NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY

In cooperation with our Media Partners, here below the most recent news for operators of our sector are listed.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

The signing of an agency agreement with Astana-base IDS Metra Robotics brings Star Automation Europe to Kazakhstan. Specialising in industrial robotic systems, digital logistics, positioning systems and metrology equipment, IDS Metra Robotics focuses in particular on supporting companies committed to...

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

To obtain high quality polymers from recycling processes, the filtration of the plastic melt represents one of the most important steps. For this purpose, Break Machinery has developed DUO, a dual-filter filtration system that allows maximum productivity while guaranteeing the high quality of the finished product. The geometry of...

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Colines and TotalEnergies announced the successful proof of concept of an unlaminated recyclable stand-up pouch suitable for food-contact applications. Currently the market reference is composed of a multimaterial film, resulting to non-recyclable packaging. The partners have developed a...

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

A world leading manufacturer of plastics washing and recycling systems, the Italian company Sorema, in collaboration with the Austrian manufacturer Starlinger, installed a recycling plant for post-consumer PET bottles at the factory of the Congolese recycler Ok Plast. In particular, Sorema provided the sorting, grinding and washing sections...

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

An Italian manufacturer of machines for the recovery of plastic waste, Tria is developing together with the Swedish company CombiQ a new service that can be activated both for new purchases and for granulators already in the customer's possession, which will be called Tcloud...

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

JEC World comes back from 25 to 27 April in Paris. This annual exhibition organised by the JEC Group dedicated to the world of composites will once again bring together companies, start-ups, entrepreneurs, industrialists, academics and scientists. At the coming edition of the show, more than 35,000 visitors from 112 countries...

Monday, March 13, 2023

Alpla is expanding its presence in the global market for pharmaceutical packaging by establishing a joint venture with Inden Pharma. Alpla, the international specialist in plastic packaging and recycling, and the internationally renowned Spanish pharmaceutical packaging company Inden Pharma, are starting a long-term partnership for...

Monday, March 13, 2023

Ineos Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has announced today that it is working together with Arburg, a leading global manufacturer of plastic processing machines, to combine innovative sustainable injection moulding machines with the world’s broadest sustainable styrenics polymer portfolio. Demonstrations were done at...

Monday, March 13, 2023

For the Wittmann Group, the fiscal year 2022 was characterized on the one hand by a high order intake, which was well above average especially during the first half of the year. On the other hand, the tight situation regarding the supply of purchased parts, in particular electronic components, prevented the realization of an increase in...

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

A collaboration between Solvay and Airborne is targeted at maximizing the energy capacity of lightweight and compact next-generation battery packs for e-mobility. The Battery Enclosure Materials Automation (BEMA) project of Solvay for developing an all-composite solution for energy efficient battery packs has...

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The brand new blow-moulding machine PB50ES-1000 Coex3 developed by Plastiblow for the production of stackable 20-litre jerrycans with 3-layer wall through a 2-cavity mould features a clamping unit with a closing force of 50 tons, three high output horizontal extruders, one with a diameter of...

Monday, March 6, 2023

The 1001316-N PFAS-Free Polymer Processing Aid (PPA) additive introduced by Ampacet performs as well as fluoro-based PPAs in blown film extrusion for multiple end-use applications. Because of potential health hazards, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been regulated by several states...