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Green trend builds quickly in construction
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 9, 12:45 p.m. ET)  — While no one at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas was certain how much, or even whether, sales will rebound in 2010, nearly everyone was clear on the direction that suppliers to the building and construction industry are heading. Everyone is going green. February 9, 2010
Adopt eco-friendly approach, like your customers
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 9. 12:35 p.m. ET) — Be green. Become a trusted adviser to the consumer. Change your business strategy. Understand your eco-risks. Build your business on sustainability. That’s the message James Canton, president and CEO of San Francisco-based think tank Institute for Global Futures. February 9, 2010
Video: Latest Material Insights
AKRON, OHIO (Feb. 8, 1:30 p.m. ET) — Rising resin prices are again in the news, with increases for PET bottle resin and PVC suspension resin featured in this week’s Material Insights video, along with an update on Mexichem SAB de CV’s proposed acquisition of pipe maker Plásticos Rex SA de CV and resin producer Polycid SA de CV, and the quarterly earnings reports for PolyOne Corp., Dow Chemical Co. and Lubrizol Corp. February 8, 2010
Audi's Super Bowl commercials blast single-use plastic products
MIAMI (Feb. 7, 10:30 p.m. ET) -- Single-use plastic products makers took fire from an unusual source during this year's Super Bowl game -- commercials from German carmaker Audi AG for a "clean diesel" vehicle. The "Green Police" ads took aim at plastic grocery bags, PET water bottles and polystyrene cups -- all with the aim of promoting environmental attributes of the Audi A3 TDI. February 7, 2010
Blow molders plan for bigger BPA-free bottles
DELAWARE, OHIO (Feb. 5, 1 p.m. ET) -- With bans on the use of bisphenol A in baby bottles and food and drink containers looming in Washington state and Wisconsin -- and public concern continuing over its use in polycarbonate bottles -- the matter is creeping closer to the 5-gallon water-bottle market segment. February 5, 2010
Packaging experts say sustainability remains elusive
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (Feb. 5, 12:55 p.m. ET) -- Sustainability has been at the top of the packaging industry agenda for years but delegates at the third European Plastics News Sustainable Plastics Packaging conference, held recently in Brussels, heard that certainty in sustainability remains as elusive as ever for packagers and brand owners alike. February 5, 2010
Paper shredder maker using bioplastics
DONGGUAN, CHINA (Feb. 5, 12:50 p.m. ET) -- Office equipment maker Intek America Inc., which last year launched a program to make some of its paper shredders carbon neutral, is hoping a partnership with Taiwanese bioplastics compounder Minima Technology Co. Ltd. will help it “green” its material choices. February 5, 2010
Lear expects growth in electric vehicles
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. (Feb. 5, 10:50 a.m. ET) -- Auto supplier Lear Corp. emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November, and now it has finished the 2009 fiscal year with a slight profit from its core operations. Bob Rossiter, chairman, CEO and president, said he is optimistic for small growth in 2010, both in Lear’s traditional seating and in the growing market for its electronics business in the hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all electric vehicle market. February 5, 2010
Dow to locate solar shingle plant in Michigan
MIDLAND, MICH. (Feb. 3, 10:15 p.m. ET) – Midland is the preferred site for Dow Chemical Co.’s first full-scale production plant for Powerhouse-brand solar shingles, the company announced Feb. 3. Midland-based Dow said the business could employ 1,200 jobs by 2014. The Michigan Economic Development Corp. is considering up to $140 million in economic incentives for the plant. February 3, 2010
Oxo-biodegradable additive suppliers rebut critics
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (Updated Feb. 4, 1:25 p.m. ET) -- A pair of oxo-biodegradable plastic additive makers have fired back at the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.’s Bioplastics Council over claims related to biodegradability. February 2, 2010
Coke goes green at Vancouver Olympics
NEW YORK (Feb. 1, 8:35 a.m. ET) -- When the Vancouver Olympic Games kick off on Feb. 12, visitors will find café furniture made from pine-beetle-salvaged wood, drink out of bottles made from 30 based plant-based materials, and their beverages will be delivered via hybrid vehicles and electric cart. All are elements of Coca-Cola's first zero-waste, carbon-neutral sponsorship. February 1, 2010
Water bottler Ice River to invest $17 million in PET recycling plant
FEVERSHAM, ONTARIO (Jan. 29, 11:10 a.m. ET) -- A Canadian bottled water firm plans to set up a food-grade PET recycling plant at a cost of C$18 million (US$17.1 million). The move will help the company shift to making bottles from 100 percent post-consumer PET. January 29, 2010
SPI Bioplastics panel questions oxo-degradability claims
WASHINGTON (Jan. 28, 1:05 p.m. ET) -- The Bioplastics Council of the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. has joined the growing number of voices questioning the scientific validity of biodegradability claims made by producers of oxo-degradable and oxo-biodegradable products. January 28, 2010
Entropex gets funds to recycle non-bottle plastics
SARNIA, ONTARIO (Jan. 28, 1 p.m. ET) -- Entropex is receiving federal funding to develop recycling technology of mixed plastics. Plastics used would be non-bottle types that are not collected in Ontario’s Blue Box curbside recycling program. January 28, 2010
Australia warns bag firms about using environmental claims
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA (Jan. 28, 12:50 p.m. ET) -- Australia’s national business watchdog has published an online guide explaining potential legal pitfalls in making unsubstantiated claims about the environmental performance of plastic single-use shopping bags. January 28, 2010

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