NPE2024 sets new record
NPE2024: The Plastics Show, the global platform for innovation in plastics, has sold 1,024,462 sq. ft of exhibit space at this year’s in-person Space Draw event - a new record high with 982,000 sq. ft. sold in 2018.
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Sulapac Luxe - a new sustainable material for luxury fragrance caps
An award-winning material innovation startup, Sulapac, has launched Sulapac Luxe, a new bio-based material ideal for substituting hard plastics, including ABS, as part of its expanded portfolio for cosmetics and beauty packaging.
DSM Engineering Materials helps DiFOLD unlock the next level of circularity
Arnitel Eco is a bio-based thermoplastic copolyester, partially derived from renewable rapeseed oil. This significantly reduces the material’s cradle-to-gate CO2 emissions – delivering a carbon footprint reduction of up to 50% compared to traditional copolyesters.
Quantafuel concludes its strategic review with proposed acquisition by Viridor
The UK-based recycling and waste management company Viridor announced a formal offer to acquire all of Quantafuel’s outstanding shares for NOK 1.058million (NOK 6.38 per share).
Finalists announced for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023
Winners will be announced at PRSE in Amsterdam on 11 May.
Plast 2023: five years since the last edition
New projects, new impetus, and new content at the technology showcase for the plastics and rubber industry.
A real lightweight: Sustainable order picking pallet from Cabka
Sustainable and ergonomic: Cabka introduces nestable and robust Retail E5.3 order picking pallet
Teknor Apex introduces New Crealen
Teknor Apex introduces New Crealen – an Innovative Glass Filled Halogen Free Flame Retardant Polypropylene (HFFR PP)
Skills, values, community: Sacmi inaugurates the Academy
Over 48,000 training hours completed in 2022 alone, involving some 3,000 people. President of SACMI, Paolo Mongardi: “The Academy is much more than one physical place. It’s a starting point for sharing a culture of 'know-how’ that draws on ‘can-do’ core values”.
JEC World 2023, the place to be for composites professionals
Well-known as the “Festival of composites” each year in Paris, JEC World is a unique event dedicated to composite materials, their manufacturing technologies and application markets.
World premiere: Allrounder 470 H
Two hybrid Allrounder 470 H machines set the stage for new machine technology at the first anniversary event celebrating "100 years of the Hehl family company".
Covestro launches new ultra-durable material solution
Covestro, a leading producer of advanced polymers and high-performance plastics in the United States and around the world, developed Makrolon 3638 polycarbonate.
