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Engel at JEC World 2022 in Paris
JEC World 2022 from 3 to 5 May in Paris, France, showcases the entire value chain of the composites industry. One important step in this chain is the shaping of thermoplastic fibre-composite preforms.
Green products drive Sirmax Group's business, taking 2021 turnover to 480 million euros
The second US plant, entirely dedicated to the production of circular polymers, is now operational
Hexpol TPE Receives EcoVadis' Platinum Medal for Sustainability
In recognition of their sustainability work Hexpol TPE, the international polymer compounding group has achieved platinum status in the EcoVadis ratings for their site in Manchester, UK.
STADLER designs and installs state-of-the-art light packaging sorting plant in Eitting, Germany for PreZero Recycling
The new facility is the most advanced light packaging sorting plant in Europe, capable of sorting the packaging fractions by color and, very importantly, even filter black plastics. This results in extremely high-quality output that can be recycled into new products. With an annual throughput of approximately 120,000 tons, it is also the biggest light packaging plant in Europe.
It’s ready, steady, go … for recycled content and the Plastic Packaging Tax
The tax on the production and import of plastic packaging with less than 30% PCR (post-consumer recycled content) comes into force on April 1, 2022.
With Kreyenborg’s new technology, odor-contaminated post-consumer plastics get “second life”!
Kreyenborg has developed sustained, high-level expertise in plastics recycling, with solutions for decontamination of PCR-PET, crystallization, drying, and heating of bulk materials, using infrared technology.
Packaging solution using certified circural polyethylene from ocean bound plastic
SABIC, Polivouga and Nueva Pescanova collaborate in seafood packaging solution using certified circural polyethylene from ocean bound plastic
Arburg at Greenplast 2022: sustainability in practice
Arburg will be demonstrating its expertise in circular economy and resource conservation with a turnkey system producing cups from bio-based polypropylene (PP) with a lasered R-Cycle code for single-sort recycling.
FIP in Lyon: NETSTAL demonstrates biodegradable packaging on all-electric high-performance machine
At FIP in Lyon (April 5 to 8), NETSTAL will present an innovative thin-wall packaging application.
AMUT successfully contributes to Viridor’s green ambitions
In 2020 AMUT was selected by UK-based Viridor, one of the global leading actors embodying the circular economy philosophy, for its world class polymer recycling facility.
For more sustainability in the automotive industry
Techniplas and KraussMaffei build new MXW 1000 ColorForm system. Customer benefits from KraussMaffei expertise in injection molding and reaction process machinery
