During the last Plastimagen Mexico 2013 E.J. Krause, the company organizing the show, announced that a new version of this important event will be held. Plastimagen Norte will make its debut in Monterrey in March 2014. The new version will be held annually in an effort to expand the benefits of this type of exhibition to more industries in northern Mexico. "There is a demand for a regional show…

Mexico City. Due to the lack of recycling infrastructure, around 5.3 million tons of plastic waste are thrown away annually in the country, acknowledged the president of the National Association of Plastics Industries, José del Cueto. It is one of the most dynamic activities, he said, to the extent that the Ethylene XXI project under construction by Braskem and Idesa will not compensate imports.…