New age of industrial automation

The Middle East and African region has witnessed tremendous improvement in production processes owing to the shift of companies towards automation. With production technologies increasingly incorporating automation into some aspects of the processes, a great deal of attention has been given in launching automation solutions that would enable efficient, high-speed production that is able to yield quality products.

Saudi Plastics & Petrochem 2014: Focus on trends and strategies

As one of the most favourable investment sites in the Middle East, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has seen its petrochemicals and plastics production growing substantially in the past few years that total investment in the plastics sector alone have reached $50 billion. The industry’s production capacity has risen to more than 100 million tonnes annually.

Former Sealed Air president joins IDC in Shanghai

Former president of Sealed Air China, Xi Lin is newest Board member of International Dispensing Corporation (IDC).

Safety in the sports arena

Engineering plastics are increasingly being used in areas where safety, durability and functionality are of utmost importance. In sports, the use of engineering plastics has expanded – from the widely used sportswear and sports shoes, to other sporting goods and supplies.

Improvement in pipe systems

The Middle East is gearing up to meet intensified demand for industry-focused products and specialised solutions as the region moves forward to comply with global trend in eco-friendly building and construction. This trend has pushed the plastic industry to supply a range of sustainable products catering to building insulations, wires, piping, jacketing and fibre optics.

AMI to hold 2nd Plastic Closure Innovations

Leading companies discuss the latest innovations at this year's conference to be held in April in Berlin

NPE 2015: Large number of companies apply for next month’s space draw

Prominent economist Zbyszko Tabernacki to discuss Global Business Outlook at next space draw which will attract representatives from 950 exhibiting companies

Datacolor pioneers digital color communication via 45/0 handhelds

Family of spectrophotometers tailored to meet critical color and gloss measurement needs of automotive-interior, hard goods, large appliances, building materials industries

Revolutionary seals keep vehicles lean and clean

Freudenberg-NOK's Low Emission Sealing Solutions address fuel consumption, weight, start-stop and direct fuel injection challenges

New bioplastics venture to use fisheries waste stream

Sierra Resins, Inc. in joint venture with Dr. Jason Bolton, food safety expert, to develop next-generation bioplastics used in food packaging and processing industries

Precision and speed in extrusion

Speed, precision and cost control are factors that dictate the technological innovations in newly developed extrusion systems.

The future of plastic cards

Plastic cards literally rule the wallets. It could be a credit or a debit card, a loyalty or a rewards card, a SIM or memory card, ID card or a simple scratch card. It is impossible to locate a wallet across the globe which does not have this plastic product. Its benefits are far more than its weight and its demand doesn’t seem to dwindle in the coming years.