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In principle, we can weld 100 percent recyclate Way2K: Industry interviews in the lead-up to the K 2022 trade fair with Jochen Ochs, Head of Application Technology PLASTICS at Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG Mr. Ochs, can…

px Group awarded O&M contract by ReNew ELP at world's first commercial scale plastic recycling plant Appointed by ReNew ELP, which is building the world’s first commercial-scale advanced recycling plant, utilising HydroPRS technology,…

Asahi Kasei to Present New Concept Car at K 2022 – Diversified Material Solutions for a More Sustainable and Comfortable Mobility The Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei will present its newest concept car AKXY2 for the first time in…

INEOS supplies Covestro with mass-balanced raw materials for polycarbonate plastics Supporting customers in achieving their sustainability goals Covestro will now be supplied with the two mass-balanced raw materials phenol and acetone from…

Pioneering Plastic Molding Company dramatically reduces waste following MedAccred Accreditation Plastic injection molding company PTA Plastics has dramatically reduced finishing defects in its facilities by 86% after achieving MedAccred…

VTT spins out Olefy to revolutionize circular plastic recycling After four decades of thermal conversion technology development, VTT is spinning out Olefy technology in October – a process that can affordably convert most of the world’s…

INEOS Styrolution receives RecyClass certification for its recycled ABS grades The certification is valid for mechanically recycled Terluran ECO MR and Novodur ECO MR grades The certification confirms the post-consumer origin of the used…

Akij Food and Beverage Ltd. runs a Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line in Bangladesh Dhaka-based food manufacturer Akij Food and Beverage Ltd. (AFBL), a member of Akij Venture Group, is producing its own rPET for the company’s…

CDs to flexible biosensors Since 1999, more than 9 billion music CDs have shipped in the U.S. That’s not counting worldwide sales, DVDs, software discs or videogames. Sadly, discarded CDs end up in landfills with negative environmental…

Virginia Tech researcher finds a new method for recycling polystyrene Ocean trash and overflowing landfills have drawn widespread attention to the plastic waste that we put into our environment. In response, communities around the world…

Valmet and Metsä Group celebrate the inauguration of 3D fiber product pilot plant Valmet and Metsä Group celebrated the official inauguration of 3D fiber product pilot plant in Äänekoski, Finland on August 22, 2022. The investment project…

Clariant at K: discover additives for plastics to address e-mobility challenges Visit K 2022 Hall 8a Booth J11 for flame retardants and functionality-boosting additives to advance reusable, recyclable plastics that reduce weight,…