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RePlast Eurasia, Türkiye’s first and sole trade fair dedicated to the plastic recycling fair will open its doors for the second time in Istanbul at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center on May 8-10, 2025, as organized by Tüyap in cooperation with Pagçev.
Informa Markets, the organiser of the plastics trade fair Plástico Brasil, which took place in São Paulo from 24 to 28 March 2025, has launched the “Better Stands” initiative committing to the goal of eliminating exhibitor stand waste by 2030.
An opportunity for attendees to interact with the Group’s leading experts and explore advanced materials developed to help businesses drive efficiency, sustainability and competitiveness.
BOPE (Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene) films are known for their excellent recyclability, but their limited temperature resistance has so far been an obstacle to broader industrial applications.
Danish Urban Water Retention (UWR) developed an innovative modular system, assembled like Legos, to manage stormwater and prevent flooding in urban settings.
Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, will showcase its portfolio of advanced and sustainable products and services and host three technical seminars at Chinaplas 2025.
In the 2025 trade fair season, Südpack will once again showcase its resource-efficient and recyclable packaging concepts for food products. From May 6 to 8, the company’s latest products for packaging fish and seafood will be on dis-play at the Seafood Expo in Barcelona.
The ENGEL Group, Europe's leading provider of injection moulding technologies, has provided the Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences with a state-of-the-art injection moulding cell.
The extrusion unit with direct dosing for the production of highly filled 3-layer PVC pipes is running: "Bahrain Pipes, one of the largest pipe manufacturers in the Middle East, was the first customer to choose our modern and sustainable machine solution", Gernot Dorn, international Sales Director at battenfeld-cincinnati in Vienna, is pleased.
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.
Titled "Creating Sustainable Value", Röhm has published the ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) report for the financial year 2024. In the report, Röhm sets out its policies, measures and goals in all key ESG areas.
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.
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”.
Il Visone, a key player within the Agricoper Italian group specialising in the cultivation and supply of fresh grapes, has partnered with Tosca to address their operational challenges, maintain the quality of the produce during harvesting and storage, and achieve their sustainability goals.
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.
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.
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.
Ampacet Gastop-Flex technology allows to address the trends towards a reduction of plastic packaging wastes and higher circularity.
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.
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.
With a clear year’s run-up, the course is set for interpack: the Hot Topics are in place with Smart Manufacturing, Innovative Materials and Future Skills, and they reflect the sector’s most pressing challenges and drivers of innovation.
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.
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.
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.
Borealis once again ranked as the top Austrian innovator in the European Patent Index 2024, building on a long history of ranking among the top innovators in the annual index.
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.
Customers, partners, Arburg - the world of plastics was full of enthusiasm for the Technology Days 2025. Around 4,000 customers from 44 nations visited Lossburg from 19 to 21 March to experience Arburg as a strong solution partner and trendsetter in the plastics industry.
Wacker is all set to showcase several product novelties at this year’s European Coatings Show (ECS) from March 25 to 27.
Venator, a leading supplier of specialty chemicals and ingredients, has introduced a TMP- and TME-free Tioxide TR81 grade, the first in a series of reformulated titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments.
SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, has announced that a food-contact grade of its Trucircle portfolio of certified renewable polypropylene (PP) resins is used in the production of Hetbahn instant white rice packaging bowls by CJ CheilJedang.
The Krones Group has just released its ESG performance reporting for the year 2024. “For us, sustainabil-ity and our associated targets are - regardless of external factors and developments - a cornerstone of our business strategy,” says Krones CEO Christoph Klenk.
The first Circular Valley Convention 2025 has officially come to an end, marking a significant milestone in advancing the circular economy.
Krones today published its 2024 Annual Report. Despite the critical general economic environment, the company once again increased revenue and profitability. Krones plans to continue on its profitable growth path.
Innovia Films, a leading material science pioneer that manufactures BOPP films for labels, graphics, packaging and tobacco, has announced the opening of a new line for specialty films at their Schkopau site near Leipzig in Germany.
It’s been about 20 years since Krones added the Sleevematic sleeve applicator to its portfolio - and now the company is celebrating a very special milestone: the 1,000th Sleevematic is currently being assembled at Krones’ Neutraubling plant.
Whether it be cereals, laundry detergent or medication, primary and secondary packaging is used to protect products against environmental influences. In particular, manufacturers seek a coating solution made from sustainable ingredients.