Continued investments lead to exceptional 17% growth in EU plastic recycling capacity
Installed plastic recycling capacity has grown by 17% in 2021 in EU27+3, boosted by an estimated €1.75 billion investment.
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Krones wins two German Design Awards in 2023
The accolades were conferred on both the new generation of the Contiform stretch blow-moulding machine and the Mobile Production Robotics system for their superior design.
New Packaging Regulation: views from the packaging supply chain
The conference organised by Amaplast and Ucima in cooperation with Confindustria Veneto Est presented the views and considerations of leading players in the supply chain and of the institutions
Solvay Launches ISCC PLUS Certified Mass Balance Hydroquinone and Hydroquinone Monomethylether
Solvay has announced that the production of its hydroquinone (HQ) and hydroquinone monomethylether (MeHQ), has been accredited to comply with the mass balance accounting regime of the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus system.
Two-day event expands programme into two conference theatres
Dutch Environment Minister Vivianne Heijnen to keynote at Plastics Recycling Show Europe Conference
Berry, Coca-Cola collaborate to implement tethered caps in EU markets
Berry’s new tethered closure on Coca-Cola bottles makes the closure less likely to be littered
Fortum Circo approved for EU Toy Safety Standard
Fortum’s plastic recyclate Fortum Circo, produced from post-consumer plastic waste, has been approved to be compliant with the EU Toy Safety Standard EN 71-3.
Central European Polymer Market outlook
From 2018, the market was characterised by low prices and cheap import. We had survived the first wave of the epidemic, the demand suddenly started. However, polymer deliveries were delayed due to a lack of containers. All this generated an actual shortage.
Fachpack 2022: New ideas and inspiration for the packaging sector
From 27 to 29 September 2022, it will once again be time for Fachpack, the trade fair for packaging, technology and processes, to open its doors at Exhibition Centre Nuremberg.
The Italians at K
Almost 400 Italian companies in the plastics and rubber sector registered for the upcoming edition of K, taking place in Düsseldorf on 19-26 October 2022.
Feedstock volatility, rising polymer prices
At the beginning of last week, both “feedstock” and energy prices reached their highest levels in 10 years. The price of oil was 139 USD/barrel, NAPHTHA was 1,121.7 USD/t and the price of natural gas was 227.201 Euro/MWh.
70 years of K in Düsseldorf – a world career made in Germany
K in Düsseldorf also started small once: the debut event “Wunder der Kunststoffe” (Miracles of Plastics) in 1952 registered 270 exhibiting companies – exclusively from Germany. They occupied approximately 14,000 square metres of net exhibition space.
