In a landmark achievement for sustainable manufacturing, Domo Chemicals, a global leader in engineered materials, has earned the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus certification. Covering Domo’s sites in Leuna (Germany), Gorzow (Poland), and Arco (Italy), this...

According to Conai (the Italian packaging consortium) initial forecasts, the year that has just begun will see an increase in the percentage of recycled packaging placed on the market, exceeding the 70% required by Europe by 2030. “After a difficult 2023, we can look to the future with more optimism. But...

11 March 1954 was a Thursday and Giulio Natta’s diary entry for that day read “Fatto il polipropilene” (Made polypropylene). That was indeed the day that saw the birth of polypropylene, which is therefore today celebrating its three score years and ten. A landmark birthday for a material that, from Italy...

Specialised in the design and manufacture of automatic and self-cleaning screenchangers for plastics recycling, Fimic has appointed Teresa Marquez Gradis (in the picture) as its new Sales Manager for Spain, Mexico and Central America. The appointment represents a strategic decision for the Italian company...

Amut recently installed the first of three post-consumer PET bottle recycling lines at a food and beverage company's plant in Lima, Peru. The line has a capacity of 6,000 kg per hour and is designed to recover rPET for the production of new bottles. The second and third lines, both 3,000 kg per hour, will be built at...

In March 2024, Borealis is commemorating its thirtieth year of operations. Born of a merger between Statoil and Neste, the company has expanded from its early Nordic roots to become one of the world’s top ten polyolefins players and driver of industry change. Its dedication to value creation through...

Sabic welcomed queen consort of the Netherlands, Máxima Zorreguita Cerruti, to the Sabic and Plastic Energy advanced recycling unit and the Sabic-owned hydrotreater unit. The visit formed part of a broader working visit of the Queen to the Chemelot industrial site in Geleen, the Netherlands, to...

Within two weeks, starting with 73 signatures, over 500 industry leaders now rally in support of the Antwerp Declaration for a European industrial deal to complement the EU Green Deal and safeguard quality jobs across Europe. The growing signatories now span 20 sectors and represent the...

Gefit developed a new family of assembly machines with intelligent magnetic levitation motion technology without any mechanical friction on the way, to the benefit of freedom, independence, and silent movement. The elimination of any physical contact with guides or supports also drastically reduces any possible...

Two complete plants for the extrusion of rPET film for the thermoforming of rigid packaging have been installed by Union at a Mexican converter, which brings to 16 the number of lines in the fleet of this latter supplied by the Italian manufacturer. The two lines were developed to process up to...

Something huge is making its way around Europe over the next four months. Sumitomo (SHI) Demag presents to customers its first ever supersized roadshow truck. A 20-metre-long mobile exhibition space containing all of the latest injection moulding technologies and timesavers that...

Syensqo has developed a new version of its flagship MTM 49-3 resin that contains 30% bio-sourced monomers. The new product variant complements the portfolio of the company’s MTM advanced prepregs and targets structural automotive applications, including body panels, chassis components and spoilers...