sustainability

The Recycling Collaboration That Is Making Circular Film a Reality

Nova Chemicals and Novolex are commissioning a large mechanical recycling facility for film to film.

Matt Stonecash
Associate Editor, Plastics Technology Magazine

Ultralight PET Preform Design

The Factor 101 design created by KHS and Husky uses just 5.89 g of material to hold 591 mL of product — equivalent to a 20-ounce water bottle.

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DePoly to Launch Demonstration PET Recycling Facility

Polyester recycling technology will produce feedstocks for production of new plastic.

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Plastics Industry Association Announces 2025 Plastic Sustainability Innovation Award Winners

The Plastics Industry Association announced winners of Sustainable Innovation in Design, Sustainable Innovation in Materials, Sustainable Innovation in End-of-Life, Leadership in Sustainability and the People’s Choice Award.

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Husky Expands Facilities and Services in India

The company says its expanded presence in India helps clients meet the country’s sustainability mandates — which require 30% recycled plastic content in packaging by 2026 and 60% by 2029.

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No-Dry Twin Screw Extruder Series Can Handle Multiple Resins

Machine can process a variety of virgin, postconsumer, postindustrial resins and flake without first having to crystallize, dry or change screws.  

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Net Impact Announces Third Circular Plastic Challenge

Next generation of professionals challenged to develop a 大象传媒 concept leveraging artificial intelligence in plastics value chain.

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Circular Plastics From Cyclic Molecules

Macrocycle is pioneering an approach to PET recycling via cyclic oligomers.

Matt Stonecash
Associate Editor, Plastics Technology Magazine

Cork Compounds for High Strength, Low Weight Performance Composites

Amorim Cork Solutions enable bio-based designs for injection molded products.

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PTXPO Recap: Turning E-Waste into Durable Building Materials

Check out what you missed on the PTXPO show floor. Canon and Repolytex showcased a unique solution that skips the costly and complex plastic separation process entirely.

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How This Custom Compounder Leverages AI to Drive Innovation, Sustainability

Alterra has stepped up its cutting-edge Industry 4.0 technology with its own AI platform to further increase its efficiencies.  

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All-Electric Injection Machines Enable More Sustainable, Energy-Efficient Processing

Stork’s all-electric injection molding machines include a breaking energy feedback system in which recovered energy can be fed back into the customer energy grid.

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Direct Connections for a Better Recycling System

Colorado’s Direct Polymers formed Brave Industries to link recycling collaborators.

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Company Begins PET Cap Commercial Production

Origin’s CapFormer System 1 passes site acceptance test and begins commercial production of PET closures.

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The Middle Way, Dissolution Recycling Technologies Leave the Polymer Intact

Alternative approaches can produce high yield and high purity with reduced energy demand.

Matt Stonecash
Associate Editor, Plastics Technology Magazine

ICYMI: February Roundup

While February was short on days, there was no shortage in insightful content from our editors and contributors! Take a look at what you might have missed. 

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Looking to Run More Regrind? PTXPO Workshop Tackles How

When it comes to making injection molding operations more sustainable, the lowest hanging fruit is the use of regrind, but that doesn’t mean it’s not without challenges.

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Pursuing More Sustainable Plastic Pallets

Chilean lithium producer employs local molder with a specialized Engel duo 2-platen press to shift to pallets made from reclaimed plastics.

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Mack Molding Makes Substantial Machinery Investment to Bolster Manufacturing Capabilities

The company makes its largest technology investment in 25 years to enhance manufacturing proficiencies across multiple sites.

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Making Safety a Priority in Recycled Plastic for Personal Care and Food-Contact Products

Proper quality controls and feedstream selection can produce recycled materials for any application.

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Video: Looking at the Year Ahead in Recycled Materials

Emily Friedman of ICIS breaks down the key factors anticipated to influence recycled plastics markets in 2025.

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Plastics Size Reduction

Calcium Carbonate From Carbon Capture for Brighter Plastics and Greener Steel

CarbonFree is converting steel slag and blast furnace exhaust into an important plastic compounding additive.

Matt Stonecash
Associate Editor, Plastics Technology Magazine

An Opportunity by Design

At the very moment that intensifying public pressure pushes the plastics industry to address waste in the environment, the sector is stepping up to reclaim the valuable materials it’s created.

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High Quality PCR With Mechanical Recycling Is Within Reach

Successful mechanical recycling of postconsumer materials requires market analysis, understanding requirements and building relationships across the value chain.

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Recycled Polystyrene Yogurt Cups Come to Fruition

Mechanically recycled food contact polystyrene expected to be on shelves in early 2025.

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UL Solutions Launches Non PFAS Certification

Program will help plastics suppliers demonstrate that their materials do not contain polyflouroalkyl substances, in compliance with sustainability requirements.

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How Yeast Could Give Rise to Bioplastic

Researchers work to scale up a biomanufacturing process for succinic acid, an important building block for industrial chemicals and a biopolymer precursor.

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UN Plastics Treaty Negotiations End Without Agreement

The goal of creating a legally binding instrument by the end of 2024 will not be met, but negotiations will continue in 2025.

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