NatureWorks to expand lactide purification capacity at its Blair facility

In the UK, Tesco customers can enjoy a world first: cheese packaged in plastic packaging derived from recycled flexible plastic collected from the collection points installed at ten Tesco stores in the south west of England in 2019.

Another of Constantia Flexibles’ customers has now adopted the use of its recyclable flexible packaging solution EcoLamPlus. Nuvae Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat (India), has selected the packaging for its small-sized Gosan Hand Sanitizer product, a 70% alcohol-based hand sanitiser for water-free cleansing.

Having cancelled its Technology Days 2020 due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, Arburg is playing it safe in 2021 - at least as far as it can.

A pilot plant aimed at scaling and demonstrating the feasibility of the artificial photosynthesis technology developed within the scope of Germany’s  Rheticus I and II research projects was officially opened earlier today at Evonik’s site in Marl.

Borealis has introduced a new portfolio of circular polyolefin products, produced with renewable feedstock derived entirely from waste and residue streams.

Another industry event has elected to go online for 2020.
Originally scheduled to be held in September 2020, the Taipei International Plastics & Rubber Industry Show – TaipeiPLAS  - has been postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Packaging manufacturer Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG is investing €15 million ($17.7 million) in a high-density polyethylene recycling plant in Mexico, adding to a portfolio of HDPE recycling operations it bought in 2019.

Swiss masterbatch producer Sukano says it has developed an innovative masterbatch that demonstrates a strong antiviral effect on plastic parts made from PET and PA.

A fully recyclable 80% paper-based packaging solution for cold meats and cheese developed by Mondi in collaboration with Austrian dairy producer SalzburgMilch will reduce the dairy producer’s plastic consumption for this packaging by approximately 40 tonnes per year.