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  • Stronger and faster together Corona crisis brings together different kinds of companies to produce protective masks
  • Squeezable Plastic Tubes Market to Grow at a CAGR of 6% During 2019 to 2027, says Fact.MR
  • UTECH and Media Fusion Bring Polyurethane Trade Show to Dubai in 2021
  • INEOS to produce plastics from wood-derived oil
  • ABHI UK to lead its biggest pavilion yet at Medica 2020
  • Ascend to purchase compounding and masterbatch businesses of Poliblend and Esseti Plast
  • Ascend to purchase compounding and masterbatch businesses of Poliblend and Esseti Plast
  • KRAIBURG TPE is focusing on e-mobility market with a comprehensive TPE portfolio
  • Biesterfeld and DuPont intensify their strategic partnership in CIS countries
  • FAITH IN THE RUSSIAN MARKET DESPITE ITS VOLATILITY for Italian exhibitors at Interplastica 2020

Laserax’s New LXQ Laser Marker Redefines Ease of Integration and Remote Support Following COVID-19

The world’s first FDA- and MDR-compliant process monitoring system is now available

Rise in Use of Plating on Plastics in Automotive Industry to Drive Market

RKW and Sporlastic Produce FFP2 Protective Masks

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  1. Laserax’s New LXQ Laser Marker Redefines Ease of Integration and Remote Support Following COVID-19
  2. The world’s first FDA- and MDR-compliant process monitoring system is now available
  3. Rise in Use of Plating on Plastics in Automotive Industry to Drive Market
  4. RKW and Sporlastic Produce FFP2 Protective Masks

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Stronger and faster together Corona crisis brings together different kinds of companies to produce protective masks

When you think of respiratory and surgical masks, which are currentlyproduced predominantly in Asia, ultrasonics is probably not the first thingthat springs to mind. Yet ultrasonic welding plays an important roll inmaking these products. As an experienced technology provider for maskproduction equipment, Weber Ultrasonics AG now manufactures respiratory andsurgical masks in Germany. This is made […]

UTECH and Media Fusion Bring Polyurethane Trade Show to Dubai in 2021

DETROIT–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Crain Communications Inc., the organizer of the UTECH trade shows, is partnering with Media Fusion to launch the Middle East Foam & Polyurethane Expo, powered by UTECH. The show will be organized by Crain Communications Inc. of Detroit and Media Fusion of Dubai. This MEFPU Expo will be co-located with Sleep Expo Middle East, […]

Cleanfarms Puts Feet on the Ground in Alberta with New Lethbridge Office

LETHBRIDGE, AB, Feb. 18, 2020 /CNW/ – Cleanfarms, a Canada-wide stewardship organization best known for its ag-plastics recycling programs for pesticide and fertilizer jugs and totes and grain bags has opened an Alberta office in Lethbridge. “Alberta’s importance as an executive hub for agricultural industry is growing. That combined with its position as a Prairie powerhouse for agriculture in Canada, points to the […]

Plastics announces 2020 Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Awards winners

Three winners were selected for these awards. Winners of the Leadership in Innovation Award and the People’s Choice Award will be announced at Re|focus in May. The Plastics Industry Association (Plastics), Washington, has announced the three winners of the annual Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Awards. The winners exemplify the best submissions in the categories of materials, design and end-of-life […]

Ascend to purchase compounding and masterbatch businesses of Poliblend and Esseti Plast

HOUSTON – February 13, 2020 – Ascend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 resin, announced today it signed an agreement to purchase Poliblend and Esseti Plast GD from D’Ottavio Group. The acquisition includes a manufacturing facility in Mozzate, Italy, the masterbatch portfolio of Esseti Plast GD and the engineering plastics portfolio […]

Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc. Offers Technical Training Courses to Address Industry Skills Gap and Other Industry Challenges

ARDL has expanded its technical training programs, workshops, webinars and educational outreach initiatives to assist customers and the industry as a whole by providing tools for today’s young professionals and veteran industry workers alike.  As many in the elastomer industry know, technical expertise is critical but also declining as highly skilled professionals retire. It is […]

Saudi Print & Pack

Saudi Print & Pack The 17th International Trade Exhibition For Printing & Packaging Technology 13-16 January 2020 Reyadh International convention & Exhibition Center, Reyadh – Saudi Arabia About Saudi Print and Pack “Unleashing Innovations in Printing and Packaging” Saudi Print and Pack 2020 is the 18th edition of the Kingdom’s renowned printing and packing technology […]

SURESH SWAMINATHAN BECOMES PRESIDENT OF TEKNOR APEX

PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., October 28, 2019: Teknor Apex Company has appointed Suresh Swaminathan as its new president. He succeeds William J. Murray, who is retiring after 41 years with the company. Mr. Swaminathan will be responsible for the company’s worldwide custom compounding business. Teknor Apex operates thirteen manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Europe, and Asia […]

North American Plastics Industry Calls for USMCA Ratification

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY—22 October 2019—Today the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President & CEO Tony Radoszewski, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) President Carol Hochu and the Asociación Nacional de Industrias del Plástico (ANIPAC) President Aldimir Torres Arenas issued the following joint statement after meeting about the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “The plastics industry of North America has stood together throughout the process of negotiating the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), […]

Brückner Maschinenbau Technical innovations for the K 2019

New line concept for single-origin packaging solutions Numerous new developments, also for speciality films Innovations for the demands of a circular economy Brückner Maschinenbau is working on a means to make films with the highest possible recycling capabilities producible on film stretching lines. The focus is on mono-material film with superior mechanical and optical properties, […]

Clariant Masterbatches Initiative Seeks to Help Make Plastics Packaging More Sustainable

• Offering solutions to modern challenges in packaging industry • Four distinct approaches identified • Additive masterbatches hold an important key Muttenz, July 5, 2019 – As part of a Clariant-wide program to create a more sustainable plastics industry, the Packaging Market Segment within the Masterbatches Business Unit is working to help brand owners and […]

CALL FOR PAPERS AT PP XX IN AMSTERDAM

CALL FOR PAPERS AT PP XX IN AMSTERDAM The Plastic Pipes Conference Association (PPCA) has issued a call for papers to be presented at its next conference and exhibition, Plastic Pipes XX. Hosted in Amsterdam at the Hotel Okura, this event will be held September 21 – 23, 2020. Abstracts need to be submitted in […]

CANTONESE RENDEZVOUS

At the thirty-third CHINAPLAS fair (Canton, 21-24 May 2019), the Italian collective organised by Amaplast (Italian trade association, member of CONFINDUSTRIA, bringing together about 170 manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery, equipment and moulds) will include about fifty Italian businesses and occupy an area of 1,400 square metres. “The massive Italian presence at the […]

Under the sea: Fighting Greece’s plastic trash problem

Dressed all in black and preparing his diving gear with loud zips and clicks, George Sarelakos looks like he’s part of a Greek naval operation ready to storm an island or take down smugglers. He’s not — but he and four other volunteer divers do have a challenging mission: Clearing the plastic trash from the […]

Maharashtra Eases Plastic Ban On Bottles But With Recycling Rider

Maharashtra decided to revoke the ban on plastic bottles, providing some relief from its earlier decision to curb environmental damage from the non-biodegradable material. But on one condition. All manufacturers have to establish a recycling chain by setting up reverse vending machines and tie up with recyclers, a senior official from the environment ministry told […]

China, US add plastics to their trade war

Updated: An escalating trade war between the United States and China is hitting the plastics sector with Chinese officials announcing tariffs on 106 U.S. products, including plastics, and the U.S. targeting machinery and molds. Both nations are eyeing a rate of 25 percent. Final numbers and the effective dates of the new tariffs have not […]

H.R.H. Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Patronage the 1st Edition of the GDA Conference

Under His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa’s patronage, the kingdom will host the first Gulf Downstream Association (GDA) International Downstream Conference and Exhibition 2018. Themed “Towards a Competitive Downstream through Innovation, Collaboration and Technology”, the event will be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre from October 23 […]

Plastics Machinery Shipments Jumped 20% Y/Y in Q3 of 2017

North American shipments of primary plastics machinery posted a strong year-over-year increase in Q3 of 2017 according to statistics compiled and reported by the Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). This marked the second consecutive quarterly Y/Y increase in this data. The preliminary estimate for shipments of primary plastics equipment (injection molding, […]

Upakovka 2018: Renowned Exhibitors and Extensive Programme of Side Events

Clear growth in machinery segment, beverage technology strongly represented, packaging media further expanded A very positive exhibitor response can already be seen for upakovka 2018 to be held at the AO Expocentre Krasnaja Presnja in Moscow from 23 to 26 January. The German participation is again bigger than in previous years and the Italian pavilion […]

This 31-year-old from Bengaluru is redefining cutlery in a plastic-filled world

Samanvi Bhograj started a manufacturing unit that makes 100 percent biodegradable and compostable tableware products using plant fiber. Plastic has become integral parts of our lives. It has seeped into every little shelf on the corner and has made our lives completely dependent on it. Right from the cradle to the grave most of the products in […]

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RKW and Sporlastic Produce FFP2 Protective Masks

Gronau/Nürtingen/Germany, April 16, 2020 – Maintaining the health system and protecting medical and nursing staff are among the most important and urgent tasks during the current Corona pandemic. The film manufacturer RKW, Sporlastic, a company specialized on the production of bandages and orthoses, the Gherzi Consulting Group as well as other partners have therefore combined their […]

  • Squeezable Plastic Tubes Market to Grow at a CAGR of 6% During 2019 to 2027, says Fact.MR
  • THE NEW HOME OF TOSH PAD PRINTING MACHINES
  • Ascend to purchase compounding and masterbatch businesses of Poliblend and Esseti Plast
  • Pallets Market Set to Hit US$ 95 Bn by 2029, Smart Pallet Adoption on Upward Trend: PMR Report

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RKW and Sporlastic Produce FFP2 Protective Masks

Gronau/Nürtingen/Germany, April 16, 2020 – Maintaining the health system and protecting medical and nursing staff are among the most important and urgent tasks during the current Corona pandemic. The film manufacturer RKW, Sporlastic, a company specialized on the production of bandages and orthoses, the Gherzi Consulting Group as well as other partners have therefore combined their […]

Plastics announces 2020 Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Awards winners

Three winners were selected for these awards. Winners of the Leadership in Innovation Award and the People’s Choice Award will be announced at Re|focus in May. The Plastics Industry Association (Plastics), Washington, has announced the three winners of the annual Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Awards. The winners exemplify the best submissions in the categories of materials, design and end-of-life […]

Ascend to purchase compounding and masterbatch businesses of Poliblend and Esseti Plast

HOUSTON – February 13, 2020 – Ascend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 resin, announced today it signed an agreement to purchase Poliblend and Esseti Plast GD from D’Ottavio Group. The acquisition includes a manufacturing facility in Mozzate, Italy, the masterbatch portfolio of Esseti Plast GD and the engineering plastics portfolio […]

Ascend to purchase compounding and masterbatch businesses of Poliblend and Esseti Plast

HOUSTON – February 13, 2020 – Ascend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 resin, announced today it signed an agreement to purchase Poliblend and Esseti Plast GD from D’Ottavio Group. The acquisition includes a manufacturing facility in Mozzate, Italy, the masterbatch portfolio of Esseti Plast GD and the engineering plastics portfolio […]

KRAIBURG TPE is focusing on e-mobility market with a comprehensive TPE portfolio

With its broad range of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and specific focus on the trends and challenges of electromobility, KRAIBURG TPE is in a good position to support OEMs and system suppliers in advancing decisive innovations in this fast-growing market segment. For many years, TPEs have been used more and more frequently for exterior and interior […]

Global Plastic Waste Management Market Pegged to Register a CAGR of 3.9% during 2018 – 2026 with North America Accounting for a Significant Value Share by 2026 End

The long-term outlook on the global plastic waste management market will remain positive with the plastic waste management market value expected to increase at a CAGR of 3.9% during the forecast period 2018 – 2026. According to the resin type, the thermoplastic segment is expected to register healthy growth during the forecast period with the […]

OPERATIONS IN CHINA TO BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS for Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery manufacturers

The recent emergency caused by the “Coronavirus” (Covid 19) epidemic is a source of concern for Italy’s exporting companies, above all those which have intense business relationships with China. In this context, just as for some other trade fairs, CHINAPLAS – the most important show in China dedicated to the plastics and rubber sector – has been postponed, […]

THE NEW HOME OF TOSH PAD PRINTING MACHINES

Ideal for multi-colour printing, TOSH pad printing machines are now available again in the UK through Renmar Plastics Machinery. Entirely manufactured in Italy, TOSH can supply either one small machine or a full system, including 6-axis robots, feeders and both pre- and post-treatment options. The machines can also be purchased by integrators to form part […]

Medical Sector Drives Growth in Plastic Injection Molding

When there is a need for a large volume of highly intricate parts and components, plastic injection molding offers a viable solution for many designs. As such, the medical sector commonly uses injection-molded parts to meet the industry’s high demand for products and equipment. Plastic injection molding techniques meet the necessary standards for health and […]

Plastic Compounding Machinery Market Overview and Product Scope 2018 to 2023

2018-2023 Global Plastic Compounding Machinery Consumption Market Report studies the latest industry trends, market development aspects, market gains, and industry scenario during the forecast period. The report provides the details related to fundamental overview, development status, latest advancements, market dominance and market dynamics. Global Plastic Compounding Machinery Market Analysis Report includes Top manufacturers: Kraussmaffei Berstorff, […]

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  1. OPERATIONS IN CHINA TO BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS for Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery manufacturers
  2. THE NEW HOME OF TOSH PAD PRINTING MACHINES
  3. Medical Sector Drives Growth in Plastic Injection Molding
  4. Plastic Compounding Machinery Market Overview and Product Scope 2018 to 2023

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Govt okays RBI trials for plastic Rs 10 notes in five cities

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will conduct five-city trials of a new polymer-based Rs 10 banknote, the government said in Parliament on Friday, declaring a move to plastic money to fight counterfeiting and reduce wear and tear. Plastic notes were first adopted by Australia in 1988 and are now used in more than 20 […]

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Malaysia urged to cut down on plastic packaging for cleaner seas

ABHI UK to lead its biggest pavilion yet at Medica 2020

New website launched for RecoMed PVC takeback scheme

Plastics announces 2020 Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Awards winners

FAITH IN THE RUSSIAN MARKET DESPITE ITS VOLATILITY for Italian exhibitors at Interplastica 2020

Easy on resources and sustainable: Spunbond with REICOFIL technology is the better film.

Reifenhäuser Group presents sustainable solutions for plastics production

Retrofit instead of new purchases: Sustainable modernization of extrusion lines of all manufacturers

Stretched to maximum performance: Recyclable mono-material packaging with Reifenhäuser EVO Ultra Stretch

Global Revenue of PET Preforms Market to Reach beyond US$ 25 Bn by 2028 End; Plastic Bottles Recycling Trend Expected to Strengthen Market Growth

SA plastics recycling business closes due to $100k hike in power bills

Western Arkansas City Considers Recycling Contract

Finally, we’ll be able to recycle coffee cups: Millions will be sent to specialist centres instead of landfill after launch of new service

Lenzing Papier to conduct reCUP paper cup recycling pilot

Polystyrene Foam Recycling Would Be a Boon to New York City’s Small Businesses

Toward a broader view of the New Plastics Economy

Bill Aims to Overhaul Illinois’ Electronic Recycling Program

Multipack adhesive cleared for PET bottle recycling

Could 3D Printing Help Tackle Poverty And Plastic Waste?

The megatrends that are reshaping food and beverage packaging

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Borouge appoints Anil Krishna as GM in India

The UAE-based Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has appointed Anil Krishna as new General Manager Borouge (India) Pvt Ltd and Vice President Sales, Indian sub-continent. Prior to joining Borouge in February 2013, he held the positions of Chief Executive and Director of the Board at Henkel CAC. Krishna joined Borouge […]

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