Clariant Offers PFAS-Free Polyolefin Aids for Film and Packaging Industries New AddWorks PPA product line offers PFAS-free alternatives to conventional fluoropolymer-based polymer processing aids Innovative formulations deliver…

Global Expansion and Creative Packaging: Axium Celebrates 15 Years Axium Packaging, a leading manufacturer of packaging components for multinational consumer product companies, is celebrating its 15th year of an extraordinary trajectory…

Sustainability in Plastics: Expressed Through Finishes, Colors, and Materials It is contradictory to use sustainable materials in product design. The question of where the sustainability story goes and how to communicate this amazing…

Reifenhäuser Drives Packaging Sustainability with MDO Solutions The Reifenhäuser Group will showcase its most recent technological advancements for producing plastic films in an environmentally friendly and effective manner. From April…

LSU Researchers Create Low-Cost Method to Recycle Plastic LSU researchers have created a new, low-cost way to break down plastic, a potential Kerry Dooley breakthrough that could save billions of dollars and eliminate billions of tons of…

SPE NAMES DONALD (DON) HYLTON THERMOFORMER OF THE YEAR The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Thermoforming Division has named Donald (Don) Hylton Thermoformer of the Year. The award will be presented during SPE’s Thermoforming Awards…

PRECISION IN MILITARY AND DEFENCE APPLICATIONS —THE ROLE OF MASS FINISHING AND SHOT BLASTING In the military and defence industry, precision, durability, and performance are non- negotiable. The extreme environments in which military…

Borealis and E-Fuels Leader Infinium to Turn Carbon Emissions into Plastics New Infinium eNaphtha to serve as sustainable feedstock alternative for plastics used to manufacture consumer goods EFuels leader Infinium and Borealis, a…

VERTICAL INTERGRATION DRIVES SUCCESS IN TOLERANCE ATTAINMENT FOR MICRO MOLDING Brett Saddoris, Technical Marketing Manager, Accumold Achieving tight tolerances in micro molding is a complex process that requires carefulattention to…

Frigel Introduces the Latest Developments in Advanced Mold Temperature Control Units and Adiabatic Cooling Solutions at FAKUMA 2024 (Hall A5-5123) Frigel Group will participate in Fakuma 2024, the International Trade Fair for Plastics…

Focus on extenders & fillers: Bismuth – An environmentally friendly Critical Mineral with growing consumption in new technologies and the green economy Robin Goad, President & CEO, Fortune Minerals Limited, gives a comprehensive…

BASF, SABIC, and Linde Celebrate the Start-Up of the World's First Large-Scale Electrically Heated Steam Cracking Furnace • Demonstration plant with 6 megawatts input of renewable electrical energy to test material behavior and process on…

Polyimide Coated Magnet Wires: Advantage in >800V EV Electrical breakdown of high-temperature insulation materials can be prevented by using thermoplastic Polyimide, TPI. This polymer can be extrusion-coated as other polymers, but…

Bioplastics Manufacturer Gaia Biomaterials Secure $5 Million Rights Issue. Swedish bioplastics manufacturer Gaia Biomaterials has successfully concluded a $5 million rights issue. The rights issue is backed by the Swedish state owned…

Controversial EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Approaches Adoption Details of the provisional agreement on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) have been published, containing a number of wide-ranging elements…