Last year, the world-famous ice-cream brand became the first to use SABIC’s certified circular PP. Over 7 million tubs made with recycled plastics will be rolled out across Europe in 2020 and due to be launched globally from 2021 onwards.…

We at Borealis are committed to doing our part to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. In order to protect the health and safety of our employees, contractors, and business partners, we are diligently monitoring global developments and…

Sukano is launching a newly formulated transparent Impact Modifier for COLD, flash frozen and room temperature applications under the umbrella of the SUKANO RPET Product Portfolio. The new SUKANO Impact Modifier Masterbatch can replace…

Case Western Reserve researchers developing process to recycle ‘thermoset’ plastics; examples include wind-turbine blades, auto parts, boats, and other structural materials. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a…

The world is full of curiosities, full of world and memorial days, some of which could not possibly be any more absurd. Has anyone ever heard of Smoke Detector Day (every Friday 13th), World Nothing Day (January 16th), International…

Aurora Kunststoffe, a company located in Neuenstein, Germany, and since the end of 2019 is a member of MOL Group, is demonstrating how plastic processors’ production waste can be recycled and upcycled profitably. This producer of…

Avery Dennison has successfully achieved OK Compost certification for a BPA-free and FSC-certified thermal label material combined with the brand new adhesive SX6030, offering brands new options to more sustainable packaging. Jennifer…

Happ is a well-known manufacturer of parts and assemblies for the automotive industry based in Ruppichteroth, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The equipment used to make these products includes several injection-molding machines of the…

Modern Plastics India – Interview Questions (Feb/March 2020) Answered by Dinesh Budapanahalli, Vice President -Service & Sales Hot Runners Yves Rebert, Rigid Packaging General Manager Central & West Asia …

Biomedical engineer and an early additive technology proponent, Brian McLaughlin is passionate about the potential of electron beam melting (EBM) for orthopedics implants. His company Amplify Additive has quickly become a leader in the…

This week marked the beginning of the industrial production of PET sheet, the main component in plastic face shields, at the SML headquarters in Redlham (in the district of Vöcklabruck). Production takes place on a state-of-the-art line for…

With the new inline gauge ProfilControl 7 S CorrugatedTube developed by PIXARGUS it is now possible to inspect the complete wavy structure of corrugated tubing gaplessly. Newly developed algorithms enable, for the first time ever, the…

Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, announces that its Hirschmann brand has joined the Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) Industrial Partner Network. Hirschmann is the technology and…

STADLER, the company specialized in designing and assembling sorting plants for the recycling and waste disposal sector, is starting the year 2020 in readiness to meet the growing volume and increasing complexity of the recycling…

The event will take place in Berlin from 28-29 October 2020 The fourth edition of AMI's Polymers in Footwear Conference returns to the Sofitel Hotel Kurfürstendamm in Berlin, Germany from 28-29 October 2020. This high-level…