3B Partners with Reprocover to Recycle Production Waste into Innovative Composite Solution

3B-the fibreglass company has partnered with Reprocover, a local Belgian company, to develop very attractive sustainable solutions for sewage, drainage and water supply applications. Typically, the composite solutions are made of 90% of recycled materials and have proven their ability to replace efficiently commonly used cast iron for the production of sewage trapdoors, manholes, utility access holes, etc.

Replacing metal has long been the challenge of glass fibre reinforced composites in order to reduce cost, complexity and weight. Alongside these attributes, two key performance criteria -- superior impact performance and improved weatherability -- have been achieved. This resulted in Reprocover, together with 3B, developing a product range molded from a thermoset compound reinforced by 50 to 60% Advantex glass.


The Reprocover breakthrough lies in their specialized process of grinding and mixing of the recycled materials. Reprocover also worked on the geometry of the different components of each product in order to maximize the load resistance to weight ratio. All of the applications can be easily fixed to PVC pipes, connections and inspection pits. The Reprocover`s products have been approved by Belgian Water Authorities, which definitely opens many new opportunities in building and road construction.

"The concept created by Reprocover is a huge step forward! It really demonstrates how thanks to the replacement of metal by glass reinforced composite, new markets and applications can benefit from the advantages of lightweight, design flexibility, corrosion resistance and easy processing. In addition, the products display dimensional stability over a large temperature range (from -40°C to 70°C) as well as a chemical resistance to salts and detergents. They open new opportunities in sewage and utility supply markets," stated Dr Eric Martin, Thermoplastic Product Manager of 3B. "Within 3B, we are dedicated to developing sustainable and durable glass fibre reinforcement solutions. Recycling our glass fibre wastes is a key driver in our sustainability strategy and partnering together with Reprocover has enabled us to pursue the minimization of our environmental footprint," he concluded.

Ludo Debergh, Founder & Director, Reprocover added, "Glass fibre plays a key role in Reprocover products, bringing high rigidity and outstanding load resistance. As an example, our 315mm diameter manhole can easily withstand a heavy pressure load without damage. Working with 90% of recycled materials can reduce the cost of existing cast iron solutions by a factor of 5 while providing much superior adhesion to asphalt and concrete." Manhole and trapdoors are the first product ranges of Reprocover portfolio. "New opportunities are already idenfitied for utility supply housings (water & gas), which can be seen in pavement. Considering all the metal parts which can be replaced, the opportunity is undoubtedly huge and the benefits are equally significant."

About 3B-the fibreglass company

3B-the fibreglass company is a leading developer and supplier of fibreglass products and technologies for the reinforcement of thermoplastic and thermoset polymers. This dynamic and entrepreneurial company has two state-of-the-art fibreglass manufacturing facilities in Battice, Belgium and Birkeland, Norway as well as a dedicated R&D Centre located in the heart of Europe. The company operates two unique eco-responsible and high performance glass technologies, Advantex and HiPer-tex. These two well established brands combine durability with eco-responsibility and versatility, making them the materials of choice for a wide range of industries. With a sound foundation of unique assets, 3B is committed to design reliable and durable fibreglass solutions available globally.

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Georg Fischer expanding new Beijing pipe plant

Plastic pipe maker Georg Fischer Piping Systems has opened a plant in Beijing to tap what it said is demand for higher-quality building components, as it saw sales growth there rise 45 percent in the first half of the year.

The Schaffhausen, Switzerland-based firm said the 58 million Chinese yuan ($8.7 million) Beijing factory has the capacity to make 20,000 kilometers of pipe annually. China is now its largest market, the company said.

The investment came as the firm announced a partnership in September with Dow Chemical Co. to promote a new Chinese national standard for polyethylene raised-temperature-resistance pipe for hot and cold water applications.

That new standard will create opportunities because it will “carve out a high performance segment” in China’s existing pipe market and increase regulatory standards, the company said. The two firms plan a series of technical seminars across China targeting designers, testing bodies and others.

As China has sought to upgrade its water and gas piping systems, and consumers pushed for more reliable systems, China accounted for 14 percent of GF Piping Systems total sales in 2009, and that is likely to be “significantly more” in 2010, said Pietro Lori, president of GF Piping, in a statement.

The piping systems unit had 2009 sales of 1.06 billion Swiss francs ($1.09 billion), down 13 percent from 2008, as the company implemented restructuring and cost cutting programs. First half 2010 sales in the unit were 584 million Swiss francs ($603.0 million).

Lori said he expects the 16,700 square meter Beijing factory to be at high capacity utilization rates within two years.

It will open with two extrusion lines, with plans to add additional lines to boost capacity to 80,000 kilometers of pipe annually, likely within one year of finishing the initial phase of investment, the company said. That initial phase is expected to be complete in August 2011.

The factory employs 60 now with plans to add another 100 by the end of the initial phase.

The Beijing factory will make building technology systems for hot and cold water installations, along with heating and geothermal systems. It will also make fittings, valves, instrumentation and control technology, and will have an on-site training facility.

The factory gives GF Piping 12 factories in Asia, doubling its footprint there in the last five years, the company said. It opened a manufacturing operation in India last year, and one in Malaysia in 2008.

Source: http://plasticsnews.com

Vietnam’s Plastics Industry To Hit a Billion

The Vietnamese plastics industry is capable of achieving an export turnover of US$1 billion this year, the Viet Nam Plastics Association (VPA) said.

"This goal is possible because in the first seven months of this year, the industry earned more than US$550 million from exporting plastic products," said the VPA's Administrative Affairs Division.

If the target is met, total plastic export turnover would have increased by between 15 percent and 20 percent while export volume would have grown by about 20 per cent.

The Industry and Trade Information Centre (VITIC) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that in July alone, the plastics industry earned a turnover of $86.4 million, a year-on-year increase of 24.2 percent.

From the beginning of this year, VITIC said, monthly plastics export turnover had averaged $80 million per month.

Vietnamese plastic products are exported to more than 70 countries and territories. Seven of which have recorded import turnovers of more than $1 million, VITIC said.

Japan is now the largest importer of Vietnamese plastic products, accounting for 26.5 percent of Viet Nam's total plastic export volume. The country is followed by the US with 13.2 percent.

Other major markets include Germany and Cambodia which account for 8.1 per cent and 6.8 per cent of the country's total exports, respectively.

According to the VPA, about 50 per cent of Vietnamese export plastic products are packing products, while 15 per cent are household appliances and 35 per cent includes products such as technological products or office supplies.

Viet Nam has more than 2,000 plastic products manufacturers, of which 90 per cent are small- and medium-sized companies. About 80 per cent of them are based in HCM City and its neighbouring provinces such as Dong Nai, Long An and Binh Duong.

Only 15 per cent of manufacturers are based in the north and 5 per cent are in the central region.

The industry's revenue in 2009 totalled $4.5 billion, a $500 million decrease compared with 2008 due to lower prices.

source: http://www.business-in-asia.com/plastics_in_vietnam.html

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Complete Solution For Plastic Business at Top B2B Online Marketplace - Plastic World

In these days internet raises the competition in the business world market that in turn changes the tricks of business. As per the last decades scenario plastic business has been taken the vast advancement in the business field. As the technology goes ahead with invention, plastic industries also put their step in new contraption of plastic products for human life benefits.


A b2b plastic portal is a collection of web pages where both big scale plastic suppliers and plastic buyers can list themselves to initiate business activities. It is the great platform for buying leads and selling leads which provides business offers. It acts like a support where sellers can show their product features, cost and the minimum order accepted to attract large scale wholesalers or traders globally.

At this online plastic b2b marketplace, one can have an opportunity for E-Marketing, E-Branding, Banner Marketing, E-Mail Marketing, SMS Marketing, Plastic Exhibition, Plastic Business Offers and many more. As a same stage it also acts as a one stop solution for all the purchasers, dealers and wholesalers to source goods of their choice without going through any hassles.




To have all these benefit you just have to register to a top b2b plastic portal and within that registration most of your business needs will be sorted. In today's time, a plastic online B2B trade market has nearly become a necessity for any range of business as it help outs in dropping costs as well as mounting revenues; it just plays role as business lead generator.


Plastic portal avails you with complete details of buyers as well as sellers online and details of products, global plastic manufacturer and plastic companies so that the information is exchanged at ease and with the result of business round the clock. The move toward the use of e- business portals has led portal vendors to insert support for additional business content like business intelligence, e-mail, office documents, expertise, e- business and back- and front-office applications. However, vendors evolve their portal products, it becomes gradually more difficult for them to support the wide range  of services as well as business content that their customers require.

Generally, business portal access can be provided to your suppliers, clients and trading partners which enhance your business and facilitates excellent rapport. Business portals provide a good solution to this growing need to reach out to your partners and customers, functioning as extranets which can be viewed as an extension of your intranet for access by users outside your company.

Nowadays, more and more business owners are doing business on B2B Portal as it not only gives a better consumer base but also increases efficiency as well as revenues in short span of time. Companies also get a one up by registering with a b2b plastic portal before their opponents do so as they would be more widely known than others in the international market. A plastic trade portal has therefore become vital device for the growth of every kind of business.

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World Plastic Industry Expansion With Plastic Products

Nowadays, world is surrounded by information technology and people are doing business online via so many tactics. There are many platforms to do the business online. Here we will discuss the plastic business. If you want to do your plastic business online then B2B plastic portal is really the great platform.

World Plastic Industry :-

On the basis of our study, following are some of the notable facts:

    * India's plastic industry is about 0.5% of India's GDP.

    * The export of plastic products yields about 1% of the domestic exports.

    * 50% turnover of the plastic industry is derived from the small scale companies where it has a large presence

    * Production of the plastic provides employment to an estimate of about 0.4 million people in the country

    * The processing of the plastic products involve approximately Rs 100 billion as an investment in the form of fixed assets

    * 20% of the industry turnover comes from small scale enterprises

    * Only 10 to 15% of the total market players can be categorized as medium scale enterprises

Type Of Plastic Products:-

Some of the major plastic products manufactured and exported from India can be categorized under the following headings:-

Raw Materials like PVC, polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene etc.

Packaging Materials like a range of plastic sheeting and films, pouches,

crates, bottles, containers, barrels, cans etc

Films like Polyester film, multilayer films, photo films etc

Consumer Goods like toothbrushes, cleaning brushes, hair brushes, nail

and cosmetic brushes, combs, molded furniture (chairs,

tables, etc.) House ware, kitchenware, and many such

other durables.

Writing Instruments like Pens, ball pens, markers, sign pens, refills, etc.

Travel ware like molded luggage, soft luggage, a range of bags like school

bags / ladies handbags, wallets, etc.

Water Storage Tanks Toys and Games Engineering Plastics

Electrical Accessories like cellphones, dryer machines etc.

Safety helmets

Sanitary Fittings

Construction Materials like PVC profiles, doors, windows, etc.

An Overview:-

The Indian plastic industry is growing at a fast pace. However, with an increasing cost-effective liberalization competition this industry is expected to increase considerably.

To survive the growing competition, the following revolutionizes need to be adopted by our plastic manufacturers and suppliers:

    * Cost reduction by adopting more radical methods and approaches

    * Putting more stress on the processing stage to reduce time and cost associated with the manufacturing of the final products

Although, the per capita expenditure of plastic products in India is well below the world average, the country will continue to be one of the largest resources of plastic products.

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