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Made from recycled material and designed for recycling: Starlinger viscotec, a division of the Austrian machinery supplier Starlinger & Co GmbH, has developed a new material to make packaging for dairy and hot-fill products fully recyclable.
The CPD certified conference programme at Interplas 2021 will present a wide range of industry topics from renowned speakers from within the industry and also from some of the UK’s largest trade buyers of plastic products and materials.
Changing from a linear to a circular economy, the quality of the recycled material plays an increasingly important role. Lindner is taking on this challenge and will be presenting a new hot-wash system for recovering PET (polyethylene terephthalate) at Fakuma
Continental enables the use of reprocessed polyester obtained from recycled plastic bottles in its tire production as of 2022. The new sustainable polyester yarn will be obtained from PET bottles by a mechanical process and will be used in the construction of the tire carcass.
A new report from AMI Consulting presents a comprehensive analysis of the state of play and future outlook for the recycling of flexible polyolefin films in Europe.
The 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing extends its invitation to the live trade fair in Friedrichshafen from the 12th through the 16th of October, 2021.
Repsol will build two polymer materials plants at its Sines Industrial Complex (Portugal), representing the largest industrial investment in Portugal in the last ten years, at €657 million. The new materials produced are 100% recyclable, like the rest of Repsol's polyolefins.
The Ferrero Group is making further strides in its commitment to making 100% of packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. As part of this journey, the business has announced new global partnerships with HolyGrail 2.0 and Consumer Goods Forum (CGF).
After one year without trade fairs, the companies of the Feddersen Group are finally looking forward to meeting their business partners in person again at Fakuma 2021. They will be coming up with a whole bouquet of new products and services to provide ideas and inspiration for new, future-oriented and sustainable applications.
Interview with Ton Emans, CEO of Plastics Recyclers Europe
Cedo announces plans of expansion of its recycling capability, with an investment that will more than double its capacity for recycling of flexible plastic films before 2024.
The non-alcoholic beverage industry, Natural Mineral Waters Europe and UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe, calls on the European Commission for “priority access” to its recycled plastic material, or a similar mechanism that guarantees “right of first refusal”, to be incorporated in the upcoming revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, and SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today announced a collaboration to create recycled-based Dyneema.
Approximately 65 editors and business journalists registered and logged in to the first virtual Südpack press conference on 7 July 2021.
An interview with Miloš Krásá, Sales Manager for the Czech and Polish markets at Stadler.
The Plastics Recycling Show Europe returns to the RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 4-5 November 2021, moving to the larger Hall 12 this year to accommodate demand for a larger exhibition and conference space.
The injection moulding machine manufacturer has financed the collection of at least 120 tons of plastic waste in order to reclaim the recycling materials while at the same time contributing to the fight against poverty.
At the VinylPlus Sustainability Forum (VSF) 2021 today, VinylPlus officially launched VinylPlus 2030, the next 10-year Commitment of the European PVC industry to sustainable development.
Indaver, a leader in sustainable waste management and INEOS Styrolution, global leader in styrenics, announced yesterday the first production of “ABrS”, i.e. ABS with the styrene component based on recycled feedstock.
Finalists in the fourth edition of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe were an announced in a livestream event that took place today (15 June 2021).
SK Chemicals launches new, sustainable product solutions from the Ecotria brand onto the market. SK Chemicals and Biesterfeld are now presenting new product types with up to 70% PCR content in the form of Ecotria R101 and Ecotria R102.
High demand for personal exchange, information and networking on a global scale +++ Guiding themes: circular economy, digitalisation and climate protection.
Eckes-Granini is making its packaging portfolio even more environmentally friendly with the help of the KHS Group. Since the middle of May its one-liter hohes C juice bottle has consisted entirely of recycled plastic (rPET).
Borealis is pleased to announce today on World Ocean Day a significant financial commitment to expand Project STOP, an initiative it co-founded with SYSTEMIQ in 2017 to prevent plastic waste from entering the world’s oceans.
The Life4Film project has the objective of preventing the disposal of plastic film in landfill sites, and recovering this material. FCC Medio Ambiente coordinates the project and operates the pilot plant located in the “La Ecocentral” complex in Alhendín, near Granada, Spain.
Exhibitors and expert visitors are eagerly awaiting the 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing in Friedrichshafen from the 12th through the 16th of October, 2021.
Recycling lines for plastics are the circular economy’s lynchpins – and as such make a vital contribution towards protecting our natural environment and economising on valuable resources. On the other hand, they also consume resources, chief among them water.
Finalists in seven categories at the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2021 will be revealed in a livestream event taking place on Tuesday 15 June.
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today announced that Beiersdorf will innovate the packaging of its world-leading ‘Nivea Naturally Good’ range of face creams using SABIC’s certified renewable polymers
Saving our health, saving the planet
A circular economy is one that is restorative and regenerative by design. It takes “a systemic approach to economic development that is designed to benefit businesses, society, and the environment.”
Sabic, a global leader in the chemical industry, has announced the launch of a new recycled material made from ocean bound plastic which has been recovered from ocean-feeding waterways and inland areas within a 50 kilometer radius of the ocean.
Recycling of plastic packaging must improve in the EU. Still, the real problem is not plastics themselves, but their appropriate use and waste management. This is the conclusion from the discussion at the webinar organized by EURACTIV Poland titled “A New Paradigm for Plastics and Their Role in the EU’s Zero-Emission Economy Plans”.
More than 133,500 people reached with sustainable waste management services in three coastal cities
BASF is setting itself even more ambitious goals on its journey to climate neutrality and wants to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Extreme durability of plastics creates a difficult end-of-life issue which needs to be addressed with urgency. The solution lies in a shift towards a circular economy where plastic is re-used or recycled, never becoming waste.