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Avantium Signs Offtake Agreements on PEF with AmBev and LVMH Group

AmBev with use PEF for the bottles of its soft drinks portfolio while LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics will use PEF for its cosmetics packaging.  

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MDOs Help Stretch PE Film Applications

As part of a series of interviews leading-up to K 2022, VDMA interviewed Joachim Oberbauer, sales manager at Hosokawa Alpine, about the role his company’s film extrusion technology plays in the drive toward a more circular economy.  

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Mitsui and Teijin to Develop Biomass-Derived BPA and PC Resins

Mitsui to produce the biomass PBA and Teijin to produce PC using the same BPA.

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Auxiliary Equipment Icon Thiele Dies

Guided Motan into the U.S. market as part of a six-decade career in plastics machinery.  

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Trex Expands Program to Organize Recycling Collection

Communities, universities, nonprofits, others called to join recycling movement.  

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ZAG Equipment Sales Partners with Portugal’s Plasdan of Portugal

Under the agreement, ZAG will sell and service Plasdan’s add-on injection units and fully electric rotary tables for multicomponent injection molding.

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Materials Expert Mike Sepe to Speak at SPE Chicago Seminar in September

Day-and-half meeting Sept. 20-21 features a well-known consultant speaking on materials in design, processing and failure analysis; followed by a half-day of talks on additive manufacturing (3D printing).

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KraussMaffei Names New VP Automation

Mike Gunner will serve as the VP of Automation for the global supplier of plastics processing machinery, joining the company from the Mikron Group.

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Adapting Recyclate Molding to Customer Requirements

As part of a series of interviews leading-up to K 2022 Show, VDMA interviewed Korbinian Kiesl, president of Billion.

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Several PP Products Now Eligible for "Widely Recyclable" Label

How2Recycle labeling program upgrades status of PP tubs, bottles, jugs, and jars.

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