EUROPEAN PLASTICS

Until the mid-1950s the main raw material source for the European plastics industry was coal. On destructive distillation coal yields four products coal tar, coke, coal gas and ammonia. Coal tar was an important source of aromatic chemicals such as benzene, toluene, phenol, naphthalene and related products. From these materials other chemicals such as adipic acid, hexamethylenedia-mine, caprolactam and phthalic anhydride could be produced, leading to such important plastics as the phenolic resins, polystyrene and the nylons. [Pg.9]

Modern Plastics International European Plastics News... [Pg.898]

Over the years with the different editions 1 have received help from very many companies concerned with the production of plastics materials and from very many individuals. For this edition I should specifically like to thank Susan Davey, Academic Information Services Manager of the University of North London, Rebecca Dolbey and Ray Gill of Rapra Technology Ltd, Peter Lewis of the Open University, Simon Robinson of European Plastics News, Christopher Sutcliffe of Crystal Polymers Ltd and Graham Bonner of BP Chemicals. [Pg.931]

Once again I should acknowledge that I have drawn heavily from the journals European Plastics News, Kunstojfe, Modern Plastics International and Plastics and Rubber Weekly for data on production and consumption statistics. [Pg.931]

European Plastics News 29, No.2, Feb.2002, p.24 SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE VinkD... [Pg.32]

European Plastics News 28, No.5, May 2001, p.53 VINYL FRONTIER VinkD... [Pg.35]

European Plastics News 28,No.5, May200I,p.37-8 NATURAL SELECTION... [Pg.36]

European Plastics News 24, No. 8, Sept. 1997, p.37 PERPETUAL MOTION... [Pg.69]

The Japanese Plastic Waste Management Institute is developing a process to convert PVC and other plastic waste materials to fuel oil through pyrolysis. In Eiuope, a free market for plastics waste is now being established by the European Plastics Converters over the internet. The company says it will be possible to establish market prices for recyclates at European level on a supply and demand basis. The European market for recycled plastics is currently worth around 1.18bn US dollars and is predicted to reach 2.53bn US dollars by the endof2001. WORLD... [Pg.75]

European Plastics News 21, No.10, Nov.1994, p.18-9 PAN-EUROPEAN RECYCLING CONSORTIUM OPENS PILOT PLANT... [Pg.91]

A consortium of five European plastics manufactiuers has developed a process for plastics-to-feedstock recycling that could prove cheaper and more versatile than existing... [Pg.92]

European Plastics News 20, No.lO, Nov.l993,p.45-6 BURNING ISSUES Chapelle A APME... [Pg.105]

G. Dewitte, Proceedings European Plastic Additives Technical Experts Conference (EPATEC 98), Vaalsbroek (1998), Paper 2. [Pg.685]

European Plastics News 28, No. 10, Nov.2001, p.8 EU QUASHES FLAME RETARDANT BAN... [Pg.59]

European Plastics News 26, No.8, Sept. 1999, p.13 FRANCE AND GERMANY BAN PVC TOYS... [Pg.91]

Boustead, I., Eco Profiles of the European Plastics Industry Polyethylene Terephthalate, APME, Brussels, Revised September 2002, [http //www. apme.org],... [Pg.194]

Claims of perpetual motion create moments of mirth and consternation for those knowledgeable in the laws of thermodynamics. Yet, is it only hyperbole when a responsible journal such as the European Plastics News [1] proclaims that depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) can be repeated indefinitely The second law of thermodynamics brings us back to reality. The depolymerization of PET does not operate at 100% yields, but does offer the opportunity for near-stoichiometric recovery of the monomers used to make the polyester. With high yields of potentially valuable monomers, the commercial potential for polyester depolymerization to regain feedstocks must be considered. [Pg.565]

ECPI (2009) European plasticizer consumption - trends. European Council for Plasticizers and Intermediates... [Pg.294]

WEEE has had a direct affect on flame-retardant use, because flame retardants are used in almost all electrical and electronic equipment to prevent fires from short circuits. This directive lays down rules for disposal and recycling of all electrical and electronic equipment that goes back to the previous incinerator discussion. For flame retardants, this directive affects how the plastic parts, cable jackets, and enclosures are flame retarded. If the plastic cannot be reground and recycled, it must go to the incinerator, in which case it cannot form toxic by-products during incineration. This has led to the rapid deselection of brominated FR additives in European plastics that are used in electronics, or the complete removal of FR additives from plastics used in electronics in Europe. This led, in turn, to increases in electrical fires in Europe, and now customers and fire-safety experts demand low environmental impact and fire safety. However, the existing nonhalogen flame-retardant solutions brought in to replace bromine have their own balance-of-property issues, and so research continues to develop materials that can meet WEEE objectives. [Pg.7]

Many American and European plastics firms have built or are building production plants in China to capitalize on the comparatively cheap labor available there, and to more directly serve the continuing demand. For example, a 1 billion chemical plant in Shanghai is owned by Huntsman Corp. of The Woodlands, Texas, BASF AG of Germany and three Chinese companies. The plant produces diphenylmethane diisocyanate which is used in foam insulation and plastic chairs. [Pg.40]

Another threat to U.S. and European plastics exporters is the emergence of plastics producers in the Middle East. Middle Eastern plastics producers may be able to generate products such as polyethylene (PE) at lower cost due to a ready, local... [Pg.40]

Web Address www.prw.com PRW.com, the web site for Plastics Rubber Weekly, a publication of Crain Communications Ltd., provides news and information on the European plastics industry. [Pg.97]

European Plastics Directory Materials, Semi-Finished Products, Machinery, Ancillary Equipment, Rapra, 2003. [Pg.592]

Now operating as a freelance consultant, he makes regular contributions to the European plastics trade press, and also works with leading plastics industry consultants. [Pg.168]

Vinyl 2010 members (ECVM, ECPI, ESPA and European Plastics Converters (EuPC)) have contributed in the region of 4.5 million in 2002, to waste management projects which were funded to a total of 16.5 million. [Pg.36]

European Plastics News 30, No.3, April 2003, p.18 SOFT LANDING Reade L... [Pg.52]

VINNOLIT KUNSTSTOFF EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF VINYL MANUFACTURERS EUROPEAN COUNCIL FOR PLASTICISERS INTERMEDIATES EUROPEAN STABILISERS PRODUCERS ASSN. EUROPEAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS ASSN. EVC SOLVAY LINDE AG TECNOMETAL VULCAFLEX KOBE STEEL PROGNOS PRINCIPIA PARTNERS VINYL INSTITUTE MIKRON INDUSTRIES VEKA AG SOLVIN DECEUNINCK MARLEY FLOORS LTD. [Pg.85]

European Plastics News 28, No.8, Sept.2001, p.40 PULLING PLASTIC PROFILES... [Pg.88]

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