Recycling News Lidl Launches ‘uncapped’ Recycling Rewards Pilot For Plastic Bottles And Aluminium Cans February 9, 2024 by plasticsinfomart In a move that will be watched closely by other retailers, shoppers across all 21 Lidl stores in the city will receive vouchers for returning empty plastic and aluminium drinks containers. Unlike the DRS, which adds a deposit to the product price, Lidl’s scheme offers a 5p reward per eligible item, redeemable against their shopping […] Read more »
Recycling News Recycling Partners Collaborate to Eliminate Production Scrap Waste at NPE2024 February 9, 2024 by plasticsinfomart Around 8,000 communities across the United States have some variation of a recycling program that collects plastics from homes and finds a new life for it. These programs are widely diverse in accepted materials and success rates. Equally important are postindustrial scrap management programs at thousands of production facilities across the country. This May in Orlando, a […] Read more »
Recycling News Technology Freepoint to bring Alterra recycling technology to Gulf Coast project February 9, 2024 / March 11, 2024 by plasticsinfomart Alterra Energy LLC is ready to bring its technology to North America through a licensing agreement with a subsidiary of Freepoint Eco-Systems Holdings LLC that will provide for the construction of a recycling facility for waste plastics on the Gulf Coast with a capacity of 192,000 metric tons per year. Alterra has developed a liquefaction technology […] Read more »
Breaking News PlastFocus 2024 Launches as the Epicenter for Innovations and Business Synergies in the Plastics Industry – Featuring 300+ Cutting-edge Machines February 8, 2024 by plasticsinfomart New Delhi [India], February 2: PlastFocus 2024, the much-anticipated second edition of India’s premier international exhibition in the plastics industry, kicked off yesterday at Yashoboomi (IICC), Dwarka, New Delhi. Organised by Triune Exhibitors Pvt. Ltd. and powered by the Plastic Machinery Manufacturers Association of India (PMMAI), the 5-day PlastFocus 2024 is supported by the Ministry […] Read more »
Machinery News Silcotech Expands LSR Moulding Capacity with Two Injection Molding Machines February 8, 2024 by plasticsinfomart Silcotech North America, a specialist in Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) injection moulding, has announced its expanding capacity with the purchase of two new injection moulding machine workcells. The two new Arburg machines include a 110 US ton ALLROUNDER 470 A 1000 – 290 Comfort, and a 220 US ton ALLROUNDER 570 A 2000 – 400 Comfort. Both are […] Read more »
injection molding machine New Multicomponent Injection Molding Machine Line Launches February 8, 2024 / February 8, 2024 by plasticsinfomart Taiwan’s FCS Group has launched a new multi-component press technology: the X-type parallel quartet injection molding machine. Part of FCS’s large 2K machine line, the first offering—the GW-1600R—is a two-platen multi-component offering, with one machine already delivered to a Chinese automotive light supplier. Noting that half of the headlamps currently made for cars utilize a […] Read more »
Plastic Packaging Ecoveritas warns businesses to be aware after plastic packaging tax rate hike February 8, 2024 / February 9, 2024 by plasticsinfomart The environmental compliance specialist said a rate increase of more than £7, included as one of several measures in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, means the tax will be charged at £217.85 per tonne of in-scope plastic packaging manufactured or imported into the UK from 1 April 2024. The existing rate of £210.83 will remain in […] Read more »
injection moulding machine Sodick unveils innovations for injection moulding at Mach 2024 February 7, 2024 by plasticsinfomart Sodick Europe and UK distributor Sodi-Tech are set to inject some excitement into the mould tool manufacturing sector on Stand 350 in Hall 20 at Mach 2024. The company will introduce six industry-leading machine tools with many of these innovations receiving their Mach exhibition premiere. For the injection mould and toolmaking industry, Sodick Europe and […] Read more »
