March 30, 2024 · 2 min
Strapping Types: PP vs PET vs Steel — Pros and Cons
Steel, PP and PET strapping compared: strength, elasticity, recovery and cost, the damage straps can cause to packages, and how edge protectors prevent it.
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March 27, 2024 · 1 min
Creative Uses for Plastic Pallets
Plastic pallets aren't just for shipping: use them as warehouse and roof-garden flooring, wall cladding, furniture, beds and fences. Ideas and benefits.
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March 24, 2024 · 3 min
What Is Geomembrane? Types, Uses and Installation
What is geomembrane? HDPE, LDPE, PVC and PP types, typical thicknesses, a 30–50 year service life, and how geomembrane is used and installed in lining projects.
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March 16, 2024 · 1 min
What Is a Coil Saddle? Types, Uses and Benefits
What is a coil saddle? How polymer saddles are used to store and transport steel, copper and aluminium coils, the main types and why polymer saddles last…
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March 13, 2024 · 2 min
Three-Layer Geomembrane: A Breakthrough in Waterproofing
Ara Polymer Nikan three-layer geomembrane: an HDPE core with LDPE outer layers for lining ponds, foundations, hydraulic structures and effluent ponds, with a…
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March 9, 2024 · 1 min
The Problems with Wooden Pallets — and the Alternative
Why wooden pallets cause problems: breakage, rot, mould, deforestation and hidden maintenance costs — and why industries are switching to plastic pallets.
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December 18, 2022 · 1 min
What Is a Polymer?
What is a polymer and how is it made? A simple introduction to macromolecules and monomers, the most widely used polymers such as polyethylene and…
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December 18, 2022 · 1 min
How Packaging Affects Exports
Why professional packaging matters for exports: protecting goods to their destination, customer satisfaction, ISO packaging standards and the role of packaging…
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December 18, 2022 · 1 min
Plastic Recycling and Protecting the Environment
How plastic recycling protects the environment: the damage caused by burying and burning plastic waste, why proper recycling matters and the 7 plastic resin…
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