Archive for the ‘Packaging’ Category
ADM’s plant up and running
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Here's a story I've been watching for (and I assume some Plastics Blog readers have been too): Archer Daniels Midland Co. has started production at its starch-based polymer plant in Clinton, Iowa, according to a report in the Clinton Herald....
One city wants to educate its citizens, not ban plastics
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Here's a radical idea: a sustainability committee in one California city, concerned about litter and marine debris issues, wants to start a "massive public education" program instead of banning products like plastic bags. That's the recommendation of the South Lake...
Living without plastic
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Beth Terry, author of the Fake Plastic Fish blog, is in the news today, with a story and video on KGO-TV, the ABC affiliate in San Francisco. The focus is Terry's effort to minimize the amount of plastic in her...
Using plastic trash to make art
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Here's another one of those posts where you have to click through to see the photos. The io9 blog has a photo gallery post today titled "Nothing Is Ever Junk When It Can Be Reembodied." It features the work of...
Can makers’ BPA problem
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Polycarbonate packaging has received most of the attention related to bisphenol A safety. But a story from The Washington Post today puts the spotlight on metal can manufacturers. While plastics processors have alternatives to polycarbonate that they can use to...
Is the bottled water market declining?
Friday, February 19th, 2010
What's the state of the bottled water market? A year ago, we reported that the economy and environmental pressure were putting pressure on the bottled water sector, and the days of double-digit annual growth was over. Further proof of the...
Editorializing against bag bans
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
The Feb. 8 issue of Plastics News includes an editorial against legislative bans and taxes on plastic bags. [I'm the author, the column is headlined "Do you need a bag? Yeah, make it plastic." And, as usual, the cartoon from...
Plastics at the Super Bowl
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
A couple of plastic products are getting media attention today because of their connection with the Super Bowl. The Facts newspaper in Clute, Texas, has a feature about Dow Chemical Co.'s Primacor resin, used in the face masks for both...
Eastman might sell PET business?
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Many in the plastics industry know Eastman Chemical Co. as a PET resin supplier. But the company may be planning to exit that business, according to a story in the daily paper where the company is headquartered. The Kingsport, Tenn.,...
Plastiki almost ready to go
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Remember the Plastiki -- the boat made out of old PET bottles that David de Rothschild plans to sail from California to Australia, to raise awareness of marine debris? The Plastics Blog first discovered the project almost two years ago....