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bioplastics magazine: New Publication for bioplastics

22.03.2006 - Bioplastics, i.e. plastics from renewable sources and bio-degradable (compostable) plastics are advancing fast. With the new special interest magazine called "bioplastics magazine" a new publication is now available dedicated specially to this topic. bioplastics magazine is issued only in english...

WRAP: New Mobile Plastics Shredder Receives WRAP Funding

17.03.2006 - A new project funded by WRAP, (the Waste & Resources Action Programme, www.wrap.org.uk), is aiming to increase plastics recycling capacity in the UK by trialling the shredding and collection of commercial and industrial rigid plastics using a mobile shredding unit. Axion Recycling Ltd has received...

PETnology Forum Europe 2006: Summit meeting of the beverage and packaging industry

16.03.2006 - For the first time, Barbara und Dr. Otto Appel, the organizers of the PETnology Forum, invite to a summit meeting of the beverage and packaging industry. The following people have confirmed to attend the “heavyweight round”: • Thomas Stadlmayr, Adelholzener Alpenquellen, Plant Manager • William...

Borealis to close HDPE plant in Norway

14.03.2006 - In a meeting today, the Board of Borealis AS (www.borealisgroup.com) agreed to close the Borealis high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant in Bamble, Norway. The Board recommends that the Supervisory Board of Borealis AS concludes to close the 110,000 tonnes per year plant in 2006. “Our aim is to now...

Rhodia Polyamide: Price increase for PA announced

13.03.2006 - Rhodia Polyamide (www.rhodia.com) announces a worldwide 120 Euro/per ton price increase for its STABAMID® Polyamide resins and salt and TECHNYL® Polyamide PA6 and PA 6,6 compounds effective immediately. On top of high global demand, raw material, energy and transportation costs continue to increase...

Krones: PET recycling material certified as food-grade

10.03.2006 - Krones recycling pilot plant now up and running For some months now, Krones AG (www.Krones.com) has been offering a compact-size PET-bottle-to-bottle recycling facility for bottlers and converters, designed to produce food-grade PET from used PET material. The prestigious Fraunhofer Institute for...

IK: Position paper about the potential of bioplastics presented

08.03.2006 - Over the last years bioplastics have aroused much interest in politics and the public, especially under environmental aspects. In its new position paper “Bioplastics Products – Chances and Potentials” the IK Industrieverband Kunststoffverpackungen e.V. (www.kunststoffverpackungen.de) answers frequent...

IK: Plastics packaging again shows growth

08.03.2006 - In 2005 producers of plastics packaging were further able to increase their production levels. The IK Industrieverband Kunststoffverpackungen e. V. (Association of Plastics Packaging Producers, (www.kunststoffverpackungen.de) has announced that the industry it represents earned 10.5 billion Euros last...

J&A Plastics: New nanocomposites for packaging

07.03.2006 - What good is a top-quality product if it does not reach the end-consumer at the promised quality standard For this reason, modern packaging must not only protect against damage and soiling, but also secure against loss of vitamins, aromas, moisture, micro-organisms, etc. Furthermore, it must be easy...

Weima: New secondary granulator for processing of alternative fuels

03.03.2006 - Dutch alternative fuel processor produces high throughput with the new Weima secondary granulator, further demand and increase in turnover expected in 2006, customer support team strengthened, new primary granulator for alternative fuel processing The Dutch company VAR B.V. (www.var.nl) in Twello,...

EuPR PET Working Group: Pet Bottles should not be made from blends

01.03.2006 - EuPR Working group PET (www.eupr.org) and their associated members will in the future have to discriminate certain PET polymer blends in bottles in order to safeguard the total value of the PET recycling stream. By design, PET bottles use different polymers for their component parts. For example...

hamos: Separation of contamination from ground PVC window material

24.02.2006 - Clean PVC regrind from recycling of PVC window profiles is a valuable raw material, that can be used again for the production of PVC windows. But contamination such as by rubber from seals, polyamide, plasticised PVC, etc are problematic. Such contamination can influence the possibilities of using...

Dow to sell Superabsorbent Products Business to Degussa

15.02.2006 - Dow (www.dow.com) announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell its Superabsorbent Products (SAP) business to Degussa AG (www.degussa.de). Close of the transaction is dependent upon regulatory approvals. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "It was becoming increasingly...

Basell plans to close its plant in Pernis, Netherlands in mid-2007

14.02.2006 - As part of an ongoing review of the company’s manufacturing assets to assess their long-term viability, Basell is planning to close its 260 KT per year LIPP polypropylene technology plant in Pernis, The Netherlands by the middle of 2007. “It is vital that we continuously look closely at all of our...

EuPR: Annual General Assembly 2005 - Elections 2006-2008

06.02.2006 - EuPR, the European Plastics Recyclers Association (www.eupr.org), held its Annual General Assembly on 2 December 2005 in Brussels. During this meeting, elections were held for the new Management Committee. The following people were (re-)elected to the Management Committee the 2006-2008 period: Mr Bernard...

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