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GNEUSS Hall 5.1 Booth J36 The patented Rotary Filtration Systems are characterised by the filter disk on which the screen cavities are located in a ring pattern and which is completely encapsulated by the two filter blocks. Screens can be inserted into the cavities by opening a small hatch door giving
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Carbios, a company pioneering new, bioindustrial solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, announced it has successfully produced the first PET bottles made with 100% Purified Terephthalic Acid (rPTA), through the enzymatic biorecycling of plastic waste. The company states that this milestone is a world-first, and confirms the
Read moreSustainable technology company Anellotech and its joint development partners IFPEN and Axens have processed renewably-sourced aromatics made at Anellotech’s TCat- 8 pilot plant to successfully recover high-purity bio-based paraxylene – a key component for making 100% biobased PET bottles a reality. Anellotech, IFPEN and Axens will now purify additional paraxylene to
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Repi’s rising up in the US market From Atlanta we went up north to our next appointment in North Carolina, Charlotte. There we were welcomed by Giuseppe Lombardo, Commercial Director for Thermoplastics at Repi LLC, who is developing the US Thermoplastics business for Repi. The entrance hall of this new 45,000
Read moreClariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces the release of ColorForward 2020, the 14th edition of the annual colour forecasting guide for the plastics industry. While consumer preferences have been trending toward warmer tones in recent years, Clariant colour-trend watchers see a shift to cooler blues and greens in the
Read moreThe production technology EBM (Extrusion Blow Moulding) offers considerable freedom in relation to the design of packaging solutions. This makes EBM a good option for premium products, standing out in their design and function. With EBM PET, Alpla experts have combined these benefits with the benefits of PET. In the recent
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Jason Sears has been named president of Dri-Air Industries, replacing Charlie Sears, Dri-Air founder and Jason’s father, who passed away recently. The Board of Directors of Dri-Air made the announcement. Jason has been an employee at Dri-Air for 30 years, beginning after school during his high school years learning such skills
Read morePiovan Group stand 7201, hall A7 At Fakuma, Piovan Group will feature its Piovan, Aquatech and Fdm brands. While Piovan and Fdm are specialized in material handling systems and advanced solutions for plastics processing – with Fdm more focused on the extrusion process – Aquatech specialises in industrial cooling and temperature
Read moreSustainable technology company Anellotech recently achieved new milestones at its T-Cat-8 pilot plant in Texas, thereby progressing its 100% bio-based bottle collaboration with global consumer beverage company Suntory. Anellotech’s T-Cat-8 pilot plant is using Bio-T-Cat technology, an efficient thermal catalytic process which converts non-food biomass feedstock material into BTX aromatics, a
Read moreSustainable technology company Anellotech states that it recently achieved new milestones at its TCat-8 pilot plant in Texas, USA, thereby progressing its 100% bio-based bottle collaboration with global consumer beverage company Suntory. Anellotech’s TCat-8 pilot plant is using Bio-TCat technology, a thermal catalytic process which converts non-food biomass feedstock material into
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Retal’s major investment in state-of-the-art equipment at its facility near Pittsburg has enabled this leading packaging manufacturer to deliver preforms to make the ‘glass-like look’ of PET using recycled PET – commonly known as rPET. It is with pride that Retal can confirm that its rPET preforms have been chosen by
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