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The winners of the Plastics Industry Awards 2024 were announced on Friday night, Nov. 22 at a black-tie gala evening at the Intercontinental London Park Lane. Presented by Zoe Lyons, award winning stand-up comedian and star of TV and radio, the awards recognise the many ways in which plastics product design, manufacture and recycling contribute […]
A plant-based halogen-free and flame-retardant polymer developed by Floreon Technologies has earned the UK company the 2024 Innovation in Bioplastics Award from the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS). Floreon’s Therma-Tech is the first halogen-free polylactic acid compound to earn a UL 94 V-0 fire-resistance rating. The rating means that in testing the material exhibited: Burning combustion for […]
The seven award categories are: Plastics Recycling Ambassador, Building & Construction Product, Automotive, Electrical or Electronic Product, Household & Leisure Product, Plastic Packaging Product, Product Technology Innovation and Recycling Machinery Innovation. Shortlisted finalists will be announced in mid-January and showcased at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, taking place at the RAI, Amsterdam, 1-2 April 2025. […]
Floreon, a spin-out technology from the University of Sheffield, has won the 2024 Innovation in Bioplastics Award. The US Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) awarded Floreon for its Therma-Tech halogen-free, fire-resistant PLA-based compound, the world’s first bioplastic to achieve UL94V-0 flammability certification. The material is an alternative to flame retardant oil-based Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS). The PLA […]
A host of new names feature amongst the finalists who have been shortlisted for this year’s Plastics Industry Awards. The winners will be announced at a glamorous, black tie gala awards ceremony with live entertainment at the five-star InterContinental London Park Lane on Friday 22nd November. The five new categories for 2024, Sustainable Product Design, […]
Braskem and Weav3D, in partnership with the Clemson Composites Center at Clemson University, have been named first place winners of the 2024 Altair Enlighten Award’s Future of Lightweighting category. Awarded annually, the Altair Enlighten Award honours the greatest sustainability and lightweighting advancements that successfully reduce carbon footprint, mitigate water and energy consumption, and leverage material […]
Earlier than usual, the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 are now open for entries. Participants from every part of the plastics recycling chain in Europe are invited to enter. The seven award categories cover key areas of plastics recycling innovation and the major market applications for the circular use of plastics. They are: Plastics Recycling […]
LyondellBasell’s chief sustainability officer Andrea Brown has been recognised as a pioneer of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by Global Compact Network USA, the US chapter of the United Nations initiative on corporate sustainability. Chosen from a network of more than 900 businesses and organisations, Brown has been recognised for ‘driving substantial progress in sustainability’ at […]