<![CDATA[Plastic Possibilities]]>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:25:34 +0000Captivate.fmInforma Markets – Engineeringhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/f24753f3-a0cd-4e09-9b09-2fed4b386119/Tbq1vVj7Tmrt44mEhjFftgXi.jpgPlastic PossibilitiesInforma Markets – EngineeringInforma Markets – EngineeringThe editors of PlasticsToday speak with newsmakers and industry experts about developments and trends in the plastics industry and the various end markets it serves.https://www.plasticstoday.comnoepisodicDesigning for Sustainability Can Benefit the Bottom Line, TooDesigning for Sustainability Can Benefit the Bottom Line, TooAs brand owners and OEMs race to meet sustainability goals, it makes eminent sense to design sustainability into a product at its inception rather than waiting to deal with it at the end of its life cycle. Michael Kiely, Principal Device Development Engineer at Jabil Healthcare, led the development of the Design for Sustainability process at his company. In this podcast, he outlines his approach and explains how this organizational change can help deliver long-term cost savings.

]]>As brand owners and OEMs race to meet sustainability goals, it makes eminent sense to design sustainability into a product at its inception rather than waiting to deal with it at the end of its life cycle. Michael Kiely, Principal Device Development Engineer at Jabil Healthcare, led the development of the Design for Sustainability process at his company. In this podcast, he outlines his approach and explains how this organizational change can help deliver long-term cost savings.

]]>87c69985-bcb9-4128-8636-1a33f9a773b5Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:15:00 -060018:27nofull26Informa Markets – EngineeringPlastic Possibilities: Resin Pricing OutlookPlastic Possibilities: Resin Pricing OutlookICIS analyst Jeremy Pafford recaps resin pricing trends in the first half of this year and outlines what might be ahead in the next six months.

]]>ICIS analyst Jeremy Pafford recaps resin pricing trends in the first half of this year and outlines what might be ahead in the next six months.

]]>637a583b-eb9f-4f4b-842d-71548d6e5b50Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:45:00 -060016:38nofull25Informa Markets – EngineeringResin Report Monthly Edition: Expert Insights on Pricing Trends and What the SEC’s Carbon Footprint Proposal Could Mean for Your BusinessResin Report Monthly Edition: Expert Insights on Pricing Trends and What the SEC’s Carbon Footprint Proposal Could Mean for Your BusinessOur guest this month is Jeremy Pafford, Head of North America, Market Development, at business intelligence firm ICIS. As always, we began our conversation with a recap of resin pricing trends in the previous month and a look at what might be in store in the months ahead. Pafford also discussed a proposed ruling from the Securities and Exchange Commission that involves calculating companies’ carbon footprints. This could have a significant impact on your business, but, if you play your cards right, it could also provide you with a competitive advantage.

]]>Our guest this month is Jeremy Pafford, Head of North America, Market Development, at business intelligence firm ICIS. As always, we began our conversation with a recap of resin pricing trends in the previous month and a look at what might be in store in the months ahead. Pafford also discussed a proposed ruling from the Securities and Exchange Commission that involves calculating companies’ carbon footprints. This could have a significant impact on your business, but, if you play your cards right, it could also provide you with a competitive advantage.

]]>1aa89777-9d30-4d7f-98eb-b9519b5bd4d1Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -060020:25nofull24Informa Markets – EngineeringResin Report Monthly Edition: What Goes Up Must Come Down . . . or Does It?Resin Report Monthly Edition: What Goes Up Must Come Down . . . or Does It?In last month’s Resin Report Monthly Edition podcast, my guest Joseph Chang described a volatile market in terms of resin pricing and availability. Has anything changed? Is the merry month of May living up to its name? We checked in with Emily Friedman at business intelligence firm ICIS to find out.

]]>In last month’s Resin Report Monthly Edition podcast, my guest Joseph Chang described a volatile market in terms of resin pricing and availability. Has anything changed? Is the merry month of May living up to its name? We checked in with Emily Friedman at business intelligence firm ICIS to find out.

]]>dca83b8c-349f-4d76-910d-5575d598f6d6Tue, 10 May 2022 09:00:00 -060012:58nofull23Informa Markets – EngineeringResin Report Monthly EditionResin Report Monthly EditionJoseph Chang, Global Editor of ICIS Chemical Business, shares insights on trends in the plastics resin market.

]]>Joseph Chang, Global Editor of ICIS Chemical Business, shares insights on trends in the plastics resin market.

]]>0eecb1f4-6963-42ce-b830-249be14a15a4Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -060009:42nofull22Informa Markets – EngineeringThe Plastic Credit Exchange Wants to Put Waste Plastic to Good UseThe Plastic Credit Exchange Wants to Put Waste Plastic to Good UseOn its face, the Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX) sounds a lot like a carbon offset scheme. You purchase credits equal to the amount of plastic waste you produce, and the PCX invests those credits to offset your activity. Yes, the concept does borrow from carbon offset programs, but it differs in its fundamentals, transparency, and execution, according to PCX founder Nanette Medved-Po. In this episode of Plastic Possibilities, she explains how.

]]>On its face, the Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX) sounds a lot like a carbon offset scheme. You purchase credits equal to the amount of plastic waste you produce, and the PCX invests those credits to offset your activity. Yes, the concept does borrow from carbon offset programs, but it differs in its fundamentals, transparency, and execution, according to PCX founder Nanette Medved-Po. In this episode of Plastic Possibilities, she explains how.

]]>631aeace-7844-47d3-90d2-ef5bd048a404Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -060020:37nofull21Informa Markets – EngineeringPlastec East: Portugal's Engineering and Tooling Cluster on Global StagePlastec East: Portugal's Engineering and Tooling Cluster on Global StageRui Tocha, General Manager of Engineering and Tooling from Portugal, talks about the cluster's ability to provide turnkey solutions across the value chain, supporting global customers from product development and mold design to finished product.

]]>Rui Tocha, General Manager of Engineering and Tooling from Portugal, talks about the cluster's ability to provide turnkey solutions across the value chain, supporting global customers from product development and mold design to finished product.

]]>1f1fbdc0-8f2d-4f32-b5f2-ea8448120919Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -060016:32nofull19Informa Markets – Engineering#8 Plastic Possibilities: MIT-Developed Coating’s Surprising Usefulness#8 Plastic Possibilities: MIT-Developed Coating’s Surprising UsefulnessHave you heard of LiquiGlide? It's a kind of miracle coating for containers that makes nearly 100% of viscous products that consumers struggle dispensing to slide off surfaces cleanly as if by magic from bottles, tubes, and other type of containers. These include lotions, creams, toothpaste, conditioners, ketchup, and other products.

It turns out that familiar usage only scratches the surface of what this technology developed in the labs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) brings to the table. In this 14-minute podcast, LiquiGlide CEO Dave Smith discusses...

  • A thumbnail history of the technology;
  • Colgate’s groundbreaking toothpaste bottle;
  • Moving products such as thick concentrates from squeeze bottles to jars;
  • Innovative new ready-for-market LiquiGlide-optimized packaging;
  • Emerging markets for the coating such as catheters, medical devices, and processing operations.

]]>Have you heard of LiquiGlide? It's a kind of miracle coating for containers that makes nearly 100% of viscous products that consumers struggle dispensing to slide off surfaces cleanly as if by magic from bottles, tubes, and other type of containers. These include lotions, creams, toothpaste, conditioners, ketchup, and other products.

It turns out that familiar usage only scratches the surface of what this technology developed in the labs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) brings to the table. In this 14-minute podcast, LiquiGlide CEO Dave Smith discusses...

  • A thumbnail history of the technology;
  • Colgate’s groundbreaking toothpaste bottle;
  • Moving products such as thick concentrates from squeeze bottles to jars;
  • Innovative new ready-for-market LiquiGlide-optimized packaging;
  • Emerging markets for the coating such as catheters, medical devices, and processing operations.

]]>086f56fb-00e5-4f48-bdb5-a6236235889fWed, 13 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -060013:55nofull18Informa Markets – EngineeringThe Plastic Resin Market in the Aftermath of Hurricane IdaThe Plastic Resin Market in the Aftermath of Hurricane IdaResin pricing has reached near-historic levels over the past few months, as reported in our frequent updates on PlasticsToday. Hurricane Ida did not affect resin capacity as much as the freak February storm did, but it has aggravated the difficult supply and demand dynamics that plastics processors continue to wrestle with. To learn more, we spoke with Zachary Moore, Deputy Managing Editor, Americas, of ICIS, a business intelligence resource on the global chemical and energy markets. Moore has been working in the petrochemicals industry for the past 11 years, and in this podcast he shares his insights on where we stand today and what we should expect in the weeks and months ahead.

]]>Resin pricing has reached near-historic levels over the past few months, as reported in our frequent updates on PlasticsToday. Hurricane Ida did not affect resin capacity as much as the freak February storm did, but it has aggravated the difficult supply and demand dynamics that plastics processors continue to wrestle with. To learn more, we spoke with Zachary Moore, Deputy Managing Editor, Americas, of ICIS, a business intelligence resource on the global chemical and energy markets. Moore has been working in the petrochemicals industry for the past 11 years, and in this podcast he shares his insights on where we stand today and what we should expect in the weeks and months ahead.

]]>8cadf67a-1e18-41b9-b5f2-e2416904ca97Tue, 07 Sep 2021 06:00:00 -060011:46nofull17Informa Markets – EngineeringPlastic Possibilities: Focus on Future-Ready Flexible PackagingPlastic Possibilities: Focus on Future-Ready Flexible PackagingAnantshree Chaturvedi, head of FlexFilms Intl., the global flexible packaging division of UFlex, talks eco-responsibility, digitization, investments, and new products all aligned with sustainability.

As the global films supplier within the broad portfolio of India-based vertically integrated flexible packaging manufacturer Uflex, FlexFilms Intl.'s pioneering breakthroughs reach back more than 25 years. In 1995 the company was honored by the Recycle ’95 Davos Global Forum for Best Paper Award for “Recycling of Mixed Plastic Waste”. That forward-thinking legacy continues today under the guidance of Anantshree Chaturvedi, FlexFilms’ vice chairman and CEO.

His philosophy for business and for life? “Where focus goes, energy flows.” In this interview, Chaturvedi discusses issues and developments that center on a circular economy for packaging…

  • The “soul” of FlexFilms;
  • The role of digital currency and the digitization of packaging;
  • Major new capital investments for producing biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) and PET (BOPET); Exciting new films using plant-enzyme based biodegradation and nanotechnology;
  • Plastic bans, consequences, and the need for a balanced approach to sustainability.

]]>Anantshree Chaturvedi, head of FlexFilms Intl., the global flexible packaging division of UFlex, talks eco-responsibility, digitization, investments, and new products all aligned with sustainability.

As the global films supplier within the broad portfolio of India-based vertically integrated flexible packaging manufacturer Uflex, FlexFilms Intl.'s pioneering breakthroughs reach back more than 25 years. In 1995 the company was honored by the Recycle ’95 Davos Global Forum for Best Paper Award for “Recycling of Mixed Plastic Waste”. That forward-thinking legacy continues today under the guidance of Anantshree Chaturvedi, FlexFilms’ vice chairman and CEO.

His philosophy for business and for life? “Where focus goes, energy flows.” In this interview, Chaturvedi discusses issues and developments that center on a circular economy for packaging…

  • The “soul” of FlexFilms;
  • The role of digital currency and the digitization of packaging;
  • Major new capital investments for producing biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) and PET (BOPET); Exciting new films using plant-enzyme based biodegradation and nanotechnology;
  • Plastic bans, consequences, and the need for a balanced approach to sustainability.

]]>7f32e1ce-fcb4-41a2-93ac-ae70122931b9Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:08:00 -060037:54nofull16Informa Markets – EngineeringPlastic Possibilities: Super-Sustainable Flexible PackagingPlastic Possibilities: Super-Sustainable Flexible PackagingExpert Robert Lilienfeld summarizes the eco-state of flexible packaging’s past, highlights the present, and predicts the future.

]]>Expert Robert Lilienfeld summarizes the eco-state of flexible packaging’s past, highlights the present, and predicts the future.

]]>8693bc45-f6ce-4ad4-a181-abfcfa2c001cMon, 07 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -060017:24nofull15Informa Markets – EngineeringPlastic Possibilities: Top Trends in PlasticsPlastic Possibilities: Top Trends in PlasticsSenior Director of Business Development at Curbell Plastics, Keith Hechtel shares current and emerging developments in polymers benefiting the mobility, medical, and other sectors in this 20-minute conversation.

]]>Senior Director of Business Development at Curbell Plastics, Keith Hechtel shares current and emerging developments in polymers benefiting the mobility, medical, and other sectors in this 20-minute conversation.

]]>8913eae3-53b4-4d0a-8c2d-94ad8063f1eeMon, 31 May 2021 09:00:00 -060019:57nofull14Informa Markets – EngineeringPlastic Possibilities: Challenges and Opportunities for the Plastics IndustriesPlastic Possibilities: Challenges and Opportunities for the Plastics IndustriesBerry Global CEO Tom Salmon talks about beating earnings expectations for six consecutive quarters, the challenges and opportunities for the plastics industry, and his company's commitment to the circular economy.

]]>Berry Global CEO Tom Salmon talks about beating earnings expectations for six consecutive quarters, the challenges and opportunities for the plastics industry, and his company's commitment to the circular economy.

]]>f5649619-0915-4cd0-9962-9ad88e927ba9Mon, 17 May 2021 09:00:00 -060016:12nofull13Informa Markets – EngineeringPlastic Possibilities: Resin Production Meets the Perfect StormPlastic Possibilities: Resin Production Meets the Perfect StormThe winter storm in late February that shut down approximately 80% of US resin production has had a tremendous impact on resin pricing, but several other challenges, including ongoing pandemic-related labor issues, rising consumer demand for plastic products, and even the containers shortage, have roiled the spot resin markets. In this podcast, supply chain expert Ambrose Conroy, founder and CEO of business consultancy Seraph, shares insights on how we got here and what we can expect to see in the weeks and months ahead.

]]>The winter storm in late February that shut down approximately 80% of US resin production has had a tremendous impact on resin pricing, but several other challenges, including ongoing pandemic-related labor issues, rising consumer demand for plastic products, and even the containers shortage, have roiled the spot resin markets. In this podcast, supply chain expert Ambrose Conroy, founder and CEO of business consultancy Seraph, shares insights on how we got here and what we can expect to see in the weeks and months ahead.

]]>a5d38e04-4ea2-41c5-aded-d4883d16f3deMon, 12 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -060024:49nofull12Informa Markets – EngineeringPlastic PossibilitiesPlastic PossibilitiesPlasticsToday editor Norbert Sparrow interviews Perc Pineda, PhD, Chief Economist at the Plastics Industry Association, on how the plastics processing sector weathered 2020 and what might be in store in 2021.

]]>PlasticsToday editor Norbert Sparrow interviews Perc Pineda, PhD, Chief Economist at the Plastics Industry Association, on how the plastics processing sector weathered 2020 and what might be in store in 2021.

]]>92d35c6c-b1cc-41a7-aa40-a793a57628caWed, 17 Feb 2021 14:00:00 -060009:21nofull11Informa Markets – Engineering