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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 theĀ Plastics Industry AssociationĀ (PLASTICS) supports, that would improve domestic infrastructure to reduce marine debris, further research into detection and clean-up, and…
EPLās Platina Is Worldās First Fully Recyclable Packaging Tube
Ā EPLĀ LimitedĀ (formerly known as Essel Propack Limited), the worldās largest specialty packaging company, has received global recognition from theĀ Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR),Ā USAĀ for itsĀ Platina Tube with an HDPE closure.
EPLās…
The Worldās 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 theĀ Plant Based Products Council (PBPC)Ā 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 StƤubli Group
StƤubli, 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 worldās 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…
Mitsubishi Chemical Announces Land Purchase and Feasibility Study to Place a 350 KT MMA…
Mitsubishi Chemical is pleased to announce that it has recently acquired āgreen fieldā property at a large integrated site on the Mississippi River in Geismar, Louisiana and plans to advance its feasibility study for the design and…
Amazon announces ban on toxic chemicals and plastics in food packaging
Amazon announcedĀ that it willĀ ban certain toxic chemicals and plasticsĀ in the food packaging materials used for its Amazon Kitchen brand. Toxic chemicals PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), phthalates, BPA (bisphenol A) and…
Packaging industry must focus on improving plastic recycling over the next decade
Over the last decade concerns about packaging use, packaging waste and plastic packaging recycling have rapidly increased. Industry, consumers, and governments are taking an in-depth look at packagingās effect on pollution, greenhouse gas…