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PVC industry sets high recycling goals for new voluntary commitment
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PVC industry sets high recycling goals for new voluntary commitmentPVC industry sets high recycling goals for new voluntary commitment

With VinylPlus, its new 10-yr voluntary commitment, the European PVC industry has setting the bar for success high. Concrete targets in the VinylPlus commitment include the recycling of 800,000 tonnes of PVC per year by 2020, more than triple current volumes.

byPlasticsToday Staff
Jul 6, 2011
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Plastics industry M&A gathers steam in ‘11
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Jun 27, 2011
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Earthquake, nuclear catastrophe force rethink on Japanese auto industry strategy
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Jun 13, 2011
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Mexico’s auto industry turns the corner, accelerates
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Mar 17, 2011
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Wild West over, but plenty of growth yet to come in Russia’s plastics industry
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Jan 25, 2011
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4 Min Read
byPlasticsToday Staff
Moldmaker sets new industry standard for large-block aluminum mold
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Moldmaker sets new industry standard for large-block aluminum mold
Moldmaker sets new industry standard for large-block aluminum mold
Jan 10, 2011
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6 Min Read
byClare Goldsberry
Replace analog transducers with industry’s first configurable digital version
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Replace analog transducers with industry’s first configurable digital version
Replace analog transducers with industry’s first configurable digital version
Dec 7, 2010
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1 Min Read
byPlasticsToday Staff
Reshoring Initiative’s Harry Moser named to Industry Week’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame
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Reshoring Initiative’s Harry Moser named to Industry Week’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame
Reshoring Initiative’s Harry Moser named to Industry Week’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame
Dec 2, 2010
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3 Min Read
byClare Goldsberry
Starving an industry
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Starving an industry
Starving an industry
Nov 29, 2010
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4 Min Read
byClare Goldsberry
Dow’s Sustain for wire and cable is PVC and halogen free, satisfies industry standards
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Dow’s Sustain for wire and cable is PVC and halogen free, satisfies industry standards
Dow’s Sustain for wire and cable is PVC and halogen free, satisfies industry standards
Oct 1, 2010
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2 Min Read
byMPW Staff
Mold component supplier awards plastics industry scholarships
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Mold component supplier awards plastics industry scholarships
Mold component supplier awards plastics industry scholarships
Sep 10, 2010
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byClare Goldsberry
Malaysia lays down roadmap for next decade of plastics industry development
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Malaysia lays down roadmap for next decade of plastics industry development
Malaysia lays down roadmap for next decade of plastics industry development
Jul 26, 2010
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3 Min Read
Composite industry eyes growth in Asia
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Jun 24, 2010
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Updated: Oil spill a boon for oil boom industry
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Updated: Oil spill a boon for oil boom industry
Updated: Oil spill a boon for oil boom industry
May 20, 2010
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2 Min Read
byPlasticsToday Staff
Shale gas a “game changer” for North American petrochemical industry
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Shale gas a “game changer” for North American petrochemical industry
Shale gas a “game changer” for North American petrochemical industry
Mar 30, 2010
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2 Min Read
byTony Deligio
Global polyolefins industry absorbs initial new capacity wave, awaits the second
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Global polyolefins industry absorbs initial new capacity wave, awaits the second
Global polyolefins industry absorbs initial new capacity wave, awaits the second
Mar 29, 2010
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3 Min Read
byTony Deligio
Industry downturn by the numbers, and where demand growth will come
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Industry downturn by the numbers, and where demand growth will come
Industry downturn by the numbers, and where demand growth will come
Mar 10, 2010
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1 Min Read
byMatt Defosse
Japan’s ethylene industry reconfigures
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Japan’s ethylene industry reconfigures
Japan’s ethylene industry reconfigures
Mar 2, 2010
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2 Min Read
byTony Deligio
Industry down, clearly, but plastics’ long-term future still bright
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Industry down, clearly, but plastics’ long-term future still bright
Industry down, clearly, but plastics’ long-term future still bright
Nov 30, 2009
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7 Min Read
byMatt Defosse
New officers at SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association
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New officers at SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association
New officers at SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association
Nov 9, 2009
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1 Min Read
byRob Neilley
Industry stalwart Carl Steinwall passes away
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Industry stalwart Carl Steinwall passes away
Industry stalwart Carl Steinwall passes away
Oct 15, 2009
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1 Min Read
byIMM Staff
Plastics holding their own in slumping auto industry
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Plastics holding their own in slumping auto industry
Plastics holding their own in slumping auto industry
Oct 8, 2009
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3 Min Read
byMatt Defosse
iGPS throws down gauntlet for wooden pallet industry
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iGPS throws down gauntlet for wooden pallet industry
Sep 23, 2009
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5 Min Read
byClare Goldsberry
Mexican auto industry profiled
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Mexican auto industry profiled
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Sep 14, 2009
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1 Min Read
byPlasticsToday Staff
So.F.Ter’s hard pursuit of Mexican footwear industry
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So.F.Ter’s hard pursuit of Mexican footwear industry
So.F.Ter’s hard pursuit of Mexican footwear industry
Jul 13, 2009
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1 Min Read
byPlasticsToday Staff
ACH Foam Technologies outpaces industry in EPS recycling
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ACH Foam Technologies outpaces industry in EPS recycling
ACH Foam Technologies outpaces industry in EPS recycling
Jul 10, 2009
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1 Min Read
byClare Goldsberry
Polyolefins supplier Borouge, compounder chase India’s auto industry
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Polyolefins supplier Borouge, compounder chase India’s auto industry
Polyolefins supplier Borouge, compounder chase India’s auto industry
Jul 2, 2009
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2 Min Read
byPlasticsToday Staff
iGPS throws down gauntlet for wooden pallet industry
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iGPS throws down gauntlet for wooden pallet industry
iGPS throws down gauntlet for wooden pallet industry
May 11, 2009
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3 Min Read
byClare Goldsberry
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By Design: World War II, plastics, and NPE
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Apr 9, 2009
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7 Min Read
byGlenn Beall
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Improving motor efficiency in the plastics industry
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Improving motor efficiency in the plastics industry
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Improving motor efficiency in the plastics industry
Apr 8, 2009
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9 Min Read
byChristine Toledo
Greening of an Industry: Aldi offers biodegradable plastic shopping bags
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Greening of an Industry: Aldi offers biodegradable plastic shopping bags
Greening of an Industry: Aldi offers biodegradable plastic shopping bags
Mar 31, 2009
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1 Min Read
byMPW Staff
Greening of an Industry: Kmart customers test compostable plastic bags
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Greening of an Industry: Kmart customers test compostable plastic bags
Greening of an Industry: Kmart customers test compostable plastic bags
Mar 31, 2009
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1 Min Read
byMPW Staff
Greening of an industry: Compostable film gets call for teatime
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Greening of an industry: Compostable film gets call for teatime
Greening of an industry: Compostable film gets call for teatime
Mar 12, 2009
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2 Min Read
byMPW Staff

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