January 2012

I came across this video a while back and thought it was pretty well made. Obviously the Discovery Channel is going to do their best with their How It’s Made show. There are a few things I would add (and take away) but overall a well done video which points out the basic steps involved [...]

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As expected, there was a noticeable increase in the cost of PE resin in January. Although it was unsure initially if the increase would hold, because of higher raw material costs and lower inventories, a 5 cent increase came about. This is due largely to dwindling supplies, production issues, and higher demand. It is expected that this price increase will hold and continue [...]

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Have you ever driven by a crop farm and seen strips of black or white plastic film over rows of crops. Maybe it was strawberries or some other produce. Well agricultural mulch film, made of polyethylene film, is widely used by the agricultural industry to cover and protect the soil used to grow their crops. [...]

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If you’ve already read my 2012 Goals for “The Poly Bag Pro” blog then you’ll remember that one of them is to post at least twelve (12) videos on YouTube and this site by December 31st, 2012. This is part of my endeavor to provide as much information in as many ways possible. YouTube videos are the second [...]

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Please Note: This is MY PERSONAL OPINION and is not necessarily shared or encouraged by my company. A morning ritual I have is to scan various news sources and trade sites to see what is going on in the world and the plastics industry. It seems as of late that everywhere I look there is [...]

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