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Plastics Festival in Friedrichshafen

Plastics Festival in Friedrichshafen

The world’s leading trade fair highlight for injection moulding, extrusion technology, thermoforming and 3D printing will deal with the forward-looking topics of circular economy, digitalisation, process automation and energy efficiency.

"Circular Plastics Traceability" drives standardized exchange of packaging data

"Circular Plastics Traceability" drives standardized exchange of packaging data

The standardized exchange of product data is the basis for efficient and sustainable value chains. Digital product passports (DPPs) are the vehicle with which data can be transmitted across companies and products can be traced. R-Cycle is the digital product passport for plastic packaging, based on GS1 standards.

The tyranny of the MFR

The tyranny of the MFR

The plastics industry faces significant challenges in the coming years between 2025-2030. According to the commitments of the European Plastics Pactan average of 25-30% recycled plastic must be used in plastic finished products and packaging materials.

Polish polyolefin market tight

Polish polyolefin market tight

PE and PP supply has tightened in the Polish market this week. It was nearly impossible to get the material from polyolefin producers for two weeks prior to this one, and now it is getting increasingly more difficult to buy it from traders as well.

Polish market begins to change

Polish market begins to change

The situation has begun changing in the Polish polyolefin market. PE and PP producers are reducing their capacity utilisation or storing their products while refusing to sell large quantities of the commodity to traders and converters.

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