Evosys Laser honoured with TOP 100 Award
Evosys Laser GmbH from Erlangen has once again come out on top in the TOP 100 innovation competition and now bears the TOP 100 seal 2025.
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Südpack one of Germany’s best in circular economy in 2024
What companies in Germany keep resources in the loop longest through re-use, recycling, or repair? What innovative approaches to waste reduction are in use today?
Ten years of bonding and surface technology for plastics at SKZ
The SKZ Plastics Center sees itself as a trailblazer for companies in the plastics industry. To this end, a constant exchange with the companies is essential.
Move to packaging solutions with better end-of-life outcomes in FMCG is too slow
A new study by Aquapak, "Flexible FMCG packaging: accelerating the transition from plastic to paper," reveals that a majority (92%) plan to completely stop using plastic in their consumer packaging.
How microplastic particles in water can be identified more easily in future
Project "KoDeKa-Plast" between the European Center for Dispersion Technology in Selb and the Institute for Laser Technologies in Medicine and Metrology at the University of Ulm has been successfully completed.
3D printing at SKZ gives you wings!
Last year, the five-year research project "Shape-variable wing systems for gliders (MILAN)" was successfully completed.
Radiation-crosslinked plastics instead of metal
High-energy radiation can improve the mechanical, thermal, chemical and tribological properties of plastics to such an extent that they can replace metals in some applications.
Latest report PET Market in Europe
Average EU PET beverage bottles’ recycled content rate reached 24%, yet more work is needed to achieve the 2025 EU targets.
Imported goods have minimal impact on polyolefins prices in Poland
The polyolefin market in Poland has slowed down in H2 of the month. The market continues to experience shortages of certain goods, including PP homo, copolymer and LDPE.
Adding up to an alarming 18% increase in EU plastic waste exports in 2023
Study confirms rising imports of recycled plastic threaten EU industry resulting in alarming 18% increase in EU plastic waste exports in 2023.
ECHA launches new chemicals database
ECHA CHEM is the new solution to share with the public the growing amount of information hosted by the Agency.
Virgin plastics supply adequate in Poland
Chem-Courier forecasts polyolefins to hold their value until the end of the month.
Producers announce polyolefin price increases again
Customers often wait until the second week of the month to make purchasing decisions. They want to have a complete picture of the market
Some LDPE grades absent from Polish market
Film LDPE grades, especially those with MFI=0.3, have been unavailable on the Polish market this week.
Prices change, demand grows in Polish PE, PP markets
Demand for polyolefins has strengthened in Poland since last month.
The JEC Composites Innovation Awards winners revealed
Each year, the JEC Composites Innovation Awards celebrate successful projects and cooperation between players of the composites industry. These composites champions are awarded based on multiple criteria such as partner involvement in the value chain, complexity, or commercial potential of the project.
The first ultra-pure solvents made from plastic waste
Clariter, a global cleantech company, and TotalEnergies Fluids, a division of TotalEnergies, have premiered the world’s first sustainable ultra-pure solvent made from plastic waste.
SABIC reaffirms commitment to the circular carbon economy
SABIC has reaffirmed commitment to accelerating the circular carbon economy by unveiling a target of one million metric tons of Trucircle solutions by 2030.
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 open for entries
Brand owners, manufacturers, retailers, product designers, packaging producers and designers, raw material suppliers, plastics recycling machine manufacturers and suppliers of recycled plastic products from across the whole value chain are invited to enter the prestigious awards.
Analysis of Polish tool industry regarding polymer processing
Among economies such as Germany or Portugal, Poland is a domineering European producer of tools for processing of plastics used in many sectors. None of these sectors could function without high quality tools.
Hexpol TPE Announced as Partner in Polestar 0 Project to Create a Climate-Neutral Car by 2030
Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car company, is accelerating its work to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by welcoming new partners to the Polestar 0 project, among them is the polymer compounder Hexpol TPE.
Pneumatic vs electric ultrasonic welding machines - the potential to save energy and boost quality
Faced with rising energy costs, many companies have set themselves the target of saving electricity.
New publication grants insight into the mechanical recycling of PE/PA multilayer films
In a new publication, BASF and Institute cyclos-HTP reveals details of the mechanical recycling of coextruded flexible packaging films containing polyamides (PE/PA multilayer films).
Sortco protects customers from complaints and offers security for granulate quality
Flawless granulates for the highest optical requirements
Polykemi Group’s material-smart life cycle analysis - now with third-party certification
In the autumn of 2021, Polykemi Group launched materialsmart.info, a website based on a scientific study that helps customers reduce their carbon footprint. The reliability of the study is now confirmed with an objective third-party certification.
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.
Additive manufacturing - New frontiers for production & validation
With AM now an established production technology for certain applications, there are barriers to mass adoption that are being addressed, including the need for in-process and post-process metrology technologies that can validate the quality and accuracy of the parts produced.
New US plant for Sirmax Group
SER North America is the second US plant built in Anderson, Indiana, by the Italian Sirmax Group, a sustainable producer of polypropylene compounds, engineering plastics, post-consumer compounds and bio-compounds for a wide range of applications.
Global masterbatch market set to prosper despite the challenges ahead
The masterbatch market continues to be incredibly dynamic, maintaining growth throughout the pandemic in all major global regions, and outperforming the growth of both GDP and the underlying polymer demand.
Borealis Finland launches collaborative research and development programme SPIRIT
"Sustainable Plastics Industry Transformation" (SPIRIT) endeavour receives EUR 20 million in funding from public sector operator Business Finland
European mechanical plastics recycling exceeded 8 million tonnes in 2021
The waste plastics value chain is a complex and dynamic sector, with an evolving operating environment. New legislation and targets for the recycling of plastics and the use of recyclate are changing the way the whole plastics industry must operate.
Kraiburg TPE offers strategic alliance for industry and OEM applications
Driven by increasing demand, Kraiburg TPE is expanding its solutions portfolio and seeking to form development-oriented alliances with customers and partners to reach the next level.
Dishwasher components made from recycled plastic
Detergent bottles are frequently manufactured using recycled plastic; however, as far as higher value-added applications are concerned, these recyclates have yet to be deployed on a large scale.
A breakthrough in the market for non-chemical treatment of process water in Bauer WT Systems technology
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.
Elix Polymers strengthens its R&D&i strategy together with Polymat
Within its framework of R&D&i, Elix Polymers is strengthening its research cooperation with Polymat by recently joining the consortium on polymerization in dispersed media.