BST Eltromat Focuses on Increasing Performance in Label and Packaging Printing at LABELEXPO EUROPE 2019
Bielefeld – BST eltromat “perfecting your performance” – LABELEXPO EUROPE 2019 (September 24 to 27 in Brussels) is the first exhibition at which BST eltromat International is exhibiting under its new slogan. “The slogan perfectly reflects what customers around the globe do with our solutions for quality assurance. They increase the efficiency and profitability of […]
13th Edition of IRANPLAST in Year 2019
IRANPLAST is one of the largest and most important exhibitions in Iran, in the fields of Raw Materials, Machinery & Moulds, Auxiliaries and Services for Plastics & Rubber industries, as well as, one of the most magnificent ones in the Middle East region and Asia. The 13th International Exhibition of IRANPLAST will be held from […]
Continental Tire Recognised As Supplier Of The Year for The Third Time
Continental Tire, the leading German tire and technology supplier, has been named GM 2018 Supplier of the Year by General Motors (GM) for the third time in their four-year partnership. Continental Tire was recognised for consistently exceeding GM’s expectations, creating outstanding value and introducing innovations to the company. Held earlier this month (15 May 2019) […]
Spanish Group Upgrades Production Centre in Ibi
With an investment of approximately EUR 3.5m, rigid packaging manufacturer ITC Packaging has recently completed the expansion and renovation of its production site in Ibi near Alicante. The group said it has increased production space by 20%, and there is a dedicated area of 2,500 m² for production and storage. ITC Packaging said it also […]
Doubling The Use of Recyclate in Germany is Realistic
Within the next five to ten years, Germanys plastic pipes manufacturers aim to double the amount of recyclate processed annually, from currently around 40,000 t/y to 82,000 t/y. This would increase the share of secondary resin from 7% to 14%. The German plastic pipes association Kunststoffrohrverband (KRV) confirms that this is an achievable goal. In 2018, […]
Nearly 740,000 t Recycled Via Europe's VinylPlus Scheme in 2018
VinylPlus, the European PVC industries voluntary sustainability initiative, has announced that 739,525 t of PVC were recycled in 2018. This is an increase of 15.6% on volumes in 2017. The data were published in VinylPlus latest progress report. Brigitte Dero, general manager of VinylPlus, said this was a record high and represented 92.4% of VinylPlus 2020 […]
Sustainable With Recycled PEEK
Sustainability has always been an important part of BIEGLO – High Performance Polymers. Through the focus on Polyethertherketon (PEEK) in form of raw materials and shapes BIEGLO was able to find their niche. They discovered there was also a market for recycled PEEK. PEEK-waste can be melted again and put into a new form. Processing […]
European PVC Industry Summit 2019
With the new European directive on plastic waste, increasing production costs, and the projected growth of the European PVC market, the PVC industry is facing a wide range of ongoing changes and developments. The industry will need to continue to adapt and work together, with representatives from the whole of the value chain involved, to […]
Polymers Jump Through Hoops On Pathway to Sustainable Materials
Recyclable plastics that contain ring-shaped polymers may be a key to developing sustainable synthetic materials. Despite some promising advances, researchers said, a full understanding of how to processes ring polymers into practical materials remains elusive. In a new study, researchers identified a mechanism called “threading” that takes place when a polymer is stretched – a […]
