INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, and Agilyx, the leader in converting post-consumer plastics to low-carbon fuels, chemicals, and plastics, announced today they are advancing the development of a polystyrene (PS) chemical recycling facility  in Channahon, Illinois.   The facility will be capable of processing up to 100 tons per day of post-consumer polystyrene […]

HolyGrail, led by Procter & Gamble and supported by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, invited stakeholders and partners to another event hold at TOMRA Recycling’s facilities. After the completion of the first project (HolyGrail) in May, HolyGrail 2.0. was set in place and further investigates in how far digital watermarks embedded in plastic or tracers can […]

WITTMANN has been known worldwide for decades as a maker of high-quality robots. Its standard parts removal appliances have been continuously improved over recent years. To meet the more and more stringent demands from customers and simplify the choice, WITTMANN developed the PRIMUS series two years ago. PRIMUS robots are typically used for pick-&-place applications. […]

Between Fascination and Real Enthusiasm – the User Case Area at formnext 2019 Great rush to User Case Area – Demand for networking on the rise Joint stand of the VDMA Additive Manufacturing Working Group also met with a good response   Frankfurt, December 5, 2019 – Hardly a quiet minute: For four days of […]

The STADLER Delabelers are a valuable asset for plastic bottle sorting plants, where they can significantly increase the output and purity rates.    Altshausen, 5 December 2019 City, date – Plastic has become an indispensable feature of modern life, and has many redeeming qualities: it is flexible and strong, as well as light; it can […]

Langlotz based in Halver, South Westphalia, has made a name for itself with plastic parts and assemblies for water dispensers and bar systems. The company has brought state-of-the-art injection molding technology to its production floor with a servo-hydraulic SmartPower 300/1330 with insider solution.   Frank Höher, Sales WITTMANN BATTENFELD, Frederike Seibert, Project Management Langlotz, Ulrich […]

Plans to use recycled polystyrene for Sirap’s future food packaging solutions Project contributes to INEOS Styrolution’s ambitious efforts related to resource efficiency, recycling and reduced environmental footprint Agreement positions Sirap as first mover planning with depolymerisation solution in XPS based food packaging   INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announces today an agreement with […]

Schwaig, With global demand for Greek food delicacies accounting for 30% of the country’s overall revenue, Kotronis K.Plastics SA. is one of the biggest success stories to emerge from the country’s decade-long economic crisis.  Now, with the addition of 21 El-Exis packaging machines and eight new high-speed, energy efficient Sumitomo (SHI) Demag all-electric injection moulding […]

Packaging version of the hybrid Allrounder 570 H produces thin-walled IML containers High-performance machines for high-speed packaging items Packaging and medical industries in demand in Russia   Lossburg, 28/11/2019 From 28 to 31 January 2020, Arburg will be in attendance at Interplastica in Moscow, Russia at stand 1B25 in hall 2. A Packaging version of […]

34,532 specialists and managers (2018: 26,919) were swept away by an impressive Formnext 2019. 852 exhibitors (2018: 632) made Messe Frankfurt the stage for the ever-increasing fields of application of additive manufacturing. The move to the modern and architecturally-sophisticated exhibition halls 11 and 12, which was due to strong growth, has thus proved its worth. […]