sustainability
Recycling: Know What I Mean?
The challenge of looking past binary assessment of processes.
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Silicone-Based Additive Masterbatch for PE Molding Compounds with Recycle Content
Wacker’s new Genioplast PE50S08 masterbatch contains a non-reactive, ultra-high-molecular-weight polydimethylsiloxane as an active component.
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DeDuster Systems Cleans Up rPET Sheet
rPlanet cut its gel count drastically—allowing it to sell more sheet at prime prices—after installing a DeDuster system.
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Materials Processing Company Invests in AI Sorting Technology
Terex Material Processing has purchased Zen Robotics.
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New PET Stretch-Blow System Saves Energy & Downtime, Aids rPET Use
New-generation Contiform PET stretch-blow molding machine from Krones is designed for sustainability throughout.
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K 2022 Preview: Injection Molding Closes the Circle, Digitally
Because the market requires sustainability—and important component of which is the circular economy—and sustainability requires digitization, all three will be major themes at injection molding booths at K 2022.
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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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Recycling Line Boosts PET Melt Quality
At K Show and an Off Site Open House, BB Engineering demonstrated its innovations for PET recycling.
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Trex Expands Program to Organize Recycling Collection
Communities, universities, nonprofits, others called to join recycling movement.
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The ‘Natural’ History of Plastics is … well, ‘Circular’
‘Renewable’ and ‘biobased’ are the keywords to many developments in plastics today — which takes us back to the very origin of the plastics industry. How’s that for ‘circularity’? (another keyword today)
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