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sustainability

Transforming Used PET Bottles into Vanilla Flavoring

Researchers have discovered that the common bacteria E. coli can be deployed as a sustainable way to convert post-consumer plastic into vanillin, a new study reveals.

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Blow Molders Are Expanding

Three blow molders of large and small products are adding machines and manufacturing space.

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Drying

Dri-Air Unveils Dryer Trade-Up Program

Trade-in value of the used equipment will be deducted from the price of the new dryer to make the transaction as seamless as possible.   

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Foster is Now Exclusive Distributor for SK Functional Polymer

The new partnership allows Foster to offer Orevac 18300M functional engineering PE tie layer to the medical device industry.

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Elastomers

Medical-Grade TPE Used for Award-Winning Therapy Ball

Hexpol TPE’s Mediprene TPE was selected by Icho Systems for a therapy ball developed to promote cognitive and motor skills.

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monitoring

Packaging Molder Adopts Wireless Machine Monitoring

A molder of injection and blow molded packaging is outfitting more than 70 machines with a simple, highly adaptable system to monitor machine status and production.

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Additives

Lanxess Offers Pigments Service for Biodegradable Plastics

Lanxess’ Inorganic Pigments unit supports masterbatch producers in formulating colored biodegradable plastics through pigment analyses.

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sustainability

New Tomra Study Finds Waste Management Contributes to Climate Protection

Holistic Resource Systems is the optimized combination of key waste management practices for collection, sorting and recycling to facilitate the transition toward a circular economy.

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sustainability

BASF Launches New ‘Valeras’ Brand Sustainable Plastic Additives Platform

The Valeras portfolio included BASF’s plastic additives that enable customers to achieve their sustainability goals.

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Postindustrial

New Screen Changer Lets Film Processor Ramp Up Scrap Usage

Retrofitting RSFgenius melt filter enables the German PE film processor Oldenburg to reprocess—rather than resell—production waste.

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction