https://www.plastech.biz/en/news/tag/sustainability-212 · 28.07.2026

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Hubergroup takes BOPE films to a new level with the new Gecko 2-Component Varnish

BOPE (Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene) films are known for their excellent recyclability, but their limited temperature resistance has so far been an obstacle to broader industrial applications.

2025-04-16 film

Award-winning flood protection made from recycled plastic

Danish Urban Water Retention (UWR) developed an innovative modular system, assembled like Legos, to manage stormwater and prevent flooding in urban settings.

2025-04-15 polypropylene (PP)

Avient to present a broad array of sustainable materials solutions at Chinaplas 2025

Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, will showcase its portfolio of advanced and sustainable products and services and host three technical seminars at Chinaplas 2025.

2025-04-15 fairs

Südpack’s key focus at seafood in Barcelona: sustainability!

In the 2025 trade fair season, Südpack will once again showcase its resource-efficient and recyclable packaging concepts for food products. From May 6 to 8, the company’s latest products for packaging fish and seafood will be on dis-play at the Seafood Expo in Barcelona.

2025-04-14 packaging industry

ENGEL supports upcycling research at TH Rosenheim

The ENGEL Group, Europe's leading provider of injection moulding technologies, has provided the Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences with a state-of-the-art injection moulding cell.

2025-04-14 technologies

PVC extruder with innovative dosing unit convinces Bahrain Pipes

The extrusion unit with direct dosing for the production of highly filled 3-layer PVC pipes is running: "Bahrain Pipes, one of the largest pipe manufacturers in the Middle East, was the first customer to choose our modern and sustainable machine solution", Gernot Dorn, international Sales Director at battenfeld-cincinnati in Vienna, is pleased.

2025-04-11 extrusion

Sustainability par excellence: EcoVadis awards Kraiburg TPE with gold medal

Following several awards for the individual sites in Germany, Malaysia and the USA in previous years, Kraiburg TPE has been awarded a gold medal as an overall company for the first time by the renowned assessment company EcoVadis 2025.

2025-04-10 awards

Röhm publishes ESG Report 2024 based on future ESRS requirements

Titled "Creating Sustainable Value", Röhm has published the ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) report for the financial year 2024. In the report, Röhm sets out its policies, measures and goals in all key ESG areas.

2025-04-09 market

Sustainable Solutions from Südpack Medica and the IMA Group

With PharmaGuard, a PP-based, recyclable blister packaging solution, SSüdpack Medica paved the way for greater sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry. But that was just the beginning.

2025-04-09 polypropylene (PP)

Plastics and circularity - caught between necessity and potential

K 2025 from 8 to 15 October in Düsseldorf has set itself the goal of addressing the central issues of our times. One of its three Hot Topics reads “Shaping the Circular Economy”.

2025-04-04 fairs

Il Visone transforms grape storage with Tosca’s reusable crate solutions

Il Visone, a key player within the Agricoper Italian group specialising in the cultivation and supply of fresh grapes, has partnered with Tosca to address their operational challenges, maintain the quality of the produce during harvesting and storage, and achieve their sustainability goals.

2025-04-03 cooperation

New sales leadership for Syncro Group

After an important career in the industry, culminating with management experience in international companies in the plastics and extrusion industry, Matteo Spinola joins Syncro Group in the role of Sales Director.

2025-04-01 plastics