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Plastics Companies Voice Opposition to Plastic Tax Under Consideration in Congress
The Plastics Industry Association (Plastics) is the only organization that supports the entire plastics supply chain, representing nearly one million workers in the $395 billion U.S. industry. Since 1937, Plastics has been working to make…
European Bioeconomy Robust As Bio-Based Industry Turnover Jumps To 780 Billion EUR
The bio-based industries continue their ascent marking a total contribution of 780 billion EUR, a notable increase of 30 billion EUR (+ 4%) compared to 2017. This represents a more than 20% increase compared to 2008 which is the earliest…
Lanxess Launches Hollow-Profile Hybrid Technology
First customer projects at the prototype stage
Innovative tolerance management for profiles with varying dimensions
No internal support required for the hollow profiles in the production process
The manufacturing process and…
Covestro and Interseroh to jointly establish value-adding cycles
Materials manufacturer Covestro and the environmental service provider Interseroh, a company of ALBA Group, intend to cooperate in the field of innovative recycling of plastic waste. This includes resistant plastic products made from…
Alpla Acquires German Pet Recycler
The Alpla Group, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, is acquiring BTB PET-Recycling based in Bad Salzuflen. The company turns PET bottles into recycled material which is then predominantly used for the production of new…
Advaterra A Strategy To Reduce Plastic Pollution
Advansa, a company focused on the development and eco-responsible production of a broad range of specialized technical fibres, including short-cut fibres for paper & wet-laid processes, launches Adva terra – a biodegradable polyester…
Dutch PPE Solutions Reduces Climate Impact Of Meltblown Fibres Production By Using Borealis…
Filter material made using Borealis Bornewables polypropylene (PP) meltblown fibres
Dutch PPE Solutions, a joint venture of VDL Groep and Royal DSM, has been able to produce carbon neutral meltblown fabric
Bornewables PP is made from…
Sabic opens new PP compounding line in Genk, Belgium to meet growing demand in automotive,…
Sabic has announced today the start-up of its new polypropylene (PP) compounding line in Genk, Belgium with a virtual inauguration event. The new line is an addition to the company’s existing production capacity for Sabic polypropylene…
European Bioeconomy Robust As Bio-Based Industry Turnover Jumps To 780 Billion EUR
The bio-based industries continue their ascent marking a total contribution of 780 billion EUR, a notable increase of 30 billion EUR (+ 4%) compared to 2017. This represents a more than 20% increase compared to 2008 which is the earliest…
Reproflex3 enjoys flexible plate production with imaging technology from Xsys
Established in 1996 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Reproflex3 provides packaging products and services, including printing plates, reprographics, artwork management, online workflow management and packaging mock-ups. Its customers are flexo…