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.
Study quantifies PET bottle lightweighting
ALEXANDRIA, VA. (February 19, 2010) -- According to a newly-released industry study, between 2000 and 2008, the weight of 16.9-ounce, single-serve PET water bottles dropped by nearly 33 percent. In
2008 alone, the bottled water industry saved 445 million pounds of PET by reducing bottle weights.
Coca-Cola aims to make PET more sustainable
 Huang
Beverage closure sales grow despite downturn
LONDON (January 30, 2010) -- Global demand for beverage closures slowed during 2009 as recession bit hard in the more developed economies, but the sector is still on track to post year-on-year growth
of more than 2 percent.
Firms find higher-than-expected costs in China's interior
 Levine
WTO rules for Thailand in bag dumping appeal
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (January 26, 2010) -- A World Trade Organization panel has told U.S. trade authorities that they need to amend anti-dumping duties placed on polyethylene retail carrier bags
imported from Thailand.
Illinois firm buying biodegradable PET maker Planet Green
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (January 8, 2010) -- Planet Green Bottle Corp., a developer of biodegradable PET bottles, is being acquired by medical imaging firm Imagin Molecular Corp. Meantime, Planet
Green has reached a joint venture agreement with Chinese plastics processor Fuli (Weihai) of Shandong province.
Bemis purchase of Alcan packaging unit delayed
NEENAH, WIS. (January 5, 2010) -- US packaging giant Bemis Co. Inc. says it now expects to receive approval for its $1.2 billion (8.2 billion yuan) acquisition of Alcan Food Americas division in 2010
because of regulatory concerns about the transaction.
Delta building packaging service facility in Shanghai
DELAWARE, OHIO (January 3, 2010) -- Delta Companies Group (Delta), a subsidiary of packaging manufacturer Greif Inc., is building a multi-client packaging service complex near the Shanghai Chemical
Industrial Park.
Printpack opens Suzhou factory
ATLANTA (December 17, 2009) -- Atlanta-based packaging producer Printpack Inc. has opened a thermoforming factory in Suzhou, China, making rigid plastic containers for the food packaging industry. The
Suzhou plant, Printpack (Suzhou) Packaging Co., Ltd., is Printpack's first presence in China, spokeswoman Lisa Preston told Plastics News.
Germany’s packaging sector to return to growth
LONDON (December 16, 2009) -- A 3.2 percent increase in turnover for Germany’s plastics packaging sector in the third quarter indicates the industry is likely to return to growth in 2010, according
to trade body Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen (IK).
Thermoformer Prent sees ongoing growth in China
JANESVILLE, WIS. (December 15, 2009) -- Packaging thermoformer Prent Corp. has moved into a new plant in Shanghai’s Jiading district that more than doubles its capacity in China and increases the
number of its Class 8 clean rooms there from one to three.
Japan launches trade show for plastics processors
TOKYO (December 8, 2009) -- A new plastics show is launching in Japan in 2010 targeting end users of plastics in segments such as automobiles, medical, packaging and solar batteries. The N-Plas show
is planned for May 19-21 at Tokyo’s Big Sight exhibition center.
US firms tackle China's cosmetics market
 Inoac's Matsui
Taiwan mandates recycling of PLA containers
HONG KONG (November 24, 2009) -- Taiwan will officially list polylactic acid containers as recyclable items by the end of November, and put into place arrangements for PLA recycling by March 1.
Bioresin manufacturer NatureWorks LLC says the Taiwan government’s plan could help drive the recycling of products made from PLA.
Coke rolling out bottles made from plant materials
ATLANTA (November 17, 2009) -- Coca-Cola Co. beverages will soon be arriving in new plastic bottles made partially from plant materials. Drinks bottled in the new PlantBottle packaging are being sent
to store shelves in select worldwide markets.
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Plastics News' extensive coverage of NPE2009, North America's largest plastics trade show, included 17 news videos
shot on-site in Chicago. View the English-language clips here.
