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Even in times of Corona we want you to stay well informed on the most important developments and products of the plastics industry. Our e-paper of Kunststoffe international keeps you up-to-date – competently and easily at home.
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Due to a government order the Chinaplas will not be able to take place in August 2020 after all. The fair will be postponed again, although the venue will also change.
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The ten-minute video broadcasts include Sports and composites, the History of composites, Startup news, and interviews of professors and top-executives of composites firms.
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Aim is to Strengthen the Sustainability of Styrenic Products
“Our SCS membership is fully in line with Greiner Packaging’s vision that sustainability and plastics go hand in hand”, explains Konrad Wasserbauer, Director Circular Economy of Greiner Packaging.
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The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) is pleased to announce the addition of new data for glass fibres to its Eco Impact Calculator, the online tool which enables composites companies to calculate the environmental impact associated with the production of their products.
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Limitation of Non-essential Activities due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
LyondellBasell has informed the engineering and construction contractors it will slow construction of its world-scale propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant.
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Integration to the European Injection Molding Business
KB Components acquires Placell AB in Gislaved, Sweden and will integrate the operations in its European Injection Molding business. After completion of the acquisition the company will be renamed to KB Components Placell AB.
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Plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, Will Produce 120,000 mt/year of ECH
Bio-based chemical company Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has announced a capacity increase at its plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, which will now produce 120,000 mt/year of bio-based epichlorohydrin (ECH) – an increase of 20,000 mt/year.
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Lightworks Adds In-Mold Lighting Solutions to Illumination Design Palette
TactoTek, the Finland-based company that develops, industrializes and licenses in-mold structural electronics (IMSE), and Lightworks GmbH, a leading automotive lighting design and engineering consultancy, announced their collaboration on in-mold lighting solutions.
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Styrenics Circular Solutions Welcomes Two New Members
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the value chain initiative to increase the circularity of styrenic polymers, has been joined by a two new members: Exiba and Tomra
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Consequences are limited volumes entering collection systems, logistic disruptions, potential downstream demand losses in non-packaging sectors, buyers abandoning sustainability measures and a reduction in long-term investment.
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Greater Sorting Reliability thanks to AI-Supported Upgrades
In addition to good sorting performance, simplified maintenance is an important factor for the economic viability of a sorting facility. Waste sorting technology from Steinert has reached its fifth evolutionary stage.
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