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Azek partners with clothing consignment firm to boost recycling

Azek will recycle polyethylene "clean out bags" from online consignment and thrift store thredUP into new decking for its TimberTech line.

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Boy saving energy at the press, in its factory

To reduce its own electrical costs and be more sustainable, German machinery maker Dr. Boy GmbH & Co. KG has installed solar panels at the production part of its headquarters site. "It was a big investment, but you've got to move in this direction," Boy Machines Inc. President Marko Koorneef said.

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Woojin touts foaming technology as it eyes roads for global growth

Woojin Plaimm Inc., one of the largest injection molding machine builders in South Korea, is looking west to boost sales.

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The ‘Swimming Professor' takes sustainability lessons from the Danube

Arburg is helping a fund microplastics collection effort with the 'Swimming Professor' Andreas Fath to bring attention to water pollution in Europe's longest river the Danube.

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Collaboration, communication key to Nissei, Negri Bossi merger

The merging of two major injection molding machine builders — Nissei Plastic Industrial Co. Ltd. in Japan and Negri Bossi SpA in Italy — at the onset of the pandemic in 2020 meant embracing a lot of change to collaborate on a model launch for K 2022.

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Tank maker Fortlev taps into greener fuel for production

A rotational molder in Brazil is using volcanic rock and wood pellets for industrial heat instead of natural gas in its plastics production.

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Obituary: Bekum founder, Hall of Fame member Gottfried Mehnert

Gottfried Mehnert started Bekum Maschinenfabriken GmbH in Berlin in 1959 and built a global group of companies that has delivered more than 18,000 machines to more than 100 countries in addition to innovations that resulted in more than 40 patents.

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US Extruders nets funding for marine recycling study

If the research project is successful, the company plans to sell pellets recovered from fishing nets to processors looking for a source of recycled material.

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VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery reports Q1 drop in sales

Orders for German plastics and rubber machinery plummeted 27 percent in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in the previous year while overall sales increased by just 3 percent.

 

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Roofers rolling out nailable Timberline Solar energy shingles

GAF Energy is using plastic to integrate photovoltaic technology into traditional roofing.

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Wohlers Report shows double-digit growth again for additive manufacturing

The additive manufacturing sector grew 19.5 percent in 2021, more than twice that of the pandemic-driven roller coaster year of 2020.

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Solar firms vie to outshine competitors

The latest innovations for solar power bring nailable solar shingles to the market along with advances in transparent coatings and improved energy output.

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Shibaura, Nissei ASB partner on injection presses for emerging markets

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.

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Florida-based MalStra acquires Italy's OMV Machinery

The new owners — packaging industry veterans Brooke Maltun and Mark Strachan — have renamed the company OMV Technologies LLC and moved its headquarters to Florida while continuing OMV's manufacturing operations in Italy.

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Sumitomo (SHI) Demag on track for record sales in 2021

Officials of the injection molding machine builder say medical and packaging markets comprise about two-thirds of sales and the electronics market has picked up.

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