sustainability
Pregis Performance Flexibles: In the ‘Wow’ Business
Pregis went big and bold with investment in a brand-new, state-of-the-art plant and spent big on expanding an existing facility. High-tech lines, well-known leadership and a commitment to sustainability are bringing the “wow” factor to blown film.
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What’s Your Sustainability Plan?
If you don’t have one, you should think about it. There are many ways beyond using recycled materials that a processor can make its facility more planet-friendly.
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Hot Wash Systems for Recycling Polyolefins
Herbold can configure wash plants for polyolefins that can produce high-quality, food-grade recyclates.
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Igus Unveils World’s “First” Urban Bike Made from Recycled Plastic
The engineering concept and key components for bikes made of recycled plastic are available to all bike manufacturers.
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Additive Supplier, Film Processor Get Grant to Advance Multilayer Film Recycling
Interface Polymers and Flexipol awarded $1 million+ grant to provide fully recyclable LDPE multilayer packaging.
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Practical Guide to Sustainability Management
New book aims to help plastics processors set and achieve sustainability goals.
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S&B Selected as Contractor for New Hope Energy Advanced Plastics Recycling Unit
New Hope Energy and Total Energies collaboration for an advanced plastics recycling unit gains momentum.
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Reworking Off-Spec Material? Add Some Science to the Mix
Reworking off-specification material and low-demand material is good for the compounder and good for the environment. Here’s how to make sure it’s good for the customer too.
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Engel Opens Packaging Centers
Fit-for-purpose production cells for a wide variety of packaging are available at two Austrian locations—Schwertberg and St. Valentin—as part of the new Packaging Centers.
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CJ BIO and NatureWorks Working Towards a Master Collaboration Agreement to Commercialize Novel Biopolymers
The two companies have agreed to collaborate on creating advanced products based on industry-leading Ingeo PLA and Phact PHA technologies to meet growing demand for sustainable materials across a broad array of markets
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