PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Editorial AP Plastic ANDHRA Times Vol VII
Sep-Oct 2012
No.2
EDITORIAL BOARD
Chairman VIMLESH GUPTA Co-Chairman N. BHASKAR REDDY Members ANIL NAGDA MANOJ GOEL R.S. LOYA HON. EDITOR ARUN LAHOTI Published by
ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 304, Raghava Ratna Towers, Chirag Ali Lane, Abids, HYDERABAD 500 001 Phone: 23203191 Fax: 040-23201247 Email: info@appma.org.in Web: www.appma.org.in
To remain strong, our economy requires an advanced, globally competitive manufacturing sector that invents and makes high-value-added products and leading-edge technologies, domestically. Even a strong western economy like USA has understood the importance of manufacturing and recently its President has launched an initiative worth 40 million USD to boost the programme " Make it in America". We in India are late learners and learn after suffering. The manufacturing sector right now is facing many hardships impeding its natural growth. The power sector and infrastructure sector need to be given the highest priority, which in turn will help the manufacturing sector to grow at pace creating jobs for the growing populace and contribute substantially to the national GDP. The best way to predict the future is to create it. - Peter F. Drucker
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President Writes...
Dear Members, As you are aware, the power availability in the state of Andhra Pradesh is really pathetic, to say the least. It has sent the business to a toss and entrepreneurs are at their wits end. APPMA has been doing its best to ease this situation but no immediate solution is in sight. We have been giving representations to the concerned authorities. APPMA in association with other organisations has conducted Dharnas and Relay hunger strikes in the month of September, 2012. Most of the opposition leaders graced the venue of the Relay hunger strike and expressed their solidarity. The SSI Minister Mr.PRK Prasad visited the venue of the Relay hunger strike and said that the Hon’ble Chief Minister has assured the members that he will be calling for discussions and will give a proper hearing. We hope to find a solution. The cost of labor maintenance and generator maintenance has gone up. APERC has given an order to give 60% of CMD. But the industry is running on 40% CMD. Apart from this the 2nd R & C Measures are in force now. With this the industry can work hardly upto 20-25%. By the end of December even this may not be available. The Govt. priority sector is agriculture. The industry will be left with no power. The demand for power is increasing and the supply is decreasing. The Govt. is not being able to bridge the gap between the supply and demand. The only alternative left with the industry is to buy expensive power. The profit margin will decrease when one buys expensive power, but to remain visible in the market we have no other alternative but to run our industry on expensive power. We have already circulated the FSA charges for the year 2010-11, 2011-12 & 2012-13 first Qtr. Hope the situation betters in the next few weeks Wish you all the Best
V Anil Reddy President
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TIPS FOR ENERGY SAVING IN INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENTS Compailed by Mr.R S LOYA The industrial sector alone accounts for about 50% of the commercial energy. It uses both, the thermal and electrical energy in various equipments like boilers, compressors, diesel generating engines, motors, pumps, refrigeration etc. Here are tips for energy saving through these equipments. Electrical Energy – General The industrial sector consumes about 33 per cent of the total electrical energy consumed in the country. Tips for electrical energy saving: • Improve power factor by installing capacitors to reduce KVA demand charges and also line losses within plant. •
Improvement of power factor from 0.85 to 0.96 will give 11.5% reduction of peak KVA and 21.6% reduction in peak losses. This corresponds to 14.5% reduction in average losses for a load factor of 0.8.
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Avoid repeated rewinding of motors. Observations show that rewound motors practically have an efficiency loss of upto 5%. This is mainly due to increase in no load losses. Hence use such rewound motors on low duty cycle applications only.
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Use of variable frequency drives (VFD), slip power recovery systems and fluid couplings for variable speed applications such as fans, pumps etc. helps in minimizing consumption.
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It should be examined whether air at lower pressure can be used in the process. Reduction in discharge pressure by 10% saves energy consumption upto 5%.
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A leakage from a ½” diameter hole from a compressed air line working at a pressure of 7kg/cm2 can drain almost Rs. 2500 per day.
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Air output of compressors per unit of electricity input must be measured at regular intervals. Efficiency of compressors tends to deteriorate with time.
Electric motors: The electric motors are used to provide motive power to equipment such as compressors, pumps, blowers, etc. It is important that the industrial users define their need accurately to enable proper selection of a motor for a particular application. Of the total electricity consumed in the industrial sector, electric motors account for approximately 70%. The motors are classified under DC (direct current), AC (alternating current) synchronous, and AC induction (squirrel cage or wound rotor type) types. The AC induction is additionally distinguished as single or polyphase. Most of the power consumed by motors in the industry is accounted for by polyphase (three-phase) AC induction motors. Of the three-phase induction motors, the squirrel cage motor is most popularly used because of its relatively low capital and maintenance costs, and rugged design. Tips for energy saving:
Compressed air: Compressed air is used in almost all types of industries and accounts for a major share of Electricity used in some of the plants. It is utilized for a variety of end uses such as pneumatic tools and equipment, instrumentation, conveying, etc. and is preferred in Industries because of its convenience and safety. Normally, the compressed air factor is an overlooked area in most of the industries, though it is a costly source of power, about 7 to 10 times the cost of electricity. Given this economics, better maintenance practices and elimination of wastage would help in improving the performance of compressed air systems.
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Tips for energy saving: • Compressed air is very energy intensive. Only 5% of electrical energy is converted to useful energy. Use of compressed air for cleaning is rarely justified.
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The motors should be energy efficient. Convert delta to star connection for lightly loaded motors. Install soft start-cum-energy saver for lightly loaded motors. In case of centrifugal-blower pump, install variable frequency drives ( VFD) for speed control of motors. Install multi speed motor. Optimize operating voltage level of motor for lightly loaded motors Replace eddy current controls with variable frequency drives for varying speed driven equipment. Provide interlock for electric motor to avoid idle running. Replace motor generating sets with thyristor drives. Avoid frequent rewinding of motors. Greater the number of rewind, lesser the efficiency. Carry out preventive maintenance and condition monitoring schedule regularly.
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Report of Plastmeet "PRESENT SCENARIO OF SUPPLY OF POWER IN ANDHRA PRADESH" HELD ON 3RD OCTOBER, 2012 AT FAPCCI, RED HILLS, HYDERABAD APPMA has organised a useful and contemporary PlastMeet on the burning issue bothering the industry "PRESENT SCENARIO OF SUPPLY OF POWER IN ANDHRA PRADESH" at 4pm on 3rd October 2012 at Surana Udyog Auditorium, FAPCCI, Red Hills, Hyderabad.
Mr. V Anil Reddy, President of Andhra Pradesh Plastic Manufacturers' Association, welcomed the members and Past Presidents of APPMA. He hoped that the members would be benefited from this Plastmeet. Dr.K.Narayana Reddy, Chairman of the program, invited the speakers Sri.Sudhakar, Chief General Manager, APCPDCL alongwith Sri.Praveen Kumar, Sr. Superintendent Engineer from APCPDCL, and Sri.R.Gopala Krishna, Sr. Consultant- Energy Conservation Mission for presentation of their papers and interaction with the participants. About 75 members of our association participated in the program. An interactive session followed where the participants asked quite a few questions and the presenters clarified their doubts. This interactive session helped in bringing awareness on power supply position and energy conservation Sri.Vimlesh Gupta, Jt.Secretary, APPMA concluded the Seminar, with a vote of Thanks.
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Plant for Sale ESSEL POLYMERS E2, E3, Industrial Estate-ELURU Any of our members or persons interested in this regard may contact us. Details of Machinery: (All used Machinery) but in running condition. 1)
50mm twin screw extruder with 40 HP Dc Motor (make KS Mechines-Farida bad)
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Dies suitable to produce 40mm to 140mm PVC pipes
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Spring Loader
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Take off (Haul off unit) with 3 HP DC Motor.
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High-speed mixture for compounding PVC.
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Vacuume Pump
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Vibrating sieve
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Pipe cutting Circular Saw with Chute
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Single screw Extruder of 2" for producing 19mm to 40 mm Pipes with all accessories.
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Separate Take off unit and saw.
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3" HDPE extruder with Radicon Heavy duty gear box
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Scrap Ginder 14"
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HDPE color mixture
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Mini Pulveriser to powder PVC Chips/LDPE granules-formerly used for Rotomoulding.
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63 KVA Generator We wish to dispose of all above Plant and machinery on as and where condition and interested Persons may contact : Mr. R.D.Prasad, Prop:Essel Plymers,at 120 B .Ashoknager ,ELURU. Mobile No:91-9704275358 or Mr. R.Anatha Ram: Mobile:09686008915 11
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NEWS UPDATES PLASTIC CRATE KEEPS FISHERMAN AFLOAT AND ALIVE IN THE OCEAN FOR 26 HOURS
HONG KONG'S PLASTIC-PELLET PROBLEM: ITS BEACHES ARE LITTERED WITH MILLIONS OF THEM
Who ever thought the song "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" could save lives? That and a 4-by-4 foot plastic fish bin helped keep 19-year-old Ryan Harris of Sitka, Alaska alive in the waters off Alaska for 26 hours, until the U.S. Coast Guard rescued him.
Hundreds of millions of tiny plastic pellets have peppered the beaches of Hong Kong following a powerful typhoon, and now a major cleanup effort focuses on the minutiae. Typhoon Vicente - the worst to hit the city in 13 years - rocked boats last month, tipping six cargo containers into the sea south of Hong Kong. Inside those containers were millions upon millions of nurdles, tiny plastic pellets used in factories to create other plastic products. And now the raindrop-size plastic bits have started to wash ashore. Despite what it looks like, no, it isn't snow.
Harris and his friend, Stonie "Mac" Huffman, also of Sitka, were fishing for Coho salmon roughly two miles offshore in a 28-foot aluminum boat on Friday, according to the Daily Sitka Sentinel. The boat's hydraulics failed, and although the two were able to fix the problem, while heading back to shore a large wave flipped the boat, spilling the fishermen into the ocean without life vests and before they could send out a call for help.
While an obvious eyesore and trash hazard for the beaches, there's a bigger concern over having millions of the tiny, translucent pellets bobbing around: the threat to marine life. Environmentalists now worry that the roughly 150 tons of pellets spilled will prove toxic by absorbing pollutants in the water, which could infect marine life, especially as fish start to ingest them. And if dangerous to fish, they could also be dangerous to the humans eating such fish. As the Associated Press reported, there are also concerns that the Chinese white dolphin, already a rare species, could be further threatened by the nurdles.
Harris and Huffman climbed onto the overturned hull of the boat and, although they had lost the radio and the two survival suits their boat had carried, managed to wrangle a couple of the plastic fishing crates they had brought. Harris got into one of the totes while Huffman stabilized it, but Huffman had to settle for a lid. When waves separated the two, neither knew the other's fate. At one point, Harris lost balance in his crate and was dumped back into the water, hitting his head on the side in the process. But he was able to get back in and stabilize himself, singing "Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" to stay awake. He told the Sitka paper, "I never thought I was going to die, but I was worried about Mac. I'm glad to be here."
Hundreds of volunteers have jumped on the cleanup effort, working through the weekend in residential communities on Lamma Island, just south of the city center, and Discovery Bay, on Lantau Island, after finding their waterfront areas inundated with the pellets. But cleaning them up proved a daunting, tedious task as volunteers used brushes and dustpans to slowly pick up the debris, making only slight headway into the mess. "It's a bit overwhelming. It seems like we can't get rid of them even though there are hundreds of people here," Mathis Antony, a volunteer on Lamma Island, told the Associated Press. "It looks like it's going to take a lot more to clean it up."
Mac, it turns out, was even luckier. He happened upon one of the survival suits floating in the ocean and managed to wrestle himself into it. He spent the night afloat in the suit and washed up on the shore about 25 miles northwest of Sitka, where he was rescued in little more than an hour.
The Hong Kong government plans to send in paid reinforcements, hiring workers to spend what could be months cleaning up the mess on 10 different beaches across the territory. Estimates say that about 150 tons of the pellets spilled, and 50 tons were picked up still in the bags marked with the manufacturer. With about 21 tons washed ashore, it's little surprise that such tiny particles are causing a massive headache for cleanup crews.
Harris, meanwhile, was still afloat in his plastic crate. "I gave myself a pep talk," he told the Sitka paper. He kept repeating for four hours: "I'm Ryan Hunter Harris and I'm not going to die here." By the time Harris was found, he had spent about 26 hours afloat in the ocean. Both men suffered only minor injuries, even if Harris may never want to sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" ever again.
IS CANADA'S PLASTIC MONEY ACTUALLY MELTING? Looks like Canada's spiffy new plastic bills might not be able to take the heat. Literally. 12
ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION According to news reports from the Toronto Star and the National Post, the country's new polymer $50 and $100 bills are melting. Several people have said that the new bills are fusing together when placed next to a heat source - like a toaster oven.
learn about the 33 environmentally friendly eating habits that are making a difference for our bodies and our earth.
The Toronto Star confirmed that one Halifax man put his wallet down on the oven while toasting a bagel and then noticed the three $100 bills had crumpled to size of a "Coke bottle."
Bring a reusable bag on your next shopping trip, and you've already helped out the planet. The U.S. alone uses about 100 billion new plastic bags each year, and (brace yourself) this massive production costs 12 million barrels of oil. Worldwide, only about 1% of plastic bags are recycled - which means that the rest end up in landfills, oceans or elsewhere in the environment. Why does it matter? Plastic bags don't biodegrade, but light exposure can degrade them enough to release toxic polymer particles - most of which end up in the ocean. Approximately 1 million birds and 100,000 turtles and other sea animals die of starvation each year after ingesting after ingesting discarded plastics and other trash debris, which block their digestive tracts. And public agencies spend millions of dollars on litter clean-up each year. (In case you're wondering, paper bags aren't much better. Each year, 14 million trees are cut down to make paper shopping bags via a process that requires even more energy than the making of plastic bags.)
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(MORE: Paying with Plastic: Canada Introduces Polymer $100 Bill) Canada is not the first country to introduce plastic money: other countries like Australia and New Zealand have long used similar materials. The Canadian $100 plastic bill was introduced last November and the $50 bill made its own introduction early this year, after presumed de rigeur testing. According to the National Post: ‌The banknotes were boiled, frozen and run through washing machines. A tumbling mechanism filled with coffee grinds, marbles, bolts and synthetic sweat was meant to simulate the effect of being left in a pocket. The Bank of Canada, meanwhile, is nonplussed about the reports. In an e-mail to the Los Angeles Times, the bank stated "[We have] encountered no evidence that polymer bank notes are being affected by heat as has been suggested in recent news reports. Bank notes printed on polymer material have been used in many countries for years, most of which have climates far hotter than Canada." The bills are built to withstand temperatures up to 140° C.
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STRIP DOWN. Look for products with minimal packaging, like unwrapped produce or meat straight from the deli counter or butcher. Excess packaging is often made out of unsustainable materials and contributes to waste that ends up in landfills. Perhaps the worst culprit is polystyrene (a.k.a. Styrofoam), which is a suspected carcinogen and is manufactured through an energy-intensive process that creates hazardous waste and greenhouse gases.
(MORE: For Nicaraguans, New Currency Is a Hot Potato) (A Toronto Star reporter reportedly put four plastic bills in a laundromat dryer for 40 minutes to test whether the bills would melt. They came out unscathed.)
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DON'T BUY THE BOTTLE. Millions of tons of plastic are used to produce billions of plastic water bottles each year. Save money and lessen waste by drinking tap water from a reusable water bottle. Worried about your health? Try a water filter, or take courage from the fact that a lot of bottled water is likely no better than what's on tap.
On the other hand, Mona Billard reported having to exchange eight plastic bills back in January after her son put in the money in a tin can and left it near a baseboard heater. She had to return them to the bank to exchange the melted bills. 4.
"The leather couch is up against the baseboard heater, it doesn't melt," she explained to the Post. "The kids' toys are back there, they don't melt."
SHOP DIFFERENT. Choose to give your money to stores that demonstrate care for the planet, both in their company practices and in the food selections they provide. Look for a selection of local and organic foods as well as store practices that limit waste (think doors on the refrigerated sections so that energy isn't wasted, minimal and/or recyclable packaging and a store-wide recycling program).
33 WAYS TO EAT ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY The sustainable food movement is sweeping the country. Farmer's markets, organic produce, genetically modified foods, cage-free eggs - they've all become part of the cultural lingo. While a lot of this conversation focuses around whether organic foods are better for people's health, let's not forget that these trends are also good for the planet. Read on to
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GO LOCAL. Eating locally grown foods is possibly the best way to
ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION lower your carbon footprint when it comes to what you eat. Bonus: Eating locally means that food will be fresher - and therefore taste better and perhaps retain more nutrients - than food shipped across the globe. 6.
meat-free for just one day per week (or one meal per week if you're really attached). 14.
We've said it before and we're saying it again: buying local is a great way to cut down on the environmental impact of your food. Just imagine how much energy it would take to haul a side of beef from, say, New Zealand, in comparison to transporting it from the local butcher shop.
EAT MORE OF IT. Eat more produce than any other food category, and you've already made an impact for the planet (not to mention your body!).
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The definition of organic can be a little confusing, but food labels can help. Certified organic foods are grown and processed using farming methods that recycle resources and promote biodiversity, without the use of synthetic pesticides, bioengineered genes or petroleum- or sewage-sludge-based fertilizers. (Weird. Who wouldn't want their food grown in sewage sludge?) Though their benefits to the environment have a long-term payoff, organic foods can be pricier - if you're on a budget, find out which foods are most worth buying organic, and limit your organic purchases to the ones that make the biggest impact. 8.
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EAT IN SEASON.
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KNOW YOUR FISH. Check out these guides to figure out which fish are least endangered and most likely to be farmed sustainably, and use them to guide your buying decisions.
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GET SOME COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
BE A PATRIOT. Buy U.S. caught or farmed fish. It's as close as you can get to buying "local" when you live in a land-locked state, and it also means that the product has had the chance to be reviewed by the Marine Stewardship Council, so you have a better sense of the conditions under which the fish were caught.
Not into the idea of growing your own? Consider joining a CSA (short for community supported agriculture), which allows you to reap the benefits of locally grown produce without getting your hands dirty. MEAT: 13.
LOOK FOR THE LABEL. Figuring out how to buy sustainable seafood is tough: turns out "wild caught" doesn't necessarily mean it's environmentally friendly, after all, while some farmed fish are. The easiest way to sort through all the confusion is to look for the label of the Marine Stewardship Council, which guarantees that a product has successfully met requirements for sustainability.
You don't need to live in the wild to grow your own fruits and veggies. Join a community garden, or, if you're cramped for space, create a vertical garden right inside your window. 12.
GO OUT TO PASTURE. Pasture-raised livestock make less of a negative environmental impact. They're also treated more humanely than their industrially raised counterparts.
Want to eat more locally, but love to eat strawberries year-round? Learn how to preserve fruits and vegetables so you can eat locally grown produce all year long (it's bound to impress Grandma, too). 11.
BE ANTI-ANTIBIOTICS. It's common practice these days to feed growthproducing antibiotics to animals raised for meat, but this results in health risks for the animals - and, by extension, the people who eat them.
Seasonal nomming allows you to eat locally - and we've already covered how important local purchasing is for the environment. Check out what's growing nearby right now. 10.
GO ORGANIC. When it comes to meat, the definition of "organic" changes a little. Obviously, chickens aren't grown in the soil, nor are they (we hope!) conventionally grown with pesticides. Rather, organic livestock must have access to the outdoors and cannot be supplemented with antibiotics or growth hormones.
Chomp down on a raw carrot instead of boiling or sautĂŠing it, and save energy that would otherwise have been used to power cooking appliances. 9.
YOU GUESSED IT: BUY LOCAL.
EAT LESS OF IT.
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Industrially farmed meat has the greatest impact of any food product on the environment. In addition to the tips outlined below, consider making meat less of a staple in your diet. Can't give up the stuff? Try going
TRY SOMETHING NEW. Instead of eating the ever-popular Alaskan salmon along with everybody else at the restaurant, expand your diet and distribute your impact by trying different varieties of fish. Check out these alternatives to some
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ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION of our fishy favorites - you might even find a variety that you like more than tuna. In the process, you'll reduce the risk of endangering key species.
If you've got the inclination and a little bit of free time, give composting a try and turn food scraps into a resource that keeps on giving.
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Instead of dumping leftovers in the trash, turn them into new meals. It'll reduce waste and also save on the energy it would have taken to cook a different meal the next day.
(Wouldn't that have made adolescence easier‌) Just as livestock raised for consumption are often pumped full of antibiotics, dairy cows are often fed artificial hormones to up their milk production. This has big health impacts for the cows, the people who consume their milk and other dairy products, and the environment (manure lagoons sure don't sound like a good thing to us). Industrial dairy production is also linked to massive greenhouse gas emissions. Luckily, hormone-free dairy products are readily available. 23.
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SURPRISE! GO LOCAL.
Do you practice any of these habits on a regular basis? Have we missed any? Share your strategies for eating well for the planet in comments!
GO ORGANIC.
CUT BACK.
CORRECTION: The original version of this story stated that approximately 1 million birds and 100,000 turtles and other sea animals die of starvation each year after ingesting plastic bags, which block their digestive tracts. However, any product that is littered - not just plastic bags - can pose a threat to wildlife. The story has been updated to reflect that fact.
The production of one pound of cheese might produce upwards of 11 lbs. of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas emitted by human activities and a big driver of climate change. As with meat, you can quickly lessen your environmental impact simply by eating less dairy. Bonus: eliminating common staples from your diet one or two days a week is a chance to experiment with fun new recipes.
RELIANCE TO BUY BP'S MALAYSIAN PETROCHEM PLANT FOR US$230 MLN
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BP announced that it has agreed to sell all its interests in purified terephthalic acid (PTA) production in Malaysia to Reliance Global Holdings Pte. Ltd. (Reliance). The agreement concerns BP's 100% equity in BP Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (BPCM), located at Kuantan on the east coast of Malaysia. Reliance has agreed to purchase BP's interest in BPCM for US$230 million in cash and both parties anticipate completing the transaction in 2012.
ORDER FROM THE TAP. Cut down on packaging; ask for tap water instead of bottled. Likewise, save the beer bottle and order on tap.
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EAT LOCAL. Just because you're not at the farmer's market doesn't mean the market's bounty isn't available to you. More and more restaurants are incorporating locally sourced items into their menus.
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James Yim, head of BP's aromatics business in Asia, said: "This is an efficient plant with a good market position in the region. RECRON Malaysia, part of the Reliance Group, is already our largest customer in Malaysia and Reliance Industries is a significant feedstock supplier at Kuantan, so Reliance is a natural owner of this plant." Nick Elmslie, chief executive of BP Petrochemicals said: "BP has a major, global PTA business, with around one fifth of global PTA production capacity and a track record of leading technology. We will continue to concentrate our PTA strategy on deploying new technologies into high growth markets like China where we are in the middle of a considerable expansion programme, and in OECD markets where our technology gives us an
DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK. There's no shame in asking your server or a manager how your food was grown or processed (though it's probably best not to take it to this extreme).
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REDUCE WASTE. Use cloth napkins and real plates, bowls and utensils.
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COOK ONE LOCAL MEAL PER WEEK. Challenge yourself to cook one meal a week (or month) that is composed completely of local ingredients. Get some friends in on the action and revel in doing something good for your health and the health of the planet.
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DOUBLE YOUR RECIPES. Leftovers will last twice as long, and you'll use less energy than you would if you cooked multiple meals.
As always when buying local, you'll be reducing the distance that food must travel - and the energy it takes to do so - on its way to your plate. 24.
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overall closure industry growth over the next five years, followed by closures for the homecare sector. The key market driver for closures in non-beverage applications is innovation, with brand owners seeking greater on-shelf differentiation through superior aesthetics and functionality. Supermarket shelves are cluttered with brand imitations, and the lead brand must stand out from the rest. Consequently, the role of packaging continues to grow in importance within the FMCG industry. Beverage closures account for 40% of European closure industry polymer demand but nearly 60% of the market by units. While carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) are no longer a dynamic category, the sheer size of this market will result in significant additional demand by 2015. AMI's Plastic Closure Innovations 2013 conference will be held in Cologne in April 2013.
All current staff of BPCM are expected to transfer to the new owners under equivalent terms and conditions. BP's acetic acid manufacturing and marketing business in Malaysia is unaffected by this sale.
KOTHARI PLANS PETROCHEMICAL PROJECT (20-9-2012) Kothari Petrochemicals proposes to set up a plant near Kochi Refineries, as per Deccan Chronicles. A team of senior officials from Kothari visited the site and held discussions with officials of the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation as well as Kochi Refineries.
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated a better way to use photosynthesis to produce ethylene, a breakthrough that could change the way materials, chemicals, and transportation fuels are made, and help clean the air.
The company plans to submit its proposal to KSIDC soon. Kothari group, that has two units in Tamil Nadu, is the largest producer of premium quality polybutene in the country. KSIDC has earmarked 3,100 acres for setting up a petrochemical park. This is in view of Kochi Refineries launching its expansion while downstream companies are expected to make use of by-products like propylene.
NREL scientists introduced a gene into a cyanobacterium and demonstrated that the organism remained stable through at least four generations, producing ethylene gas that could be easily captured. The organism - Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 - produced ethylene at a high rate and is still being improved. The laboratory demonstrated rate of 170 milligrams of ethylene/liter/day is greater than the rates reported for the photosynthetic production by microorganisms of ethanol, butanol or other algae biofuels. The process does not release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Conversely, the process recycles carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, since the organism utilizes the gas as part of its metabolic cycle.
FLUOR SELECTED FOR DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY'S PROPYLENE PRODUCTION PROJECT IN T... (17-9-2012) Fluor Corporation has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by The Dow Chemical Company for a propylene production asset project in Freeport, Texas. Fluor successfully completed the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract thereby setting the stage for this next-phase EPCM project award. Fluor will book the undisclosed value in the third quarter. The project is under way with estimated mechanical completion by 2015.
Ethylene is the most widely produced petrochemical feedstock in the world. But currently it is produced only from fossil fuels, and its production is the industry's largest emitter of carbon dioxide. Steam cracking of long-chain hydrocarbons from petroleum produces 1.5 to 3 tons of carbon dioxide for every ton of ethylene produced. The NREL process, by contrast, produces ethylene by using carbon dioxide, which is food for the bacteria. That could mean a savings of six tons of carbon dioxide emissions for every ton of ethylene produced -- the 3 tons that would be emitted by tapping fossil fuels and another three tons absorbed by the bacteria. NREL principal investigator, Jianping Yu, says it's the difference between using old photons and new photons. Ethylene from old photons is the ethylene produced from fossil fuels, derived from photosynthetic organisms that captured the sun's energy millions of years ago. The NREL process uses new photons that are currently hitting plants, algae and bacteria capable of producing fuels directly.
"Fluor is excited to be the EPCM contractor for the successful execution and completion of this project," said Peter Oosterveer, president of Fluor's Energy & Chemicals Group. "The U.S. is experiencing a significant rebound in the petrochemical sector due to the attractive price of shale gas and we look forward to helping our long-time customer Dow realize this important project."
CAPS AND CLOSURE FOR NONBEVERAGE APPLICATIONS TO PROVIDE GROWTH OPPORTUNIT... (18-9-2012) Non-beverage applications account for 60% of total caps and closure industry polymer demand in Europe, with the toiletries and cosmetics sectors being the largest consumers of polymer, as per a report published by AMI Consulting. The report predicted personal care closures and customised product delivery solutions will be the main contributors to
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ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION manipulated the sequence to design an ethylene-producing gene to be more stable and more active than the original version. This process resulted in an organism that uses carbon dioxide and water to produce ethylene, but doesn't lose its ability to produce ethylene over time. The product ethylene is non-toxic to the producing microorganisms and is not a food source for other organisms that could potentially contaminate an industrial process.
As a result, there will be less organic pollutants and heavy metal water pollution.
CENTRE FOR BIOPOLYMER SCIENCE UNVEILED IN SOUTH INDIA (14-92012) India's first Centre for Biopolymer Science and Technology was inaugurated at Kochi in Kerala state, jointly by Union Fertilisers and Chemicals Minister and State Chief Minister. This Centre is a unit of the Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology at Chennai, and will be conducting MSc in Biopolymer Science and doctoral programmes in the area of Biopolymer Science and Technology in collaboration with the Cochin University of Science and Technology.
After the culture reaches maximum growth, it's possible that it could keep producing for months at a time, said Rich Bolin, who is a member of NREL's partnerships group. The ethylene gas it produces naturally leaves the organism, spurring the organism to keep producing more. The ethylene would be produced in an enclosed photobioreactor containing seawater enriched with nitrogen and phosphorous. The ethylene gas would rise and be captured from the reactor's head space. It could then undergo further processing, including a catalytic polymer process to produce fuels and chemicals. The continuous production system improves the energy conversion efficiency and reduces the operational cost. NREL is initiating discussions with potential industry partners to help move the process to commercial scale. Interested companies include those in the business of producing ethylene or - transportation fuels, as well as firms that build photobioreactors.
The capital outlay of Rs 30 crore for setting up the centre would be shared equally between the Central and State Governments
PLASTINDIA SELECTS IT NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR 2012-2015 (8-9-2012) The reins of Plastindia Foundation will be handed over to Shri Bipin Shah and the New Managing Committee who will definitely have an image building task comparing the achievement of last 25 years and 7 Presidents. The leadership position given to him was unanimous which shows confidence of the industry.
ADVANCES IN RECYCLING FOR THE ELECTRONICS SECTOR (28-9-2012) Research has addressed the mounting problem of polymers from the electronics sector entering the waste stream. An EU-funded research team investigated a fully recyclable polymer and has developed new moulding methods for components, as per physorg. The 'Eco-efficient designs for end-of-life, anti-counterfeit electronic device recovery' (Separate) project worked on the water-soluble polymer polyvinyl alcohol as one possibly suitable material. Non-toxic and biodegradeable, polyvinyl alcohol is a polymer where the degree of hydrolysis, hence the number of units and the molecular weight determines the processability. The Separate team found that a polymer, PVAXX, can be dissolved in 30 seconds using a batch dissolution process and can be speeded up using ultrasonics. Moreover, the polymer can be reused and injection moulded without significant loss of properties. A novel over-moulding technology was developed using the polymer and fully encapsulated modules for a smart card application were produced. The team also developed semi-encapsulated electronic components for a contact and non-contact smart card, a memory stick and a calculator case. Separate deliverables were industrially validated. A robotic simulation of the injection moulding, handling and subsequent testing of the memory sticks was developed. To study the industrial scale, another simulation using a counter current washing principle was chosen to minimise water and energy use. The impact of Separate technology will be a decrease of the amount of electropolymeric waste discarded in Europe.
OFFICE BEARERS 2012-2015 MR. BIPIN SHAH - PRESIDENT A Chemical Engineer and US educated, experienced Plastic Technologist, an innovator, and first generation entrepreneur who has immensely contributed to the development of Plastics and Polymer products in the country in the last four decades. He has practiced multi- technology implementation in the area of Injection Moulding, Extrusion Coating, Application Engineering plastics for replacement of metals and a host of first of its kind products using varieties of polymers. A little known in Packaging ,Electric Appliances and Metal fabrication. His other strengths are extending the shelf life of packaged foods and energy conservation. He has contributed to manpower development and education at ITI level and enhancing skills of trained professionals in the mainstream. His efforts in this direction have resulted in the University of Wisconsin and University of Massachusetts as Education Partners for Plastindia International University.
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His services have been well recognised by various coveted awards he has received from the Industry and Educational Institutions, for eg. 'Distinguished Member Award' by Indian Plastic Institute, 'Udyog Patra Award' at the hands of the Vice-President of India -Shri Mohammed Hidyatullah, ''Distinguished Alumini' Award- UICT'. A man dedicated to society, committed to growth and innovation, and a desire to put Indian Plastic Industry on the world map.
ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION The Industry looks forward for his leadership and to carry the Polymer Torch for worldwide recognition of India as a 'Sourcing Hub' for products and trained manpower.
were supplying from India," Shankaran said in an interview at the Packaging Technology for Optimization conference in New Delhi.
His team will work in unison for the industry's development and provide enough challenges to achieve 250% growth in the next 10 years. Let us all support the new Team and their vision.
Now the lead time is down to a maximum of about 10 days, he said. Shankaran said the company's plant in Latin America will "most likely" be in Brazil. The company will probably zero in on a location in early 2013.
MR. R.A.LOHIA - VICE PRESIDENT A veteran for us in the Eastern part of the country. .He is well versed with recycling of plastic waste and has showcased easy solutions and implemented recycling techniques in and around Kolkatta. Plastindia Foundation has always relied on his ability to market the Plastindia Exhibition and his committee has always been in the limelight for revenue generation. A true visionary for showcasing the industry.
"Ideally, plant construction would take about 12-15 months and the proposed South American venture would [be] likely to start production in the first half of 2014," Shankaran said. The company expects the plant to be similar to its plant in Noida, near Delhi. "We replicated the Noida plant in our overseas plants in the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Egypt, Poland and the U.S., and would follow it in the South American plant also," he said.
MR. RAJIV RAVAL - TREASURER A second generation entrepreneur, engaged in drip irrigation activities, committed to 'Go Green,Live green' , he has helped Plastindia to be in good health during the exhibition by handling the portfolio of Hospitality and Catering.
Uflex broke ground in October 2011 on its U.S. plant, in Elizabethtown, Ky. The $180 million plant, which will be known as Flex Films, will make PET film.
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Already India's largest flexible material producer, Uflex recently expanded one of its three plants in Jammu, India, Shankaran said. Two of the plants make laminated films and pouches. Shankaran said Uflex still plans to grow in India. "We are looking for a suitable site for the new plant, which would likely be located in the southern part of India," Shankaran said. The proposed facility probably would begin operating by early 2014. Uflex grows about 15 percent annually. Currently, India's laminated films sector generates sales of about $3 billion annually, and Shankaran predicts that figure will surpass $50 billion in 15-20 years. Uflex has about 15 percent of India's laminate film market, he said.
UFLEX ZEROING IN ON S. AMERICA SITE By Satnam Singh Uflex Ltd. is aiming to become one of the world's largest flexible plastic producers by expanding its base in India as well as setting up new plants globally.
INTEVA FINDING INTERIOR MOTIVES By Rhoda Miel When the auto industry first began talking about moving away from PVC in auto interiors, Lon Offenbacher, Patrick Stewart and the rest of their engineering group thought polyolefins were the material to bet on, with thermoplastic polyolefin skin a likely PVC replacement.
The company, which broke ground on its first U.S. plant a year ago, is currently looking at Latin America as a location for a future plant. The objective is to cut the lead time for global customers, according to N. Siva Shankaran, vice president of business development for the company's packaging division.
That was 20 years ago, when Offenbacher and Stewart were part of General Motors Co.'s interior group. When the interiors group was spun off as part of Delphi Corp. in 1999, the team continued its research and development, looking
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"The pendulum has swung back," Stewart said. Improved interiors in small and midsize vehicles will be important for car buyers looking to cut fuel costs with a smaller car, but who expect the quality, look and feel of a larger car, according to Stewart.
And at the same time, the auto industry was undergoing an evolution, forced both by an economy demanding cost cuts and consumers who wanted smaller, less expensive vehicles - but didn't want to sacrifice interior quality.
All-polyolefin production, however, still helps the company control costs because scrap can be more easily recycled inhouse - especially compared to a part produced with a polycarbonate/ ABS structure, urethane foam and PVC skin.
After two decades, those two lines have reached an intersection at the instrument panel on General Motors' 2013 crossover vehicles - which include the Chevy Traverse, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia - with an all-polyolefin structure made by Inteva, including the substrate, polypropylene foamin-place and TPO skin.
A TPO skin also stands up to sun damage better than PVC, and that helps to gain consumer approval, he said. Current production trends should maintain a stable price for polyolefin for years to come, which along with Inteva's continuing research should ensure its use, Stewart said.
"I had to field a lot of questions over the past 20 years," said Offenbacher, now CEO of Troy-based Inteva, "like, 'Are we ever going to see this on a vehicle?' "
"It was a 20-year trend to get here, but it's not just going to be a 20-year payoff," he said.
The project won an award from the Society of Plastics Engineers during the SPE TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins conference Oct. 1-3 in Troy.
Meanwhile, Inteva has tripled production capacity in Pune, India, with a new manufacturing plant and testing center that opened Sept. 12. But the bulk of that new production will be non-plastics parts for door latches, window regulators and motors, the company said. The site will employ 266.
In addition to the all-polyolefin breakthrough for Inteva, the project also points up the need for increased collaboration between an automaker and its supplier, and improved production capabilities possible with the project, said Stewart, Inteva vice president and executive director of interior systems.
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When GM started working with Inteva for the crossover update, it needed to get the project through the pipeline quickly, he said.
By Mike Verespej Continuing its promise to build up worldwide capacity to produce bio-based monoethylene glycol for its PET bottles, Coca-Cola Co. is partnering with an Indian company to build a second bMEG plant, this one in Brazil.
"We told them that the only way to get the product you want within your time line was that we needed to fully control the value stream," Stewart said.
The 1.1 billion-pound-per-year plant will be larger than the current plant in India that now supplies Coke with bMEG. Atlanta-based Coke expects construction of the plant in Araraquara, Brazil, to begin by the end of the year, with a target completion date of late 2014. Its partner is JBF Industries Ltd., a Mumbai, India, company that makes bottlegrade PET, PET chips, partially oriented yarn and fully drawn yarn in several locations worldwide.
The all-polyolefin system took advantage of Inteva's in-house capabilities not only in injection molding and skin forming, but also its proprietary compounding for TPO skin. The instrument panel, with foam in key spots to provide a soft touch and skin for an upgraded look and feel, also plays into the industry's increased interest in interiors, he noted.
Coke's supplier that operates the bMEG plant in India is India Glycols Ltd., which is headquartered in Kolkata.
In the early 2000s, automakers looking to cut production costs stripped interiors down to basics with hard plastics that could double as both substrate and trim. Consumers noticed, however, complaining about the "plasticky" vehicles.
The Brazil plant is part of Coke's plan to have bio-based resin in all of its plastic bottles by 2020. Monoethylene glycol represents 30 percent of the weight of a PET bottle.
Now midpriced vehicles like GM's crossovers, and even some low-priced cars, are getting a multiple-layer treatment with skins and foam, while Inteva's continued tweaking of TPO has created a skin that can compete with PVC or urethane.
Coke's ultimate goal is to have its PlantBottle made entirely from plants. It has invested in three other companies to develop plant-based purified terephthalic acid - which accounts for the other 70 percent of PET. 19
ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION "This further demonstrates our commitment to growing plantbased PET and realizing our goal of having our firstgeneration PlantBottle package in 100 percent of our bottles by 2020," said Scott Vitters, Coke's general manager of the PlantBottle Packaging Innovation Platform, in an email. "It is our next big milestone in expanding [bMEG] supply globally."
Luxor Nanotechnology says the new release forms a nanoscale barrier on the mold surface and its low coefficient of friction allows elimination of sprays and other release agents in injection and blow molding, rubber molding and similar applications. Luxor says the release is compatible with all types of steel. Luxor reports the new release is non-toxic, water-based and able to withstand high temperatures.
There is no timetable for when Coke will incorporate plantbased PTA into its bottles on a commercial scale. But in a recent interview, Vitters said the company's PTA technology investments "are tracking where we expected them to be."
A molder would need to perform several steps to apply the release, Luxor instructs. They include rigorous mold cleaning and a two to three hour drying time at room temperature after the release is applied.
"We want to move the growth of the PlantBottle worldwide with the right feedstock solutions," Vitters said. "We will make continued investments to build out capacity for bio-ethylene glycol. We need to ensure the availability of plant feedstock in local markets. We believe you have to have feedstock locally where you build your plants."
SINGLE-SERVE WINE PACKS PORTABLE By Bill Bregar These stacked PET containers hold individual servings of wine. Stacks of four are overwrapped. Each container has its own foil seal. (Stacked Wines LLC/Ryan Beck photo)
More than 10 billion PlantBottles - with bio-based monoethylene glycol - have been sold in 24 countries since December 2009. By the end of the year, 8-10 percent of Coke's total PET resin consumption will be plant-based, Vitters said.
LOS ANGELES () -- Drinking wine may never be the same - thanks to Los Angeles inventor Matt Zimmer, who worked with mold maker R&D/Leverage to develop interlocking individual wine jars made of PET.
"Our partnership with JBF Industries Ltd. will help us further expand global production," added Ronald Lewis, vice president of procurement and chief procurement officer for Coca-Cola. No further details on the investment and partnership between the two companies were disclosed.
Stacked Wines LLC. The company name says it all. Zimmer said the wine industry already was moving toward alternatives to the traditional cork and glass bottle, to things like bag-in-box, aseptic packs, cans and screw caps. "Sometimes, today's on-the-go consumer just wants one glass of wine without opening an entire bottle," he said in a recent phone interview.
The plant in Brazil will use locally grown sugarcane and sugarcane processing waste to make the ethanol feedstock. Roughly 1.5 million barrels of oil would be needed each year to make that same amount of ethylene, according to Coke.
The four blow molded, recyclable containers hold a total of 750 milliliters, equal to one bottle.
To date, Coke said the PlantBottle has eliminated the equivalent of almost 220 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, or the equivalent of 200,000 barrels of oil, from Coke's PET packaging.
Zimmer used to work for Niagara Bottling LLC after earning a master's degree in mechanical engineering. He said he became project management director, setting up major capital projects for the California-based bottled-water company.
Equally as critical, the PlantBottle has also paid dividends for Coke in increased sales. "We continue to see encouraging results from its ability to drive growth for our business," Vitters said. "We've seen encouraging market signals and indicators of the PlantBottle being able to drive growth."
Zimmer said he thought up the package idea and approached R&D/Leverage in Lee's Summit, Mo. "They kind of took my idea and revised it into something that could be run on a mass-manufacturing line," he said.
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Stacked Wines became a series of blow molded PET wine goblets, stacked onto of each other and overwrapped. Each individual serving has a foil seal.
A New Delhi, India, company claims it has developed a nanotechnology based mold release that can last as long as three hundred thousand cycles.
It took R&D/Leverage just three weeks to design the tool. "Matt came to us with a sketch," said Jeff Beason, project 20
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supplied to other anganwadis of the village. The sarpanch of the village, Raghunath Lanjewar, has asked the authorities to initiate action against the agency supplying midday meal.
Zimmer said the package uses a medical grade of PET for clarity and design features. The container, with its thick walls and bubble shape, doesn't flex when squeezed. Like a glass jar.
06 Sep 2012,19:08 IST GAIL India has signed an agreement with Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corp (UPSIDC) for development of a 'Plastic Park' at Auraiya in the state.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by GAIL Director (Marketing), Prabhat Singh and UPSIDC Managing Director, Manoj Singh, the company said in a statement.
A key challenge was a snap-together feature that involved precise undercuts in the mold. "The real difficult thing with that was, we're trying to get a container that mimics glass, and it's really high clarity, and we have to get these undercuts," Zimmer said.
04 Sep 2012,20:02 IST Following a strict ban on usage of plastic below 40 micron, BBMP on Tuesday seized 7.5 tones of garbage from various trading centres in east, west and southern Bangalore.
As of October, Stacked Wines was selling in 400 Southern California stores, and online, retailing for $14.99.
17 Aug 2012,20:45 IST The Kozhikode Corporation has floated re-tender to remove the piled up plastic waste in the corporation limit. Corporation health Standing Committee chairperson Janamma Kunjunni said that a contractor will be entrusted soon for the removal of more than 20,000 tonne of piled up plastic wastes at its limit.
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BASF SHOWCASES SMART FORVISION CONCEPT CAR IN INDIA Based on the Smart Fortwo super-mini, the Smart Forvision concept car developed jointly by BASF and Daimler pushes the boundaries of sustainable mobility
Udupi: Udupi City municipal authorities have seized 400kgs of banned plastic from CMC limits and levied a fine of Rs 5,000 each on two traders. This follows a move by the CMC which has compulsorily banned use and sale of plastic within its limits as per Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011.
BASF, the world's largest diversified chemical company, has showcased the Smart Forvision electric concept car at the Indo-German Urban Mela in New Delhi, that promotes the Sustainable Urbanisation theme. The construction of the Smart Forvision electric car vehicle takes the sustainable mobility concept a step forward.
09 Sep 2012,17:53 IST MSU hostellers hold rally to demand ban on plastic bags on the campus, burn effigy of 'plastic' and urge authorities to control cattle menace within the campus.
First showcased at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Smart Forvision concept, jointly developed by Daimler and BASF, employs visionary materials and technologies, some of which are still at a laboratory stage. BASF has incorporated, transparent organic light emitting diodes, plastic wheels, new lightweight body components, infrared reflective coatings and films that are all used as a wholesome approach to reduce energy consumption.
07 Sep 2012,20:19 IST BBMP continued its plastic ban drive in Dasarahalli zone on Friday recovereing more than 1500kgs of plastic, made of less than 40 microns and mopping up fines amounting to Rs24,300 06 Sep 2012,23:04 IST BBMP at its right earnest started plastic ban drive across Bangalore. On Thursday, the drive was conducted in Russel Market, KR Market, Jayanagar and Malleswaram and more than 14 tonnes of plastic has been collected till Thursday. The drive started from September 1. Over rs2.5 lakh fines have been collected from traders.
While limited energy consumption is dealt with, transparent organic solar cells based on organic-chemical dyes on the roof of the car can convert sunlight into electricity. The hexagonal panel on the roof is the world's first transparent solar panel that has a thin film of organic solar cells which can generate electricity for the car's multimedia and ventilation systems. This means that the battery of the electric car is not drained by anything other than the lights and the drivetrain. Also, the transparent solar panel allows natural light to flow into the cabin through the roof, just like a sunroof.
06 Sep 2012,21:51 IST Gondia: Plastic pieces were found in the midday meal served at anganwadi of Navegaonbandh village. Worried panchayat authorities on enquiry found that the same food had been 21
ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION The weight of the car has been reduced by substituting load bearing components like the chassis of the car with fibrereinforced plastic. Even the wheels of the car are made out of plastic, of an Ultramid structure that makes it as stable as metal while reducing weight by as much as 30 per cent.
On the other hand, extracting calcium carbonate from the nature is a costly affair and it affects nature as well. Compared to it, production of calcium carbonate from eggshells is much cheaper and easier, he said. A growing effort has also emerged, focusing on the research and development of bio-inspired polymers because of the high cost and environmental hazards of petroleum derived products. Plant-based polymers are developed from plant proteins, oils, carbohydrates, starch and cellulose. Paper birch trees, cotton and soybeans are examples of bio-based sources of polymers, Rangari said.
Air-conditioning systems consume a lot of power (as much as 30 per cent) in cars. Which is why, the Smart Forvision uses innovative high performance insulating materials and polymer films in the windows to maintain a stable cabin temperature to ensure minimal use of the its cooling and heating systems. One of the primary drawbacks of electric cars is a limited driving range. Technologies to reduce the load on the battery while generating more electricity will definitely add a more practical edge to the electric car.
For instance, a private company in the state of Alabama generates some 20 tonnes of egg shells every month and they do not know how to dispose it of properly. Once the commercial production of such calcium carbonate with nano polymer composites commences, the raw material will be available at a much cheaper rate. The application of such composites can be as fillers for people with tooth problems, bone regeneration, biomedical and drug delivery sectors." It is a huge sector where composites and further research is in demand, he said.
SCIENTIST DISCOVERS CALCIUM CARBONATE SOURCE IN EGG SHELLS Nikhil Deshmukh, TNN PUNE: The white shell of an egg is no longer a waste. Indian scientist Vijaya Kumar Rangarihas found that the eggshell is a huge source of calcium carbonate, which is currently extracted from nature.
Even in some cancer treatments, the calcium nano composites are useful. A detail research is on and once the results are out, its commercial implementation will be initiated, Rangari said.
The wide application of calcium carbonate ranges from plastic material, increasing mechanical strength to fillers for the cavity in the tooth, bone regeneration and for whitening in painting industry.
TOUGH AS PLASTIC AND YET VERY ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY By Rai Umraopati Ray Plastics bags have been creating havoc due to their sheer quantity and the persistent nature of the pollution they create. Everyday we dump over 12 crore plastic bags into the environment, which will stay with us forever. This prompted us to look for alternatives and we worked on biodegradable plastic bags. Each bag will disappear into the earth within six months after it is disposed. Tough as a plastic and yet earth friendly, that's our product and our company," says Dipack Sangghvi, Director, Greendiamz Biotech Ltd, a company which is probably Asia's first and India's largest manufacturer of bio-compostable films named TrueGreen.
Rangari, associate professor at the US-based College of Engineering and Physical Science, TUSKEGEE university, told TOI that the bio-based calcium carbonate nano particles, synthesized from egg shells, have successfully completed its application tests in the laboratory. Along with Rangari, a team of some 10 scientists is currently working in the Alabama state on various applications of bionanocomposites received from eggshell calcium carbonate. "US government's National Science Foundation has funded $500 million for the project with a fixed timeline of five years," said Rangari, who was in the city on Thursday to make a presentation about his project, at the second international conference on Nanotechnology - Innovative Materials, Processes, Products, and Applications, organized by Bharati Vidyapeeth University.
The films can be used to replace the internal lining of plastics in pan masala pouches. Not only is the film 100 per cent bio-degradable, but it is 100 per cent compostable as well. "The company has come up with food grade film which can be used for the packaging of dry food products and be used for milk packing as well. It has all the barrier properties required for the product," he adds.
Speaking to TOI, he said, "An egg shell takes minimum six years to completely decompose and it is not good for the soil either. Of its total composition, 95% is calcium and others are protein and other organic material. Key features of such calcium carbonate nanocomposites are that they are from renewable resources and decreases dependence on petroleum based materials, which are hazardous to the nature."
RUBBER-BAND ELECTRONICS COULD PAVE WAY FOR BENDABLE TVS With electronics that can be stretched like a rubber band, scientists foresee a time when medical monitoring devices 22
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are integrated seamlessly into the human body, able to track a patient's vital signs and transmit them to his doctors.
The city witnessed a third major fire in the space of 10 days. On Friday afternoon, polymer material worth several crore Rupees was destroyed in a fire at Paragon Polymer Products Pvt Ltd factory situated in Peenya industrial area. Forty-five fire tenders were used to douse the fire. One fire fighter was injured in the incident, and no other casualties were reported. According to fire brigade officials, the fire broke out around 3.20pm on Friday in the three-storey building. Around 180 employees, mostly women, were working there at the time.
Researchers at the McCormick School of Engineering, working with a team of scientists from the United States and abroad, have recently developed a design that allows electronics to bend and stretch to more than 200 percent their original size, four times greater than is possible with today's technology. The key is a combination of a porous polymer and liquid metal.
According to officials, even though the exact reason for the fire is unknown, it seemed to have originated from the generator room of the factory. Factory staff were immediately alerted and brought out of the factory safely. "Even though the-re were fire extinguishers inside the factory, in the panic they were unused," said a senior officer. According to officials, 22,00,000 litres of water were used to douse the fire. "Local private water suppliers and other factories supplied water to the fire tenders," said a senior officer. As a neighbouring plot housed a chemical factory, fire tenders were kept on alert to stop the fire from spreading. According to a senior officer, two years ago there was a fire in the same unit. "At that time we had warned them against using loopholes," he said.
"With current technology, electronics are able to stretch a small amount, but many potential applications require a device to stretch like a rubber band," said Yonggang Huang, Joseph Cummings Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, who conducted the research with partners at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea), Dalian University of Technology (China), and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "With that level of stretchability we could see medical devices integrated into the human body," Huang noted. In the past five years, Huang and collaborators at the University of Illinois have developed electronics with about 50 percent stretchability, but this is not high enough for many applications.
MORE CHANGE AS RS 10 NOTE GIVES WAY TO COIN PUDUCHERRY: The Rs 10 note may soon become history, completely replaced by its coinavatar like the Re 1 and Rs 2 notes in the 1990s and the Rs 5 note more recently. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) wants to replace the Rs 10 note with coins, provided there's enough demand in market for it. The hitch: Banks are not willing to pick up Rs 10 coins, saying that customers still prefer carrying notes.
One challenge facing these researchers has been overcoming a loss of conductivity in stretchable electronics. Circuits made from solid metals that are on the market today can survive a small amount of stretch, but their electrical conductivity plummets by 100 times when stretched. "This conductivity loss really defeats the point of stretchable electronics," Huang said.
"At some point, as and when the demand determines, we will withdraw the Rs 10 note just like the Rs 5 note," said RBI governor D Subbarao. "But the trouble is banks don't want to lift the Rs 10 coins. Banks say people prefer Rs 10 notes, so they are still in circulation. There is a shortage of capacity in the mint and the RBI's priority is for lower denomination coins, which is what poor people use. We saw the same resistance when Re 1 notes were withdrawn in the early '90s," he explained.
Huang's team has found a way to overcome these challenges. First, they created a highly porous threedimensional structure using a polymer material, poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), that can stretch to three times its original size. Then they placed a liquid metal (EGaIn) inside the pores, allowing electricity to flow consistently even when the material is excessively stretched. The result is a material that is both highly stretchable and extremely conductive.
Around 11-12 billion notes and six billion coins of different denomination are minted every year. There are Rs 10 coins worth Rs 76 crore currently in circulation, but the RBI wants to shift the entire denomination to coins. "That (withdrawal of Rs 10 notes) is inevitable. Once we are able to meet the requirement with coins, we will withdraw (the notes) because we can't have both coins and notes of the same denomination in circulation. It's simply a question of time," said RBI deputy governor K C Chakrabarty.
"By combining a liquid metal in a porous polymer, we achieved 200 percent stretchability in a material that does not suffer from stretch. Once you achieve that technology, any electronic can behave like a rubber band," Huang said. The findings were reported June 26 in the journal Nature Communications. 23
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REMOVED WINDOW FILMS POSE HEALTH HAZARDS
it surprised us to discover that bioplastic return containers were cheaper than their cardboard cousins. The key was the reuse and recycling model Ecospan devised for its very large consumer electronics customer.
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It turns out that closed-loop/reverse logistics systems using regular plastic return containers are already fairly common, especially in the automotive industry. We found this out from comments made on that article by Clinton McDade, senior designer of plastic products for Schaefer Systems International. His company designs and sells products, equipment, and systems for automated warehousing and distribution, material handling, transport, and waste technologies, including custom and standard injectionmolded plastic containers.
Hyderabad: The city traffic police may be busy removing sun films from cars, but it has missed out on a crucial detail-how to dispose this carcinogenic waste. The films, which contain plastic, polymers and some additives, are a potential toxic material. Ever since the drive started, heaps of window films are found in front of many car accessory outlets in the city. While health experts and scientists have sounded the alarm bell saying that the material should strictly not be burnt and disposed with care, neither the GHMC nor the AP Pollution Control Board has waken up to this threat yet.
Closed-loop systems using regular plastic return containers are already fairly common, especially in the automotive industry. With containers like Schaefer's NewStac, these systems can even speed up assembly.
There are an estimated 7 lakh cars in Hyderabad and Cyberabad and about 80% of them have dark films. Going by this figure, over the next few days hundreds of tonnes of dark film will find its way in to the nook and corner of the city. Adding to this will be the huge stock of films stored in about 500 car accessory showrooms of the twin cities that are now gearing up to dump their stock.
(Source: Schaefer Systems International) McDade told us one of his company's largest divisions is the returnable packaging solutions one, which sells closedloop systems. "Our products, which are mostly plastic, replace disposable, easily damaged containers, such as paper corrugated boxes and wooden pallets," he said. "The systems we sell include plastic pallets and top caps with matching injection-molded totes in multiple sizes."
K Babu Rao, a retired scientist from IICT said, "The material used in the film is toxic in nature and burning it will invariably lead to the release of Dioxins, which can cause cancer. The dioxins are the most potent known toxin to humans which can cause great harm even at the lowest quantity. At the same time, it should also be remembered that they should not be mixed with regular municipal waste or thrown in water bodies or in residential colonies. A safe way of disposing them is by placing this accumulated waste in a chemical land fill."
In the US, some of the main users of these systems are first-tier suppliers to car manuacturers. They must deliver components to the assembly plant in approved packaging. Usually, this includes a plastic tote container, reusable dunnage (packaging inside the tote that separates products), labeling, and tracking and routing information.
In the absence of any direction on how to dispose the films, some are simply dumping it or even worse, burning it. "With at least 40-50 cars approaching them for removing the films, showrooms are getting lot of business. But the waste collected is huge. For quick disposal, sometimes it is set on fire rather than transport it to nearby dump yard," said a car accessories dealer from Minister Road in Secunderabad.
One plastic tote container used in automotive applications is Schaefer's NewStac, which was designed specifically for that industry. The dunnage itself has multiple uses, including preventing damage and surface abrasion. The dunnage also holds parts at a certain orientation, so workers can grab, say, a side mirror without having to rotate their wrists, put it on the car assembly, and hit it with a pneumatic screwdriver.
Car accessory showrooms are meanwhile complaining of losses. "I have sun film stock worth Rs 1 lakh which is of no use now. We cannot even send it to other states because this rule is being implemented everywhere. Now we have no other option but to dump it," said P Hari of Harry Cars, Banjara Hills.
"These systems are, in effect, little closed-loop just-in-time supply systems that run continuously," McDade said. The repair cycle, including returned products and packaging, is a much smaller part of the product delivery system. The return containers come back empty from the assembly plant, and the component suppliers put new products in them and ship them back to the plant, closing the loop.
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These closed-loop systems are becoming more common in other industries, such as large mass merchandising. "Plastic returnable systems are usually more cost-effective over the long term than disposable systems, as in your bioplastic example, but the up-front costs are higher."
When we reported this summer on a closed-loop/reverse logistics setup between Ecospan and one of its customers, 24
ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION will produce the ingredient using locally sourced sugarcane and sugarcane processing waste. The state of Sao Paulo is the largest producer of sugarcane in Brazil and the region of Araraquara is its most dense sugarcane plantation area, said Rohit Maindwal, COO of JBF.
The containers can make as many as 150 trips a year. They are usually purchased in volume at the beginning of a specific car program, and they usually last as long as the car model does, McDadd said. At the end of the program, all of the boxes, pallets, and top caps can be ground up and recycled to make new product. This larger end-of-life loop is more complicated than you might think. The bioplastic makers can do this more easily because they have a controlled source of waste material, but in our industry, we need huge volumes. Our bulk box uses 118 pounds of plastic. So we need consistent, reliable, repeatable suppliers with high volumes of plastic from multiple waste streams. That's difficult, since [the quality of this plastic]
"The location has been selected based on the proximity to the ethanol feedstock availability with more than 35 ethanol producers located in a radius of 70 KM from the bio-MEG plant location in Araraquara," he said. JBF and Coca-Cola already had a strong PET business relationship. JBF is a supplier in the growing domestic market of India and from its UAE operations, JBF supplies resins to various Cola-Cola destinations across the globe. "JBF has shared our vision of the PlantBottle driving environment and economical growth for PET plastic," Vitters said. "I think our history with the company, their real commitment, and where we see the PlantBottle packaging in the future, is a nice combination for the next step in this journey."
COCA-COLA GM OF PLANTBOTTLE PACKAGING TALKS NEW PARTNERSHIPS, FUTURE GROWTH By Heather Caliendo It's hard for Scott Vitters, GM of the PlantBottle packaging platform, to contain his excitement about the future for the Coca-Cola PlantBottle packaging.
Construction on the new facility is expected to begin at the end of this year and last for 24 months. At full capacity, it is estimated the facility will produce 500,000 metric tons of material per year. By using plant-based materials instead of non-renewable materials, the facility will remove the equivalent of 690,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide or the equivalent of consuming more than 1.5 million barrels of oil each year.
"We're in a phase of the journey of not just highlighting the technology but helping people understand how we build a supply chain that is truly sustainable," Vitters told PlasticsToday. "We have been able to drive top line growth for innovation for both loyalty and purchase intent. While we're still learning how to best leverage the technology on different brands, we are encouraged by the consumer reaction to the technology."
This marks the first investment JBF Group has made in Brazil, Maindwal said. The total investment of JBF for this project is estimated at $450 million. The facility will provide 125 direct jobs and almost 1500 indirect opportunities for employment.
Since launching its PlantBottle packaging in 2009, CocaCola has sold more than 10 billion PlantBottle packages around the world and the packaging is available in more than 24 countries worldwide. By the end of 2012, Vitters said Coca-Cola will have converted about 8% of its standard PET bottles to the PlantBottle packaging technology.
Vitters said the company's expectation is that the plant will eventually convert all of its Brazilian virgin material to the PlantBottle technology as well as reach other markets globally.
The fully recyclable PlantBottle is 30% biobased, with the MEG portion derived sugarcane ethanol, and the other 70% from petroleum based PTA.
"When you look at capacity that is 500,000 metric tons of material, that's a good size plant and indicative of where the market sees the growth in this technology," he said. "We have highlighted the fact our expectations are to have local plants in regions all around the world to meet the need."
Currently, PlantBottle uses sugarcane ethanol from Brazil, which is one reason Coca-Cola recently announced a partnership with JBF Industries Ltd. to further expand production of the plant-based material used in the PlantBottle packaging. Coca-Cola hopes this partnership will get the company closer to its target of using PlantBottle packaging technology in all of its plastic bottles by 2020.
PARTNERSHIPS DRIVING GROWTH Vitters said whenever a company develops a breakthrough technology; there is a notion to "hold on to it yourself." "What we realized is that this technology is bigger than Coke, which is one reason why we enabled partners like Heinz," he said. "From a strategic standpoint, it was around engaging the supply chain community to see the potential in this space
Indian polyester and packaging group JBF Industries will build the world's largest facility to produce bio-glycol, the key ingredient used to make PlantBottle packaging. The facility, which will be located in Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 25
ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION as we are building it out. We are interested in continuing this and are talking with others about that potential as we build to not only meet our needs, but meet the needs of others."
Industry. Plastics, coming out of its infant stage yesterday have moved towards a growing phase leading to a growing phenomenon today would continue to be "Plastic IndustryDawn of Indian Industry". Plastics to a new are few, plastics to a few are new. Plastics, to a common man is the most common amongst common man. Enduse innovations in plastics would help manufacturers manufacture products for new enduses without an investment on plant and machinery and also without much investment in marketing of the products with new enduse innovations. New product innovations would help manufacturers to increase the product mix with an investment only in moulds and dies without any investment on plant and machinery and could manufacture products on the same plant and machinery. New product and new enduse innovations would make plastic rank as one of the top ranking material in agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure and automotive enduse sectors helping plastic increase the per capita consumption from a single digit to triple digit in the country.
Heinz uses the PlantBottle packaging as part of a strategic partnership with Coca-Cola. Currently, all 20-ounce Heinz Ketchup bottles in both retail stores and in restaurants are made with PlantBottle packaging. This past June, Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Co., Heinz, Nike, andProcter & Gamble joined forces to accelerate the development and use of 100% plant-based PET materials in their products, building upon Coca-Cola's technology. Together, these five brands have formed the Plant PET Technology Collaborative (PTC), which will support new technologies in an effort to evolve today's material that is partially made from plants to a solution made entirely from plants.
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In addition, Coca-Cola had previously announced partnerships with Virent, Gevo and Avantium to take its PlantBottle from 30% renewably sourced to 100%.
Plastics would form a series of new product as well as new enduse innovations which would bring about a row of plastic units in series and parallel in the form of diversifications and expansions. To innovate is the job of innovators, innovations are due to the versatile characteristic of plastics. Plastics to a new are few, plastics to a few are new. Plastics, would open up to more and more number of new product as well as new enduse innovations of innovative people which would innovate the plastic industry which would bring in "Plastic Industry - Dawn Of Indian Industry". Functions of plastics reflects the versatility of these products which has made these materials of science functional in the lives of common man. Functions of plastics makes these products an important ingredient in the lives of common man which helps endusers including common man to function effectively with these functions at various places - industry, household etc. Functions of plastics, would form new functions each day as new born functions with the birth of new product as well as new enduse innovations of innovative people. Functions of plastics with new product as well as new enduse innovations would bring about a high market potential of plastic products which would bring about a multiplication of functions of plastics with a multiplication of new product as well as new enduse innovations. Functions of plastics with new product as well as new enduse innovations would make plastics rank as one of the top ranking material in agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure helping plastics increase the per capita consumption in each country. Functions of plastics would be carrier of liquids such as water, would be storage container for liquids such as chemicals and solids would make plastics an important ingredient in the lives of endusers including common man. Functions of plastics, which would be multiplied by new product as well as new enduse innovations would happen with the "New Creative Ideas" of creative people which would create more functions each day. Functions of plastics, would form a tie
"With the emergence of world scale plants, we are showing this is definitely real, not just a 'green' idea," he said.
"HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE PIPES (ONE METRE OUTER DIAMETER) AS POST BOX" - POORVI C. DESAI, SERVICE TO PLASTIC INDUSTRY New Product and New Enduse Innovations For Entrepreneurs in Plastics Industry New product as well as new enduse innovations in "Plastic Industry-Dawn Of Indian Industry" would bring in expansions related to each manufacturing process of plastics. To share colours of knowledge amongst manufacturers of plastic products would lead to colours of rainbow of money in plastic industry with each manufacturer attain a safety net for his business. Plastics have grown from a mole to a mountain bringing in "Polymer-A Growing Plant Towards Fruition of Plastic Products". New product as well as enduse innovations would help manufacturers achieve a safety net for their business for a period of above 15-20 years. These manufacturers would have the flexibility of jumping from one enduse to another enduse which would lead to a multiplication of endusers in his business. These new product and new enduse innovations would help in increasing the selling price of the final product which would lead to an increase of average selling price of the final product bringing in a higher net profitability and lower payback periods in comparison to existing business. An extremely high market potential of plastic products would bring in additional feather to the cap of existing business of manufacturers in Indian 26
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payback periods. This would help existing manufacturers of one metre outer diameter manufacture their pipes on a single pipe extruder of one metre outer diameter which would bring in higher machinery capacity utilizations which would bring about efficient machinery capacity utilizations. This would help high density polyethylene pipes to increase the market potential which would help in increasing the market penetration of high density polyethylene pipes in each country. To innovate is the job of innovators, innovations are due to the versatile characteristic of plastics. Plastics to a new are few, plastics to a few are new. New Enduse Innovations on High Density Polyethylene Pipes(one metre outer diameter) as post box would make plastics rank as one of the top ranking material in infrastructure helping plastics increase the per capita consumption in each country which would bring in "Plastic Industry - Dawn of Industry". These high density polyethylene pipes(one metre outer diameter) could be laid in the soil below the ground to avoid theft of high density polyethylene pipe by drilling and sawing. The postman could lift the letters from the underground postbox of one metre outer diameter through a plastic device. Such innovations on high density polyethylene pipes(one metre outer diameter) would bring about more innovations with a similar function helping plastics increase the per capita consumption in each country. To innovate is the job of innovators, innovations are due to the versatile characteristic of plastics. Plastics to a new are few, plastics to a few are new. Versatility of plastics would make plastics a new entrant in postal systems which would help in further increasing the volumes of entrepreneurs with the high volume business of high density polyethylene pipes of one metre outer diameter. Plastics and its innovations would be unbound with unbound boundaries which would unlock doors of money for entrepreneurs and unlock doors of money for endusers with products which involve longeivity as high as 50 to 100 years.
Innovations on plastics would form a new world of plastics, a world of imagination of unimaginative people bringing about unimaginative results. This world of imagination would make persons in plastics imagine about new product as well as new enduse innovations which would bring about a series of thoughts of innovative people as well as entrepreneurs who would implement these new product as well as new enduse innovations. To innovate is the job of innovators, innovations are due to the versatile characteristic of plastics. Plastics, to a new are few, plastics to a few are new. Innovations brings about a new thinking in the minds of persons in plastics who would think in a new direction of innovations which would also include entrepreneurs in plastic industry. A thought process of these technical persons in plastics would make these people innovative people with which entrepreneurs would produce innovative products and innovative enduses in this plastic industry bringing in "Plastic Industry - Dawn of Industry". Innovations would help in increasing the market potential of plastic products with lacs of tonnes of market potential which would help in increasing the per capita consumption of plastics in each country making plastics rank as one of the top ranking material in agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure and automotive enduse sectors. Innovations begins with the thoughts of innovative people would be implemented by entrepreneurs and would be in use by endusers including common man. Innovations i.e. "New Creative Ideas" would be validated by machinery suppliers or manufacturers of products in the respective field or consultants of plastics. Innovations would form plastics industry, since existing products would face competition and would involve very low net profitability. New product as well as new enduse innovations would involve no fear of competition and would involve higher net profitability.
This post box could be of black colour high density polyethylene pipe of one metre outer diameter with carbon black additive to give a good uv stability to high density polyethylene pipe of one metre outer diameter. This post box could be laid in vertical position under the ground to prevent theft of high density polyethylene pipe by sawing and drilling. High Density Polyethylene Pipes of one metre outer diameter, a high volume business for entrepreneurs would bring in higher net profitability for entrepreneurs due to lower costs of production. The bottom of the post box made up of one metre outer diameter could be welded from bottom with an injection moulded lid made up of high density polyethylene and the top could be opened with an injection moulded lid made up of high density polyethylene. New Enduse Innovations on High Density Polyethylene Pipes (1 metre Outer Diameter) As Post Box would bring about long lasting products made up of high density polyethylene pipes. The life of large diameter high density polyethylene pipes made up of 100% virgin material is between 50 to 100 years. An injection moulded welded lid made of high density polyethylene could be fitted on one metre outer diameter high density polyethylene pipe which could be fitted with a lock. This post box made up of high density polyethylene
HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE PIPES (ONE METRE OUTER DIAMETER) AS POST BOX New Enduse Innovations on High Density Polyethylene Pipes (One metre Outer Diameter) as Post Box would bring in a new material in postal systems. High Density Polyethylene pipes are waterproof, chemical resistant, corrosion resistant and full of longeivity. The life of High Density Polyethylene Pipes (One metre Outer Diameter) is between 50 to 100 years with 100% virgin material. High Density Polyethylene Pipes of one metre outer diameter with many new enduse innovations would help entrepreneurs increase their product mix helping these entrepreneurs bargain better during the supply of final products. This would help entrepreneurs increase their net profitability and lower 27
ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION pipe would be waterproof, chemical resistant and corrosion resistant which would be ideal for rainy season also. High Density Polyethylene, a versatile polymer as "able" material with its ability of forming versatile products such as high density polyethylene pipes would bring about high volume business for entrepreneurs and would also help entrepreneurs add one more feather to the cap of business of entrepreneurs. High Density Polyethylene as "versatile" material could form versatile product high density polyethylene pipes which could be used for many enduse innovations on high density polyethylene pipes which would help in increasing the market potential of high density polyethylene pipes helping plastics increase the per capita consumption of plastics in each country and which would make plastics rank as one of the top ranking material in agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure and automotive enduse sectors which would bring in "Plastic Industry - Dawn of Industry" and "Polymer - A Growing Plant Towards Fruition of Plastic Products". High Density Polyethylene Pipes would help innovators innovate new enduse innovations which would be benefited to enduse sectors such as agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure and automotive enduse sectors. High Density Polyethylene Pipes would bring about many enduse innovations due to it being produced in large diameters, which could be used for a long life between 50 to 100 years which would make these pipes omnipresent. Plastics to many was perceived as high density polyethylene pipes for drinking water and to many would be high density polyethylene pipes as versatile products for many enduse innovations on high density polyethylene pipes.
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Other functional units like Circle Stamp Depots, Postal Stores Depots and Mail Motor Service may exist in the Circles and Regions
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Besides the 22 circles, there is a special circle called the Base Circle to cater to the postal services of the Armed Forces of India. The Base Circle is headed by an Additional Director General, Army Postal Service holding the rank of a Major General
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HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE PIPES (One metre Outer Diameter) As Post Box - Validation & Inputs from a High density Polyethylene Pipe Manufacturer in India With 4 kg/cm2 pressure - 145 kg/metre & wall thickness 47.7 mm to 55.1 mm With 2.5 kg/cm2 pressure - 94 kg/metre & wall thickness 30.4 mm to 35.2 mm Length of the High Density Polyethylene Post box made up of one metre outer diameter pipe - approximately 4 feet 1.
KINDLY NOTE THIS IS AN INNOVATION MEANS A CREATIVE IDEA THOUGHT BY POORVI C DESAI, PROPRIETOR SERVICE TO PLASTIC INDUSTRY AND NOT YET IMPLEMENTED.
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EACH ENTREPRENEUR WHO INTENDS SETTING UP A NEW PROJECT HAS TO INITIATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS INNOVATION, A CREATIVE IDEA WHILE SETTING UP A NEW PROJECT.
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CONCLUSION New Enduse Innovations as well as New Product Enduse Innovations in plastics would help increase the per capita consumption of plastics making plastic rank as one of the top ranking material in agribusiness, building & construction, infrastructure and automotive enduse sectors bringing in "Plastic Industry-Dawn Of Indian Industry".
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A lumen is the measurement of light output from a lamp, often called a tube or a bulb. All lamps are rated in lumens. For example, a 100-W incandescent lamp produces about 1750 lumens. The distribution of light on a horizontal surface is called its illumination, which is measured in foot-candles or lux. A foot-candle of illumination is a lumen of light distributed over one-square-foot (0.09 m2) area. Another lighting term is efficacy, which is the ratio of light output from a lamp to the electric power it consumes and is measured in LPW (lumens per watt).
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Lighting uses can be divided into three categories: ambient, task, and accent. Ambient lighting provides security and safety, as well as general illumination for performing daily activities. The goal of task lighting is to provide enough illumination so that tasks can be completed accurately. The idea here is not to illuminate the entire area. Accent lighting illuminates walls to blend more closely with naturally bright areas like ceilings and windows.
Refrigeration is the process of removing heat at a low temperature level and rejecting it at a relatively higher temperature level. Refrigeration is accomplished by various methods, such as the vapour compression system, absorption system, and steam jet refrigeration cycle. The most commonly used systems are the vapour compression and absorption systems. Further, even out of above two, the vapour compression system is more widely used.
Tips for energy saving: • Use of electronic ballast in place of conventional choke saves energy upto 20%. • Use of CFL lamp in place of GLS lamp can save energy upto 70%. • Clean the lamps and fixtures regularly. Illumination levels fall by 20-30% due to collection of dust. • Use of 36W tube light instead of 40 W tube light saves electricity by 8 to 10%. • Use of sodium vapour lamps for area lighting in place of mercury vapour lamps saves electricity upto 40%.
The items required for the make-up of a complete refrigeration and air-conditioning system are refrigerating equipment, fans, pumps, cooling towers, filters, air-handling units, and ducting. Depending upon the process, all or some of the items mentioned may be required.
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Close doors and windows while running the air conditioning. Don’t use a whole house fan or window fan while the air conditioner is on, but do use a ceiling fan. Use of double doors, automatic door closers, air curtains, double glazed windows, polyester sun films etc. reduces heat ingress and air-conditioning load of buildings. Maintain condensers for proper heat exchange. A 5°C decrease in evaporator temperature increases the specific power consumption by 15%. Utilization of air-conditioned/refrigerated space should be examined and efforts made to reduce cooling load as far as possible. The compressor of the central air conditioner should
ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION be located in a cool, shaded place outside. Specific power consumption of compressors should be measured at regular intervals. The most efficient compressors to be used for continuous duty and others on standby. The air conditioning unit must be inspected; cleaned and tuned by a professional every two to three years to keeps it going longer and to using less electricity. If the refrigerant needs to be recharged, make sure it is done correctly. If it is overcharged, it would reduce operating efficiency and could damage the unit. If it is undercharged it would use energy less efficiently. The duct system should be properly sealed. This could save 10 per cent to 15 per cent of the electricity into air conditioner.
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S.Hazarathajah Proprietor
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V S PLASTIC INDUSTRIES 3-6-135,S.T.No.18,Narayane Residency Himayathnagar,Hyderabad-29
Suresh Kumar.T.Daga Proprietor
9000998933
Manufacturers of Plastic Carry Bags.HDPE
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SRI SHIVANI ASSOCIATES 176,Pragathi Nagar,Dr.A.S.Rao Nagar, Hyderabad-500 062 AP
Srinivas Bandirala Proprietor
9849593387
Plastic Machinery and Plastic Products (Agent)
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Manufacturers of PP Disposable cups and glasses
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PRESS RELEASE
'D&B - Axis Bank Announce Business Gaurav SME Awards 2012' Dun & Bradstreet, the world's leading provider of global business information, knowledge and insight; and Axis Bank, the third largest private sector bank in India, today announced the 'D&B - Axis Bank Business Gaurav SME Awards 2012'. The awards felicitated 38 of India's leading Small and Medium Enterprises of India for their significant achievement and contribution over the years. The occasion also marked the launch of Dun & Bradstreet's and Axis Bank's premier publication, Leading SMEs of India 2012 by Guest of Honour, Mr. Rajive Chawla, President, Faridabad Small Industries Association. Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Shikha Sharma MD & CEO, Axis Bank said, "The Indian SME sector has grown rapidly in the last decade. SMEs have made a very significant contribution to the overall economy resulting in a marked impact on GDP. At Axis Bank, we believe in partnering in the growth of these SMEs by providing solutions to them at every stage of their business lifecycle. The second edition of D&B-Axis Bank Business Gaurav SME Awards 2012 is our continuous attempt to recognize and reward the performance of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and partner them in their growth." Speaking at the awards ceremony, Mr. Kaushal Sampat, President & CEO - India D&B said "In keeping with our commitment to the SME sector, D&B and Axis Bank are delighted to honour the winners of D&B -Axis Bank 'Business Gaurav SME Awards 2012'. We have received an overwhelming response this year, with nominations increasing by 36% to cross 7,500 SMEs across 14 sectors." "We are releasing the second edition of our publication, 'Leading SMEs of India 2012', where we have analysed SMEs whose financial statements were available for the past three years. We found that total income of these SMEs went up by 18% in FY12, lower than the 26% growth in the previous year. Profits also grew at a slower rate of 14% in FY12 compared with 22% in prior year. However, net profit margin remained reasonably stable in FY12. Another encouraging trend revealed that export income grew by 28% as compared to last year.", he added. ABOUT 'D&B-AXIS BANK BUSINESS GAURAV SME AWARDS 2012' The 'D&B-Axis Bank Business Gaurav SME Awards 2012' are a tribute to the leading small and medium enterprises for their significant achievement and notable performance over the years. A total of 38 awards are decided across 14 sectors namely auto components, chemicals & petrochemicals, food & agro products, hospitality, metal & metal products, logistics, textiles,readymade garments, rubber & rubber products, Mr.Sailesh Lahoti (Blend Colours) receiving Award pharmaceutical, engineering goods, plastic products, electronic goods & components and IT &ITeS. Based on total income of FY12, the awards are classified under micro, small and medium categories in each sector. Additionally, one Overall Best Performer award is also decided across all the 14 sectors along with three special awards. D&B used a proprietary model to shortlist the nominations based on various qualitative and quantitative parameters. Based on computation of composite scores, the award winners were decided by a Jury comprising of industry experts and eminent professionals from relevant industry. ABOUT 'LEADING SMES OF INDIA 2012' The publication 'Leading SMEs of India 2012' highlights the key achievements of the award winners of 'D&B-Axis Bank Business Gaurav SME Awards 2012'. The publication also includes a brief overview of the aforementioned sectors and various developments associated with the sectors. Further, the Insights section provides detailed findings related to the ownership pattern, financing options, funding preferences, challenges and perspective on government initiatives among others of the small and medium enterprises. ABOUT DUN & BRADSTREET (D&B): Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB), the world's leading source of global business information, knowledge and insight, has been 33
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ANDHRA PRADESH PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION enabling companies to Decide with Confidence速 for 171 years. D&B's global commercial database contains more than 205 million business records. The database is enhanced by D&B's proprietary DUNSRight速 Quality Process, which transforms the enormous amount of data collected daily into decision-ready insight. Through the D&B Worldwide Network - an unrivaled alliance of D&B and leading business information providers around the world - customers gain access to the world's largest and highest quality global commercial business information database. Customers use D&B Risk Management Solutions to mitigate risk, increase cash flow and drive increased profitability, D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions to analyse markets, locate prospects and increase revenue from new and existing customers; D&B Export Marketing Solutions to gain significant insight into overseas markets and increase sales; D&B Learning Solutions to facilitate professional growth and excellence among their executives and D&B Economic Analysis Group to derive pragmatic and solution-oriented analyses of strategic economic and business developments, thereby aiding informed decision making. D&B featured on FORTUNE Magazine's Most Admired Companies Industry List for four consecutive years (2006 -2009), ranking first in the Financial Data Services category. D&B ranked first in the areas of employee talent, financial soundness, long-term investment, quality of management and use of corporate assets. In 2011, D&B featured on the World's Most Ethical Companies list in the Business Services category by Ethisphere. The World's Most Ethical Companies designation recognizes companies that truly go beyond making statements about doing business "ethically" and translate those words into action. WINNERS OF THE D&B - AXIS BANK BUSINESS GAURAV SME AWARDS 2012 Category Sector Company Name Micro Auto Components Wavecurrent Precision Parts Limited Small Auto Components Sipra Engineers Private Limited Medium Auto Components Delux Bearings Limited Micro Chemicals & Petrochemicals Generation Four Engitech Limited Small Chemicals & Petrochemicals Vegesna Laboratories Private Limited Medium Chemicals & Petrochemicals Krishna Antioxidants Private Limited Small Electronic Goods & Components Tempsens Instruments (I) Private Limited Micro Engineering Goods Unisteel Engineering Works Small Engineering Goods Sparklet Engineers Private Limited Medium Engineering Goods Oswal Cables Private Limited Micro Food and Agro Products Frespo Food Products Small Food and Agro Products Imperial Malts Limited Medium Food and Agro Products Indian Agro & Food Industries Limited Micro Hospitality AyurvedaGram Heritage Wellness Centre Private Limited Small Hospitality Auromatrix Hotels Private Limited Micro IT & ITeS A1 Future Technologies Small IT & ITeS Plintron Global Technology Solutions Private Limited Micro Logistics Gopi Trans & Clearing Agency Small Logistics NTC Logistics Private Limited Medium Logistics Sarjak Container Lines Private Limited Micro Metal & Metal Products Ahammad Super Diamond Abrasives Small Metal & Metal Products Chetak Auto Engg. Products Co. Private Limited Micro Pharmaceuticals Ratnamani Bio-Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Private Limited Small Pharmaceuticals Nitika Pharmaceutical Specialities Private Limited Medium Pharmaceuticals Bharat Parenterals Limited Micro Plastic, Plastic Goods and Plastic Processing Agro International Small Plastic, Plastic Goods and Plastic Processing Blend Colours Private Limited Medium Plastic, Plastic Goods and Plastic Processing Emmbi Polyarns Limited Small Readymade Garments Win (India) Exports Medium Readymade Garments Evolv Clothing Company Private Limited Small Rubber & Rubber products Shalimar Seal & Tar Products (P) Limited Micro Textiles MNR Exports Private Limited Small Textiles Shri Bharat Worldwide Private Limited Medium Textiles Jaipur Rugs Company Private Limited Best Performing SME Tempsens Instruments (I) Private Limited Diversified Oswal Cables Private Limited Best Young Entrepreneur Mr Vinay Rathi Tempsens Instruments (I) Private Limited Best Woman Entrepreneur Ms Rinku Appalwar Emmbi Polyarns Limited 35
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PLEXPOINDIA 2013 LAUNCHED AT HYDERABAD during 8th to 13thJanuary, 2013 at Gandhinagar (Gujarat). The programme aimed at launch & promotes this exhibition.
PLEXPOINDIA 2013 Launch & Promotion Programme held at Hotel Minerva Grand, Secunderabad. Shri V. Anil Reddy, President, Andhra Pradesh Plastic Manufacturers Association, Hyderabad was the Chief Guest at the function. Shri Tushar Parikh & Shri Kamlesh Shah, Chairman-National Marketing alongwith Shri Rajiv Trivedi & Shri Amit Mahant from GSPMA was present. About 100 delegates participated in the programme.
Shri Tushar Parikh welcomed the delegates and informed about the forthcoming Plexpoindia Exhibition & appealed to participate in the event and visit this Mega Show. The screening of promotional film and presentation was made by Shri Amit Mahant. Shri Kamlesh Shah proposed Vote of thanks.
Gujarat State Plastic Manufacturers Association (GSPMA) is organizing PLEXPOINDIA 2013
The programme was followed by dinner.
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