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Electrical and electronic applications take on a very important role in our technological and digital everyday life. The demands on electrical performance and mechanical strengths are becoming ever greater.
The Circular Valley Convention 2025 will bring together leading players and thought leaders from business, science, politics and society to jointly develop pioneering solutions for the future of the circular economy.
The number of new bioplastic firms that have appeared on the market in recent years is significant. They are promising to revolutionise the industry with their bio-developed polymer platforms, claiming sustainable, renewable resources - the answer to the World’s plastic problem.
Mid-January sees the exhibitor database for K 2025 go online. Now completely booked up, this leading trade fair of the plastics and rubber industry will once again stand out with its participation of international market leaders along the value chain.
The organisers of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 have announced the shortlist of finalists. The winners of the seven awards will be revealed on 2 April at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, where all the finalists will also be showcased.
Dr. Volker Rehrmann, EVP and Head of Tomra Recycling, a global leader in sensor-based sorting solutions, provides valuable insights into the key trends in sorting and recycling.
MAAG Group today announced that it acquired certain assets on December 20, 2024 from Carter Day International, Inc.’s petrochemical division, which specializes in dewatering and drying equipment for the plastics industry.
Alpla continued its growth trajectory in 2024 with new products, plants, business areas, acquisitions and a focus on training skilled workers.
Plastimagen from 11 to 14 March 2025 in Mexico City is an important meeting place for players in the Mexican plastics industry.
During the first working week of the new year, following a long holiday break, the market remained relatively slow. By midweek, there was still a lack of clarity regarding pricing policies from producers.
Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable materials solutions and services, today announced that production of its Nymax REC Recycled Nylon Formulations is expanding to Istanbul, Turkey.
Avient will participate in Arab Plast 2025, where it will exhibit innovations in sustainable and specialized material solutions for the plastics industry, including technologies for textiles, healthcare, packaging, and building & construction applications.
The 2024 full-year forecast developed by the MECS Study Centre of the trade association Amaplast indicates a drop of approximately nine percentage points in Italian production of plastics and rubber processing machinery to an estimated value of 4.35 billion euros.
He succeeds Mauro Fenzi, whose tenure ended on 31st December 2024. A 49-year-old electronics engineer, Mr. Grandi has been with Sacmi almost 25 years.
As interest in recycling has grown in importance in recent years, a wide variety of plastic waste streams are being evaluated for their recyclability potential.
Emirates Biotech, a leading innovator in the biopolymers industry, will be participating in ArabPlast 2025, one of the largest international exhibitions for the plastics, petrochemicals, rubber, and plastic packaging industries in the Middle East.
Ineos Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announced today the successful completion of a first project with mechanically recycled polystyrene in a yoghurt cup.
Advancing the circular economy is one of the most important goals of Röhm’s and Polyvantis' sustainability strategy. To achieve this, the companies also rely on strong partnerships and collaborations.
Most players expect the market to recover only in mid-January or early February, following the holiday season and the associated downtime.
Nexeo Plastics expands offering with new Teknor Apex materials focusing on electrical & electronics, industrial and mobility end markets for EMEA.
Clariant is expanding its Cangzhou production site for the manufacture of the multifunctional additive Nylostab S-EED.
A car with winter tires comes to a standstill at 40 km/h about six vehicle lengths earlier than a car with summer tires.
Those who know more about the history of their company are also more emotionally connected to it, and this year Arburg is celebrating 75 years of training.
The outline conference programme for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRS Europe) has been published ahead of the event’s return to the RAI Amsterdam on 1-2 April 2025.
European automotive design is catching up to its American and Chinese counterparts when it comes to a trend: illuminated emblems on the front and rear of vehicles.
Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, today announced the launch of ColorForward 2026, its annual color trend forecasting tool for the plastics industry developed to support the design of impactful aesthetics for new consumer products.
Envalior is honored to be named Global Supplier of the Year in the mechanical category by Hitachi Astemo, Ltd, Tokyo. This prestigious award was presented during Hitachi Astemo’s Global Partner Day 2024, held at their headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
In Germany, the injection molding equipment supplier Wittmann and the electronics company Wago are intensifying their cooperation in technical vocational training, which started three years ago and has proved very successful so far.
Pittsfield Plastics Engineering, LLC (PPE), a leading plastics processor with specialties in injection molding and mold making, has announced a $1 million-plus investment at its Pittsfield, Mass.
Avient Corporation announces the addition of flame-retardant (FR) grades manufactured without intentionally added PFAS-based raw materials to its portfolio of Complet PKE Long Fiber Reinforced Polyketone Thermoplastics.
Patented digital heating system enables reliable sealing - also for recyclable mono-materials - and offers up to 50 percent energy saving and compensation of productivity losses of 30 percent with return on investment in six months.
Envalior, in collaboration with Ford Motor Company, has been honored with the Most Innovative Use of Plastics award in the "Materials" category at the 53rd Annual SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competition & Gala.
At the official streaming press conference on 26th November for GreenPlast 2025, the conference titled Shaping a Sustainable Future for Plastics was introduced.
Omya, a global producer of essential minerals and worldwide distributor of specialty materials, has launched a new business specializing in polymer distribution.
Polykemi has made significant investments in new testing tools and injection molding machines to ensure high-quality and standardized testing of its plastic materials worldwide.
Umac, a member of the Erema Group, is expanding its ReadyMac product line with a new 60 hertz version. This means that the immediately available plastics recycling solution can now be deployed worldwide.