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The EU-funded FOREST project has validated composite components for automotive, aerospace and bus applications. The demonstrators reduced weight by 30–35% and manufacturing energy consumption by 15–25% compared with conventional references.
Envalior announces it will present material solutions at Chinaplas 2026, covering applications in mobility, electrical and electronics, and consumer goods. The company highlights its bio- and recycled-based materials portfolio and product development support services.
Amberley Labels, the Coveris Group’s luxury labelling division, will launch an expanded luxury packaging offer at London Packaging Week 2025. The portfolio adds cartons, rigid and spiral-wound formats, bagasse-based options and smart technologies to complement its premium labels.
A 25-partner consortium led by the University of Torino has launched Oliwa to repurpose olive by-products into co-products for animal feeds, functional ingredients, packaging and biogas. Aimplas will assess extrusion processability and validate rigid packaging and lidding film prototypes based on olive waste.
European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry in Europe, has officially relocated its main operations to Brussels.
Aimplas has developed a pioneering methodology that enables the biodegradability of plastic materials to be assessed three times faster than conventional testing methods.
The new Horizon Europe-funded GRECO project provides innovative biobased, biodegradable and recyclable food packaging based on novel PLA copolymers, functional coatings, additives and green catalysts.
Global coalition aims to move the fashion industry towards a circular future by utilizing renewable nature-driven materials.
European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the adoption of the European Union’s ambitious Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
European Bioplastics concludes two days of insightful presentations, panel discussions and market data analysis at EBC24.
Emirates Biotech has selected Sulzer as the technology provider for its upcoming Polylactic Acid (PLA) production plant in the United Arab Emirates.
The validation of Kraiburg TPE’s climate protection targets in March 2024 marks another milestone for the issues of sustainability and climate protection in the company.
The Padua-based company is consistently experiencing positive outcomes from its strategic initiatives aimed at reducing environmental impact.
Asahi Kasei Europe joined Plastics Europe Germany, the leading association of plastics producers in Germany, in December 2023.
European Bioplastics (EUBP) released its Policy Manifesto, calling on the European Union (EU) to develop a comprehensive Biopolymers Industrial Action Plan.
Together with the Polish member of the Cypriot Synergy Horizon Group, KraussMaffei Extrusion GmbH, Laatzen, Germany, has now developed a process for producing a 100% bio-based reinforced thermoplastic: lignin-reinforced PLA.
Today, Avient Corporation is proud to introduce its third-party-certified Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Calculator, developed to evaluate the carbon footprint of Avient’s specialized and sustainable material solutions.
Rising expectations to Chinaplas 2024 from the industry
The compounding group Hexpol TPE has added to its credentials: The International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) was awarded to their site in Lichtenfels, Germany.
Polykemi and Scanfill recently took a further step in their sustainability work and are now certified according to ISCC PLUS.
With Brewnomic, the Freising team has set the industry standard for some time in order to make the brewing process energy self-sufficient and CO2 neutral and offers various concepts for energy recovery, residue recycling or process water saving.
A full house, satisfied exhibitors, 39,343 enthusiastic expert visitors and forward-looking topics – the overall results are quite impressive.
Successful edition of the international event dedicated to the plastics and rubber industry
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.
Celebrating 75 years of connecting the UK plastics industry
Neste, Suntory, Eneos and Mitsubishi Corporation - cooperation marks the first time renewable Neste RE is used for production of PET, one of the most commonly used polymers for drinking bottles.
Preparations for the International Fair of the Plastics Industry in Istanbul are in full swing. The Plast Eurasia Istanbul 2023 Fair, organized by TÜYAP Tüm Fuarcılık Yapıcılık A.Ş., in cooperation with PAGEV, is preparing to bring together sector professionals for the 32nd time from November 22-25, 2023.
The Swedish compounders, Hexpol TPE AB and Polykemi AB, have collaborated on a 2K sustainable development project for consumer products.
Collectives, broad representation of foreign exhibitors and buyers, focus on networking
An award-winning material innovation startup, Sulapac, has launched Sulapac Luxe, a new bio-based material ideal for substituting hard plastics, including ABS, as part of its expanded portfolio for cosmetics and beauty packaging.
Arnitel Eco is a bio-based thermoplastic copolyester, partially derived from renewable rapeseed oil. This significantly reduces the material’s cradle-to-gate CO2 emissions – delivering a carbon footprint reduction of up to 50% compared to traditional copolyesters.
At the end of January 2023, trade fair promoters P. E. Schall had already registered 1169 exhibitors from 38 countries. “Halls A1 to A7 and B1 to B5, as well as the east and west foyer areas, including the east concourse, are nearly full,”
SABIC has reaffirmed commitment to accelerating the circular carbon economy by unveiling a target of one million metric tons of Trucircle solutions by 2030.
Plast Eurasia Istanbul Fair, world’s 3rd largest plastics industry fair has gathered 1087 participant companies from 41 countries and 64.047 professional visitors from 115 countries at Tuyap Fair and Convention Center in Istanbul on November 23-26, 2022
ACI’s 9th European Biopolymer Summit will be taking place in London, UK, on 8th - 9th February 2023.
Arkema announces a major step forward in its innovative sustainable offer with the certification of a range of bio-attributed acrylic monomers using the mass balance approach.