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From field to compost
In a factory in rural France, a laser cuts through a hemp canvas on the production line of what the manufacturer says is Europe’s first compostable face mask.
Geochanvre pitches the hemp masks as a way to reduce plastic waste during the…
GRAHAM ENGINEERING CORPORATION APPOINTS LARRY ALPERT AS MEDICAL EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY…
Graham Engineering Corporation has expanded its commitment to the medical device industry by appointing Larry Alpert to the new position of Medical Extrusion Technology Manager.
In this role, Mr. Alpert will be a member of the Sales,…
The plastic industry in your hand
m-hub is the first mobile app that helps you to promote your business and find all
players in the plastic industry with the tap of a finger.
Launched during last year K-show in Düsseldorf, M-HUB was born as an easy-to-use business tool…
PLASTICS Applauds Senate for Passing Save Our Seas 2.0 Act
he U.S. Senate has approved the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, legislation the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) supports, that would improve domestic infrastructure to reduce marine debris, further research into detection and clean-up, and…
EPL’s Platina Is World’s First Fully Recyclable Packaging Tube
EPL Limited (formerly known as Essel Propack Limited), the world’s largest specialty packaging company, has received global recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), USA for its Platina Tube with an HDPE closure.
EPL’s…
The World’s first audible news portal for the Plastics Industry by Modern Plastics India
Your Modern Plastics India is now not only readable but also audible. The re-launch of our current portal comes with daily updates and you can read the articles and also listen. Our new audible feature will enable you to simply listen to…
Insight Pack Renews Its Confidence in Comexi with Two New Acquisitions
The Dominican company, which presently has three machines, has purchased a Comexi SL2 laminator and a Comexi S2 DT slitter
Comexi, a global supplier of solutions for the flexible packaging
printing and converting sector, and Insight Pack…
Majority of Consumers Receptive to Products and Packaging Made from Plants
New research out today from the Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) shows the majority of U.S. consumers are receptive to plant based products and packaging, with 54% viewing them favorably and 59% expressing interest. According to the…
Gerald Vogt becomes new CEO of Stäubli Group
Stäubli, a global leader in industrial and mechatronic solutions, is starting the new year with a new Chief Executive Officer. Gerald Vogt, previously responsible for the global business of the Robotics Division, will take over as CEO from…
THE OCEAN CLEANUP PREPARES FOR SERIES PRODUCTION OF INTERCEPTOR
Enabling The Ocean Cleanup to scale up and tackle the world’s 1000 most polluting rivers
The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, and Konecranes, a world-leading group of…
What cookies, pasta and plastics (now) have in common
For many of us it was our first childhood lesson in culinary circularity: Seeing how, when the cookie baking season was finally here again, scraps of leftover dough from cutting were re-rolled and added to fresh dough to make a new batch.…
STADLER opens new Test and Innovation Center in Slovenia focused on plastic sorting and…
STADLER announced today the opening of its new Test
and Innovation Center at its production site in Krsko, Slovenia. The new facility will play a
dual role as a test center for customer demonstrations and training, and as an innovation…