Cosmetics packaging to get a makeover

Adding to its portfolio of sustainable solutions, Cologne-based Bio-Fed, a branch of Akro-Plastic GmbH, has now launched a range of ISCC PLUS and REDcert² certified compounds based on biomass-balanced polypropylene.

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd. and Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd. are joining forces to build and sell injection molding machines in emerging markets, starting with India.

At the parliamentary reception on 30 Nov. at the House of Commons hosted by the British Plastics Federation (BPF), in conjunction with Plastics Europe, the focus of the evening was on the need for Parliament to support, not sacrifice, the plastics industry in the UK.

Raw materials manufacturer Covestro and Eco-mobilier, a non-profit eco-organisation approved by the French Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Ministry that organises collection and recycling services for used furniture and mattresses, have joined forces in an effort to further develop waste markets for the foam used in these applications. 

Amsterdam-based Arch & Hook first burst on the fashion scene in 2019 with a sustainable clothes hanger produced from Blue, a sustainably-sourced thermoplastic material derived from ocean-bound post-consumer waste plastic collected for the most part from four of the most polluting rivers on earth.

This year marked the fifteenth anniversary of the Global Bioplastics Award, the prestigious annual honour recognising the achievements in the bioplastics over the past year.

Finland-based TactoTek Oy has been named the recipient of Frost & Sullivan’s 2021 European Structural Electronics New Product Innovation Award.

Winners of the Plastics Industry Awards 2021 awards were announced last night (2 December) by comedian Simon Evans at a black-tie gala evening, livestreamed from the Waldorf Hilton in London.

Companies know the importance of being sustainable in today's business work, but developing strategy and goals just doesn't happen.

Mechanical recyclers are increasingly exploring the use of mixed-polyolefin waste as a feedstock amid record high recycled polyethylene (R-PE) and recycled polypropylene (R-PP) pellet prices, and structural shortages of mono-sorted R-PE and R-PP waste.