PolyOne  announced availability of ColorMatrix™ Excelite™ IM chemical foaming additives (CFAs), formulated specifically for injection molding applications. As a complement to PolyOne’s liquid Excelite CFA portfolio for extrusion, new…

Austria's largest self-consumption PV system Automation specialist B&R has expanded its photovoltaic system and increased its capacity from one megawatt to 1.5 megawatts. The roof of the company's headquarters in Eggelsberg is now home…

• 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 …

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…

A country report in the run-up to K 2019 The North American plastics industry, led by the United States, is posting good business results this year. Sales, revenue and growth indicators are pointing up for the foreseeable future. Among…

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…

Plastic waste desecrating beaches and rivers or oozing out of the ruptured belly of a dead fish – at the moment, these disturbing images seem to be ubiquitous. Consequently, the image of plastics has never been as negative as it is today,…

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…

Project Proof, an Ellen MacArthur Foundation Pioneer Project led by Mondi, develops a usable pouch prototype containing 20% post-consumer waste bringing flexible packaging one step closer to a circular economy Mondi Group, a…

Cutting-Edge Solutions for Elastomers, Polyolefins and Engineering Plastic Applications SI Group, a leading global developer and manufacturer of performance additives, process solutions, pharmaceuticals and chemical intermediates, will…

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,…

SABIC today introduced its LNP ELCRIN iQ portfolio of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) compounded resins derived from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) to support the circular economy and help reduce plastic waste. By chemically…

Technical knowledge based plastics compounder Luxus has as part of a consortium won an £840,462 Innovate UK grant to develop a novel process to remove retained odour from post-consumer recycled plastics. The aim of this new 30 month…

Downloadable document shows that it is technically possible and economically worthwhile to produce goods from 100% recycled plastic. TOMRA Sorting Recycling has published an e-book examining the role that recycling can play in providing…

In 2018, the WITTMANN Group again increased its sales figure compared to the previous year and thus continued its growth. Since the end of the year, however, the order situation has been showing first signs of slowing down.  The WITTMANN…