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The foundation of Engel Used Machinery s.r.o. sees injection moulding machine manufacturer and systems solutions provider Engel, headquartered in Schwertberg, Austria, extend its portfolio to include pre-owned machines. Besides injection moulding machines, the new company also buys back used robots from the Engel series, refurbishes the products and puts them back
Read moreIn a circular economy, the aim is to avoid waste, reuse products and recover resources. “Companies that can provide solutions for the transformation to a circular economy will have a crucial competitive advantage,” said Dr Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Technology Officer of BASF, speaking
Read moreHusky Injection Molding Systems, a leading technology provider to the plastics processing community, is launching “Experience Husky” – a two-day interactive, digital experience where attendees will have the opportunity to explore an exciting agenda full of insight, collaboration and learning highlighting the various markets that Husky serves. Taking place from January
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In the 2000’s Amut was handling over to Coca-Cola Amatil in New South Wales, Australia the first plant in the world for the recycling of PET post-consume bottles, aimed to produce rPET food grade: this is when the application of the so-called rPET “Bottle to Bottle” was developed. In the last
Read moreImproved recycling, recovery and conversion into post-consumer resin (PCR) are the leading challenges for the rigid and flexible plastic packaging industry through the 2020s a new Smithers report finds. Analysing the current state-of-the-art and future routes to market, Smithers’ latest study – Ten-Year Forecast of Disruptive Technologies for Recycled Plastic Packaging
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New technology developed at the research institution VTT, Espoo, Finland, enables the use of pectin-containing agricultural waste, such as citrus peel and sugar beet pulp, as raw material for bio-based PEF-plastics for replacing fossil-based PET. The carbon footprint of plastic bottles can be lowered by 50% when replacing their raw material
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If inhouse waste and heavily contaminated post-consumer waste are added to the production process, foreign particles of various sizes and quantities are introduced into the melt flow. These have to be filtered out efficiently to ensure a consistent and high quality of the end product. At the same time, however, melt
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The PRSE Virtual conference (9 to 11 December 2020) will examine the latest developments in plastics recycling, practical solutions for the sustainable use of plastics, dealing with plastic waste and better design for recycling. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries at the European Commission will deliver the opening keynote
Read moreSibur’s Polief site in Blagoveshchensk, Republic of Bashkortostan, launches the production of green PET granules, which, among other materials, will rely on some 34 kt of recycled plastics annually. PET flakes derived from used food packaging will serve as an input for primary polymers. Polief green granules are intended to help satisfy growing
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PepsiCo is committing to eliminate all virgin plastic from its Pepsi brand beverage bottles sold in nine European markets by 2022. The company will package the entire range of beverages under that brand with plastics recycled from post-consumer packaging (rPET). PepsiCo will also continue its progress towards growing reuse and refill
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In agreement with its partners in associations and the industry, and with the trade fair advisory committee, Messe Düsseldorf has decided to cancel both interpack and components 2021, scheduled to take place from 25 February to 3 March, due to the restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. “We have done everything
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