SML is developing foamed sheet for hot fill applications with new features in terms of heat resistance, insulation and recyclability in a joint R&D programme together with its partner KIEFEL. The basis for these new products is a…

Eppingen-based machine and plant manufacturer DIEFFENBACHER is successfully withstanding the general global economic weakness through its focus on sustainable technologies. Numerous project wins justify the company’s creation of its…

A perfect atmosphere at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre: Between 12 and 14 November 2019, BrauBeviale once again became the focal point of the international beverage industry. About 40,000 trade visitors (2018: 40,882), including around…

‘Microban Powered’ masterbatches to revolutionize cleanliness, hygiene and sustainability of plastics used in packaging, healthcare and industrial sectors, by inhibiting microbial growth ALOK, India’s leading masterbatch producer,…

• Manufacturers of plastics and rubber machinery supply technologies for converting to circular economy • Holistic thinking and acting develops plastic waste as valuable resource • Export stop for old plastics in countries with lower…

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 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…

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…

Coperion K-Tron is proud to announce a completely new K3 line of vibratory feeders for dry bulk solids which will be exhibited at K 2019.  The innovative new feeder design features a unique, patent-pending drive system combined with an…

Interview with Thomas Herrmann, CEO at Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG. All players along the plastics value-added chain are joining forces in Europe to initiate a functionable circular economy. No other country has…

To celebrate the 40th year of Labels and Labelling, Avery Dennison is creating their biggest ever trade show presence at the Labelexpo event. Under the theme “Making a Material Difference”, the Avery Dennison team of experts will…

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…

AptarGroup, Inc., a global leader in dispensing, drug delivery and active packaging solutions, announced today that it has partnered with PureCycle Technologies, to prepare for the introduction of PureCycle’s Ultra-Pure Recycled…