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At last year's ITMA Asia, Barmag, a subsidiary of the Swiss Oerlikon Group with its product brands Oerlikon Barmag, Oerlikon Neumag and Oerlikon Nonwoven, presented Wings FDY Flex, the latest member of the Wings family. One year later, it is time for a summary.
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.
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.
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.
For two days, Aimplas organised and hosted the second edition of the International Seminar on Biotechnology Applied to the Plastics Sector in Valencia, bringing together one hundred international specialists in biotechnology and sustainability.
Over 100 “Trash People” by artist HA Schult to become the powerful symbol of the Circular Valley Convention 2025.
Ampacet offers a comprehensive portfolio of PFAS-free Polymer Processing Aids (PPA), providing an effective alternative to conventional fluorinated PPA masterbatches.
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, collaborated with Sherwin-Williams, a global leader in paints and coatings, to introduce re/cycle SpoutedPouch as a refill option for its concentrated paint, sold on the UK market.
The full conference programme for this year’s Plastics Recycling Show Europe, taking place at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 1-2 April 2025, has been published.
battenfeld-cincinnati and Templet are working closely together to develop systems for the production of multilayer composite pipes
The agenda for AMI’s first edition of Compounding and Recycling Asia has been released, featuring presentations from Envicco, Beiersdorf, Avient, EcoBlue, SCGC, KPMG, China Packaging Federation, Keller and Heckmann and many more companies and organisations.
The new Cold Foil Silver and Cold Foil Gold adhesives are powered by hubergroup's advanced UV-curing cold foil adhesives, NewV lac MGA to provide sharp definition and dazzling brilliance.
An interview with Bartosz Jankowski from Veolia Polska.
Polyethylene multilayer packaging containing polyamide 6 copolymers from Envalior can be recycled along with the waste from flexible polyethylene packaging.
The number of new bioplastic firms that have appeared on the market in recent years is significant. They are promising to revolutionise the industry with their bio-developed polymer platforms, claiming sustainable, renewable resources - the answer to the World’s plastic problem.
The organisers of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 have announced the shortlist of finalists. The winners of the seven awards will be revealed on 2 April at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, where all the finalists will also be showcased.
Dr. Volker Rehrmann, EVP and Head of Tomra Recycling, a global leader in sensor-based sorting solutions, provides valuable insights into the key trends in sorting and recycling.
As interest in recycling has grown in importance in recent years, a wide variety of plastic waste streams are being evaluated for their recyclability potential.
30 November marks one year since the launch of the deposit return system (DRS) in Romania, promoting the separate collection of drink containers for recycling.
Bakcycle Recycling successfully produces high-quality granules from post-consumer LDPE packaging waste using Tomra’s advanced sensor-based sorting technologies, setting a new standard in the Turkish recycling industry.
With the addition of Marie Schafnitzl and Oliver Brandmayer to the management board, Evosys is strengthening its decision-making level with two experienced managers who bring extensive strategic expertise in the areas of controlling and corporate development.
At the official streaming press conference on 26th November for GreenPlast 2025, the conference titled Shaping a Sustainable Future for Plastics was introduced.
Umac, a member of the Erema Group, is expanding its ReadyMac product line with a new 60 hertz version. This means that the immediately available plastics recycling solution can now be deployed worldwide.
With beverage bottlers requiring a solution that reduces production costs while improving their environmental footprint, Sidel has launched its new bottle washer which combines chemical and ultrasound technology for the highest performance.
The world’s largest plastics recycling event moves to Halls 1 & 5 at RAI, Amsterdam
The Brazilian recycling company Grupo Ecological, based in Limeira, to the west of São Paulo, has two plastic recycling lines dedicated to processing challenging post-consumer and post-industrial plastics into high-quality regranulate.
Ester Industries is planning to install Gneuss Omni 200 system to boost sustainable Bopet film production, aligning with India's 2025 recycling goals and regulatory requirements.
“The investment costs for complete pipe extrusion lines quickly pay off thanks to us”, Andreas Türk, Director Sales Infrastructure at battenfeld-cincinnati GmbH, Bad Oeynhausen, is certain.
The new EU funded ReBioCycle project provides a portfolio of bioplastic sorting and recycling technologies within three complementary waste-processor-centric hubs.
Project Re:Claim, a joint venture between the Salvation Army Trading Company and Project Plan B, has been nominated for the Plastics Industry Awards 2024 in the "Recycler of the Year" category.
SunDance USA made a game-changing move amid the downtrends that accompanied the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic by transitioning into flexible packaging.
PlastiLoop, Veolia's worldwide offer for recycled plastics, launched a new plastic recycling facility in Japan early this year. PlastiLoop boasts a network of twelve facilities and an annual production capacity of 250,000 tonnes of recycled polymer in Asia.
GreenPlast 2025, the international exhibition and conference dedicated to materials, technologies, and processes for plastics and rubber processing with a focus on environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, is set to return to Milan from 27 to 30 May 2025 at Fiera Milano, Rho Pero.
Kask, the iconic Italian helmet brand, is using expandable polystyrene (EPS) granules Neopor Ccycled from BASF for the production of safety helmets for workers.
Nam Ngai Hong, a prominent houseware producer in Thailand, has taken a significant step towards sustainability by selecting Ineos Styrolution's post-consumer recycled polystyrene for its environmentally friendly Namecostorage box line.
Cabka GmbH & Co. KG in Weira is part of the Cabka Group, which became a listed company in 2022. As a pioneer in processing mixed plastics, recycling has been part of the company’s DNA for more than 25 years.