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Hengelo, Netherlands-based Stork Plastics Machinery BV has developed a breakthrough injection molding machine to process recycled PET in response to market demand and environmental concerns. At Fakuma 2024, the hybrid press, called Foodline 4400, is producing an oval 1-liter container from 50 percent recycled PET in a custom two-cavity mold. “This innovative container combines sustainability […]
At the recent Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, UFlex unveiled its advanced flexible packaging recycling machine, ReLAM 250. The machine can convert up to 250 kilograms of waste per hour, making it the most popular model in UFlex’s recycling machinery lineup. The ReLAM 250 is a state-of-the-art multi-layer […]
Customer delight is rooted in front line experiences. So, it is satisfying for an SME like Broanmain Plastics to see that their sustained efforts and investments in everything from equipment to DE&I initiatives and organisational culture is delivering more than lip service. Having achieved a 100% score in meeting customer requirements in the last 12 months, a 10% improvement […]
Arburg Mexico and the UTEQ renewed an cooperation agreement. From left: Mario Rodríguez Navarro, managing director Arburg Mexico, Mtro. José Carlos Arredondo Velázquez, rector of the Technical University of the State of Quéretaro, Miguel Ángel Aguirre Hernández, director of the Querétaro Plastics Cluster. Arburg Mexico and the Technological University of the State of Quéretaro (UTEQ) renewed an cooperation agreement […]
Cleveland once again hosts the AMI Plastics World Expos Nov. 13-14 at the Huntington Convention Center downtown. The event brings together four co-located exhibitions—Plastics Recycling World Expo, Compounding World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo and Polymer Testing World Expo—plus their focused conference theaters. The free-to-attend AMI Plastics World Expos attracts professionals from across the plastics […]
Six months of discussion between Green Dot and Shell Chemicals Europe on how to approach a collaboration has ended in success: since March of this year, GreenDot has been supplying pyrolysis oil derived from household plastic waste to Shell Chemicals Europe that will ultimately use it for the production of circular chemicals. As pyrolysis oil […]
An Australian research group has called for a European Union-style levy on virgin plastic packaging to raise funds to find alternative materials to plastics. The Australia Institute is a Canberra-based public policy think tank conducts research on a broad range of economic, social and environmental issues. Its report, Plastic Waste in Australia, says despite government policies […]
Mura Technology, an innovator in next generation advanced plastic recycling solutions, announced the signing of a product offtake agreement with Neste. Neste will convert ISCC PLUS accredited products from Mura’s first commercial-scale site in Teesside, Northeast England, into feedstock for the production of new plastics, replacing the need for fossil resources. This first site is set to commence operations […]