economics
Hahn Automation Expands Management Team
German manufacturer of assembly and testing automation equipment has expanded its management team to include a chief operations officer (COO) and chief revenue officer (CRO).
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Consumer Goods Company RB, TerraCycle Talk Plastics Recycling Initiatives
TerraCycle and RB, maker of consumer brands including Mucinex and Enfamil, discuss ways the companies are working toward a circular economy.
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Index Dips as New Orders, Production Slow
November’s dip continues a three-month contraction in business activity.
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Recycling & Scrap Reclaim: Machinery Technology Advances as 'Circular Economy' Takes Hold
The circular economy and recycling were the top themes at K 2019, and machine builders responded with new systems to improve equipment performance and material quality.
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New Cross-Industry Consortium to Focus on Chemical Recycling
New cross-industry consortium to make enhanced recycling of polyester plastics a commercial reality, contributing to the development of a global circular economy for plastics.
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Index Dips on Weak Exports, Employment
October’s number drops from September, despite expansion in new orders.
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The Recycling Partnership Calls for $500M to Transform U.S. Recycling System
The report calls for $500 million in funding by 2025 and is inspired and endorsed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s (EMF) New Plastics Economy initiative.
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Recyclable All-PE Pouches: Sustainable Opportunity for Film Extruders
Sustainability and the Circular Economy are both a challenge and an opportunity to flexible packaging producers. Recyclable pouches based on all-PE multilayer structures, utilizing new resins and perhaps techniques like MDO or biaxial orientation, appear to be major contenders against glass, metal, and multi-material film structures.
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Contraction Extended Through September
Total plastics business activity contracted in September for a third consecutive month.
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What Is the Circular Economy?
In this video from K 2019, hear NOVA Chemicals, TOMRA, Covestro, Rapid Granulator and SABIC each discuss plastics’ role in the circular economy.
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