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HL: Plastics Are Helping Us Fight Against Corona Virus!
Amidst the Corona Virus outbreak, BMC decided to ban the single-use plastics in Mumbai from May 1, 2020. The ban prohibited the use of plastic bags, disposable cups and plates, and bottles under a certain size.
Despite scary headlines of…
Economic slowdown and increased investments impact performance
2019 results, impacted by slowing economic growth and increased investments in consumer businesses and digitalization across the company:
Sales rise by 1.1% to 20,114 million euros, organic sales stable
Adjusted EBIT margin at…
Hellweg’s Smart Control Included in Top Recycling Sector Innovations
Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, a specialist granulator manufacturer from Roetgen in the Eifel region of Germany, was among the nominees for the Plastics Recycling Award Europe which recognizes products that boost sustainability.…
Graham Engineering Corporation names new Vice President Of Operations
David Schroeder, President and CEO of Graham Engineering Corporation, has appointed Paul Lemmers as Vice President of Operations.
In this role, Mr. Lemmers will have responsibility for quoting, planning, supply chain, assembly and…
EU promotes greater global responsibility on plastic waste – but not for internal market!
In April of last year, the European Union joined Norway in co-sponsoring amendments to the world’s only waste treaty to establish new trade controls on the dirtiest and most unrecyclable plastic wastes. These amendments were passed in…
DSM honors Professor with the 2020 Bright Science Award
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announced that it awarded Professor Marc Hillmyer, from the Chemistry Department at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, with the 2020 Bright Science…
EUR 225 million loan facility signed with European Investment Bank for R&D activities
Covestro has agreed a loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for
EUR 225 million. The loan will provide medium term funding to strengthen their research and development (R&D) work in the areas of sustainability and circular…
Production of Sporicidin brand disinfectant qualified to kill coronavirus
The demand for antibacterial cleaning supplies continues to climb in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and healthcare institutions are looking for effective alternatives to traditional solutions. To fill this need, Contec, Inc., the…
Circular Economy: A Contributing Factor to Herbold’s Success
Contrary to the equipment suppliers for the automotive segment, the suppliers of waste disposal and recycling technology see a real boom in incoming orders. Herbold Meckesheim has full order books for 2020 and even further projects for…
Valves for respiratory masks from Oldrati, produced on an injection molding machine from…
Oldrati, based in Villongo, Italy, uses its expertise in manufacturing full-face snorkeling masks for the fight against COVID-19. For several months now, this company has been producing high-quality respiratory masks for use in hospitals.…
Economically Fulfilling Stricter Requirements for Quality and Sustainability
The number of plastic parts being coated is rising inexorably – in a nearly unlimited range of diversity. Demands placed on the quality and individuality of painted surfaces are increasing continuously as well. At the same time, less and…
Expanding the liquid dairy market – Aseptic PET helps deliver Aurora Organic Dairy’s…
Aurora Organic Dairy installed an Aseptic Combi Predis from Sidel in their second milk plant, a greenfield project in Columbia, Missouri. FDA-approved and part of a complete line, which also features Tetra Pak Processing Systems technology,…