Julie Fernandes

Individual application testing for antimicrobial polymer treatments. New extruder expands and accelerates the laboratory service for masterbatches. A specially developed twin-screw extruder in the SANITIZED AG TecCenter allows even…

Technical knowledge based plastics compounder Luxus has as part of a consortium won an £840,462 Innovate UK grant to develop a novel process to remove retained odour from post-consumer recycled plastics. The aim of this new 30 month…

Fleet wrapping projects and affordable vehicle customisation have received a welcome boost with the launch of a new Mactac ColourWrap Series of cast films. The new Mactac ColourWrap materials, in 50 different colours, will be under the…

Downloadable document shows that it is technically possible and economically worthwhile to produce goods from 100% recycled plastic. TOMRA Sorting Recycling has published an e-book examining the role that recycling can play in providing…

In 2018, the WITTMANN Group again increased its sales figure compared to the previous year and thus continued its growth. Since the end of the year, however, the order situation has been showing first signs of slowing down.  The WITTMANN…

Recyclate Initiative at PLMA trade show in Amsterdam The figures are nothing short of alarming. By 2050 plastic will outweigh fish in the world's oceans if every year another nine million tons of plastic trash find their way to the sea…

The patented, innovative sleep solution Tecciō.science is based on the advanced development of multi-dynamic foams combined with hardware and software. It influences sleep through individually selectable, dynamic hardness changes.…

Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has launched Appretan NTR, a break-through water-based textile coating binder based on renewable natural ingredients. After the well reported…

Tailor-made plastics protect the heart of electric cars Trends such as climate and resource protection, but also increasing mobility, are spurring the development of alternative drive technologies, including electromobility. The core…

New collaboration with Avery Dennison and The Future Laboratory explores the implications of today’s trends on the future of label and packaging design Avery Dennison announces a new original content series, authored by future…

Mrs. Wendy Koster, General Manager of Missoula based Diversified Plastics, Inc., has been awarded the Manufacturing Institute’s STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering, Production) Ahead Award celebrating women in the manufacturing industry…

Way back in 2004, we reported on a corn-based water bottle called Biotathat was claimed to be 100 percent environment-friendly and would safely biodegrade in around 80 days. But most water in stores today still comes in bottles made from…