DarWIN research project accelerates multi-manufacturer machine learning The Fraunhofer spin-off plus 10  has been conducting application-oriented research together with the South German Plastic Center SKZ . As part of their DarWIN research…

Game-changing recycling plant to be built in Melbourne’s west   A new PET plastic recycling facility will be built in Altona North by a cross-industry partnership, with the facility set to be the largest of its kind in Victoria upon…

New Customizable PET Solution Maintains Carbonation in Beverages, Energy Drinks Ring Container Technologies, a leader in the plastic container manufacturing industry, today announced it has developed a customizable PET solution for…

Borealis and Reclay Group establish a unique strategic partnership to tackle the challenge of plastic packaging waste and its recycling The strategic partnership will combine the complementary strengths and capabilities of both players in…

Borealis and Reclay Group establish a unique strategic partnership  to tackle the challenge of plastic packaging waste and its recycling The strategic partnership will combine the complementary strengths and capabilities of both players…

Tad McGwire Named Chairman of Plastics Industry Association Washington, D.C.-The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has announced the election of Tad McGwire as Chairman of the Board. McGwire is CEO and owner of Industrial heater corp…

AeroFlexx Awarded the “Made for Recycling” Seal From Interseroh Aeroflexx announced  that it has been awarded the “Made for Recycling” seal from Interseroh for the AeroFlexx liquid package, a flexible construct which contains an air frame…

Clariant completes sale of its Pigments business Clariant, a focused, sustainable and innovative specialty chemical company, today completed the sale of its Pigments business to a consortium of Heubach Group (“Heubach”) and SK Capital…

UniteChem expands its portfolio of high-performance light stabilizers Dusseldorf, Germany, November 3, 2021 – UniteChem Group, the world’s leading supplier of light stabilizers for plastics in a broad range of high-end industrial…

ZERO PELLET LOSS CERTIFICATION SCHEME PILOTED AT BOREALIS PRODUCTION LOCATIONS Borealis is first plastics producer to carry out third-party external audits for Operation Clean Sweep®, an international initiative aimed at preventing pellet…

Indorama Ventures opens new IOD business and R&D center in Mumbai to serve customers in India and Asia-Pacific  Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global sustainable chemical company, opened its new 10,000-square-foot…

Indorama Ventures opens new IOD business and R&D center in Mumbai to serve customers in India and Asia-Pacific Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global sustainable chemical company, opened its new 10,000-square-foot…

Keep food fresh with this bacteria-killing packaging A team of scientists from NTU Singapore and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, US, has developed a ‘smart’ food packaging material that is biodegradable, sustainable and kills…

The 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing celebrated an inspiring restart in Friedrichshafen from the 12th through the 16th of October, 2021. 1470 exhibitors from 39 countries came to Lake Constance for the first…

75 Percent Plastic Reduction Muller Technology has collaborated with a leading European packaging manufacturer to develop the industry’s first hybrid pail with strong barrier properties and a more sustainable packaging option. …