The Missouri Botanical Garden operates the most extensive residential garden recycling program in the nation. With the addition of a record 150,000 pounds of horticultural waste in 2008, the Garden’s Plastic Pot Recycling program has saved over 670,000 pounds, or 335 tons, of plastic garden pots, cell packs and trays from landfills to date.“The growth of this program has been outstandi

The number of GCC factories of plastic products rose to 1,223 in 2007 compared to 326 in 1990, with an increase of 275 per cent, while the industry's investments surged up to $5 billion (Dh18.36bn) in 2007, compared to $932 million in 1990, with a 536-per cent increase, a report issued by Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) has said.The report added that the number of workers in the

T-Series polymers from Victrex offer a solution for applications requiring superior high-temperature resistance, compressive, tensile and flexural strength and low fatigue properties. A technical brochure from Victrex highlights the key features of these proprietary blended products based on Victrex PEEK polymer and Celazole polybenzimidazole (PBI).To illustrate the products' superior mechanical p

Spot polyethylene (PE) demand and prices rose a few cents last week according to trading platform, The Plastics Exchange (TPE; www.theplasticsexchange.com), with brokers and distributors wading into a market whose prices are off 60% from their summer peak. TPE says the broader market acknowledgement that a floor has been reach in spot prices has prompted greater activity in the market. High-densit

DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced a grade of Xantar LDS PC/ABS that is suitable for Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) applications. Xantar LDS 3710 was developed for antennas in mobile telecom products such as telephones, PDAs and other applications where integrated circuitry is used to replace traditional printed circuit boards.A key application for Xantar LDS 3710 is the GSM antenna for a mob

T-Series polymers from Victrex offer a solution for applications requiring superior high-temperature resistance, compressive, tensile and flexural strength and low fatigue properties. A technical brochure from Victrex highlights the key features of these proprietary blended products based on Victrex PEEK polymer and Celazole polybenzimidazole (PBI).To illustrate the products' superior mechanical p

Weak domestic demand, crumbling exports, and plunging feedstock prices brewed a “perfect storm” driving down commodity resin prices in the fourth quarter.PE PRICES DROPPolyethylene prices dropped 11¢/lb in October and 15¢ more in November—on top of the 7¢ decline in September. PE prices had risen a total of 42¢/lb this year through August. By mid-November, the