CANDI PLASTIC RECYCLING: Third Starlinger recycling line chosen for Romanian subsidiary / Capability to handle problem and moist materials Austrias CANDI Plastic Recycling (Sollenau; www.candi-plastic.com) has installed a third line...
PACKAGING RECYCLING UK: "Reflex Project" advances flexible plastic recycling options / Guidelines established for packaging designers, retailers and converters The aim of the project is to...
Clariant Emphasizes Support for China’s Sustainable Development Needs 2016 Sustainability Dialog Summit, November 2, Shanghai Innovative solutions for sustainable growth in China Responding to Megatrends: Resources & Energy; Environment Protection;...
VERSTRAETE IML: Belgian in-mould labels specialist to open first US facility / Co-located at plant operated by parent company Constantia Flexibles Constantia Flexibles already operates a...
TALKE: Logistics contract with ExxonMobil for Houston PE hub / First entry into US market German chemicals logistics service provider Talke (Hürth; www.talke.com) has signed a 10-year contract with ExxonMobil...
CORBION: Luminy PLA resins introduced at K 2016 / PLA containers to protect rubber tree roots up for industry award / PLA-PBS biocompound promoted for food applications The K 2016...
Household Collection Rate for Rigid Plastic Packaging Rises Slightly to 45% (UK Recycling) Almost 500,000 t of rigid plastics were collected for recycling in 2015 (Photo:...
New low bloom anti-scratch additives for plastics COWICK HALL, East Yorkshire, UK – Croda, a speciality chemical company, have developed a range of stable anti-scratch additives for use in plastics....
" K 2016: The Numbers Game " By Rose Brooke The final visitors have been counted and the results are in, K welcomed 230,000 people through its doors over the course...
PLASTICS AND HEALTH: EFSA says latest reviewed BPA studies have "key limitations" / No change in temporary TDI Following its review of two new scientific studies of bisphenol A (BPA),...
HUHTAMAKI: Boosting flexible packaging operations in Egypt and India / Investments support future growth and regional coverage The Finnish company has been on a global expansion...
SEVENTY YEARS OF EXTRUSION A Company Driven by a Constant Desire for Technological Improvement At K 2016, Bausano presented the best of its technology, showing the newest extruders MD 75/30,...
Three European plastics associations have joined hands to create a new stakeholder platform aimed at driving recycling efforts in the region. PlasticsEurope (Brussels / Belgium; www.plasticseurope.org), European Plastics Converters (EuPC,...
"EREMA Recycles 30 Tons of Plastic Waste Live at K 2016" On October 19, the CAREFORMANCE Recycling Center was opened at the Düsseldorf fairground, ready to process over 30 tons...
At Electronica 2016, Rampf Polymer Solutions will debut a new portfolio of polyurethane (PU) electro casting resins with superior thermo-mechanical properties. The thermo-mechanic properties of Rampf...
China has been no longer a low wage-cost country for a long time now. Its rapid climb to become the second largest national economy in the world goes together with...
ASSOCIATIONS: Arnaud Duvielguerbigny appointed PU Europe secretary general Arnaud Duvielguerbigny (Photo: PU Europe) Arnaud Duvielguerbigny has become the new secretary general of PU Europe (Brussels /...