India's processors upgrade to compete globally
MUMBAI, INDIA (March 11， 2010) -- India’s small and medium-size plastics producers are upgrading to be globally competitive in the next two to three years and keep in step with the industry majors
in the international league, according to Ashok Goel, president of the PlastIndia 2012.
Shini expanding factories in China and India
TAIPEI (March 9, 2010) Taiwanese auxiliary equipment maker Shini Plastics Technologies Inc. is finishing a US$ 18.7 million (128 million yuan) expansion of its factories in mainland China and India.
Australia green building rules revised in favor of PVC
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (March 8, 2010) -- Sydney-based Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA） has revised its previously negative view on PVC materials. The new system for rating the plastic should
be in force by April.
Teijin Kasei America faces discrimination lawsuit
NORCROSS, GA. (March 8， 2010) -- Five current or former employees of resin supplier Teijin Kasei America Inc. have filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming the firm had planned to fire them and
replace them with younger Japanese workers.
Taiwan machinery firms seeing strong rebound
TAIPEI (March 8, 2010) -- Taiwan’s plastic machinery industry is seeing a strong economic rebound as mainland China and other emerging markets push production almost to levels seen before the
worldwide economic meltdown in 2008.
Coal-based PVC maker continues expansion in China
URUMQI, CHINA (March 5, 2010) -- Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd., based in Urumqi, plans to add more PVC capacity, as it expects PVC price and market demand to rise in 2010.
US studies runaway complaints in 'repaired' Toyotas
WASHINGTON (March 5, 2010) -- U.S. regulators are investigating 10 recent cases in which owners of recalled Toyota vehicles say they brought their cars in for repair and yet still experienced
unintended acceleration.
Celgard expands battery membrane production in S. Korea
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 5, 2010) -- Lithium-ion battery membrane maker Celgard LLC is investing $30 million (204. 8 million yuan) to expand production in South Korea.
Processors lobby European Union for support
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (March 5, 2010) -- EuPC, the Brussels-based trade body for plastics processors, has urged European Union legislators to “get policy on plastics right; otherwise there will be
widespread damaging effects on user and supply industries.â€
Two Thai petrochemical projects allowed to proceed
BANGKOK (March 4, 2010) -- Petroleum Authority of Thailand plc said the Supreme Administrative Court has allowed construction to proceed at two of its projects in the Map Ta Phu industrial zone, but
15 others were still suspended.
Innovative materials open door to medical markets
 Tritan copolyester
Chinese PP recycler filing IPO in Australia
QUANZHOU, CHINA (February 28, 2010) -- One of China’s largest makers of polypropylene filament yarns wants to use a stock offering in Australia to expand its business using recycled PP feedstock,
believing a focus on green materials gives a cost advantage and better meets rising demand for eco-products.
FBI searches US headquarters of Japanese auto suppliers
DETROIT (February 28, 2010) -- The Detroit-area headquarters of three Japan-based automotive suppliers were searched by FBI agents Tuesday in connection with an international anti-trust investigation.
Compounder Ngai Hing Hong reports modest profit
HONG KONG (February 28, 2010) -- Growth in China’s economy allowed Hong Kong-based compounder Ngai Hing Hong Co. Ltd. to turn around losses and show a modest profit in the second half of 2009, even
as overall sales fell.
Nissei moves China office to Taicang
TAICANG, CHINA (February 28, 2010) -- Japanese injection press maker Nissei Plastic Industrial Co. Ltd. is establishing a sales and service office in Taicang, Jiangsu province, and closing its branch
sales office in Shanghai.
Korea comes to the aid of Uzbek petrochemicals industry
SOUL, SOUTH KOREA (February 26, 2010) -- South Korea has agreed to assist the former Soviet state of Uzbekistan to develop its petrochemicals industry through a bilateral investment deal.
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Plastics News' extensive coverage of NPE2009, North America's largest plastics trade show, included 17 news videos
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