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Plastics Recycling Awards Europe entry deadline extended to 04 November

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. […]

plasticsinfomart · Oct 29, 2024

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Kickstart: Emergency response, EV battery recycling and a new injection molding award

Emergency response and a minute-by-minute look at Impact Plastics flooding I’m guessing emergency managers are looking intently for lessons they can draw from the Hurricane Helene-related flash flooding that claimed six lives at Impact Plastics on Sept. 27. NBC News published a detailed story Oct. 18 looking at events at the Erwin, Tenn., factory the morning of […]

plasticsinfomart · Oct 26, 2024

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Polyplastics launches biomass balanced LCP for reduced CO2 emissions

The introduction expands the company’s DURACIRCLE initiative which already includes DURACON bG-POM. LAPEROS bG-LCP, slated for commercialisation in spring 2025, is manufactured like conventional products and exhibits the same chemical and physical properties. Polyplastics plans to expand this new solution to all grades of LAPEROS LCP. The mass balance approach combines raw materials derived from biomass with those derived […]

plasticsinfomart · Sep 20, 2024

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Plastics Recycling Show Middle East and Africa kicks off in Dubai

The doors of the Dubai World Trade Centre have officially opened to host the second edition of Plastics Recycling Show Middle East and Africa (PRS ME&A). This year the show has moved to Sheikh Saeed Hall 2 to accommodate more than 100 exhibitors, including Erema, Bariq, Tomra Recycling, Astra Polymers, Lindner, and Rebound, amongst many […]

plasticsinfomart · Sep 11, 2024

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Dow launches bio-attributed elastomers for flooring applications

Dow has announced the launch of its first bio-attributed material for flooring applications. The elastomer is an addition to Dow’s Engage REN Polyolefin Elastomers (POE) product portfolio introduced in 2022. The flooring innovation will be used to manufacture carpet tile backing to provide dimensional stability and adhesion support for fibres. Dow produces the Engage portfolio of polyolefin […]

plasticsinfomart · Sep 10, 2024

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Netstal awarded Ecovadis silver

Netstal has been awarded the silver recognition level on the EcoVadis sustainability audit platform. The medal is an improvement for the Swiss injection moulding machine manufacturer now part of Krones, which received bronze after its first time application last year. Achieving silver status puts the company amongst the top 15% of companies for sustainability of more than 120,000 companies […]

plasticsinfomart · Aug 30, 2024

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Wittmann launches product carbon footprint calculation software

Wittmann has added a software update to its manufacturing execution system (MES) to automatically calculate product carbon footprint (PCF). The Austria-based injection moulding machine manufacturer’s MES is called Temi+. It contains modules for intelligent production planning, monitoring, data storage, and it seamlessly interacts with production cells enabled by Wittmann 4.0, the company’s Industry 4.0 technology. Calculating the […]

plasticsinfomart · Aug 27, 2024

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Banned single-use plastic items still flooding shops in Delhi

NEW DELHI: It has been two years since the ban on 19 single-use plastic items came into effect in the city. However, the ban exists only on paper. Due to the poor supply of alternatives in the city, improper enforcement, and inadequate awareness drives, banned items are still widely available across the city. Carry bags with a thickness of less than 120 […]

plasticsinfomart · Jul 10, 2024