagar in Gujarat . the plant is expected to be ready in 2015. The preliminary estimated capex for the project is $450 million. "Reliance is excited to join a select group of global Butyl Rubber

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producers. India, as a fast emerging auto hub, is a vast market for these products. We look forward to serving this market," said, Nikhil Meswani, Executive Director, RIL In February 2012, RIL and SIBUR formed the joint venture, Reliance Sibur Elastomers, to produce 100,000 tones of butyl rubber per year at Reliance's integrated petrochemical site in Jamnagar.

Engel, PME fluidtec to work together ustria-based injection molding machinery manufacturer , Engel Holding GmbH, has announced a partnership with PME fluidtec GmbH of Germany in the field of water injection technology (WIT). The companies will work together on client-specific systems and worldwide sales.The technology, which is marketed as "Engel Watermelt," is used for the efficient and cost-effective production of long media lines and complex hollow parts, such as handles, beverage crates and engine components via injection molding.

The injection of water into a cavity partially filled with plastic melt ensures even wall thickness distribution and smooth internal surfaces, even where geometries are complex. KappelGrafenhausen-based PME fluidtec has developed and produced systems for fluid-based injection molding using internal pressure technology for 12 years. Under the terms of the partnership, PME fluidtec will be responsible for WIT systems and process and mold technology as well as service for WIT units. Engel will be responsible for adapting injection molding machines, automation and peripheral units. Both partners will advise customers on applicationspecific issues

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Fluor bags FEED contract from Al-Karaana Petrochemical luor Corporation has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Shell Global Solutions for a proposed grassroots petrochemical project located in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. Fluor will book the undisclosed contract value into backlog in Q1-2013.

The potential scope of the AlKaraana petrochemical project includes a mix-feed steam cracker, two train monoethylene glycol units, linear alpha olefins and oxo alcohol units, and required utilities, infrastructure

and offsites. Fluor will lead the FEED project execution from its Haarlem, the Netherlands, office with support from other global Fluor locations. “Fluor is focused on continuing our long-term relationship with both QP and Shell, and we are pleased to have been selected to perform the FEED stage of this project, which could become the cornerstone of future petrochemical development projects planned for Qatar,” said Peter Oosterveer, president of Fluor’s Energy & Chemicals Group. “The Middle East is an extremely important

A. Schulman plans to buy Ferro ompounder and resin distributor A. Schulman Inc. has made an offer to buy Ferro Corp., a specialty chemical company with compounding operations.According to reports the offer is for $6.50 per Ferro share — half in cash, half in Schulman common stock. According to Schulman, the offer represents an estimated total enterprise value of $855 million including equity value of $563 million —- and a 25 percent premium over Ferro's March 1 closing price. Schulman said it first contacted Ferro in November, and that it had expressed its "strong intent" in pursuing a deal in a letter to Ferro on Feb. 13. Ferro's board "rejected A. Schulman's offer and expressed their belief that the company should remain independent," Schulman disclosed. Joseph Gingo,

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Schulman's chairman, president and CEOsaid, "A. Schulman and Ferro are both recognized leaders in specialty chemicals with value-added product lines, similar business models, complementary competencies, markets and applications . We believe our combination will deliver superior value to our respective shareholders and offer better value to customers, and we would welcome the opportunity to engage in a mutually beneficial dialogue with Ferro's board and management."Gingo said the deal would provide annual synergies of $35 million — including consolidation of corporate offices, integration of the plastics business, pricing and sourcing efficiencies, cross selling and value selling.

region for Fluor, and we are honored that QP and Shell have selected our experienced petrochemical team for this project.

SO.F.TER. signs distribution agreement with Kohyei Trading O . F. T E R . o n e o f t h e largest independent compounders in the world.has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Chennai based Kohyei Trading India Pvt Ltd. As per this agreement Kohyei Trading India will market the SO.F.TER. product portfolio and will also carry out a survey of the Indian market aimed at opening a compounding unit, whose start-up is expected in the next two years. The Director of Kohyei Trading India, Mr. Venkatesan Vasudevan, who has previously held management positions in multinational companies of the plastics industry, said: "India is a very interesting market due to the rapid growth of areas such as the automotive and domestic appliance sectors in which SO.F.TER. is a specialist. SO.F.TER.’s product portfolio includes thermoplastic elastomers, thermoplastic vulcanizates and engineering plastics.

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Dollins Tool forms alliance with Swiss BASF and mold maker Kebo Xinjiang D Markor to form joint venture ollins Tool Inc. and Kebo AG of Switzerland, two makers of molds for packaging have formed a strategic alliance. Dollins Tool and Kebo also will look to merge technical solutions for the packaging market. Dollins specializes in molds for thinwall packaging, closure and lid molds and stack molds. "The North American packaging market is very different indeed from that of Europe," said Michael Klestinec, sales director of Dollins Tool. "It is not simply a matter of larger mold cavity numbers, the whole process is very different from marketing to presentation on the shelves." PetroVietnam-Eni forms JV for coal bed, methane, shale oil exploration PetroVietnam and Italian major Eni inked a joint venture agreement which paves the way for the latter to enter into partnerships for coal

bed methane and shale oil exploration projects in Vietnam. Studies to ascertain Vietnam's unconventional hydrocarbon potential will be carried out by a mixed PetroVietnam-Eni team

the latest agreement follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two companies, which allows for PetroVietnam to acquire shares in international areas and blocks where Eni owns the rights to exploration and development. Eni, which has been awarded rights to participate in offshore blocks 114,120 and 105110/04, will start exploratory drilling works in June this year. Eni gained access into blocks 105-110/04 and 120 when it purchased 25% stakes of the blocks from Neon Energy and KrisEnergy in June last year

Borealis acquires DEXPlastomers orealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers has acquired DEXPlastomers VOF in Geleen, The Netherlands, from DSM Nederland BV and ExxonMobil Benelux Holdings BV. Until today, DEXPlastomers was a 50/50 joint venture ultimately owned by Royal DSM and ExxonMobil Chemical Company. The site is located in the Chemelot industrial park, 50 kilometres away from the nearest Borealis site in Beringen, Belgium.

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Approximately 100 employees will be transferred to Borealis Plastomers 1 BV (formerly DSM Plastomers BV) and other Borealis group companies outside The Netherlands. The products manufactured in Geleen are specialty products, complementary to Borealisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; current innovative plastic solutions. Borealis has started the integration of the new site and its activities, a process in which safety and business continuity are key, to ensure continued punctual supply to customers

ASF and Xinjiang Markor Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. plan to establish two joint ventures to make butanediol and polytetrahydrofuran in Korla, China.Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Northwest China. According to the release the joint venture agreements already have been signed but are subject to further closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

The joint venture companies intend separate plants to produce BDO and PolyTHF, starting up next year.These are planned to go on stream in 2015. The annual capacities of the plants located in Korla will be 100,000 metric tons of BDO and 50,000 tons of PolyTHF. PolyTHF primarily is used to make elastic spandex fibers for a large variety of textiles and serves as a chemical building block for thermoplastic polyurethanes. TPU's are utilized to produce hose, film and cable sheathing, and also to make cast urethane elastomers. BDO is used in the manufacturing of polyurethanes, technical plastics, solvents, electronic chemicals and elastic fibers.

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Prosthetic knee wins Proto Labs award Teknor Apex introduces Flexalloy® 9611-76 and 9612-75 Teknor Apex has introduced Two PVC elastomer compounds Flexalloy® 9611-76 and 9612-75 for jacketing of industrial and heavy-duty cables that exhibit flexibility even at very low temperatures and provide a property profile comparable to more costly high-performance materials widely used in such applications. Rubberlike flexibility of new PVC elastomer jacket compounds eases handling of industrial cables. Flexalloy® 9611-76 and 9612-75 compounds exhibit brittle points of -60 ºC or lower and provide the oil resistance, flame retardance, and wide range of operating temperatures required in such applications as control and instrumentation cables (Type CIC), tray cables (TC), and specialty power cords like those for charging electric vehicles. The new compounds have property profiles that compare well with those of the rubber, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and other high-performance thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) used in these cables, yet they are more cost-effective, according to Mike Patel, industry manager for the Vinyl Division of Teknor Apex.

roto Labs has awarded D-Rev’s ReMotion Knee its latest Cool Idea! award. The low-cost prosthetic knee joint was designed for use by disabled people living on less than $4 (£2.60) a day.

ReMotion uses a polycentric mechanism, similar to anatomical knees, to provide greater stability.”As part of the Cool Idea! award, 100 knee joints will be injection moulded and used in field testing to ensure performance as manufacturing transitions from CNC machining to injection moulded parts.

Typical Types CIC and TC uses are in the petrochemical, pulp and paper, steel, cement, and mining industries. “Cables for these applications are often large and can be difficult to handle—especially at low temperatures—if the jacket materials lack sufficient flexibility,” said Mr. Patel. “The extremely low brittleness temperatures of our new Flexalloy compounds enable them to comply with stringent cold-weather requirements such as that specified by the CSA’s -40 ºC cable impact test.

More than 4,600 amputees have been fitted with a ReMotion Knee “About 10 million above-the-knee amputees live in developing countries and the ReMotion Knee allows them to walk stably on uneven or unpaved terrain typical of the developing world. It also helps them return to work, and remain independent,” said Vinesh Narayan, its San Franciscobased production designer.“Current low-cost knee joints are mostly single axis joints. They operate similarly to a door hinge, and although they are inexpensive, they are unstable.

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Asahi Kasei Plastics introduces Long glass fiber compound Asahi Kasei Plastics (Fowlerville, MI) has developed a new long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) featuring improved impact performance and a reported 67

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Techne Graham Packaging Company Italia organized a showroom at its headquarters in Castel Guelfo, near Bologna (Italy), to present its mechatronic rotary extrusion and blow moulding machine Rotax. RX24 is a high capability machine in terms of production and redeployment.

Thermylene I is said to provide a balance of stiffness and toughness over a broad range of temperatures positioning it to replace metal, long glass and many other engineering resin applications. "Automakers will find Thermylene I especially appealing as it offers excellent mechanical and cost performance compared to traditional long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene," says Ramesh Iyer, vice president of commercial operations at Asahi Kasei Plastics.

The 24 stations in dual parison configuration allow to reach very high production capacities (more than 30,000 containers per hour for 250 ml ones) with a high repeatability. The products which can be manufactured on this machine range from small containers (250 ml to 500 ml) produced in neck to neck, to medium containers (1 to 2 litres) or bigger ones (up to 5L), for food, detergent or lubricants. In case of small containers, a chord adjustment system allows to use appropriate moulds and to limit the production of scraps.

"Applications that currently use long glass polypropylene will benefit from a cost savings and improved impact resistance, knit line strength, and better flow," says Iyer. "Thermylene I also provides high strength and stiffness at elevated temperatures, isotropic mechanical and dimensional properties and improved fatigue and creep resistance.

The machine presented during the showroom produces 6-layer 800-ml coround jars for food, neck to neck, for a total capacity of 17,000 bottles per hour. Machine comes with a complete downstream to take out the log, cut the jars and upright them.

"Key automotive applications include front-end modules, instrument panel retainers, battery trays, luggage racks and accelerator brake clutch modules.

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It is also ideal for a wide variety of other structural, functional and appearance parts as the glass content can be tailored to the specification for best performance. Thermylene I is available with fiber loadings of 10-60%. Pellet length is 10-12 mm.

Rajoo Bausano, a joint venture between Rajkot-based Rajoo Engineers Limited and Italy's Bausano and Figli SPA, has developed a machine to manufacture 500 mm diameter PVC pipes. Company will export the fully automatic machine with output capacity of 1000 kg/hour to South Africa.

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To produce advance technology pipe manufacturing machines company has joined hand with Italy based company 'Bausano' and form new company named Rajoo Bausano Extusion Pvt Ltd in 2010. Rajoo Engineers Limited has 49 % share in the joint venture and Italian company has 51% share.

Aimplas looks at bio packaging for fish Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Technological Institute of Plastics Aimpla, is taking part in a project to develop packaging for fish products out of PP and wheat starch. The Thinfish project, which includes the National Association of P L A S T I C S N E W S

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PRODUCT NEWS Fish and Seafood Canning Manufacturers (Anfaco), as well as Spanish company Criimpla and Bulgaria-based Sivel, is hoping to create pacakging that is recyclable, biodegradable and less than 1mm thick.

base. The segmented standing surface consists of four standing 1-inch columns.Together, these technologies work synergistically to unlock material normally trapped in the base area.

The material consists of three layers; two outer PP layers and an inner starch-based layer. Enrique Benavent, main researcher at Aimplas, says the new package will be made by a single injection step, instead of two as in the current processes. This will result in a scrap reduction, savings in energy consumption and a wide flexibility in the package design, he says

This allows for better material distribution in the container body, resulting in a lighter weight container without sacrificing performance, Amcor stated. Angles, ratios and other bottle geometry are optimized to obtain a balanced response to vacuum, pressure, and top-load forces. Experts say "It's a novel design, the footed-style base allows us to distribute the material in such a way that it takes weight out of the product."

Amcor develops new lightweight 64-oz hot fill PET bottle

The Powerblock 3.0 provides several benefits including multiple fill contact points and flat sides for added stability and an optimized footprint (width and depth) for improved pallet pattern and corrugate savings. Sustainability benefits include a reduced carbon footprint and transportation costs along with secure consumer handling with three intuitive areas for single hand pouring.

Amcor Rigid Plastics has developed the industry's lightest 64oz hot-fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle and established a new standard for the size category.

While Powerblock 3.0 is initially targeted for 64-oz hot-fill containers, Amcor expects to adapt the technology to other hot-fill bottles. Amcor has completed all development and the stock bottle is already commercial in several locations across the U.S.

The new stock container for juices and teas utilizes novel design, tooling and process technologies to trim 9g, or 13.2%, from the typical 68g PET bottle. Amcor's Innovation Group developed the patent-pending Powerblock 3.0 technology to provide a lightweight and strong hot-fill stock PET bottle with advanced filling and stacking performance.

WACKER introduces Low Profile Additive VINNAPAS® LL 8588 and LL 8251 WACKER has introduced two new low profile additives (LPAs) VINNAPAS® LL 8588 and LL 8251 for perfect surfaces and no shrink-age at the world’s leading composites tradeshow JEC COMPOSITES Show 2013 ercently held in Paris, France. VINNAPAS® LL 8588 features a novel polymer archi-tecture which is composed of polyvinyl acetate and polystyrene segments.

The hot-fill container also features a 38-mm lightweight finish compared to the standard 43-mm finish for 64-oz PET bottles. Multiple utility and design patents are pending for the Powerblock 3.0 container. Amcor said that one patent covers an optimized conical base pushup with special diameter and height ratios and relationships. Another patent covers a round or rectangular base with strap-like features that are added to create a footed-style

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The resultant block polymer not only has a low viscosity in the liquid resin formulations and keeps shrinkage in check during curing, even at room temperature, but also ensures low water uptake by the finished part. The solid resin has been created specifically for semi-automated, low-emissions infusion processes. It

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viscosity is similar to that of saturated polyesters, it is very easy to process, even at high fiber and filler contents. Formulations based on saturated polyesters have a tendency to yield end products of reduced rigidity and strength. VINNAPAS® LL 8251, however, offers effective shrinkage control combined with very high rigidity – in other words, a good mix of both properties.

The product acts as an LPA even at room temperature, and so is highly conducive to high-efficiency, lowemission infusion processing. The other new product, VINNAPAS® LL 8251, scores points for its extremely low vis-cosity and thus its ready processability.

The very good mechanical properties lead to stable molded composite parts with extremely smooth Class A surfaces which, in addition to their flat structure, offer excellent gloss and consistently high product quality.

The LPA effectively keeps shrinkage in check in established high-temperature processes while ensuring that the finished part has very high rigidity and good mechanical properties. VINNAPAS® LL 8251, is a copolymer of vinyl acetate and cro-tonic acid. Because its

Aside from typical applications in the automotive sector, composites could con-ceivably find use in the construction sector, e.g. for windows, doors, industrial profiles and railings.

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KREYENBORG•BKG show diversified product range at Chinaplas 2013 t Chinaplas 2013 in Guangzhou KREYENBORG•BKG present numerous solutions for extrusion and polymerisation in hall 5.1 at booth C17. Being world market leader for screen changers, KREYENBORG offers the appropriate machine for each filtration application. Thereby, the spectrum ranges from discontinuous and continuous systems to fully automatic backflush screen changers. The screen changers with process-, pressureand volume flow constant mode of operation are unique at the market. They permit the processing of highly contaminated material to high-quality products in very sensitive applications.

system, pelletizing and crystallisation are effected in one process step, without the supply of additional energy.

The KREYENBORG Infrared Drum IRD is of special interest for PET recycling. By means of infrared radiation an extremely efficient drying and crystallisation of PET is guaranteed in a continuous process. But in principle it is also suited for the thermal treatment of almost all free flowing bulk goods. A continuous screen changer, two melt pumps for different applications, a an underwater pelletizer and the underwater pelletizing system Optigon will bepresented at the booth of KREYENBORG•BKG (hall 5.1, booth C17).

The KREYENBORG screen changers are applied together with the extremely wear protected KREYENBORG melt pumps. These pumps, being available in different type series, are suited for tasks in the extrusion and reactor discharge. A special execution for a quick and simple colour- or product change resp. is unique.

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The Underwater Pelletizing Systems of BKG Bruckmann and Kreyenborg Granuliertechnik GmbH have proved their excellence all over the world. These systems are supplied with drying, water system and control ready for use and are suited for all thermoplastic materials, also for the production of micro pellets. Relating to throughput the scope ranges from 2-80 kgs/h (Labline 100) to systems with 35,000 kgs/h. For particularly economic processing o f P E T, B K G h a s developed the Inline Crystallization System CrystallCut®. With this

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Researchers make bioplastics from algae, sunlight esearchers at the University of California, Davis, are using the biological reactions in blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, to produce the raw materials needed to create fuels and plastics. With concern growing over the use of food crops in the production of fuels and bioplastics, the new technique could free up agricultural land for food production while making use of previously unexploited wetlands. Working with support from Japanese chemicals group Asahi Kasei, the UC Davis team has used cyanobacteria to convert carbon dioxide into the chemical feedstock 2,3 butanediol. "Most chemical feedstocks come from petroleum and natural gas, and we need other sources," said Shota Atsumi, assistant professor of chemistry at UC Davis. The cyanobacteria use photosynthesis to turn carbon dioxide and sunlight into chemicals with carbon-carbon bonds. The UC Davis researchers, working with Hisanari Yoneda, a visiting researcher from Asahi Kasei, identified enzymes that produced the reactions they were looking for and introduced these enzymes' DNA into the cells of cyanobacteria. Presently, it takes three weeks to produce 2.4 grams of 2,3 butanediol per litre of growth material, which is the highest yield yet produced for any chemical grown from cyanobacteria; enough for Atsumi to consider the potential for commercial development. Atsumi hopes that further experimentation may increase yields and produce different chemical feedstocks; and

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commercial partners are exploring how the technology can be scaled. The U.S. Department of Energy has set a goal of obtaining a quarter of industrial chemicals from biological processes by 2025

External defibrillator growth boosts polycarbonates

External defibrillation, a concept first demonstrated at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital in the 1950s, now represents one of the faster growing medical markets for plastics.Growing interest in the technology by local emergency responders coupled with efforts to make the devices more economical with injection molded housing designs are helping to drive the market, which one forecaster says will exceed $2.2 billion globally by 2017. Compound annual growth rates are about 6%.A new unit from Cardiac Science Corp., which invented the first automated external defibrillator (AED) that was

fully automatic, was on display in the Bayer MaterialSciencebooth at MD&M West in Anaheim, CA last month. The next-generation Powerheart G5 AED uses a Bayblend polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (PC/ABS) blend. Dickten Masch Plastics injection molds the Bayer polycarbonate blend to form the device's battery case and housing, which contains all the electronics and acts as a protective cover for the internal components."Many of our emergency service and military customers use AEDs in rugged conditions that require our Powerheart AEDs to be durable without sacrificing lifesaving features," said Mike Fry, general manager of resuscitation, Cardiac Science.The Cardiac Science corporate color palette was color-matched using pre-colored plastics created via Bayer'sLEDA compounded color technology. The company uses a distinct orange and gray corporate color hue, which was matched at Bayer's Newark, OH Color Competence and Design center.

Artificial bone that combines plastics with stem cells A new artificial bone may soon be available that will aid the repair of shattered limbs. This is the result of a seven-year partnership between the University of Southampton and the University of Edinburgh. The material was M A R C H 2013

TECHNOLOGY developed by blending three types of plastics, sourced through a technique that was in itself pioneering. Hundreds of combinations were tested, until one that was suitably light, strong and capable of supporting bone stem cells was identified. Lab tests and animal testing have been successful, and now steps are being taken to have the process evaluated in human clinical trials.

bone injuries, and will help maintain the health of an ageing population.”

Plastic Solar Panels Brazilian scientists have developed plastic solar panels that could revolutionise power generation from this clean, renewable energy source. Made by incorporating

the new Brazilian-made material, and investment is expected to double in the coming year. The technology to produce these organic photovoltaic cells has been studied in Europe and the United States for a number of years, and has now been further developed in Brazil. According to its inventors, the new “solar plastic”

Professor Mark Bradley, of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Chemistry, states: “We were able to make and look at a hundreds of candidate materials and rapidly whittle these down to one which is strong enough to replace bone and is also a suitable surface upon which to grow new bone.’’The material is degradable, which allowed for the ground-breaking process to be developed. It has a honeycomb scaffold structure, allowing blood to flow through it. This means that, once inserted into broken bones, a patient’s stem cells can attach to the material and proceed to grow new bone. Gradually, the plastic degrades so only bone is left.Richard Oreffo, Professor of Musculoskeletal Science at the University of Southampton, comments: "This collaboration between chemistry and medicine has identified unique candidate materials that support human bone stem cell growth and allow bone formation. Our collaborative strategy offers significant therapeutic implications." Professor Mark Bradley adds: “We are confident that this material could soon be helping to improve the quality of life for patients with severe

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organic photovoltaic cells into common polymers, the new panels resemble transparent sheets of plastic with stripes where they have been printed with carbon-based organic polymers.It looks like a thin, flexible sheet of regular plastic is actually a solar panel printed with photovoltaic cells, which convert sunlight into electricity. This new material, totally unlike the heavy and costly silicon-based panels commonly used to generate solar power today, was created by scientists at CSEM Brasil, a research institute based in the southeast Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Some ten million dollars were invested in developing the formula for 73

could represent a minor revolution in the way clean energy is produced from sunlight. The lightweight, flexible new material can be used to power the electrical components of automobiles and in electronic devices like mobile phones and wireless computer keyboards and mice. Also because of its good cost-benefit ratio, it could also be an option for bringing energy to remote areas without electric power service. In Brazil (with a population of over 192 million) there are still close to a million places in this situation.

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CAG to Look into Government’s role in Gas, Oil Pricing he national auditor has launched a comprehensive scrutiny of government ‘s role in fixing price of oil products and supply of scarce natural gas, particularly from Reliance Industries- operated KG-D6 block, to various consumers with an objective to ascertain the implications on the exchequer. According to a report in the Economic Times, The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will conduct two separate “performance audits”. One on the supply and pricing of natural gas and the other is related to pricing mechanism of major petroleum products, including petrol and diesel, government and CAG officials said.“The performance audit of

supply and pricing of natural gas is covering the period from 2007-08 to 2011-12, which will cover the pricing of RIL’s KG-D6 gas , its allocations to various consumers and supply cuts due to decline in gas production,” one government official said requesting anonymity. Through this audit, the CAG will also examine performance of petroleum, power and fertiiser ministries, which are actively involved in gas pricing and supply issues, government officials said. CAG’s performance audit is considered the most comprehensive review which includes the auditor’s independent assessment of economic, efficient and effective operation of an organization,

Residents in New Mexico city trade plastic bags for park benches esidents in Las Cruces can now turn in recyclable plastic bags to help the city get new park benches, according to report in the’ Las Cruces Sun-News ‘ The new program, sponsored by alternativematerial outdoor furnishing company Trex Co., was launched this month and will continue through at least August. Residents can recycle grocery and department store bags, dry cleaning bags, bread and produce bags, newspaper sleeves and even Ziploc bags and bubble wrap, the article indicates. For every 30,000

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items collected, the city will receive a new park bench. City officials report the program is "starting to catch fire" among residents, growing to include six drop-off locations throughout the city. "Judging by the response we've had so far, I'd say there's more and more residents who want to help," Udell Vigil, city public information officer, told the news agency. The South Central Solid Waste Authority is also on board, according to spokeswoman Suzanne Michaels.

programme or scheme. Other audits undertaken by CAG are ‘financial’ and ‘compliance’ audits. Financial audits simply verify financial statements while compliance audits also examine details of expenditures in conformity of laid down norms. In the first meeting of performance audit for supply and pricing of natural gas, state-owned Gail India suggested to expand the audit scope to private companies involved in supply of gas, a CAG official said.

Nasa wraps Atlantis Shuttle in Plastic asa wrapped its Atlantis space shuttle in 16,000 square feet of plastic for its arrival at the Kennedy Space Centre visitor complex. According to reports he decommissioned $100m spacecraft will feature in a specially design exhibition hall. The plastic covering will protect the shuttle while its display is completed. Bill Moore, chief operating officer of Kennedy Space Centre’s visitor complex, said,“Visitors to Kennedy Space Centre Visitor Complex will be awed and inspired by how they will be able to see and experience Atlantis.”

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Government to clear security-struck oil project n what will give a fillip to India’s oil and gas exploration and unlock billions of dollars in investments by companies, the government is expected to clear 34 out of the 39 projects pending security clearance. According to a report in the Economic Times the Cabinet Committee on Investment last month took up the projects for speedy approvals.

Companies including Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), British Petroleum, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) have invested heavily in oil and gas projects. Five blocks continue to be in “No-Go” areas and the defence ministry has refused to clear these blocks for security reasons. Three blocks belong to ONGC, Cairn India and British Gas respectively. “All endeavours were made to arrive at a workable solution in respect of granting security clearance to the

“No-Go” blocks, keeping in mind the best practices in other countries as well as option for appropriate ringfencing and a coordinated mechanism for information sharing between stakeholders,” said a joint report by the ministries of defence and petroleum on the eight blocks following the committee’s directive. Blocks cleared from the security angle include India’s most prolific gas-producing block the KG-D6, situated off the eastern coast and is being operated by Mukesh Ambaniled RIL. The newly-constituted Prime minister-led Cabinet Committee on Investment on Wednesday gave the warring petroleum and defence ministries one month’s time to sort out differences over 39 oil blocks and free-up investment worth $16 billion (about rs 88,000 crore). The move is an attempt by the government

UK retailer Marks & Spencer backs benefits of plastic food packaging arks & Spencer is promoting the role plastic packaging plays in helping reduce food waste. The retail giant is supporting the 'Fresher For Longer' campaign, which is also backed by Wrap, the Packaging Federation and Incpen. According to research into attitudes to waste and food packaging, consumers often take food out of its packaging once home, believing it can cause food to spoil."The research shows the clear

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disconnect between perceptions about food and drink packaging and the reality – as little as 13 percent of people realise that packaging can help products keep for longer," said Dick Searle, chief executive of the Packaging Federation."The amount of food wasted each year is scandalous and the industry has a responsibility to educate consumers and help effect change."

to speed-up critical infrastructure projects hit by time and cost overruns, fund shortages, environmental concerns and delays in government clearances.

Collecting plastics waste from sea losed Loop Recycling and ‘green’ detergent company Ecover are involved in a scheme to collect waste plastic from the seas around the UK by EU fishermen. The collected material will be processed at Closed Loops’ Dagenham facility and re-used in Ecover packaging. “It’s great that a large producer such as Ecover is taking such a futuristic view on packaging, showing true commitment to designing on shelf product with recycling in mind,” said Closed Loop’s chief executive, Chris Dow. Ecover’s involvement in the initiative is part its ‘Message in our Bottle’ campaign, which will see the company moving over to plastic bottles made from 100% sugarcane and plastic fished from the sea. The scheme is already backed by several MEPs including Danish MEP Anna Rosbach who is chairwoman of the Waste Free Oceans (WFO) Foundation

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EU recognizes flame retardant for smartphones, laptops and electronics uropean Union commissioned study of flame retardants for smartphones, laptops and other electrical and electronics applications has acknowledged the environmental and health benefits of pioneering Exolit® non-halogenated flame retardants from Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals.

The technology by Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, which sets new standards in nonhalogenated flame retardants offering exceptional ecological, toxicological and performance properties, was featured in the new European Union research project into substitution options for brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Entitled “Life Cycle Assessment of Environmenally Compatible Flame Retardants” (ENFIRO), the three-year viability study involved 12 partners and looked at 15 commercially

available, non-halogenated flame retardants of different composition and applications. It found halogen-free flame retardants (HFFRs), such as Exolit OP and Exolit AP based on ammonium polyphosphate, to offer similar fire performance and technical application capabilities as BFRs while producing less smoke and less undesirable components in smoke. In the case of printed circuit boards, HFFRs were as good as or better compared to the reference circuit boards produced using brominated FRs. The results underline the real possibility for manufacturers to produce sophisticated components that must meet high safety and fire protection requirements without halogenated flame retardants.

State Bank of India accorded a board position Haldia Petrochemicals tate Bank of India, one of the lenders to Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd, has been accorded a board position in the company. The consortium of banks demanded margin money of 20% from both the promoters for availing of Rs 1,000 crore sought for HPL's revival. Purnendu Chatterjee of TCG

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is reported to have expressed its inability in providing Rs 100 crore as margin money. The other promoter WBIDC ( West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation) was agreeable to the idea but sought cooperation from the West Bengal government.

European Union agency preparing to rule on TDI he European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has said it will reach a decision in a few months whether to more strictly regulate toluene diisocyanate under the European Union's Reach legislation.

TDI is one of four substances of that ECHA said there is no need to seek further information, and concerns the substance poses could be successfully assessed using existing information. TDI is a substance on ECHA's Community Rolling Action Plan, which lists the substances subject to substance evaluation process under Reach. Listing in the CoRAP does not necessarily mean that substance will also be a Substance of Very High Concern—and more strictly regulated—but it is a possibility. According to reports ECHA is waiting for the Polish Bureau for Chemical Substances and Preparation in Lodz, Poland, to report on whether more action is needed to reduce potential risks.

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Events and Exhibitions Plastex Uzbekistan 2013 4th Uzbekistan International exhibition for Plastics and Rubber Date: 3-5 April 2013 Venue: Uzexpocentre, Tashkent, Uzbekistan The 4th Plastex Uzbekistan exhibition 2013 will take place for the first time as part of the multiindustry forum Central Asian Industrial Week, enabling you to profit from all the advantages of closely-related themes being brought together Plastex Uzbekistan 2013 provides the ideal place where local and international companies can exhibit the latest developments and advances in polymers production and industrial technology for the production and processing of polymers and rubbers, stimulating new high-quality joint projects.

TIPREX 2013 4th Thai International Plastics and Rubber Exhibition Date 3 - 6 April 2013 Venue Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) Hall 106 TIPREX 2013 is jointly organized by Messe D端sseldorf Asia, the Thai Plastic Industries Association and The Federation of Thai Industries Plastic Industry Club. This premier, industry exhibition will showcase the latest technological innovations

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for the industry. Tiprex is a premium exhibition providing the latest in plastic materials for all manufacturing and processing industries alikeTIPREX 2013 will showcase an extensive range of products and services for plastics and rubber processors across the following four segments; machinery and equipment, semifinished products, technical parts and reinforced plastics, raw materials and auxiliaries, and services.

Brasilplast Date: 08 - 12 April 2013 Venue: Parque Anhembi Exhibition Sao Paulo, Brazil BRASILPLAST will be one of the most famous events related to plastic industry covering 80,000 m2 of space for all activities. Around 65,000 visitors and buyers will become the part of the show from over 60 countries.

Plastic Japan Date:10 - 12 April 201 Tokyo International Exhibition Center (Tokyo Big Sight) Tokyo, Japan Plastic Japan is the first highly functional plastic expo and the biggest trade show of the plastic industry in the country of Japan. It is being organized by Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd at the Tokyo Big Sight over the course of three days. 25000 professionals in the plastic industry are expected to visit the event this year to discuss business and expand their client base.

Poly India 2013 Exhibition on Plastics and Petrochemicals Date: 25-27 April 2013 Venue: Chennai convention Centre, Chennai, After the grand success of PolyIndia 2011 , Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India , Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology(CIPET) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI)will be organising 2nd edition of PolyIndia 2013:- International Exhibition on Plastics and Petrochemicals at Chennai.Vice President of India is expected to inaugurate the event. More than 250 exhibitors expected. More than 10,000 Business visitors expected.

Plastic Expo International Plastic Exhibition. Date: from 24 to 27 April 2013. Venue: Exhibition Grounds and International Trade Center of Tunis. Plastic Expo is an exhibition organized every two years by Tunis International Fairs Company with the assistance of the National Federation of Chemistry and the National Union of Plastic Manufacturers and Processors. It enables foreign and tunisian professionals to Assess industry situation. Plastic Expo is a premium exhibition providing the latest and the best in plastic materials for all manufacturing and processing industries alike.

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