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Plastics Processing Equipment Supplier Engel Celebrates Opening of Swiss Tech CentreINEOS launches new advanced recycled plastic production productCMG Granulators unveils new line for high-capacity plastic recyclingNew report reveals Europe is leading the charge in plastic waste managementIPL, Schoeller Allibert Merger Builds Global Sustainable Plastic Packaging PowerhousePlastics Processing Equipment Supplier Engel Celebrates Opening of Swiss Tech CentreINEOS launches new advanced recycled plastic production productCMG Granulators unveils new line for high-capacity plastic recyclingNew report reveals Europe is leading the charge in plastic waste managementIPL, Schoeller Allibert Merger Builds Global Sustainable Plastic Packaging Powerhouse

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

June 19, 2017 / April 13, 2018 by plasticsinfomart

Employers will be encouraged to install dedicated coffee cups bins About 7 million paper coffee cups are used in Britain every single day But most cannot be recycled because they have a plastic coating inside Instead they have to be sent to landfill sites or incinerators Millions of throw away coffee cups will be recycled […]

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Global Baker Mixers Market 2017 – Hobart, Globe Food Equipment Company, Robot Coupe, Baker Perkins, Bake Max

June 19, 2017 / June 19, 2017 by plasticsinfomart

The report studies Baker Mixers in Global market Professional Survey 2017 : Size, Share, Trends, Industry Growth, Opportunity, Application, Production, Segmentation, Cost Structure, Company Profile, Product Picture and Specifications during the Forecast period by 2022 The report scrutinizes the Baker Mixers market and gives an intricate examination of its applications. The report includes a cost […]

Lenzing Papier to conduct reCUP paper cup recycling pilot

May 29, 2017 by plasticsinfomart

The Austrian manufacturer has tested Smart Planet Technologies’ reCUP paper cup materials consisting of Georgia-Pacific Masterserve cup stock with Earth Coating and will now move forward with a full scale reCUP recycling pilot within the UK. This follows on from the recent announcement that CupPrint has also licensed the reCUP paper cup technology.Lenzing Papier manufactures […]

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

May 29, 2017 / May 29, 2017 by plasticsinfomart

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): The New York City Council is set to hear testimony on a progressive bill that establishes a curbside program to recycle polystyrene foam across the city. The bill responds to the cries of small business owners who have asked government to help ease the growing financial burdens of doing business in the […]

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Extrusion systems maker Entek receives patent for self-aligning coupling concept

May 27, 2017 / May 31, 2017 by plasticsinfomart

Entek (Lebanon, OR), a manufacturer of production extrusion systems and components, has been awarded a U.S. patent for its self-aligning shafts and couplings. U.S. patent 9,573,313 B2 was awarded to Entek on Feb. 21, 2017, for its “Extruder Screw Shaft Alignment Apparatus and Method.” Entek employees Craig Benjamin and Melissa Jensen-Morgan, along with Dean Elliott, […]

Big 3 Precision partners with Fuseneo to blend design innovation and manufacturability

May 27, 2017 by plasticsinfomart

Big 3 Precision (Centralia, IL), a designer and manufacturer of injection blow and injection stretch blow molds, has entered into a strategic partnership with Fuseneo Inc., a structural design firm located near Chicago that applies creativity and technical expertise into the development of innovative products and packaging. The strategic partnership with Fuseneo gives Big 3 […]

Aleph Objects and IC3D introduce “world’s first” certified open source 3D printing filament

May 27, 2017 by plasticsinfomart

Aleph Objects Inc. (Loveland, CO), maker of LulzBot 3D printers, and IC3D Industries (Columbus, OH), a producer of premium 3D-printing materials, jointly announced the availability of what they claim is the world’s first-ever certified open source hardware 3D-printing filament. The desktop 3D-printing industry exists thanks to open source hardware projects such as Arduino and RepRap, […]

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McDonald’s agrees to phase out EPS in its packaging

May 27, 2017 by plasticsinfomart

It was probably 20 years ago that I traveled to Salt Lake City for an interview with one of the people in the plastics industry I most admired: Jon Huntsman Sr. I was really excited to sit down with him in his office at the headquarters of Huntsman Chemical Corp., then the largest privately held […]