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Postconsumer 30 Jul 2018

University Scientists Study Impact Of China's Ban On Plastic Waste Imports

New recycling programs are needed domestically to avoid waste pile up.

sustainability 27 Jul 2018

New PLASTICS Project Finds New Value in Recycled Plastic Bags and Wraps

The findings of the report suggest there are further opportunities to extract value from these streams of mixed polyethylene (PE) films—like plastic bags and wraps—that can be recycled efficiently, cost effectively, and used in numerous applications.

Injection Molding 27 Jul 2018

New Webinar: How to Use Simulation to Reduce Material and Part Cost

Register for this free webinar on reducing downstream risk through injection molding simulation software. (Sponsored Content)

Postconsumer 26 Jul 2018

New Alliance To Focus On Sustainable Thermoplastics and Additive Manufacturing In Colorado

The centers created will house equipment critical to the maturation of new additive manufacturing technologies and materials as well as programs that train and educate new generations of professionals, students and technicians.

sustainability 26 Jul 2018

Polyolefins Producer Borealis to Acquire Austrian Plastics Recycling Company

Proposed acquisition would expand Borealis’ recycling activities, which now focus on rigids, to include flexibles.

Additive Manufacturing 25 Jul 2018

Center of Excellence to Advance 3D Printing Technology Launched by Arkema

Arkema’s business line Sartomer is a pioneer in designing engineered resins for UV-curable additive manufacturing under the N3xtDimension brand.

Packaging 25 Jul 2018

DSM and APK Cooperate on Expanding Recycling of Multilayer Food Packaging Films

APK has developed a unique process that addresses end-of-life for multilayer PE/nylon 6 packaging films.

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Postconsumer 24 Jul 2018

Mineral Water Brand Ferrarelle Installing Amut Line For Washing/Size Reduction

Italian mineral water company Ferrarelle will install an Amut, Italy, washing technology that will produce up to 3,000 kg/h of flakes recycled from post-consumer PET bottles.

Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion 24 Jul 2018

Dual-Strand Profile Line Gives Extruder Twice the Output

Steady growth in product demand and a full manufacturing floor required profile extruder Intralox to get creative when it needed to upgrade its equipment.

Packaging 24 Jul 2018

Market Minute: Packaging

Gardner Intelligence used first quarter results from 24 publicly traded U.S. packaging and container firms and additional data and analysis to assess the sector today and going forward.

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