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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 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,…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…