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Chinaplas concluded with a huge success
On April 16, Chinaplas 2021, the first post-pandemic international trade fair for the plastics and rubber industries, has come to an end in the Greater Bay Area.
STADLER Service Data Cloud platform enhances sorting plant efficiency
STADLER’s Service Data Cloud (SDC) provides a complete overview of the sorting plant’s operation with data captured from the facility’s equipment, unlocking opportunities to optimize its efficiency, facilitate troubleshooting and service support, and maximize uptime.
NEO Group started to produce PET resins with 25% recycled secondary raw materials
At the beginning of this year, UAB NEO Group, a PET producer operating in Klaipėda FEZ, produced and sent to customers for testing the first PET resins, which were manufactured using up to 25% of recycled raw materials.
New thin-wall packaging application center in Switzerland
Sabic and Kraussmaffei's Netstal brand officially open thin-wall packaging application center in Switzerland
Evonik launches new product line of photopolymers for 3D printing
Evonik has developed two photopolymers for industrial 3D printing applications and introduces them under the brand names Infinam TI 3100 L and Infinam ST 6100 L.
First deliveries of R&P Polyplastic to the Polish market
On April 9 the first commercial batch of Armamid PA6 GF 15-1T has been dispatched from the Moscow warehouse and in a couple of days received by the Polish distribution company MOBI Sp. z o.o.
Oerlikon signs agreement to acquire INglass
Oerlikon announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Italy-headquartered INglass S.p.A. and its innovative hot runner systems technology operating under its market-leading HRSflow business.
Enjoying coffee without feeling guilty: Reusable coffee cup lid made of TPE
Sustainability, convenience and enjoyment are now no longer contradictions – and manufacturers are responding: for example Cadios GmbH, a German start-up business that has developed the first reusable lid for coffee mugs and cups.
152,134 visitors joined the mega show
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinaplas has once again proved itself to be a high standard platform for presenting new technologies and sourcing latest products for the plastics and rubber industries.
Euractiv.pl: The place for plastics in a zero-emission economy
Recycling of plastic packaging must improve in the EU. Still, the real problem is not plastics themselves, but their appropriate use and waste management. This is the conclusion from the discussion at the webinar organized by EURACTIV Poland titled “A New Paradigm for Plastics and Their Role in the EU’s Zero-Emission Economy Plans”.
Elix Polymers developed medical pre-coloured ABS materials optimised for laser marking
Laser marking is a useful tool for implementing the mandatory unique device identification (UDI) that is required by actual medical legislations to protect against counterfeiting
