Browsing Category
Journals
New recycling record – over 26,000 tons of PET material recycled
PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH can look back on its most successful year so far: in 2019, more than 26,300 t of PET material - equivalent to around 1.1 billion PET bottles - were used to obtain valuable secondary raw material for new…
Extension of our Portfolio with Fire Testers, Guarded Hot Plates and Hotboxes
NETZSCH acquires TAURUS Instruments AG
We are pleased to announce the expansion of our product portfolio with fire testing systems, thermal conductivity measuring devices and heat transfer coefficient (U-value) measurement instruments…
Clean manufacturing leader produces the world’s first ton of renewable nylon intermediate
Genomatica Hits Industry-First Milestone in Nylon Sustainability
Eighty years after nylon’s first commercial production, clean manufacturing technology leader Genomatica achieved a new milestone for the material — its production of the…
First COMPEO compounding system for color masterbatch
First COMPEO compounding system for color masterbatch in operation
Only announced to the plastics industry in the run-up to K2019, a COMPEO 88 compounder from BUSS is already in industrial use. The first user is a multinational masterbatch…
Italian packaging machinery sets record turnover of more than 8 billion euros
According to the preliminary figures published by the Ucima Research Department, the sector has continued to grow during 2019 (up 1.8% on 2018), reporting positive performances both in Italy and in foreign markets.
The Italian packaging…
8th World’s Leading Trade Fair for Industrial Coating Technologies in Karlsruhe (Germany)…
Digitalisation, individualisation and climate protection are megatrends which represent challenges for coating job-shops and companies with in-house painting operations. With roughly 500 exhibitors already registered at the end of December…
DAVID M. FINK NAMED PRESIDENT OF THE PLASTICS PIPE INSTITUTE
The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) has named David M. Fink as its new President and Executive Director effective at theend of January 2020. Mr. Fink, a veteran of the plastics pipe industry, previously served as the Chairman of the…
Propak West Africa welcomes the new decade with plans
Propak West Africa welcomes the new decade with plans for the eighth edition to be the biggest one yet having almost completely sold out
2019 saw Propak West Africa in its most successful edition to date. An impressive 89% of exhibitors…
TWIN-SCREW EXTRUDER MANUFACTURER USEON EQUIPS A NEW 70,000-TON PP PELLETIZING LINE WITH A…
Useon Cites the New Production Line as a Milestone for ‘Made-in-China’ Twin-Screw Technology in a Market Long Dominated by Western Suppliers
Extruder manufacturer Useon (Nanjing) Extrusion Machinery Co., Ltd. has installed a 70,000 ton…
The specialist graphics company will be distributing the entire Xeikon product line in…
Xeikon and Schaffner GF AG enter into distribution agreement
Unique white mulberry tree root extract helps to protect the skin matrisome in order to…
Clariant Active Ingredients launches Prenylium - the first product unveiled thanks to its new partnership with French biotechnology company, Plant Advanced Technologies (PAT). Rich in rare prenylated flavonoids content, Prenylium is a…
ETH researchers have created an incredibly lightweight 18-carat gold, using a matrix of…
An 18-carat gold nugget made of plastic
Lovers of gold watches and heavy jewellery will be thrilled. The objects of their desire may someday become much lighter, but without losing any of their glitter. Especially with watches,…