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PlasticsEurope: Specific recycling targets counterproductive

25.06.2004 - The new european plastics manufacturers association, Plastics Europe (www.plastics-europe.org), feels that a wider use of specific recycling targets are counterproductive for the decoupling of economic growth from negative environmental impacts. The usefulness of recycling targets depends on the...

Recycled plastic bottles into truck panels

18.06.2004 - Scientists at Loughborough University (www.lboro.ac.uk) have helped transform thousands of recycled plastic bottles and other waste into new lightweight panelling for trucks. Researchers in the University’s Institute of Polymer Technology and Materials Engineering (IPTME) have helped develop foam-filled...

Plastic Omnium Acquires Temaco Accelerating Its Development in Waste Management

11.06.2004 - After the July 2003 acquisition of Beauvais Diffusion, Plastic Omnium Environment (www.plasticomnium.com) announced shortly it was acquiring Temaco, a subsidiary of Sita France (Groupe Suez). A wholly owned subsidiary of Compagnie Plastic Omnium, Plastic Omnium Environment is the leading provider...

Petcore: European PET bottle recycling breaks new records

03.06.2004 - Petcore (www.petcore.org) announced in these days that in 2003, more PET bottles were collected and recycled than ever before. The number of European PET bales offered to the recycling markets jumped from 449,000 tonnes in 2002, to 612,000 tonnes in 2003. This represents a growth rate of 36 percent,...

PET-Recycling: Another new recycling line in France

01.06.2004 - The Board of Directors of Tergal Fibres (www.tergal-fibres.com) has approved the investment project to create a new 20 000 tons/year facility of recycled PET. This bottle grade plastic comes from the post-consumer collection. This new unit is expected to start producing towards the end of the first...

PET-Recycling: New recycling line in France

25.05.2004 - The Freudenberg Politex Group (www.freudenbergpolitex.com), world leader in the production and marketing of polyester nonwovens, mainly used for the manufacturing of bituminous roofing membranes, will expand its capacity of in-house production of raw materials by investing in a post-consume PET (polyester)...

Buhler Group: Increasing market share

17.05.2004 - The consolidated sales of the Buhler Group (www.buhlergroup.com) amounted to CHF 1338 million, which is 0.9 percent lower than a year before. This decline was due on the one hand to a number of external burdens (high grain prices, Iraq war, SARS, dollar weakness), and on the other hand to the sale of...

DKR: Offer to take over mass flow verification for self-marketers

14.05.2004 - In 2003, a slight rise was once again recorded for the mechanical recycling of used plastic packaging marked with the Green Dot. In spite of a drop in PET drink bottles which are very suitable for high-grade mechanical recycling, the recycling partners of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kunststoff-Recycling...

J&A Plastics: New blend types for automotive and electrical engineering technology

10.05.2004 - The J&A Plastics GmbH (www.j-a.de) has expanded its blend assortment with three thermoplastic compounds with innovative property combinations, which will be presented at the K 2004 in Düssel-dorf. The new blend types fulfil the EU Old Vehicle Guideline and are convincing with their excellent price-performance...

Unterland acquires 75.1% of Norvic Associates

06.05.2004 - Unterland Flexible Packaging AG (www.unterland.at), a leading European manufacturer of plastic film, has recently acquired a 75.1% shareholding in Norvic Associates Limited (Norwich / UK). Norvic for more than 14 years has been the exclusive distributor of agricultural stretch film for Unterland...

DSD: Raising of high-grade plastics recycling

04.05.2004 - The 2003 Environmental Success Balance presented by the Dual System (www.gruener-punkt.de) thus confirms that the System has succeeded not only in meeting the recovery rates prescribed by the German Packaging Ordinance, but also in greatly reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. ...

4th International Electronics Recycling Congress IERC2005 - Call for papers

29.04.2004 - From 12 - 14 January 2005, the 4th International Electronics Recycling Congress (IERC) will be held in Basel, Switzerland. The preliminary program includes sessions on: Implementation of the WEEE Directive in Europe; Reports of manufacturers' (OEM's) activities in take-back and recycling; Update...

ACRR: New guide on waste plastics management for local and regional authorities

27.04.2004 - Worldwide, policies are being introduced that demand recycling, diversion from landfill of untreated wastes and greater levels of resource conservation and sometimes set mandatory recycling targets. This is being achieved through the development of local, national and international strategies, new...

Technologies for granules resulting from tyre recycling

15.04.2004 - A Greek SME active in recycling of cables and telecommunications materials as well as tyres and wood is seeking for technologies in colouring of recycled tyre granules and appropriate glue for solidification of granule mixture for rubber tile making. The partner might be an industry or a laboratory...

EuPC: Stricter controls on plastics waste exports demanded

29.03.2004 - Leading European Plastics Packaging Manufacturers have voiced their concerns on the growing export of plastics waste for recycling outside of Europe. Speaking following the official publication of the revised Packaging and Packaging waste Directive (94/62/EC), EuPC (www. eupc.org) Managing Director,...

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