Extrusion
Extrusion
Belgian manufacturer of honeycomb structures EconCore has selected Meaf machinery for its trial production of recycled PET (rPET) ThermHex honeycomb sandwich panels.
Extrusion blow moulding machinery specialist Kautex Maschinenbau has partnered with Brazilian materials supplier Braskem and Austrian recycling machinery maker Erema for the upcoming K 2019 plastic trade fair in October, to advance the circularity of its plastics products.
Offering his views, Ulrich Reifenhäuser, chief sales officer (CSO) of German extrusion lines manufacturer Reifenhäuser Group, highlights the importance of ‘attaching value to plastics” and “a comprehensive change of awareness in society” to tackle the growing plastic waste issue.
Coral Products has opened a new recycling plant at its facility in Haydock, UK.
A study by the UK Plastics Recycling Charity, RECOUP, has found that convenience is the key feature in having a successful deposit return scheme (DRS) for drink containers.
Austrian recycling specialist Next Generation Recycling Machines (NGR), in partnership with German extrusion machinery supplier Kuhne GmbH, have unveiled a new liquid state polycondensation (LSP) technology for PET recycling and extrusion.
Croatian manufacturer and converter of biodegradable films, EcoCortec, has officially started up its second production plant in Beli Manastir, Croatia.
Madrid-based manufacturer of plastic packaging Coexpan SA has pledged to have a mean recycled content of 70% in its PET products by 2025.
North American film industry giant, Sigma Plastics Group, is increasing its recycling capacity with the addition of four new NGR high output recycling lines, NGR has announced 10 May.
PET recycler Aserpet, based in Gaziantep, Turkey, has entered the packaging market with the installation of a PET sheet extrusion line.
While visitors to the NPE trade show in Orlando, Florida, are sure to have seen Austrian giants such as Engel and Greiner, one organization is highlighting the smaller plastics companies the country has to offer