Reifenhäuser at Chinaplas 2025
At Chinaplas 2025, the Reifenhäuser Group will present its latest technological innovations for the efficient and sustainable production of plastic films.
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kp Elite trays achieve groundbreaking TCEP endorsement
Klöckner Pentaplast has achieved Tray Circularity Evaluation Platform (TCEP) endorsement for its flagship kp Elite range of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) trays, as the platform cements its position as Europe's leading benchmark for PET tray recyclability assessment.
Sustainability par excellence: EcoVadis awards Kraiburg TPE with gold medal
Following several awards for the individual sites in Germany, Malaysia and the USA in previous years, Kraiburg TPE has been awarded a gold medal as an overall company for the first time by the renowned assessment company EcoVadis 2025.
UK shoppers concered about harmful microplastics according to new research by Aquapak
New research from Aquapak shows that 58% of UK shoppers see the effect of plastic breaking down to microplastics in the ocean and waterways as their biggest concern when it comes to the damage plastic causes to the environment.
Sustainable Solutions from Südpack Medica and the IMA Group
With PharmaGuard, a PP-based, recyclable blister packaging solution, SSüdpack Medica paved the way for greater sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry. But that was just the beginning.
Vecoplan at Plastpol 2025
Vecoplan will present the innovative VIZ 1300 with HiTorc and automatically adjustable counter knives at the Plastpol international plastics trade fair in Kielce, Poland.
BASF Gastronomy relies on sustainable circular packaging with Ultramid Ccycled
BASF Gastronomy has been using high-quality products from Werz Wurst-Fleisch-Convenience GmbH in its company canteens at the Ludwigshafen, Limburgerhof and Lampertheim sites and in all event venues for many years.
Plastics and circularity - caught between necessity and potential
K 2025 from 8 to 15 October in Düsseldorf has set itself the goal of addressing the central issues of our times. One of its three Hot Topics reads “Shaping the Circular Economy”.
The Future of Extrusion: KraussMaffei Extrusion TecDays inspire the industry
Circular Economy, smart recycling, and future-oriented solutions for pipe and profile extrusion - the extrusion industry was inspired at the KraussMaffei TecDays "World of Extrusion" in Laatzen near Hannover/Germany.
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 winners announced at PRS Europe
The winners of the eighth annual Plastics Recycling Awards Europe were announced today at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam.
New sales leadership for Syncro Group
After an important career in the industry, culminating with management experience in international companies in the plastics and extrusion industry, Matteo Spinola joins Syncro Group in the role of Sales Director.
BASF receives Operation Clean Sweep certification at all its European production sites
All BASF's European production sites for engineering plastics, polystyrene, expandable polystyrene, polyurethane, thermoplastics polyurethanes, polyamides and specialty polymers are now certified by independent third parties according to the Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) standard.
New Global Sales Director at Erema
Erema has appointed a long-time employee as Global Sales Director: Christoph Wöss, previously Business Development Manager for the Bottle division, will take over the newly created position within the Erema management team on April 1, 2025.
Lindner Washtech: new leadership team, clear vision
In the autumn of 2013, Harald Hoffmann together with Manuel Lindner, owner of the Lindner Group, founded Lindner Washtech. Hoffmann’s vision of designing complete solutions for processing plastics led to the company becoming one of the key stakeholders in plastics recycling.
Gastop-Flex boosts flexible packaging barrier performance
Ampacet Gastop-Flex technology allows to address the trends towards a reduction of plastic packaging wastes and higher circularity.
MuCell: The optimal solution for lightweighting and sustainable manufacturing
MuCell technology has been widely applied in industries such as automotive, electronics, medical, sporting goods, and green manufacturing. Under the growing trends of lightweighting and carbon reduction, it has become a major breakthrough in sustainable and efficient manufacturing.
SABIC, Lamb Weston and Opackgroup create sustainable packaging
SABIC has joined forces with Lamb Weston, a major global brand owner and producer of frozen potato products, in a closed-loop process designed to create low-weight sustainable packaging bags made with a thin coextrusion film structure.
BASF starts up its first plant for recycled polyamide 6
BASF announced the start-up of the world’s first commercial loopamid plant. The production facility at the Caojing site in Shanghai, China, has an annual capacity of 500 metric tons and marks an important step in the supply of sustainable products for the textile industry.
trinamiX expands its portfolio for plastics and textile identification
trinamiX GmbH, a leading provider of mobile spectroscopy solutions and subsidiary of BASF, will participate in the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) 2025, taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
RecyClass paves the way for plastic circularity with enhanced Recyclability Methodology
A new version of the Recyclability Methodology has been published in anticipation of upcoming legislative changes. This update ensures continuous support for the plastic value chain in the transition towards circularity.
Filtration efficiency in PET recycling thanks to automated inline cleaning
Large-area filtration faces the stigma of high costs, maintenance efforts, and time-consuming changeover and cleaning activities. However, good filtration is unavoidable with increasing rPET proportions.
Brazilian PCR Resin at PRS - traceability and positive socio-environmental impact
The goal of the Brazilian company is to reach the European recycling industry with its 100% post-consumer recycled resins, including the innovative Blue Ocean.
Berry Global showcases leading innovations in plastics recycling at PRSE 2025
Berry Global will join industry leaders at this year’s Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), taking place at the RAI Amsterdam on 1st and 2nd April, to discuss the latest advancements in plastics recycling and circular economy solutions.
Crisis in EU plastic recycling
The European Union’s plastic recycling industry is at a breaking point. A sharp decline in domestic production, increased imports, and rising economic pressures are forcing company closures.
Food vacuum system containers use SABIC's circular PP
SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, reports that B!POD, a business unit of SAES Getters, has selected SABIC’s OBP-based polypropylene resin as the material for their containers.
Envalior presents high performance thermoplastics at the PIAE conference
Envalior will present its latest materials innovations, focusing on electromobility, lightweighting, sustainability, and safety and comfort, at the Plastics in Automotive Engineering (PIAE) conference organized by the Association of German Engineers.
Elix Polymers recognises Repsol as the 2024 best supplier of the year
Elix Polymers, the leading global thermoplastics manufacturer, has recognised the excellence, proactivity, commitment, flexibility and service provided by Repsol, awarding it the “Elix Polymers Outstanding Performance Award 2024”.
Alpla has new leadership in Western Europe and Asia
Alpla is restructuring its leadership in its two Western Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. Roland Wallner will take over as Managing Director Western Europe on 1 April 2025. Ronald Tichelaar, General Manager China until then, will succeed him as Managing Director APAC at that time.
Erema launches new version of standard recycling machine
Erema is expanding the portfolio of its ReadyMac plastics recycling system by introducing the new ReadyMac 500 "Heavy Duty" version.
World’s largest plastics recycling event opens in Amsterdam
The world’s largest event dedicated to plastic recycling - Plastics Recycling Show Europe - will take place next week at RAI Amsterdam, on April 1-2.
Husky strengthens 25-year commitment to India
Husky Technologies, a global leader in injection molding technology and solutions, is reinforcing its commitment to India with expanded facilities, technology innovations, and service enhancements designed to support the country’s emergence as a global sustainability leader.
Plastcompactors from Herbold Meckesheim avoid complex steps
Agglomeration systems are a highly efficient solution that is in constant demand for achieving free-flowing regrind with a high bulk density that can be directly processed in extruders or injection molding machines.
SABIC, Napco and Fonte with first bread packaking made with fully recycled plastic
SABIC has announced the successful roll-out of the first circular packaging project in Saudi Arabia as part of its Trucircle program to accelerate the implementation of a circular plastic economy
Nextek and Coveris join forces to revolutionise the mechanical recycling of plastic films
Sustainability technology leader Nextek and flexible packaging expert Coveris today announce a partnership to transform the mechanical recycling of flexible films with a breakthrough innovation - the COtooCLEAN process.
Packaging waste to packaging now a reality for polyolefins
GreenDot keeps on leading towards circularity of polyolefins for packaging. Latest innovations will be presented at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) 2025 on April 1 and 2 in Amsterdam.
Erema sees growing demand for large-scale PET recycling systems
Demand for high performance solutions for bottle-to-bottle recycling is increasing worldwide. In view of this trend, the specifications for PET recycling machines to handle higher capacities are also growing.