ALPLA Group, an international plastic packaging and recycling specialist, joins a new consortium for chemical recycling of PET. The consortium intends to speed up the commercialisation of enhanced recycling technology, BP Infinia, which…

PLASTINDIA 2021 to focus on responsible Environment-friendly innovations The 11th edition of PLASTINDIA, which will be held at New Delhi in February 2021, will be bigger than the previous editions, and will focus on responsible…

Mondi, global leader in innovative and sustainable packaging and paper solutions, has committed to join the 4evergreen alliance founded by CEPI, the pan-European association representing the forest fibre and paper industry. The aim of the…

RIGK GmbH and the European Association of Plastics Recycling & Recovery Organisations (EPRO) are issuing an invitation to the 3rd International Recycling Forum which will run from 26th to 28th November 2019 in Wiesbaden, Germany. The…

A new edition of the K fair is getting closer, an unmissable appointment for the plastic industry actors, all involved in the common goal of proposing new solutions for a sector today more than ever at the center of the controversies…

Interview with Alfred Stern, CEO of Borealis AG Why do plastics manufacturer endorse circular economy? Alfred Stern: A new era is dawning for our sector. The sooner we prepare for real circular economy the more positive the effect will be…

Nu-Vu Conair Pvt. Ltd., one of the leading manufacturers of Plastic Auxiliary Equipment in India inaugurated its new fabrication facility in Ahmedabad. This facility houses ultra-modern fabrication machinery such as Laser Cutting machine,…

Interview with Ulrich Reifenhäuser, CSO of the Reifenhäuser Group The amount of plastic waste is growing steadily worldwide. In order to use resources sustainably, waste has to be given a value, it ought to be recycled and not disposed of,…

Interview with Gian de Belder, Principal Scientist and Packaging Technologist at Procter & Gamble The problem of plastics waste must be tackled globally Part of the solution lies in the reduction of packaging material…

More than 200 companies have already booked stands at four exhibitions focused on plastics recycling, compounding, extrusion and testing, which will take place at Messe Essen in Germany on 3-4 June 2020. The Plastics Recycling World…

INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today introduces a new member of its Zylar family of MBS (“methyl methacrylate butadiene styrene”) materials. The new Zylar 631, rolled out to the markets in the Americas and in…

Developed and marketed since early 2019, CCMM combines all the intrinsic advantages of SACMI compression with user-friendliness, process consistency and cycle times shorter than those of competing technologies. CCM multilayer lies on the…

Ettlinger, a member of the Maag Group, will take advantage of the upcoming K 2019 to unveil the brand new ERF 1000 high performance melt filter for very high throughputs in recycling applications for plastic materials. The four filter drums…

Interview with Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director of VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery trade association of VDMA Thorsten Kühmann is convinced that the plastics industry can offer solutions that help to eliminate the…

Meditool’s 3D-printed neuro and spine surgery implants mean faster patient recovery and less surgical risk Investment strengthens Evonik’s Smart Materials growth engine with innovative application for high-performance polymers…