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Film converters adapt to changing smartphone market

Published: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:11 AM Beijing Time

SHANGHAI -- At the China International High Performance Film Manufacturing Technology Expo, protective film converters were talking about the current state of the smartphone market.


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China's medical device market draws interest and investment

Published: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:07 AM Beijing Time

SHENZHEN, CHINA -- Growth of 20 percent per year in China's medical device market is bringing interest and investment from the medical plastics industry, although for some that's tempered with concerns about intellectual property and finding a place in a very cost-conscious market.


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Small BMW team came up with carbon-fiber-body cars for huge cities

Published: Monday, June 17, 2013 11:42 PM Beijing Time

The world's so-called megacities, which have more than 10 million people, are mushrooming. Nearly six years ago, BMW AG's Project i began to position the automaker for the future. U.S. sales of the i3 electric are scheduled to start later this year.


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AGR opens sales and service center in Thailand

Published: Monday, June 17, 2013 10:55 PM Beijing Time

BANGKOK -- AGR International Inc., a Butler-based maker of testing equipment and quality-control devices for container packaging, has opened a sales and service office in Bangkok to serve all of Asia.


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Opinion: China gains with local machinery

Published: Monday, June 17, 2013 10:33 PM Beijing Time

China's plastics machinery market has been a major engine of growth for the global industry for the past five years. Some would say the biggest engine for equipment makers.


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Study explores post-consumer polypropylene use

Published: Monday, June 17, 2013 10:32 PM Beijing Time

NEW ORLEANS -- Food packaging made from recycled post-consumer polypropylene is possible, but uses might be limited, according to a United Kingdom study.


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Global auto plastics suppliers seeing big jumps in China investment

Published: Monday, June 17, 2013 8:12 PM Beijing Time

SHANGHAI -- As China's car market steps up its demands for quality, plastics-related companies in the auto industry supply chain are stepping in with sizable investments.


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Report: World could face shortage of biaxially oriented PET film

Published: Friday, June 14, 2013 4:40 AM Beijing Time

Researchers have questioned whether increases in film extrusion capacity will be enough to guarantee supplies of biaxially oriented PET (BOPET) thin films to Western markets.


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Growth slows in China's pipe sector

Published: Friday, June 14, 2013 4:24 AM Beijing Time

CHENGDU, CHINA -- China's plastic pipe industry saw its smallest growth last year in five years. Of course a slowdown in China may not mean the same as it would elsewhere: in this case, it meant pipe production only increased 10 percent last year, to 11 million metric tons.


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Photovoltaic cells designed to blend in with terracotta roofs

Published: Friday, June 14, 2013 3:25 AM Beijing Time

The black uniformity of photovoltaic (PV) cells is an increasingly common sight on the rooftops of European buildings, but their appearance has not been welcomed in regions where traditional tiling is valued. Wegaplast SpA has answered the problem with a plastic roof tile with integrated PV cells which is colored to match traditional ceramic tiles.


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