Mr. D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Honorable Union Minster, Chemical and Petrochemical, Government of India, inaugurated IPLEX 2019, South India's Largest Plastics Show at BIEC, Bangalore

• BASF’s partners in the ChemCycling project: Jaguar Land Rover, Storopack, Südpack and Schneider Electric • Promising pilot phase, but continued technological and economic challenges as well as need for regulatory developmen …

Chem-Trend, a world market leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance release agents, purging compounds, and other process chemical specialties, today announced the arrival of Lusin LU1201F, a lubricant specifically…

Plastic products have become an integral part of almost every area of life. For good reason. Plastic packaging extends the shelf life of food, plastic parts in cars reduces their weight and CO2 emissions. In medicine, plastics ensure…

Over 3000 exhibitors from more than 50 countries +++ Hot topic “circular economy” +++ Comprehensive supporting programme +++ Exhibitor database online +++ Online ticket office to open at the end of March K 2019, known as “The World’s No. 1…

In the run-up to K 2019, the European plastics industry faces challenges on several fronts. Overall, the economy is just bumping along; the prolonged exit of the UK from the European Union is creating disquiet; major traditional export…

A country report in the run-up to K 2019 The Asian region is buckling down on major trends and issues to achieve a future “perfect” economic growth, which will have a ripple effect on the plastics industry. In the run-up to K 2019, The…

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,…

In the heart of Madrid’s financial centre, in the AZCA district, stands Castellana 77, a building which, after two decades out of service, has begun a new iconic life thanks to luis vidal + arquitectos. The original 1977 tower is now a…

The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced that its Corrugated Plastic Pipe Association (CPPA) Division has become the Drainage Division of PPI.  In addition to the new name announcement, the division introduced its new website at…

HRScool is an innovative solution for hot runner injection molding, in which the otherwise necessary water cooling of the corresponding actuator can be dispensed with. The key to this is the twice optimized temperature management system,…

Opening up federally funded infrastructure projects to include thermoplastic pipe can increase the elimination of plastic waste. That was the position of Tony Radoszewski, CAE, president of the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) during his…

BST eltromat International, a leading manufacturer of quality assurance systems for web-processing industries based in Bielefeld, Germany, has increased its stake in Nyquist Systems GmbH, Landsberg am Lech, Germany, through its parent…

“While performing audit activities, we are able to identify areas of improvement, identify any gaps in our systems, and initiate corrective actions that allow us to improve procedures going forward. These audit activities significantly…

Levissima, part of Sanpellegrino Group (Nestlé Waters), needed to address the growing demand for bottled water in Italy with a new complete line, producing its re-designed 1.5 litre bottle of pure, Alpine water. With the help of its…