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Smart solutions for successful plastic manufacturing A key pillar of India’s manufacturing sector, the plastics industry is playing a vital role in enhancing India’s economic growth. The industry has been contributing to the overall economy…

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…

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…

Digital Solutions at ENGEL For ENGEL, the product life cycle of your plastic product is the basis on which the digitalisation strategy is aligned. Already during the design phase of your products and before the start of the series…

Silgan Dispensing launches automatic dosing closure, MeaSURE Silgan Dispensing, a global leader in the design, development and distribution of highly engineered pumps and sprayers in the beauty, home, healthcare, and garden markets, today…

Braunform as exhibitor at K 2022 At this year's K 2022, the leading international plastics trade fair from October 19 to 26, 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany, Braunform will present its patented innovation RotaricE for compact integration…

Bekum Founder Gottfried Mehnert passed away at the age of 87 Gottfried Mehnert passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 01, 2022 at the age of 87. The Bekum Group mourns the loss of its company founder and the plastics…

Bioplastics 2023-2033 Bioplastics manufacturers are scaling production rapidly and the industry is expected to grow by 10.1% CAGR in the next ten years. Manufacturers are driven by brand-owner pull to meet decarbonization commitments,…

Winner crowned for RECO Sustainable Young Designer Competition, hosted by Indorama Ventures Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global sustainable chemical producer, named the winners of ‘RECO Young Designer Competition’,…

MCC Verstraete sets a new standard for future sustainable IML packaging with NextCycle IML Since many years and still so, standard IML is the best-in-class sustainable labeling technology for the current PP packaging and recycling…