Clothing brands should to switch to compostable packaging, says poll  

As a reflection of both inventive activity, and the capacity to transform that activity into economic gains,  patent filings are a useful indicator to assess the inventive performance in general.

Recycled content is being used in several new materials at the Ohio-based materials supplier.

The Italian firm will add extrusion lines in Indiana, Italy and Poland during 2022 as part of an $11 million investment.

Houston, Texas-based Lummus Technology has announced that it has finalised a Letter of Intent with Phigenesis, a UK-based chemical recycling technology company producing ISCC+ certified renewable chemical feedstock for use in existing petrochemical plants.

The fifth Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) exhibition and conference held earlier this month in Amsterdam, The Netherlands attracted a record number of visitors and exhibitors from across Europe. 

Zume, a compostable packaging manufacturer, has signed a framework agreement with ABB Robotics.

Milan, Italy — The full-year outlook for the Italian rubber and plastics machinery industry is ‘strongly positive’ but the continuing increase in raw materials prices and the recently added energy costs are set to impact demand, according to trade association Amaplast.

Grupo Antolin has developed a car headliner substrate produced by thermoforming a polyurethane foam with materials from post-consumer plastic waste and used tires.

The strong growth of global plastic packaging manufacturer Retal's Pennsylvania factory will now continue with the confirmation of an extensive expansion program, which will see its output more than triple over the next three years.

After three failed attempts to auction off the assets of Bio-on, the Italian PHA manufacturer that was officially declared bankrupt following a court decision in in December 2019 in Bologna, Italy, the bankruptcy trustees are getting ready to try again.