ABB has been awarded a major contract by NatureWorks, the world’s leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA), a low-carbon bioplastic made from renewable agricultural resources, to automate its new, greenfield plant in Thailand, converting sugar cane to the polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer, Ingeo.
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Messe Düsseldorf Asia and joint organizers The Thai Packaging Association and The Thai Printing Association announced the move of PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL to the later part of 2022. The trade fair is now scheduled for Oct. 19-22, 2022 at BITEC in Bangkok, Thailand.
Following the growing market demands of the plastics, packaging and printing industries in Indonesia, the Messe Düsseldorf Group of Companies recently announced its close involvement with INDOPLAS, INDOPACK and INDOPRINT starting in 2012.
RotoMetrics, a manufacturer of precision rotary tooling for the printing and converting industries, expanded its operations in SE Asia with the launching of flexible die manufacturing at its new full-service facility in Thailand.
Messe Düsseldorf will participate in PACK EXPO 2010 in order to promote its worldwide program of international packaging trade fairs, including interpack PROCESSES AND PACKAGING 2011; UPAKOVKA/ UPAK ITALIA 2011; Packaging Production and Packaging Material; and PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2011.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—RotoMetrics, a leading rotary die manufacturer, is expanding its investment in Asia with plans to add a manufacturing facility to complete its full-service location in Bangkok, Thailand.