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Bayer starts PU-from-CO2 pilot plant (Feb. 17)
Bayer AG on Feb. 17 started its pilot plant in Leverkusen, Germany, that uses waste carbon dioxide gas as a raw material to make polyurethane.. ...
EuPC to help clean European coastal waters (Feb. 17)
The European Plastics Converters Association has signed an agreement with the inventor of a trawling net to help retrieve plastics marine litter. The net originally was developed for cleaning up oil spills. ...
“PN China Blog” by Nina Ying Sun
JM Eagle shifts strategies, with big plans for China (Feb. 16)
North America's largest PVC pipe extruder, JM Eagle, has pretty much stayed out of the world's largest market for its products — China. But that is going to change. ...
Changing hiring tactics in China (Feb. 15)
Manufacturers in China are experiencing the annual post-Spring-Festival (Chinese New Year) shortage of workers. In addition to higher pay and better benefits, some employers are going out of their way to recruit and retain talent. ...
“The Plastics Blog” by Don Loepp
Why not invite your congressman to lunch? (Feb. 16)
Judging from the results of our poll on PlasticsNews.com last week, most plastics companies don't feel that their local elected officials are the pro-business partners that nearly all politicians claim to be. ...
Happy 60th to an iconic plastic toy (Feb. 14)
Remember Colorforms, the toy made of thin vinyl shapes that stick to semigloss surfaces for creative play? The original Colorforms set was launched in 1951, so this is the toy's 60th anniversary. ...