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Bekum: Tri-Extrusion and Retrofit Solutions Address PPWR Requirements in Extrusion Blow Moulding

14.09.2026 - The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is increasing the pressure on plastic packaging manufacturers to adapt their production processes. Design for recycling, higher recycled-content targets and more efficient use of materials and energy are set to become increasingly important. In...

Kirkbi to Significantly Step Up Investment in Plastics Circularity

14.09.2026 - Kirkbi Climate, the climate investment arm of the family behind Danish toy maker Lego, plans to significantly increase its investment in technologies supporting a more circular plastics economy. The company currently manages a climate portfolio worth more than DKK 10 billion (around EUR 1.3 billion)...

Syklo Starts Up Finland’s Largest Plastics Recycling Plant

14.09.2026 - Finnish waste management and recycling company Syklo has started operations at a new mixed plastics recycling facility in Hyvinkää, north of Helsinki. According to a recent company announcement, the new plant has an annual processing capacity of 50,000 tonnes of plastic waste, making it the largest...

Moretto: New Systems for Material Conveying, Drying and Process Monitoring

14.09.2026 - At Fakuma 2026, Moretto S.p.A. will showcase a range of new and enhanced systems for material conveying, drying, distribution and plant monitoring. The Italian supplier of automation solutions for plastics processing is presenting technologies that cover the entire material-handling chain, from granulate...

Barlog Plastics: Metal Replacement with High-Performance Plastics

14.09.2026 - At Fakuma 2026, Barlog Plastics GmbH will showcase material and component concepts for replacing or supplementing metal components with engineering plastics. The focus will be on highly reinforced, application-specific compounds and component designs tailored to these materials. The concepts presented...

KraussMaffei: New "ColorForm" Technologies to Premiere

14.09.2026 - At Fakuma 2026, KraussMaffei will present two further developments of its "ColorForm" technology for the in-mold coating of thermoplastic components. Making their debut are a multi-color mixing head for automated color changes during ongoing production and a process developed jointly with Siegfried...

TITK: Bio-Based Adhesive, Metal 3D Printing Filaments and Lightweight Tapes

14.09.2026 - The Thuringian Institute for Textile and Plastics Research (TITK) will present new developments in lightweight construction using unidirectionally reinforced tapes at Fakuma 2026 in Friedrichshafen. The exhibits include laid tape structures made from carbon fiber rovings as well as an automatically...

TotalEnergies: Chemical recycling plant in Grandpuits fully acquired

11.09.2026 - TotalEnergies is acquiring the 35% stake previously held by Plastic Energy in the chemical recycling plant for plastic waste in Grandpuits, in the French department of Seine-et-Marne. The energy company, which previously held a 65% stake, will thus become the plant’s sole owner. The transaction is part...

BASF: Modernized plant increases capacity for acid chlorides and chloroformates by 30 percent

11.09.2026 - BASF has commissioned a fully modernized plant for the production of acid chlorides and chloroformates at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site. The investment, amounting to a low triple-digit million-euro sum, increases production capacity by around 30 percent. With this expansion, the chemical company aims...

Ultrapolymers adds Teijin “Panlite” polycarbonates to engineering plastics portfolio

11.09.2026 - Ultrapolymers is expanding its engineering plastics portfolio in Europe with polycarbonates from Japanese materials manufacturer Teijin. The distribution agreement covers most European markets and includes the full “Panlite” range of standard and specialty grades as well as PC compounds. According...

Arburg: Micro Injection Molding of Delicate 0.002-Gram Components

11.09.2026 - At Fakuma 2026, Arburg will showcase a production cell for the micro injection molding of components weighing just 0.002 grams each. A four-cavity mold produces four POM microfilters per cycle, with a total shot weight of only 0.008 grams. The parts are produced without sprues and are subsequently deposited...

Wacker: Post-Cure-Free Silicone Rubber with Self-Adhesive Properties

11.09.2026 - At Fakuma 2026, Wacker Chemie will present the self-adhesive liquid silicone rubber “Elastosil LR 5471.” The addition-curing two-component system is designed for hard-soft composite components and, after curing, is intended for use in food-contact applications, medical technology and infant care without...

WIS Kunststoffe to Showcase EU-Compliant rPP-PCR for Food-Contact Applications

11.09.2026 - WIS Kunststoffe GmbH is set to present a polypropylene regranulate made from post-consumer recyclate (rPP-PCR) for food-contact applications at Fakuma 2026. According to the company, the recycling process used for the material meets the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 governing recycled plastics...

Formnext 2026: Around 800 Exhibitors Expected in Frankfurt

10.09.2026 - Formnext 2026 will take place in Frankfurt am Main from 17 to 20 November 2026. Organised by Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH, the trade fair is expected to bring together around 800 exhibitors from the additive manufacturing industry. The event will focus on industrial applications and technologies across...

Lotte Chemical to Acquire Majority Stake in Engro Polymer & Chemicals

10.09.2026 - South Korean chemicals group Lotte Chemical is further expanding its presence in Pakistan. According to a company statement, subsidiary Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited (LCPL) last week agreed to acquire a majority stake in Pakistani PVC producer Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited (EPCL). LCPL will...

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