Highlight: production of closures made from a recycled material Digitalisation: ALS Arburg host computer system and arburgXworld customer portal Versatile: Allrounder Golden Edition for thermoplastic and LSR processing   Lossburg, 29/8/2022 Arburg is looking forward to welcoming trade visitors, especially from the electronic, medical and automotive sectors, at TaipeiPLAS from 27 September to 1 October […]

Recycled food-grade PET is booming in Brazil. According to a recently published official study, the nominal capacity for PET recycling in the country is around 400,000 tons per year (t/year). From which, about 140,000 t/year are from the only recovered thermoplastic that is approved in the country for direct contact with food and beverages (except […]

Optimised for extrusion Good balance of flow and impact strength with higher ESCR[1] Complies with FDA food contact regulations INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced the introduction of an extension to its high-performance Novodur® line of specialty ABS[2] products. The new Novodur E3TZ is an extrusion grade that is a suitable for a variety […]

“The use of recycled material is increasingly requested by customers worldwide” Mr. Oberbauer, what contribution does your company make to the circular economy? We are the pioneer of MDO technology in the blown film world. It is based on mono-axial film stretching and enables the improvement of properties of the end product. By further developing […]

Every three years, and this coming autumn again, the world of plastics meets in Düsseldorf: from October 19 to 26, 2022, the world’s leading trade fair K presents new products and innovations from all sectors of the industry – from production to processing, to mechanical engineering. Once again, the central point of contact for the […]

Well-balanced portfolio of new styrenics powder grades Dedicated distribution channel INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has announced today the introduction of an all-new product portfolio dedicated to polymer modification. The new product lines are addressing the need of compounders and extruders to enhance the properties of polymers and allow for improved processing. Smaller […]

Successful business development under difficult market conditions in the first half 2022 • Order intake rises by +34% to all-time high of € 1,675.2 million (previous year: € 1,248.7 million) • Sales revenues increases to € 1,123.6 million (+20%; previous year: € 933.5 million) • EBIT improves by +141% to € 101.6 million (previous year: […]

“Circular economy won’t work without information” Way2K: Industry interviews in the lead-up to the K 2022 trade fair     Dr. Brenken, what is R-Cycle and what are its objectives? R-Cycle has two dimensions: on the one hand, it is an open standard for the realisation of the digital product passport for plastics. It is […]

Selecting the right mix of optical sorters with robotic arm and valve block ejectors delivers two powerful robot options to boost recovery of wanted materials   Today, robotic technology is rapidly evolving in the recycling industry, especially with optical sorting equipment. Drawing from deep datasets, optical sorters using different ejection methods process material fractions more […]

Unique: reusable foam-moulded cups with future potential Strong together: combined expertise of our partners Versatile: broad Arburg portfolio for the beverage industry   Lossburg, 22/07/2022 Arburg will attend Drinktec in Munich from 12 – 16 September 2022 to showcase a pioneering application: at the Arburg stand 224 in Hall C 5, visitors will discover an […]