sustainability

LFT Nylon & TPU Compounds with Recycled Content

Avient has expanded its portfolio of Complēt REC long fiber reinforced nylon 66 and TPU composites with broad range of PIR resin content.

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sustainability

Lots to Say About Recycling

In our July issue, we have two features with a recycling bent. We also have a new editor on board to track and report on future developments in this critical industry segment.

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Recycling

Engel to Showcase Sustainability at K 2022

At the world’s premier plastics fair, Engel will emphasize sustainable processing assisted by digitalization.

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sustainability

Kreyenborg’s Take on the Current Status of Plastics Recycling

As part of a series of industry interviews leading-up to K-2022, VDMA interviews Jan Hendrik Ostgathe, Kreyenborg managing director.  

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sustainability

Steer Clear of Greenwashing

Increasing demand for “environmental responsibility” from manufacturers, coupled with inadequately defined criteria, intensify the temptations to exaggerate claims of sustainability.

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sustainability

Biobased, Biodegradable Oil for Vacuum Pumps

Vegetable-oil based drop-in for mineral oils is said to perform even better.

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industry 4.0

Energy Consumption in Manufacturing: New Data Standard in Development

Industry 4.0 data-communication standards will gain a protocol for sharing information on energy use in production.

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sustainability

Sustainability: What Does It Actually Mean?

Is your ´óÏó´«Ã½ adapting—or ready to adapt—to growing calls for sustainability? It would help to know what sustainability really means to those who are pushing for it as a key social, governmental and industrial goal.

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sustainability

Fratelli Guzzini Selects Sustainable Styrenics from Ineos Styrolution

The styrenics used in the drinkware are based on biomass balanced styrene produced by BASF

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sustainability

Sustainable Nylons from PCR and PIR Recovery

RadiciGroup’s new Renycle line of nylon 6 and 66 now part of Matmatch online platform.

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Process Cooling