Fakuma 2021 - enthralling and characterised by transformation
Exhibitors and expert visitors are eagerly awaiting the 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing in Friedrichshafen from the 12th through the 16th of October, 2021.
Recycling
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Extending the scope of shredders for plastics recycling with a flexible cutting system
Modern plastics come in all shapes and sizes, and are used in countless applications. The different materials must be, for example, particularly tear-resistant in terms of ropes or nets, withstand great pressures in the case of pallets and similar, or keep their shape as for cladding parts.
Wastewater treatment in plastics recycling
Recycling lines for plastics are the circular economy’s lynchpins – and as such make a vital contribution towards protecting our natural environment and economising on valuable resources. On the other hand, they also consume resources, chief among them water.
Tomra Recycling & Indorama Ventures collaborate in Mexico
The recycling sector in Mexico is witnessing the collaboration of two companies, Tomra Recycling and Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited.
KHS provides systems for the closed recycling loop
It comes as no surprise to learn that the majority of parliamentarians in Germany’s Bundestag have now finally approved the changes to the German Packaging Law.
One more successful task for Amut during Covid time
The company cares of the planet, by preventing post-consume PET bottles from being sent to landfill or dispersed into the environment, enabling their reuse and recycling, through various solutions ranging from sorting and washing to extrusion and thermoforming.
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe finalists’ reveal to livestream on 15 June
Finalists in seven categories at the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2021 will be revealed in a livestream event taking place on Tuesday 15 June.
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.
BASF, Quantafuel and Remondis want to cooperate on chemical recycling
BASF, Quantafuel and Remondis have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate a cooperation in chemical recycling including a joint investment into a pyrolysis plant for plastic waste.
Antibacterial food trays created using fishing industry waste
Saving our health, saving the planet
Resilux set to double bottle-to-bottle recycling capacity using Erema technology
Resilux, a leading PET bottle and preform producer, has announced a major new technology investment which will result in them doubling their bottle-to-bottle PET recycling capacity.
