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…

Well on the Way to Fully Automatic Extrusion Lines Easy operation combined with maximum efficiency in production, reproducibility and high product quality are the goals of artificial intelligence, fully automatic line components and…

 Industry interviews in the lead-up to the K 2022 trade fair "Plastics have a waste and digitalisation problem, not an image problem " Interview with Christian Schiller, founder and CEO of cirplus GmbH Mr. Schiller, you have been operating…

Polymertal and UBQ Materials Partner to Create Lightweight, Sustainable Material With Metallic Functionalities UBQ Materials, climate tech developer of advanced materials made from unsorted household waste, announced today that it is…

Borgers Group sells mechanical engineering division to Matthews International Corporation Borgers SE & Co. KGaA sells its mechanical engineering division with the companies OLBRICH GmbH and R+S Automotive GmbH to Matthews International…

With the goal of making recycling of lightweight, high-volume fiber andflake recyclate much more economical and, in some cases even possible, Coperion has developed a new version of its ZS-B side feeder. Using the innovative ZS-B MEGAfeed,…

Lindner at IFAT 2022: Be A Waste Transformer This year, Austrian recycling pioneer Lindner is highlighting once more the importance of the Circular Economy. Over its many decades, Lindner has developed, produced and installed countless…

Cars could get a ‘flashy’ upgrade The part of an old car that gets turned into graphene could come back as a better part for a new car. Rice University chemists working with researchers at the Ford Motor Company are turning plastic parts…

UBQ Materials, climate tech developer of advanced materials made from unsorted household waste, announced today that it is partnering with Polymertal, which develops cutting-edge metal plating processes for the creation of cost-effective…

We are looking for ways to recycle rubber Ms. Dingfelder, is rubber sustainable as a material? Both natural rubber and synthetic rubber have advantages and disadvantages in terms of sustainability. Both are indispensable in everyday life –…

Avoiding PVC in medical products Medical products manufactured from PVC-containing plasticizers can pose a risk to patients and children in particular. Plasticizers are not chemically linked with the PVC, which means it is relatively easy…

"You can also recycle household waste" Mr. Stegmeier, in the course of the circular economy, the use of recyclates in plastic products will increase. Has AZO already adapted its product range correspondingly? As a manufacturer of material…

INEOS STYROLUTION RECEIVES ISCC PLUS CERTIFICATION IN EUROPE The certification announced today paves the way for the audited production of recycling- and bio-attributed styrenics materials using a mass balance approach. The ISCC PLUS…

Way2K: Industry interviews in the lead-up to the K 2022 fair "We have the role of an ambassador" Interview with Peter Steinbeck, CEO of Windmöller & Holscher KG Mr. Steinbeck, what can a machine manufacturer like Windmoller &…

Way2K: Industry interviews in the lead-up to the K 2022 fair "The big digital project of the future is predictive maintenance ." Interview with Markus Gschwandtner, CEO of Bruckner Servtec GmbH Mr. Gschwandtner, your company has to ensure…