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Recycling

U.S. Department of Energy Plans to Provide $14.5 Million to Advance Recycling

Through this funding opportunity, DOE will support a range of projects to develop economically viable solutions for converting plastic films to more valuable materials and design new plastics that are more recyclable and biodegradable.

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PolyQuest to Expand Flagship Distribution and Recycling Center in Darlington, S.C.

With completion slated for February 2022, the company will significantly expand its virgin PET and rPET capabilities, and polyolefins distribution.

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Nexeo Plastics Acquires Italian Thermoplastics Compounder

Nexeo’s acquisition of Nevicolor expands its global offerings of value-added thermoplastics compounds and application development services.

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Postprocessing

APJeT Targets Plastics with its Innovative Air Plasma Technology

Having made its mark in the textiles industry, APJeT sets sights of PE and PVC parts pre-treatment printing market.

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Tooling

VEM Group Opens Plant in Bulgaria

The California headquartered injection molder and moldmaker moved into a new facility in Plovdiv in January 2021.

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sustainability

Branded Glasses Made from 40% Biobased Nylon Compounds

Evonik’s Trogamid myCX eCo sustainable transparent nylon to be used by global eyewear design and manufacturing firm Safilo.  

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Sheet Extrusion

PTi Mourns Death of Processing Engineer Torres

Torres was a processing engineer technical specialist with PTi for 20 years.  

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Medical

Freudenberg Medical Expands Costa Rica Facility

The global contract design and manufacturing firm is adding space for catheter manufacturing and assembly, including injection molding, extrusion and packaging.

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Additives

SI Group to Make Significant Capacity Expansion of Plastic Additives

The investment at three North American production sites to support growing global opportunities.

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Thermoforming

40th Anniversary of WM Thermoforming Machines

Having reached its 40th milestone, WM Thermoforming says passion for research and innovation continues to characterize its mission.  

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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction