International Plastics News for Asia

As an emerging economy, Vietnam has been attracting foreign investments because of a host of several factors that makes it conducive to manufacturing companies. In this issue, we featured a company in Vietnam that has been producing and exporting plastic products. It cites the benefits of doing business in the country and how local companies have started to become competitive in the global market.
With lightweighting as a target, the aerospace industry has been making strides in using high performance plastics as materials for various parts and components of new aircraft models.
Plastivision India 2013 concluded successfully and we interviewed companies who exhibited at the show to provide their insights on the Indian market and how they plan to cope with the growing competition by launching innovative products.
Many new developments are taking place in thermoforming due largely to the development of control systems that enable the processing of difficult materials. In this area, intelligent, self-control thermoforming systems will definitely be a sure winner.