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Envalior & Secara collaborate to deliver circular PA6 for automotive applications in line with upcoming regulations

ENVALIOR, a global leader in Sustainable & High-Performance Engineering Materials, has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SECARA, a fast-growing technology scale-up specialising in the development of industrial-scale solutions for closed-loop polymer recycling. Through this collaboration agreement, Envalior will work with SECARA to test and validate pathways to incorporate high-quality post-consumer-recycled (PCR) content into… Read more »

Denser artificial grass from Promix Solutions and STC Spinnzwirn

ARTIFICIAL grass is a product in ever-increasing demand, being low-maintenance and water-resource conservative. Promix Solutions AG and STC Spinnzwirn GmbH have developed a process enabling the production of more voluminous artificial grass blades. The filaments and tapes for the grass blades are manufactured on special fibre extrusion lines from STC. Monofilaments or tapes made of… Read more »

MGS and KraussMaffei: Scaling medical production worldwide

HIGH-VOLUME medical projects for global healthcare markets demand speed, repeatability and absolute confidence in every part produced. MGS, headquartered Wisconsin, USA, provides the full value chain – from the first drawing to the packaged component – leveraging the injection moulding machinery expertise of KraussMaffei. Rapid growth dynamics often emerge when multiple all-electric PX injection moulding… Read more »

ArabPlast 2027: Largest and most comprehensive edition

THE countdown has begun for ArabPlast 2027, the Middle East’s largest and most influential exhibition for the plastics, petrochemicals, packaging, polymers, recycling, rubber and chemicals industries. The upcoming edition which is scheduled for 24-26 March, 2027 at Dubai World Trade Centre is set to be the biggest in the event’s history, bringing together more than… Read more »

Strong SA team at Yizumi global technology event in China

A STRONG South African contingent attended the Yizumi Connect 2026 technology event in Shanghai in April, with two dozen convertors and injection moulding enthusiasts undertaking the journey to China, and the overall reaction was simply, WOW! Yizumi has come a long way in a very short time! Founded in 2002 in Foshan, Southern China, as… Read more »

How a pickled food producer halved its packaging cost

GÜNGÖR Zeytin Gıda Ambalaj, a family-owned company based in Turkey, has deep roots in olive and pickle production. For years, the company relied on traditional tin packaging for its extensive, large-format range of olives and vegetables. Tin containers presented multiple operational challenges: high material and logistics costs, and limited design flexibility that hindered product differentiation… Read more »

Plast 2026: 200 New exhibitors and strong international presence

WITH little more than a month to go before opening, Plast 2026 confirms its position as Europe’s leading trade fair of the year in the plastics and rubber industry. The twentieth edition, scheduled from 9 to 12 June at Fiera Milano, is delivering positive results despite the complex international geopolitical and economic landscape, marked by… Read more »

PET Technologies streamlines bottle manufacturing for a major beverage producer

FOR over 26 years, manufacturers in the beverage industry have been working with PET Technologies to implement customised solutions for PET bottle blowing. Each project is tailored to the customer’s individual production needs: from bottle design and mould manufacturing to equipment production and technical support. The cooperation between Mykulynetsky Brovar and PET Technologies is testimony… Read more »

More than 70 years in the making: Husky engineers the future of packaging

FROM pioneering thinwall cup moulds in the 1950s to introducing stack moulds in the 1960s, Husky has continuously led the way in advancing packaging moulding technology. Today, the company’s HyLECTRIC® and HyPERSYNC™ moulding platforms represent an evolution of this legacy, delivering unmatched performance, precision, and efficiency for brands and producers facing rising operational costs, sustainability… Read more »

KraussMaffei: 40 seconds for two interior doors

READY TO GO straight from the machine – that is the ideal in modern everyday production. Where downstream production steps or rework are required for technical reasons, these must be carried out as efficiently as possible. The KraussMaffei site in Viersen has specialised in this field and offers complex automation solutions. For example, for the… Read more »

Patent application for alternative driven blow moulding train technology

VELOCITY Equipment Solutions, a leading supplier of packaging machinery, has filed a patent cooperation treaty (PCT) patent application for the use of its new alternative drivetrain technology, tradenamed Thunderbolt, on reciprocating blow moulding machines. This action follows the provisional application filed last year in the United States. The current filing protects Velocity’s intellectual property rights… Read more »

High-quality surfaces in the car interior

THE haptics and visual appearance of components in the car interior are becoming even more important. BASF is presenting innovative materials for premium and appealing surfaces to give the interior a distinctive look. With Ultramid® B3E2G6 SI BK23353 (image left) and Ultramid® B3E2G10 SI BK23353, a new generation of surface-improved structural materials is now available…. Read more »

Milliken’s ColourDirection 2022

IN 2021 care and respect are high on the agenda as we step out with a brighter attitude and deeper optimism for global change. As the world recovers from a fragile time of vulnerability people have an emerging confidence that positive choices can make a difference in our daily lives, with care and respect high… Read more »

Programmable insulation materials

INNOVATIVE insulating materials made of shape memory polymers are beeing developed and tested by the Fraunhofer Institutes for Applied Polymer Research IAP, for Chemical Technology ICT and for Building Physics IBP within the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Programmable Materials CPM. The high-tech foams are to be used as functional materials, for example in the field… Read more »

Demand for Erema PET recycling technologies continues to grow

THE recycling of PET bottles has gained worldwide acceptance over the past 20 years and has become a model for the circular economy in plastics. This development has been driven forward by Erema’s bottle-to-bottle innovations. The Austrian recycling machine manufacturer has set new standards in this respect time and again, particularly with their Vacurema technology,… Read more »

K 2019 Düsseldorf – all you need to know

When and where? K 2019 takes place at the Messe Düsseldorf Fair ground in Düsseldorf, Germany from 16-23 October, daily from 10:00am to 6:30pm. As always, K 2019 exhibitors will be presenting their products and services in all of the venue’s 18 halls with a total area of almost 175 000 m2. Products and services,… Read more »

New PET barrier container with handle for craft beer market

CANADIAN company W Amsler Equipment, a leading supplier of all-electric linear PET stretch blow moulders, has launched a new 64-oz (approx. 2-litres) polyethylene terephthalate (PET) growler jug that mimics the competitive glass design and provides barrier protection for extended shelf life. The PET container is believed to be the first in the industry to include… Read more »

Research shows consumers from Latin America prefer transparent dairy packaging

RESEARCH by global packaging company Amcor reveals consumers from Latin America are increasingly attracted to transparent dairy packaging that connotes freshness and premium quality. In response, dairy companies are increasingly using clear PET bottles that provide durability and let consumers see dairy products before they purchase them. In Brazil, leading dairy brand Letti is the… Read more »

3D printed sunglasses

A Belgium based startup trying to make the world a bit sunnier WR Yuma, a Belgian company launched in September after a successful Kickstarter campaign, is the first company in the world to 3D print sunglasses from recycled plastics, using filament made from car dashboards, fridges and plastic bottles. The frames are not only made… Read more »

World’s first zero waste design shop

What do you get if you take 60 000 plastic bottles and a 3D printer? LONDON recently saw the launch of BOTTLETOP in Regent Street, the world’s first store created using zero waste design. But what does that actually mean? It means robots and high tech 3D printers created the interiors entirely from a filament… Read more »

Legalisation leads top global packaging firms to cannabis

Only interested in the legal cannabis market AS the stigma of marijuana use, both medicinally and recreationally, continues to wane in the United States, more plastics packaging companies are embracing the market. According to PlasticsNews.com, that was clearly evident at Pack Expo in Chicago, where companies openly displayed a willingness to jump into the market…. Read more »

Shampoo brand launches ‘world’s first’ fully recyclable bottle

Partnering with Tesco, Head & Shoulders haircare brand has released a shampoo bottle made using plastic recovered from each shores. As part of its “Clean Hair, Clean Beaches” initiative, up to 25% of its new packaging is made using beach plastic. While plastic retrieved from the ocean is hard to reuse due to degradation issues,… Read more »

DuPont to build new specialty materials manufacturing facility in East China

Compounding & adhesives investment to meet growing demand in transportation, electronics, industrial and consumer products markets DUPONT is investing more than $80-million to build a new manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province in East China. The new facility will produce compounded high-end engineering plastics and adhesives to serve customers in transportation, electronics, industrial and consumer… Read more »

Covestro supports sustainable urban development

Innovative material solutions for energy-efficient solar houses ONGOING urbanisation brings with it many challenges, especially in megacities because they’re currently developing in countries such as China. Above all, solutions are needed that reduce the energy consumption of buildings and vehicles. The Chinese government is now promoting sustainable urban planning concepts and a wider use of… Read more »

CFRP injection moulded composite replaces aluminium in oil control valve

Metal-to-composite conversion reduces cost, weight, improves engine performance AN Asian automaker has replaced machined aluminum with a unique carbon fibre-reinforced composite in an injection moulded oil control valve within the variable valve timing system that controls engine intake and exhaust. The high-performance thermoplastic valve (2-8 valves per vehicle depending on engine size) reduces cost and… Read more »