sustainability

Film Extrusion

Fluff Feeder Offers Higher Film-Scrap Capacity, Better Reclaim Efficiency

Feeds granulated film scrap into a stream of virgin material and delivers the mix to extruder.   

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Arburg Showcases Partnership Aimed at Simplifying End-of-Life Recycling

To be presented at VDI’s international congress for plastics in automotive, Arburg will discuss its collaboration with Reifenhäuser’s R-Cycle Project.

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Recycling

Trex Highlights 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

The company upcycled more than 900 million lbs of plastic film and reclaimed wood.

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Recycling

Transforming Used PET Bottles into Vanilla Flavoring

Researchers have discovered that the common bacteria E. coli can be deployed as a sustainable way to convert post-consumer plastic into vanillin, a new study reveals.

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Borealis Partners with Renasci N.V. to Jointly Develop Recycling Technology

Borealis acquires a 10% minority stake in the Belgium-based creator of the Smart Chain Processing (SCP) concept.

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Recycling

New Bio-Gran Technology Processing Biodegradable Plastics

Bio-Gran is a new patent pending technology and a 100% proprietary development of CMG Granulators.

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Recycling

ECO Melt Filters for Use in PET Processing

The new ECO 350 replaces the former ECO 250, while the new ECO 500, capable of achieving capacities of up to 4,000 kg/h, replaces the former ECO 250 Twin.

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sustainability

New Tomra Study Finds Waste Management Contributes to Climate Protection

Holistic Resource Systems is the optimized combination of key waste management practices for collection, sorting and recycling to facilitate the transition toward a circular economy.

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Postindustrial

Top 5 Reasons to Consider a Beside-the-Press Granulator

Learn the factors that can help you determine whether a beside-the-press granulator is best for your plastics processing operation.

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Film Extrusion

New Screen Changer Lets Film Processor Ramp Up Scrap Usage

Retrofitting RSFgenius melt filter enables the German PE film processor Oldenburg to reprocess—rather than resell—production waste.

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Blending & Dosing
Process Cooling