Lead Feature

Packaging unwraps opportunities
The importance of packaging cannot be undermined: it can make or break a product, define brands, create market opportunities and even help solve food wastage. Coming in various sizes, shapes, colours and textures, packaging is a serious business, generating an estimated global market value of US$500 billion, Read More»
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Milacron to buy Mold-Masters from 3i
Machinery firm Milacron is to acquire 100% equity of Canadian hot runner maker Mold-Masters for C$975 million. This news come against the back of recent reports about UK-based private equity Read More»
Materials News
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Biocomposites and algae-plastics enter the market
Belgian Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant and Germany’s Nova-Institute have formed a strategic partnership that is ready to offer industrial customers development work for Read More»
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Piovan unveils new energy-efficient chillers
Piovan’s Digitemp Thermorefrigerators are a new solution of water-cooled chillers that yield maximum cooling with minimum energy consumption. Available in Read More»
PRA January-February 2013

ON THE COVER:
Innovative packaging opens a host of opportunities from building brands to curtailing food wastage
SUPPLEMENTS
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Meeting the world’s need for liquid gold through old tyres
GLOBAL economies are dependent on oil to run industries. A dysfunctional supply and demand chain may lead to an energy crisis. Analysts say that escalating oil prices are a prelude to oil shortages. It is for this reason that the industry is seeking ways of deriving oil from varied, even unlikely, ways like tyre pyrolysis. Read More»
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Choosing the right side-gating solution
As a mould maker, being able to deliver maximum value to your moulding customers is critical to differentiating yourself and gaining a competitive advantage in the market. One of the best ways to do this is to offer customers a more complete solution that saves them time and money, along with the convenience of dealing with only one supplier. Supplying a more complete solution, however, requires not only designing Read More»