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Hirsch: New EPS-molding machine

28.07.2004 - The new EPS-molding machine of Hirsch Maschinenbau GmbH & Co KG (www.hirsch-gruppe.com) will been shown first time at the K’2004. This new product line can produce both expandable polystyrene (EPS) packaging for the food, pharmaceutical and electronic industries, and shape molded parts for the automotive...

EUROPEN: Study Of Life Cycle Assessments published

26.07.2004 - EUROPEN, the European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (www.europen.be), published in these days the results of an independent study of Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) that have been used to compare the environmental effects of reusable and single-use packaging. The study, commissioned...

Hennecke: In dialogue about polyurethane technology

23.07.2004 - The K’2004 trade exhibition of Hennecke GmbH (www.hennecke.com) – a subsidiary of Bayer MaterialScience and a global leader in polyurethane technology – does not only focus on the company's technological potential, but above all on Hennecke's willingness to communicate with its partners and its competence...

Weima: Hard Shaft – Screwed Shaft Journals for Single-Shaft Shredders

13.07.2004 - The advanced Series WLK single-shaft shredders manufactured by WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH (www.weima.com) are equipped with rotors with screwed shaft journals (Photo) on the driven side . This screw connection permits the shaft journals to be hardened prior to installation. The resulting increased hardness...

DR-PAck: A new generation of plastic film production

12.07.2004 - For the first time the Hungarian DR-PAck Kft (www.drpack.hu) commenced the manufacturing of polyethylene (LLDPE) cling and catering films in 1991. The products are made of high quality raw materials, manufactured with a continuously developed technology of more than one decade and are exported to several...

Nuga: An innovative technique for granulating PET bottles

07.07.2004 - The use of PET bottles in bottling plants is spreading relentlessly throughout the world. After they have been used, they must be shredded for recycling purposes. For this demanding task, NUGA AG, Balgach (Switzerland) has developed a new series of CentriCut 44 granulators (Fig.), which are specially...

J&A Plastics: International presence and high-tech compounds

06.07.2004 - For the first time ever, the Krefeld-based J&A Plastics Group (www.j-a.de) will be presenting itself at K 2004 in Düsseldorf together with its Spanish cooperation partner, the polyamide specialist Grupo Repol. Therewith the two compounders, who both regard themselves as classical niche and specialty...

Hellweg: Mini with strong output - Recycling of smallest sprues

05.07.2004 - During the production of small and smallest units and products, for example for the telecommunication, as handys, or for medical products, as injections, cannulas etc, or for data mediums, as DVDs, very small sprues result at the injection moulding machine. These sprues are often difficult to feed....

PVC-Recycling: ‚Vinyl 2010’ with sustainable progresses in Europe

05.07.2004 - Vinyl 2010’s (www.vinyl2010.org) fourth annual Progress Report shows that its members – the PVC resin producers, additive and plasticiser manufacturers, and converters – have attained their 2003 recycling targets for window frames, profiles, pipes and roofing membranes. This achievement shows how the...

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)...

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