sustainability

Blow Molding

April’s Index: 48.2

Larger plants doing much better. Capital spending plans jump.

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What Does It Take To Take on the World?

Participate in Plastics Technology’s second annual World Class Processors benchmarking survey and see how you stack up.

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Postconsumer

Boston Matthews Adds New U.S. Sales Manager

Matthew Brown will be responsible for the machinery sales and coordination of the company’s network of sales representatives for the U.S. and Canada.

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Postindustrial

WEIMA Group Celebrates 30 Years

Europe remains the strongest individual market followed by the U.S. WEIMA America generates a quarter of the company's overall earnings.

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sustainability

Recycling of Plastic Auto Parts Gains Attention in Early Stages

SPI launches automotive recycling report; separation process key to German start-up’s patented recycling technology.

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sustainability

Petoskey Plastics Launches Recycling Scorecard for Blown Film

The data are based on the level of recycled content supplied within film and bags purchased from Petoskey.

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First PC/ABS from Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Underway

MBA Polymers looks to be first in producing post-consumer PC/ABS pellets from shredded WEEE.

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sustainability

Is Your Granulator Helping You Maximize Your Profit?

It’s easy to take a scrap granulator for granted. Many people do. But getting the most value out of your production scrap requires both a granulator design and a preventive-maintenance program that are appropriate to the way you use the granulator.

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sustainability

The Future of Biopolymers Looks Bright

NatureWorks’s 2016 conference showed that innovation in biopolymer technology will continue to thrive.

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Keurig Switches to PP But Has Long Recycling Journey Ahead

After a decade of listening to complaints about the lack of recyclability of its K-Cups, Keurig, Waterbury, Vt., recently announced changes to its packaging but will they be enough for critics?

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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction