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Stadler to build advanced MSW sorting plant UTM Leste in São Paulo

Stadler to build advanced MSW sorting plant UTM Leste in São Paulo

Stadler Anlagenbau and Ecourbis Ambiental will build UTM Leste, a highly automated municipal solid waste treatment plant in São Paulo that will combine European engineering with Brazilian operating conditions to increase material recovery, RDF production and biogas feedstock.

Demand for high-performance yarns on the rise

Demand for high-performance yarns on the rise

Barmag, part of the Oerlikon Group, is commissioning three new HMLS yarn systems in China as local producers ramp up capacity to meet rising global demand for high-performance polyester tire cord.

Intelligent packaging for bakery products at interpack 2026

Intelligent packaging for bakery products at interpack 2026

The bakery industry is rapidly adopting sustainable materials, robotics and AI-based quality control to optimise packaging of bread, pastries and biscuits. Interpack 2026 will showcase how these solutions combine product protection, efficiency and flexibility.

Syensqo wins SPE Innovation Awards 2025

Syensqo wins SPE Innovation Awards 2025

Syensqo has received the 2025 Society of Plastics Engineers Innovation Award in the Materials Category for the first use of its Tecnoflon FKM NFS non-fluorosurfactant fluoroelastomer in an automotive PCV valve O-ring application.

Fanuc Poland opens technology competence center in Wrocław

Fanuc Poland opens technology competence center in Wrocław

Fanuc Poland has launched a new headquarters in Wrocław with an expanded technology competence center combining an application showroom, service areas, a spare parts warehouse and an extended Fanuc Academy. The facility integrates office, service, logistics and training functions to support industrial automation users, including plastics injection moulding processors.

Omya creates global specialty materials distribution unit

Omya creates global specialty materials distribution unit

Omya has established Omya Specialty Materials, a new global business unit focused on the sales and distribution of specialty materials that combines third‑party portfolios with the company’s mineral-based products.

Material quality, exchange and concrete applications

Material quality, exchange and concrete applications

At K 2025 in Düsseldorf, WIS Kunststoffe focused on its FDA-cleared post-consumer rPP grade for food-contact applications and on in-depth technical discussions with customers about regulatory-compliant recyclate solutions for packaging, consumer goods and automotive uses.