The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing aids has issued scientific opinion on the safety of the “ExtruPET” recycling process, which is based on trademarked Starlinger IV+...
A recent study by the Californian government determined that cost of preventing plastic litter from entering the ocean is as high as USD428 million per year. Activities that contribute to the cost include street sweeping, storm drain maintenance...
South African Vinyls Association (SAVA) Chairman Dr Claus Maurer said today at the Vinyl SA 2014 conference in Sandton, Gauteng, “SAVA’s product stewardship programme aims to reduce vinyl to landfill to 0% by the year 2030.” Other aims of the...
The proposed changes to Customs and Excise tariffs of plastics and articles thereof: Click here to view the document
Healthy indicators in growing sector An upbeat atmosphere prevailed at SAPPMA’s 7th Annual Conference, Pipes VII, held in Midrand this September. Having recently unveiled its new corporate identity and concluded its 9th AGM, the South African...
Pictured: A number of PVC and HDPE pipes, all bearing the SABS mark of quality, were randomly selected in the market and then tested at an independent certified laboratory The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturer’s Association (SAPPMA) has...
ColorMatrix, a subsidiary of PolyOne Corporation, an innovator of liquid colour and additives for plastics, has announced plans to open a new facility in Africa. The new facility, which will be located in the Montague Gardens industrial precinct in...
The eyes of the world will be focused on the health of our oceans when World Oceans Day is celebrated on Friday, 8 June. Since it was first introduced in 1992, nations around the globe participated in the planet’s biggest celebration of the ocean...
Millions of tonnes of waste are generate each year in South Africa. A considerable amount of this is in the form of plastic (polyethylene) shopping bags, most of which are non-degradable and destined for landfill. But, can this inevitable modern...
