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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.

2022-03-10 machine industry

ALPLA expands its PET recycling capacity in Germany

The packaging and recycling specialist acquires Texplast and the joint venture PET Recycling Team Wolfen

2022-03-07 world

European mechanical plastics recycling exceeded 8 mln tonnes in 2021

European mechanical plastics recycling exceeded 8 million tonnes in 2021 despite feedstock insecurities caused by Covid-19 slowdown

2022-03-07 European Union (EU)

Waste2Func builds platform to collect food waste to convert it into bioplastics

Waste2Func builds platform to collect food waste from agriculture, food industry, supermarkets, auctions and restaurants to convert it into bioplastics and biosurfactants

2022-03-03 bio-based materials

BASF launches RegXcellence for plastic additives

BASF launches a new service offering, RegXcellence, for its plastic additives customers which enables targeted access to a range of global regulatory support.

2022-02-15 chemical materials

The most advanced materials recovery facility in the EU

Stadler and ZenRobotics have built the pioneering new sorting plant with Remeo Oy, a Finnish company specializing in environmental management.

2022-02-15 recycling

The 2nd Annual Bioplastics Innovation Forum

The 2nd Annual Bioplastics Innovation Forum is a result of the global efforts to reduce such plastic pollution and to reduce the greenhouse gases emitted in the production stage.

2022-02-14 polymers

INEOS Styrolution starts ABS production in Wingles, France

INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced the start of ABS production in Wingles, France, having completed the conversion of an existing polystyrene line to the production of ABS.

2022-01-31 acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

LSR processing in micro injection molding

At the Fakuma 2021 in hall B1, booth 1204, Wittmann Battenfeld will manufacture a support ring with a silicone membrane to demonstrate its expertise in two disciplines: liquid silicone processing and the production of top-quality micro parts.

2021-10-14 machine industry

How Europe is moving towards its recyclable packaging goals

The amount of packaging waste being produced is unsustainable, and Europe is very serious about achieving its circular economy objectives, says Maja Desgrées du Loû, Policy Officer, Packaging & Packaging Waste Directive, European Commission.

2021-09-10 European Union (EU)

Investments at SAX Polymers

SAX Polymers Industrie GmbH is currently building a new production hall with an area of 1,800 m² within the Plastoplan facilities in Vienna.

2021-09-02 polymer industry

Beverage industry needs priority access to its recycled plastic material to close the bottle loop

The non-alcoholic beverage industry, Natural Mineral Waters Europe and UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe, calls on the European Commission for “priority access” to its recycled plastic material, or a similar mechanism that guarantees “right of first refusal”, to be incorporated in the upcoming revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.

2021-07-14 recycling