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AMI's free magazines for the global polymer industry: Compounding World; Injection World; Pipe & Profile; Film & Sheet Extrusion; Plastics Recycling World
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The VERSO project, led by AIMPLAS, promotes digitalisation in the packaging sector through the application of DPP and seeks to improve traceability, transparency and eco-design in order to move towards sustainable models. aimplas.es/
Tomra’s new whitepaper sets out how mixed waste sorting can recover materials before final treatment and how plastic grading and advanced mechanical recycling can transform them into higher-quality feedstock. tomra.com/en-gb/news-and-med…
BioBTX has signed a grant agreement with CINEA for its PETRA project. The EU Innovation Fund will contribute €20.8m to the construction of PETRA at Chemie Park Delfzijl, the Netherlands. biobtx.com/if/
Dutch circular chemistry technology developer BioBTX is building its first commercial-scale plant to transform mixed plastic waste into high quality aromatic chemicals based on its in-house developed Integrated Catalytic Cracking Process technology. covestro.com/press/covestro-…
The Shapiro Administration has secured a $9.75m investment from Conair to expand its manufacturing operations in Venango County. Pennsylvania successfully competed against other states for the project, including Ohio and West Virginia. dced.pa.gov/newsroom/creatin…
Mold-Masters has been named a recipient of a FAKUMA Innovation Award 2026 for its DeXa side gate technology, a solution designed to help moulders improve part quality, process consistency, and productivity. moldmasters.com/index.php/
Triton Group, TenCate, and iSustain, have formed a new recycling partnership to convert plastic recovered from retired synthetic turf fields into composite railroad ties. prnmedia.prnewswire.com/news…
Hera Group subsidiary Aliplast has inaugurated a rigid plastics recycling plant in Modena, Italy, officially known as R3GID (Recover Recycle Regenerate Plastic), with an investment totalling €48.8m. prnmedia.prnewswire.com/news…
Solvay says that during Q3 2026, its financial performance was affected by the Middle East conflict and the shutdown of its peroxide plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, leading to underlying net sales of €1.03bn and underlying EBITDA of €173m. solvay.com/en/press-release/…
INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe has launched LowINCO₂, a new range of low carbon olefins and polymers offering a carbon footprint up to half of the European industry average. ineos.com/news/ineos-introdu…
Engel has said that it expects revenue of around €1.55bn for the 2026/27 financial year, an increase of around 10% on the previous year, though claims that it would be 'premature' to speak of a broad recovery in the injection moulding market. engelglobal.com/en/gb/compan…
Arkema has announced a €10m expansion project for its Global Battery Center of Excellence in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, France. arkema.com/global/en/media/n…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit challenging the proposed merger of outdoor playground suppliers PlayPower and Burke, both owned by private equity firms based in California, US. oag.ca.gov/news/press-releas…
According to new figures, in 2024 the EU generated 81.5m tonnes of packaging waste, 181kg per inhabitant. an increase per capita of 32kg compared to 2023. Of all the packaging waste, 40.8% was paper and cardboard while was 19.9% plastic and 16.2% wood. ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/pr…
Covestro is reorganising polycarbonate production at its Antwerp site in Belgium by consolidating polycarbonate production from four lines to one and discontinuing local production of the polycarbonate precursor Bisphenol-A. covestro.com/press/covestro-…
Silgan, Trivium, and funds affiliated with AIP have proposed a transaction that will combine Silgan's Metal Containers segment and Food and Beverage Flat Cap Closures businesses with Trivium to create Silgan Metal Containers and Closures (SMCC). silganholdings.com/news/news…
GT Etiketten, a Dutch label manufacturer based in Schoonebeek with expertise in food labelling, beverage, cosmetics and other markets, has joined Asteria Group. asteriagroup.eu/gt-etiketten…
Mergon, a manufacturing group with operations in Ireland, US, Czech Republic, UK and Mexico, has completed the acquisition of Inmo Tech, an Irish manufacturer of precision injection moulded components for the healthcare and medical device sectors. mergon.com/news/mergon-acqui…
Plastipak has opened a PET Material Center in Verbania, Italy. The facility manufactures pakPET Single Pellet Solution, a PET resin with 30% recycled content. plastipak.com/plastipak-open…
Fortune Brands says it has executed a definitive agreement to sell its Fiberon composite decking business to a subsidiary of Inteplast Group Corporation. businesswire.com/news/home/2…
Husky Technologies has introduced HyCAP PRO, its next-generation high-output injection molding system for beverage closure manufacturing which combines advanced injection molding, tooling, and system technologies. husky.co/en/about-us/news/hy…
