Kirk Group automates flexo plate production with Catena+ A ThermoFlexX imager combined with a full Catena+ platemaking line has boosted overall equipment efficiency (OEE) for the Australian prepress specialist. The new system offers fully…

Perstorp introduces the world’s first 2-Ethylhexanol partly based on renewables Leading specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp introduces 2-Ethylhexanol based on 25% renewable raw material according to a traceable mass balance concept. 2-EH…

Solvay Launches New Biosurfactants for Carbon-Neutral and Circular Beauty Care Products Mirasoft® SL L60 and Mirasoft® SL A60 are 100% biobased and biodegradable surfactants manufactured through a cost-efficient fermentation process,…

Borealis Bornewables help Uponor create the world’s first cross-linked polyethylene (PE-X) pipes based on renewable feedstock In line with its EverMinds™ initiatives to work with partners along the value chain and accelerate action on…

Fresh impulses for wind energy Investment in innovation: Covestro researches material solutions for sustainable energy generation at its new wind technology center Optimization and new development of PUR resins in cooperation with…

"We have to reduce our carbon footprint sustainably" Interview with Dr. Christoph Schumacher, Director Marketing at Arburg GmbH + Co KG Dr. Schumacher, how can you reconcile plastics and the environment? From our point of view, plastic is…

Mondi teams up with EW Technology to launch new machine for paper pallet wrapping Mondi and EW Technology have partnered to create an innovative new paper wrapping machine. EW Technology's mechanical engineering knowledge has been…

Arburg Trainees Win VDMA "Carbon Busters" Award VDMA promotes climate protection: "next generation reduces emissions " First prize: Arburg trainees win 3,000 euros for reducing the carbon footprint of coffee machines Clearly calculated:…

First evidence of microplastics in Antarctic snow Most people see Antarctica as a pristine, relatively untouched place, but a new study published today has revealed the presence of microplastics – plastic pieces much smaller than a grain of…

Much has been written about the ills of bottled water. About the ugly plastic waste it generates. About the massive price difference between a bottle of mineral water and a bottle of tapwater when the quality is often not very different.…

REMONDIS and Werner & Mertz cooperate on plastics recycling The current global political situation with the continuing pandemic-related breakdowns in global supply chains, the struggle to find economic solutions to climate change and,…

INDUSTRY PROJECTS AND MEMBERS AWARDS ANNOUNCED Winners in Each Plastics Pipe Institute Division The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced the winners of its Projects and Members of the Year program during its annual membership…

Belden’s Q2 2022 Product Launches Include High-Performance Solutions Belden, a leading global supplier of specialty networking solutions, announces six Q2 2022 product launches that give customers new integration capabilities, new ways to…

Avery Dennison and Mactac present new sustainable graphics solutions portfolio at FESPA 2022 Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions EMENA is continuing its increased focus on sustainability with the launch of new Sustainable Graphics Solutions…

Milliken & Company investment advances its coating additives lab in Ohio, USA Milliken & Company (“Milliken”), a global material science expert, is excited to share that it has made a significant investment in the coating additives…