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To address the growing concern of plastic waste in India, 31 leading companies in the industry have joined forces to jointly launch Asia’s largest, first-of-its-kind, producer led and owned venture for creating a formal plastic circular economy in the country. Together, the participating companies will mobilise and converge assets, resources, and
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Penn Color completes a $12M expansion of its facilities in Venray, The Netherlands. Added are new production capabilities for highly concentrated PVC and engineering plastics colour and additive masterbatches. The expansion also supports the production of high-end specialty coatings. The site will now produce masterbatches for use in PVC profiles and
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The Alba Group is expanding its engagement in Asia. In the presence of Wong Kam-sing, Secretary for the Environment HKSAR, it was celebrating the official groundbreaking ceremony for the first recycling plant for the processing of PET and HDPE waste in Hong Kong. The plant will be operated by the joint
Read moreAmerichem, a globally recognised designer and manufacturer of custom colour masterbatch, functional additives, engineered compounds, and performance technologies, has announced the expansian of their Morrisville, PA, USA plant. The 60,000 sq. ft. expansion will include an isolated 20,000 sq. ft. “Clean Compounding” room that will house up to six new compounding
Read moreIn order to accommodate the strong demand for light blocking colourants in PET packaging for dairy applications, Holland Colours is announcing the expansion of their manufacturing capacity in Asia, at their Surabaya (Indonesia) plant. Henri Jacobs, director in charge of Asia, explains: “This investment will significantly increase our capacity and capabilities
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Bericap has developed a unique filling aid for AdBlue tanks in vehicles. It allows car owners to fill their AdBlue containers easier and faster, and thus helps to comply with current emission standards. Since 2015, all first-registered Euro 6 diesel vehicles have had to use the AdBlue additive to reduce nitrogen
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Effective September 9, 2019, Mr. Stephan Greif was handing over the leadership responsibilities of Demag Plastics Machinery Ningbo Co. Ltd to incoming Managing Director Mr. Pietro Scattarreggia. For close to two decades, Stephan Greif has led the Chinese subsidiary of the Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery Group. The impact of Stephan’s
Read moreMeeting current US recycled plastics content goals by 2030 would significantly alter the region’s PET resin and upstream aromatics markets, according to a recent analysis from Wood Mackenzie. “Impact would be most felt in the PET resin market, with less of an effect on the upstream purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and
Read moreThe Plastics Recycling World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo, Compounding World Expo and Polymer Testing World Expo will take place at Messe Essen in Germany on 3-4 June 2020. More than 200 companies have already booked stands. The trade shows will be free to attend. The trade shows will feature five
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The new UniKeg A has been added to UniKeg’s range of products which are already available with Sankey-D and Sankey-S fittings. Like the rest of the range, the A-fitting, also known as German Slider, is compatible with existing MicroMatic universal coupling systems, so the kegs can be used anywhere in the
Read moreThe polymer industry is facing an unprecedented moment brought on by a global shift towards circularity and sustainability. The European Commission’s Strategy for Plastics and increasing brand-owner commitments for recycled content in packaging puts pressure on an industry challenged already by supply constraints and market uncertainty. With the full value chain
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