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VDMA – Rethinking cycles: How to close the plastics gap

• Restrictions on the use of recycled materials should be put to the test • Call for use quotas for recyclates at EU level • Call for a ban on exports of plastic waste to countries with low environmental standards Frankfurt, 9 March 2021 – The sustainable use of plastics is one of the decisive […]

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How to utilise CO2? The nominees for the innovation award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2021” have the answers!

Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) is one of the most obvious solutions to further reduce CO2 emissions, but it is yet still hardly exploited. However, these six nominated technologies turn CO2 into value: ethanol, methanol, polyols, surfactants or syngas – the audience will choose the winner at the “9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals”, […]

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TOMRA – Navigating the latest changes in waste legislation

Tom Eng, Senior Vice President and Head of TOMRA Recycling, provides an overview of some of the recent changes in European and international waste legislation and highlights the implications of these changes for waste operators.    The global waste and recycling sector is heavily regulated and, in addition to international legislation, almost every country will […]

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IKV mourns the death of Professor Georg Menges

On 28 February 2021, our extremely esteemed colleague, teacher and friend Professor em. Dr.-Ing. Dr. mont. E. h. Georg Menges *19. Dezember 1923 †28. Februar 2021 passed away in the presence of his family.   Professor emeritus, holder of the Chair of Plastics Processing and head of the Institute for Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen […]

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WITTMANN is looking ahead with optimism

In the second half of 2020, the WITTMANN Group has seen a more than positive development in its business in spite of the economic slowdown in the automotive sector and the restrictions due to COVID-19, and this trend is continuing in 2021. This development has paved the way for further investments.   The order intake […]

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MICROSOFT INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING AWARD WINNERS 2020

MIMA honors six companies from the manufacturing, process and automotive industries for innovative digital projects With the Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award, Roland Berger and Microsoft honor digital solutions from companies in the manufacturing industry that are driving the industry’s transformation to Industry 4.0 with innovative ideas and creative approaches. Prizes are awarded in five categories […]

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arburgXvision Part Two: “Producing Plastic Parts – (Almost) Without Limits!”

Internet TV: Arburg experts live for efficient machine utilisation Practical application: valuable tips directly from the Training Center in Lossburg To be continued: next programme covering additive manufacturing will air on 25 March 2021   Lossburg, 2 March 2021 Things are really taking off: after a successful premiere in January, once again about 1,000 people […]

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30th Aachen Machine Tool Colloquium: Securing Future Competitiveness by Sustainable and Resilient Production

Industrial production today is only about one thing: productivity. Until now, the values behind this term have prevented a zero-emission and sustainable production, even though it would already be technologically and economically possible. However, changing requirements of the capital market from a plain financial orientation to a holistic view of sustainability, demand that German companies […]

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ΔΙΟΞΕΙΔΙΟ ΤΟΥ ΑΝΘΡΑΚΑ – CO2 Ο γερόλυκος των αερίων προστασίας

Μέρος 1ο Το διοξείδιο του άνθρακα, για την συντόμευση του λόγου θα αναφέρεται ως CO2, είναι το μόνο από τα αέρια προστασίας συγκόλλησης το οποίο βρίσκεται υπό μοριακή μορφή. Είναι μια χημική ένωση του άνθρακα και του οξυγόνου και αποτελείται από ένα μέρος άνθρακα και δύο οξυγόνο. Επίσης είναι το μόνο από τα αέρια το […]

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Arburg Premiere: Global Sustainability Report published

Figures, data and facts: Sustainable action in all areas Interactive PDF: Sustainability Report is itself sustainable Public: Report available on the Arburg website   Lossburg, 26 February 2021 Premiere in Lossburg: For the first time worldwide, Arburg is providing information in its new Sustainability Report on how sustainably the company acts and operates in all […]

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