Resource efficiency and sustainability are driving Fakuma 2020
Everybody who’s anybody in the field of industrial plastics processing will meet at Fakuma 2020 in Friedrichshafen.
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DOMO Film Solutions to source 100% renewable energy for nylon film production
DOMO Film Solutions has announced that it will start sourcing 100% renewable energy for the production of its nylon film from January 2020. The move reflects DOMO’s continuous commitment to providing low-carbon nylon film.
Where’s secondary packaging going?
The war on packaging waste is fought on many fronts in the beverage industry – from the manufacturers of packaging materials to the bottler. KHS is helping to develop new standards in this field, from which beverage producers and consumers alike are set to profit.
“Fridays for Future” Kids Visit Arburg
Arburg’s “arburgGREENworld” initiative brings together all of the company’s activities relating to resource conservation and the circular economy – topics that the children in class 4 at the Astrid-Lindgren-Schule primary school in Dauchingen are equally passionate about.
Ineos Styrolution receives prestigious ICIS Innovation Award
Ineos Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has been chosen joint winner of the ICIS Innovation Awards in the category “Innovation with Best Benefit for Environment and Sustainability”.
Sanner introduces bio-based plastic packaging Sanner BioBase
At Pharmapack 2020, Sanner GmbH, market leader for effervescent tablet packaging, will focus on sustainability. The company will present its new Sanner BioBase effervescent tablet packaging for the first time at booth B66.
Two block systems for Silver Springs and RealPure Bottling
The Richmonds from Florida are real pioneers: when in 1991 Karl and his wife Margaret acquired the Silver Springs Bottled Water Company, founded six years previously in Ocala, Florida, bottled water in the United States was still a total niche market.
Slovakia bans single-use plastics
Slovakia banned single-use plastics as of 2021 on Wednesday, joining the European Union fight to reduce marine pollution. The new law will make it illegal to sell plastic plates, cups, cutlery, drink stirrers, straws and cotton buds.
Lanxess to become climate neutral by 2040
Lanxess has set itself an ambitious climate protection target. By 2040, the Group intends to become climate neutral and eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions from around 3.2 million metric tons of CO2e today.
interpack 2020: Exhibitor database online
interpack 2020 is fully booked, meaning that around 3,000 exhibitors from approximately 60 countries will present their solutions at the most significant event for the packaging and associated processing industries from 7 to 13 May 2020.
The plastics industry is changing - because it has to
The plastics industry has become acutely self-aware, and some might even say introspective. Directive targets must be met, new processes researched, developed and launched, and consumer education delivered, and consumer expectations met.
Polish innovation at the Wittmann Battenfeld booth
“Circular Economy” is the motto of the K 2019 and the largest common denominator in the cooperation between Wittmann Battenfeld and Zeroplast. The bio-based natural material is not only recyclable, bio-compatible but is also said to fulfill all the wishes and requirements of industrial customers.