Ironbridge Brewery in Shropshire, UK, has teamed up with Petainer, the specialist plastics packaging technology business, to help it win new business.   The Telford-based microbrewery is to supply a new high-quality English lager in lightweight, recyclable Petainer Kegs. The brewery is targeting sales in the keg beer market through mail order deliveries.   Petainer Kegs …

Pentagon Plastics Ltd (www.pentagonplastics.co.uk ), incorporating Small Batch Plastics, has been a leading manufacturer of UK supplied Customer specific Plastic Injection Moulded products for the last 40 years. The business is supported by its own full In-House Toolroom and managed Rapid Prototyping facility delivering a flexible and comprehensive service into many industries. 2012 will be …

Supreme  Petrochem Ltd (SPL) a  Styrenics  major  and  the largest Polystyrene  producer  in India, has reported a net profit of Rs 18.18 crores for its Q3 ended March 31, 2012 as against net loss of Rs 7.26 crores in the preceding quarter ended December 31, 2011. The corresponding quarter in the previous year ended March …

Over the last two years AIJU has developed the Project Decoratoy, aimed at the study and applicability of diverse decoration techniques for the personalized decoration of three dimensional plastic pieces, mainly in the toy sector, carrying out decoration testing using several technologies. Those having showed great applicability are Water Printing, Digital Printing and Transference Films, …

An independent brewery in Russia has placed an order for new lightweight, recyclable beverage containers made by Petainer, the specialist plastics packaging technology business.   Petainer Kegs manufactured in PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) are being supplied to Lipetsk Pivo which has the world’s largest plastic Petainer Keg filling line at its brewery in the city of …

  MAUSER starts production of plastic drums in Turkey   Bruehl/Germany, February 14, 2012 MAUSER Group, a worldwide leading company in industrial packaging, is going to start production of plastic packaging solutions in Turkey in the first quarter of 2012. By expanding operation capacity, MAUSER will be able to produce 120 liter as well as …

Specialist plastics packaging technology business Petainer has developed its ‘greenest ever’ refillable bottle – further improving the sustainability of what is already one of the most environmentally-friendly forms of beverage packaging.   The new bottle is manufactured using more than 25 per cent post-consumer ‘one-way’ recycled PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) plastic but has the same performance …

Pentagon Plastics Ltd  www.pentagonplastics.co.uk , incorporating Small Batch Plastics, have for nearly 40 years been a leading manufacturer of Customer specific Plastic Injection Moulded products. The business is supported by its own full In-House Toolroom and managed Rapid Prototyping facility delivering a flexible and comprehensive service into many industries. February 2012 will see Pentagon Plastics …

The action protocols developed so far will facilitate risk assessment in children’s products that are not covered by specific safety regulations This R & D project, “Risk Assessment of non-standardised children’s products – CHILDRISK” allowed the development of a methodology for a global risk assessment of certain children’s products for which there are no safety …

The world’s attention-grabbing plastics and rubber event, CHINAPLAS 2012 – the 26th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries, will stage its 26th edition at Shanghai New International Expo Center, PR China from April 18-21, 2012. As Asia’s No. 1 and the world’s No. 2 plastics and rubber trade fair, CHINAPLAS’ scale keeps on growing …

Specialist plastics packaging technology business Petainer has opened a new corporate head office in Peterborough, UK, to support the company’s future business growth and international expansion – particularly in the development of new large PET containers for beverages and other applications. Petainer has manufacturing plants in Sweden, the Czech Republic and Germany but the holding company …

The Petainer Keg – a family of lightweight beverage containers designed for one-way use and manufactured in recyclable PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) – has been given the Czech packaging award ‘OBAL ROKU 2011’ in the competition organised by SYBA, the Czech Packaging Institute.   The keg has also been shortlisted for a special prize to be …

Mumbai, 25th July, 2011 – The Supreme Industries Limited (SIL), India’s leading Plastics processors, announced its Audited financial results for the year ended 30th June, 2011, at its Board Meeting held today. The Company processed 2,24,673 Tons of Polymers as against 1,91,704 Tons of Polymers in the previous year, reflecting a growth of 17.20% in …

Plastic is a common term for synthetic or semi-synthetic material used for a wide range of applications. Utilized in packaging, buildings, medical devices and just about anywhere, this important component is responsible for lots of facilities and products that we use and enjoy. In manufacturing the right kind of plastic according to certain product specifications, …

One of the more attractive fronts within the plastic industry is that of new materials development with improved properties (mechanical, electric, thermal, optical, fire-resistant, barrier, etc.). In this sense, nanoparticles have achieved great importance as they offer a lot of possibilities at the time of mixing additives to conventional plastics, improving the characteristic properties of …

Tatra Plastics Manufacturing Limited www.tatra.co.uk continue their investment program with the purchase of a new conical twin screw extruder. This machine represents a significant investment of fifty thousand pounds and is in accordance with the companies continual investment programme, to help maintain increased quality, whilst reducing the companies carbon footprint. This is the 4th new …

In general, polymeric materials are characterised by having a low surface energy, caused by the absence of polar groups within the polymer structure.  It is often necessary to modify these properties to increase their surface energy and thus, improve their moisture absorption characteristics.  These treatments are fundamentally directed at activating the surface by inserting polar …

AIJU is researching the tools available for the customized decoration of toys, with the aim of thoroughly studying them and their applications, in order to optimize their usefulness in such a way that they could be used for the personalized decoration of toys, according to the final users’ or consumers’ requirements. This research funded by …

AIJU has developed a new plastic compound made with natural dry biomass, specifically the almond shell, for industrial purposes. The result is a compound material with a wooden appearance and new properties which have been analyzed in-depth. This new material provides other eco-efficient alternatives which reduce the plastic content, derived from non-renewable sources, and at …

Two new biocompatible materials promise to help in the development of a new generation of sanitary devices for implantation and bone tissue regeneration techniques. The IQS, a research centre in Barcelona and member of the Spanish Project IBE-RM, has created two hidroxiopatita (HA) based powder materials, the aforementioned mineral is quite an abundant within bone …

Avon, Ohio, 23 June 2010: In order to expand its reach, Playscapes Systems has deployed its suppliers in various regions of the state. It is also benefiting customers as they don’t have to pay for additional freight cost and the delivery of products is on-time. “We are a client-centric organization that believes in giving the …

Corwen, England (May 20, 2010) Tradewind, supplier of point of sale (POS) solutions and promotional products, have recently received a carbon trust loan, which will enable them to be more energy-conscious in their production techniques. Tradewind, which has manufactured and supplied businesses with outdoor advertising units (such as newspaper display stands) since 1993, will be …