Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, a specialist granulator manufacturer from Roetgen in the Eifel region of Germany, was among the nominees for the Plastics Recycling Award Europe which recognizes products that boost sustainability.…

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announced that it awarded Professor Marc Hillmyer, from the Chemistry Department at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, with the 2020 Bright Science…

The number of plastic parts being coated is rising inexorably – in a nearly unlimited range of diversity. Demands placed on the quality and individuality of painted surfaces are increasing continuously as well. At the same time, less and…

Aurora Organic Dairy installed an Aseptic Combi Predis from Sidel in their second milk plant, a greenfield project in Columbia, Missouri. FDA-approved and part of a complete line, which also features Tetra Pak Processing Systems technology,…

High strength combined with low weight and efficient production – thanks to this combination of properties, composites are becoming increasingly popular. In recent years, Covestro has developed a wide range of thermoplastic polycarbonate…

Packaging has many faces – and an important task: it should provide protection and information, and trigger the incentive to buy. In addition to design, surface characteristics play a decisive role. Painting opens up new and interesting…

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.…

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…

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…

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 …

All signs indicate that PaintExpo will take place this year. The world’s leading trade fair for industrial coating technologies will be held at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre with more than 500 national and international exhibitors from…

The advent of 21st century has brought many gifts that mankind will cherish, but these gifts have come with a cost. The ease of life, the higher consumption capacities, wasteful attitude and the ever-increasing aspirations have put us in…

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…

Borealis announces a new round of support to three leading social organisations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2020.  The support will be made available through the Borealis Social Fund. Founded in 2008, the Borealis Social Fund’s…