Chemical Plastic

March 3, 2009

Guangdong plastic exports grows up

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According to Fuzhou Customs statistics, after China goverment increased vast majority of plastic products export tax rebate rate to 9 percent, Guangdong plastic exports grows up.

In November and December, Guangdong Plastics exports reached 650 million and 810 million U.S. dollars, a substantial increase of 30% and 53.4%.

Statistics show that in 2008, Guangdong exported 6.25 billion U.S. dollars of plastic products, up 6.2 percent, the growth rate down 7.9 percentage. The first 10 months in 2008, due to the cost of prices, trade barriers, domestic policy adjustments and financial crisis, Guangdong chemical plastic exports fell 1.4%.

Fujian plastic exports declined consecutively last 19 months

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According to Fuzhou Customs statistics, in January this year, exports of plastic products in Fujian is 36,000 tons, decreased 21.6% compared with the same period last year. The value of exported plastic is 97,080,000 U.S. dollars, down 13.4%. By now, Fujian plastic exports has declined consecutively in last 19 months.

The industry believes that there are three problems on the plastic products industry. First, the impact of economic decline the market’s demand of the plastic products. Second, the plastic enterprises are facing increasing pressure from the cost of the environmental protection. Third, the plastics industry’s compability of dealing with the risk is poor.

March 2, 2009

NetworkRail use renewable plastics for new types of sleepers

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Dayily waste may become a part of the railway in the future. This is based on a pilot from the UK NetworkRail. They use renewable plastics for new types of sleepers.

The pilot involved in about 20 tonnes of recycling waste materials into a new type of sleeper. These sleepers will replace some of the timber sleepers on the rural lines. During the trial, the NetworkRail will test whether they can stand the rigorous test of railway operations. If passed the test, it will be gradually extended to most of the railway.

The use of wasted plastic for recycled sleepers have a lot of advantages, at least can reduce the quantity of the buried garbage.

R & D and supply of sleepers from the i-plas, Inc. i-plas, Inc. is a waste plastic recycling business.

Indian researchers: a plastic bag can be used to pave the way

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India Benares Hindu University researchers found a waste plastic bag can be used to enhance the life of the road, and has prepared to apply for a patent.

Indo-Asian News Service reported that on the 27th, because of non-biodegradable plastic bags, large-scale use of plastic bags has caused serious pollution of the environment. So, the new patent is a significance to the human.

The researchers said that after the heat treatment, the polyethylene which is a composition of plastic bags could parcel the stones used to pave the way, thereby effectively stick together with the coal tar. So the road will not crack easily after soaking.

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