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Advanced materials

ACC Publishes 2024 Statistical Reference Book On Plastic Resins
01/05/2024 - WASHINGTON (May 2, 2024) – The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has just released the 2024 edition of its statistical reference book on plastic resins, Resin Review. This annual publication...
Making furniture with paper machines – VTT and ISKU have created a novel biocomposite chair from cellulose
02/05/2024 - © VTTThe chair is the world’s first innovation that utilizes foam forming technology, combines natural cellulose fibres, wood pulp and thermoplastic components, and represents a...
Fluoropolymer Resources hires new sales manager for the Americas
01/05/2024 - Fluoropolymer Resources LLC (FRL) introduces Josh Rosenboom as its new sales manager in the Americas, joining as a key member of the FRL team with a focus on promoting solutions for a circular...
Sumitomo Chemicals to Exhibit Polyolefins and Engineering Plastics at CHINAPLAS 2024
11/04/2024 - The Sumitomo Chemical Group will attend CHINAPLAS 2024. It is one of the world’s largest...
Chemours Viton™ FWRD APA Fluoroelastomers: Performance without Compromise
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kp Launches Food Packaging Trays Made with 100% Recycled PET
16/04/2024 - Marking a significant food packaging industry milestone, Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has launched the first food packaging trays comprising 100% recycled PET (rPET) deriving exclusively from...
Minnesota Defines Cookware Covered by PFAS Ban
04/04/2024 - New information published by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) on the types of products that will be subject to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) prohibitions beginning in...
Aptar Closures’ new Future Disc Top supports beauty packaging demands for recyclability, e-commerce, and consumer convenience
18/04/2024 - Aptar Closures continues to deliver on its commitment to design for recyclability while providing convenience and safety to end-consumers. One of the most recent introductions to the market is...
AESUS Packaging Systems unveils bottle unscrambler and sorting technology to the packaging industry
07/02/2024 - This new technology promises to enhance operational efficiency, reduce manual labor, and ensure a high level of precision sorting and orienting of bottles. AESUS Packaging Systems, a...
Funding of Ioniqa’s enhanced recycling business of PET Polyester
25/01/2024 - Ioniqa Technologies B.V. (‘Ioniqa’) is pleased to announce a significant growth investment by Infinity Recycling (‘IRC’)’s Circular Plastics Fund to help accelerate the scale-up and roll...
Anuga Food Tec 2024 - New KHS aseptic block with bottle sterilization: high capacity, greater safety, more hygiene
- Energy-efficient InnoPET Blomax Series V stretch blow molder integrated Rotary filler provides three times the capacity of linear variant Bottle sterilization can be combined with FreshSafe PET...
Polipropileno Random PPR: la solución avanzada para sistemas de tuberías eficientes
18/01/2024 - En el sector de la construcción y la ingeniería de sistemas de tuberías, el Polipropileno Random (PPR) se ha establecido como un material revolucionario, ofreciendo soluciones innovadoras y...
TOMRA’s Innovative Solution for Sorting Food Grade from Non-food Grade Plastics
17/04/2024 - TOMRA Recycling has announced the launch of three revolutionary applications to separate food grade from non-food grade plastics for PET, PP and HDPE. It was made possible by the...
Coca?Cola North America debuts new lightweight PET bottle designs
02/04/2024 - The Coca?Cola Company is rolling out redesigned, lighter-weight PET bottles across its sparkling beverage portfolio across the United States and Canada as part of a broader commitment to create a...
New CLP hazard classes will be included in IUCLID
09/04/2024 - Companies can soon start including information on new hazard classes in their IUCLID dossiers, following the amendment of the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP)...
SGT invests €3 million in new material central facility
20/02/2024 - The Société Générale des Techniques (SGT) has just completed the installation of a new material central facility, enabling it to automatically supply PET and RPET pellets to its injection...
Starlinger & PAAG: Scaling up PET bottle-to-bottle recycling in Türkiye
23/04/2024 - PAAG, a member of Bell Holding A.?., installed a Starlinger recoSTAR PET 165 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line with a production capacity of up to 1,800 kg/h in its Gebze facility in...
El futuro de la industria de tuberías
18/04/2024 - A medida que nos adentramos en 2024, la industria de las tuberías enfrenta un horizonte transformador marcado por avances tecnológicos y un enfoque renovado en la sostenibilidad. Este sector,...
Can-Eng commissions mesh belt furnace overseas
- Can-Eng Furnaces, Niagara, Ontario,  has commissioned a continuous mesh belt heat-treat system for the production of high-quality automotive fasteners in Italy.This project in the Piedmont...
SMI: Solutions for the bottling of Elano water
17/04/2024 - In the desert area of Wadi El Natrun, a depression about 23 meters below sea level, Elano water is extracted and bottled by the Valley Water company. To increase the...