Plastics Recycling Show Europe publishes conference programme
The organisers of Plastics Recycling Show Europe, taking place at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 22-23 June 2022, have published the event’s full conference programme.
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Covestro extends film production in Germany
Covestro is expanding its production capacities for thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) Films in the Platilon range, as well as the associated infrastructure and logistics.
World’s first production line for sustainable and floatable shrink sleeve film opened in Poland
Innovia Films (Innovia), a major producer of highly differentiated speciality films, announces the opening of a new 6.2 metre multi-layer co-extrusion line at its site in Płock, Poland.
Starlinger recycling technology for Australia’s largest PET recycling plant
The recently opened Circular Plastics Australia PET recycling facility in Albury-Wodonga, New South Wales, is equipped with a recoSTAR PET 215 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line from Starlinger that produces 2.5 tons of rPET per hour.
Huhtamaki Foundation sets up its first recycling plant in Maharashtra, India
Huhtamaki Foundation sets up its first recycling plant in Maharashtra, India, as part of its #CloseTheLoop initiative.
Breaking the bottlenecks of recycled plastic content
Brand owners and packaging converters in the plastics industry are facing major bottlenecks in recycled content availability.
Longstanding partnership on new paths
Hosokawa Alpine has been working with the Polish film manufacturer ELA for many years. Now the customer is venturing into something new: a modern MDO line with a vacuum roll is being used to produce laminating films in full PE design, thus opening up a new market.
Vecoplan at Plastpol - Back to the cycle
Plastpol: Vecoplan to present its broad range of products for processing plastic waste
Tomra Recycling chosen as equipment provider of DGrade’s new sorting plant in Abu Dhabi
DGrade opened its first sorting facility situated in Abu Dhabi to produce high-quality recycled plastic content for the industries with the help of Tomra’s Autosort and Autosort Flake.
Mondi and Thimonnier team up to make recyclable packaging for liquid soap refills
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has joined forces with French machine supplier Thimonnier to develop a recyclable packaging that reduces plastic waste.
Borealis and Grabher partnership gives used FFP2 face masks another life
High-quality face masks made in Austria by Grabher contain fully recyclable meltblown polypropylene supplied by Borealis
Solvay partners with Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials to recycle end-of-life medical components
Medical equipment made using Solvay’s Udel high-performance polysulfone (PSU) thermoplastic will be recycled at the end of their useful lives in a new sustainability initiative that the company has embarked on with Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM).
TOMRA celebrates 50th anniversary by announcing world without waste mission
TOMRA, the global provider of advanced collection and sorting systems, celebrates its 50th anniversary today.
Klӧckner Pentaplast adds rPET/PET capacity
Klӧckner Pentaplast adds rPET/PET capacity to Beaver site to further grow sustainable healthcare and food packaging market in North America
MOL Group acquired ReMat, Hungary’s market leading plastics recycling company
MOL Group acquired ReMat Zrt., a recycler with production plants located in Tiszaújváros and Rakamaz, Hungary, and a logistics hub in Bratislava, Slovakia. ReMat is a market leading plastics recycler in Hungary with an annual processing capacity of 25,000 tons.
The National Test centre Circular Plastics (NTCP) trusts in Lindner Washtech’s Modular Washing System
The NTCP (National Test centre Circular Plastics) has set out to examine the behaviour of different plastics during sorting and washing.
EPR unpacked - a policy framework for a Circular Economy
TOMRA - Circular economy packaging. The solution to packaging waste begins with mandatory EPR
Borealis appoints Mirjam Mayer as Vice President Polyolefins Transformation
Borealis announces the appointment of Mirjam Mayer as Vice President Polyolefins Transformation, effective 1 March 2022.
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
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.
Anviplas and EREMA - working together over generations
The Spanish recycling company Anviplas has relied on the technology and service provided by the Austrian recycling machine manufacturer.
ABB to automate bioplastics plant to help meet the growing global demand for sustainable materials
ABB has been awarded a major contract by NatureWorks, the world’s leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA), to automate their new, greenfield plant in Thailand.
Closing the loop with aluminum barrier tubes
Hoffmann Neopac has signed a partnership with Saperatec. The manufacturer of barrier tubes for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and oral care products will supply its production waste to the first industrial recycling plant for aluminum laminate composites.
Investment in chemical recycling
Südpack and Clean Cycle Investments invest in Carboliq, provider of an innovative technology for chemical recycling.
ABB publishes Sustainability Report 2021
ABB has released its Sustainability Report 2021, outlining the achievements of the company under the four pillars of its ambitious 2030 sustainability strategy.
SABIC collarborates with Kraton for certified renewable butadiene
The new collaboration with Kraton will deliver certified renewable butadiene from SABIC’s Trucircle portfolio for use in Kraton’s certified renewable styrenic block copolymers (SBC).
Ninth SFXmagnus rotary filtration system commissioned at MP3 in Italy
ABS/PMMA sheet manufacturer future proofs its extrusion lines by retrofitting them with rotary filtration systems for processing regrind
E-LOOP H801 MR with mechanical recycled content is now available
ELIX Polymers, a global leader in specialised styrene-based thermoplastics, has recently launched the E-LOOP brand to collect new sustainable innovations.
Sustainability as a driver: Green, greener - Arburg
In Arburg Sustainability Report, the traditional family company shares with the world its plans and practices for long-term sustainability in all relevant areas.
PRSE 2022 Visitor Registration now open
The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), the pan-European exhibition and conference dedicated to plastics recycling, returns to Hall 12 at the RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 22-23 June 2022.
Hygienic shields become high-quality recycling resources
Krall provides disposers and collecting points with a comfortable possibility to return used hygienic shields for infection protection, as well as corresponding production residues to a sustainable, environmentally friendly reuse saving both resources and costs
ExxonMobil completes first commercial sale of certified circular polymers
More than 4 million pounds of plastic waste processed at advanced recycling facility in Baytown, Texas
interplastica 2022 and upakovka 2022 exceed expectations
17,000 trade visitors came to the trade fair duo in Moscow At interplastica the focus was on lectures and discussions on recycling and the circular economy as well as additive manufacturing
Tomra Recycling’s bottle-to-bottle sorting solutions in a new recycling plant.
The largest rPET producer in the MENA region chose Tomra Recycling’s bottle-to-bottle sorting solutions for its new recycling plant in Egypt.