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XIII International Symposium “Polymer Industry: Innovations. Efficiency. Resource Saving” was held in Yaroslavl from 28 to 30 July. Plastics industry players came here from all over Russia.
Interplas, the UK's leading plastics industry event that showcases manufacturing processes, technologies and services essential to the plastics sector returns to the NEC, Birmingham 28-30 September 2021 after a COVID-19 postponement for 2020.
As a branch of Akro-Plastic GmbH, Bio-Fed is the specialist for innovative and application-oriented biocompounds. The product portfolio of biodegradable and/or biobased compounds under the trade name M∙Vera is constantly being expanded with new products.
SQlab has chosen Supersoft TPE for optimum pressure distribution in cycling shorts.
Coperion has given its proven CSpro control for ZSK twin screw extruders a new look.
Oerlikon HRSflow has developed a Mechanical Stroke Regulator (MSR) for hydraulic driven valve gate systems that makes it easy to individually preset the opening positions of the pins in hot runner systems.
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.
Plastics and rubber processing machines, all indicators good for the first half year: turnover and orders are growing
The organization team for PLAST-International Exhibition for the Plastics and Rubber Industries announces the upcoming edition of the fair, Tuesday-Friday, 5-8 September 2023 at the Fiera Milano fairgrounds in Rho-Pero
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.
The Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy Technology in the Cracow University of Technology at the commission of VGT Polska Spółka z o.o. with the financial support of EU as part of Regional Operational Programme for Małopolskie Voivodeship.
At the live e-symposium 2021, Engel is bridging the gap between two major trends of our time, digitalisation and sustainability.
PET manufacturer UAB Neo Group, which operates out of Klaipeda free economic zone in Lithuania, saw its turnover reach 366 million euros last year, with 18 million euros in profits.
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.
Lanxess is raising its prices for inorganic pigments globally with immediate effect, subject to existing agreements. Quotations will be increased by EUR 150 minimum per metric ton or its equivalent in local currency.
High demand for personal exchange, information and networking on a global scale +++ Guiding themes: circular economy, digitalisation and climate protection.
Exolon Group begins brand change in the polycarbonate solid sheet sector.
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.
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today announced that Delica AG will be introducing a new range of more sustainable coffee capsules based on SABIC’s certified renewable polymers for use in its proprietary Delizio capsule machines.
Biesterfeld and specialty chemicals manufacturer Solvay Specialty Polymers are expanding their long-term collaboration. With immediate effect, the distributor will handle sales of the sulfone polymers Udel PSU, Radel PPSU and Veradel PESU in France.
Visitor registration for Interplas is open, supported by a new event platform for attendees, and an Interplas-branded news website to deliver the community with insights year-round.
On April 16, Chinaplas 2021, the first post-pandemic international trade fair for the plastics and rubber industries, has come to an end in the Greater Bay Area.
STADLER’s Service Data Cloud (SDC) provides a complete overview of the sorting plant’s operation with data captured from the facility’s equipment, unlocking opportunities to optimize its efficiency, facilitate troubleshooting and service support, and maximize uptime.
At the beginning of this year, UAB NEO Group, a PET producer operating in Klaipėda FEZ, produced and sent to customers for testing the first PET resins, which were manufactured using up to 25% of recycled raw materials.
Sabic and Kraussmaffei's Netstal brand officially open thin-wall packaging application center in Switzerland
Evonik has developed two photopolymers for industrial 3D printing applications and introduces them under the brand names Infinam TI 3100 L and Infinam ST 6100 L.
On April 9 the first commercial batch of Armamid PA6 GF 15-1T has been dispatched from the Moscow warehouse and in a couple of days received by the Polish distribution company MOBI Sp. z o.o.
Oerlikon announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Italy-headquartered INglass S.p.A. and its innovative hot runner systems technology operating under its market-leading HRSflow business.
Sustainability, convenience and enjoyment are now no longer contradictions – and manufacturers are responding: for example Cadios GmbH, a German start-up business that has developed the first reusable lid for coffee mugs and cups.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinaplas has once again proved itself to be a high standard platform for presenting new technologies and sourcing latest products for the plastics and rubber industries.
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”.
Laser marking is a useful tool for implementing the mandatory unique device identification (UDI) that is required by actual medical legislations to protect against counterfeiting
As an end market, building and construction has long been one of the biggest consumers of plastic and polymer composite materials. Applications are diverse, and range from roofing, decks, siding, fencing and insulation, to pipes, flooring, solar panels, windows and doors, and more.
The first COMPLUS Concept from Polykemi and Rondo Plast focuses on a newly developed PP-based material for complex interior automotive applications.
SABIC and Polyray announced their collaboration for the use of SABIC’s Lexan polycarbonate (PC) resin based on certified renewable feedstock in the lenses of several eyewear end applications such as sunglasses, safety glasses and sports goggles.