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Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:22 AM Beijing Time

Vietnam is not just getting the attention from Western investors. Plenty of fast-moving Chinese manufacturers have established production bases in Vietnam and export from there. Here is a case in point:

Chinese plastic pipe production grows 10 percent

Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:14 AM Beijing Time

KUNMING, CHINA -- China's plastic pipe production grew 10 percent last year, to 12.1 million metric tons, fueled by increasing urbanization, expansion of rural drinking water systems and government spending on infrastructure, according to statistics from a Chinese pipe industry group.

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Piezoelectric polymer could power your mobile phone

Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 3:59 AM Beijing Time

Researchers at the A*Star Institute of Materials Research and Engineering in Singapore have discovered a way to capture energy from the vibrations of lightweight polymers. The piezoelectric development could use the harvested energy to recharge batteries in mobile devices.

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Lego inspires Google to design modular phone

Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 3:55 AM Beijing Time

Lego bricks have provided the inspiration for the design of a modular mobile phone codenamed Project Ara to be launched early in 2015 by Google's Motorola Advanced Technology and Projects group.

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Engel creates new Wintec brand for Asia

Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 3:51 AM Beijing Time

Engel Holding GmbH has formed a new subsidiary in China that will sell injection molding machinery in Asia under a new brand name: Wintec.

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Plastic components featured in new solar-powered plane project

Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 3:40 AM Beijing Time

Bayer MaterialScience AG and Solvay Group are supplying plastic materials for the new Solar Impulse ultralight plane in preparation for the first fuel-free around-the-world flight.

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Plastics continue to point the way forward for auto industry

Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 3:31 AM Beijing Time

More demonstration of the capabilities of plastics and polymer composites is needed to expand the use of those materials in automotive applications, according to a new roadmap from the American Chemistry Council's plastics division.

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Companies promote biobased 3D printing

Published: Friday, April 11, 2014 3:56 AM Beijing Time

Bioplastics formulator Sierra Resins Inc. is teaming up with 3D Printlife to introduce a bioplastic-based filament for 3D printing.

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BASF talks about R&D and new products for China

Published: Friday, April 11, 2014 3:53 AM Beijing Time

SHANGHAI -- The plastics industry in China is growing at a faster rate than GDP, and BASF SE officials believe there is growing consumer demand there for sustainable products.

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China becomes the world’s biggest PU product maker

Published: Friday, April 11, 2014 3:38 AM Beijing Time

BEIJING -- China Polyurethane Industry Association (CPUIA) said in March that the country has become the world's biggest PU product maker.

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