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Biopolymer-based coffee capsules perform better: study
Coffee capsules made with NatureWorks Ingeo™️ PLA biopolymer outperform aluminum, conventional plastics and other compostable capsules when it comes to sustainability performance, a new study has revealed. Independent research by Netherlands-based Wageningen Food...
They create plastic film from coffee residues
A new European project transforms various urban organic waste, such as fish and meat waste, used coffee grounds or used cooking oil, into new biobased products Aimplas, Technological Institute of Plastics, announced that it has managed to develop a plastic film from...
Wiltopia: toys made from recycled plastic
Wiltopia's new range is made from 80% plastic from sustainable sources Since its inception, plastic has been a fundamental material for the toy industry. Now, the sector has evolved together with this material and is moving towards a more sustainable model. Such is...
Gaiker develops a method for the identification and classification of WEEE plastics
It is estimated that, only in Europe, 1.2 million tons of plastic mixtures are generated from the treatment of waste electrical-electronic equipment (WEEE), a type of polymer that is highly difficult to recycle. Waste from electrical and electronic equipment,...
They mold a complex automotive structural part from a single preform
Epoxy/carbon fiber composite is 80% lighter than equivalent metal part Cannon Tipos has collaborated with Coriolis Composites to develop fast and accurate High Pressure Resin Transfer Molding (HP-RTM) of a nearly net shaped dry preform. The part, the company...
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New ecological resin made from regenerated cellulose is lighter and more resistant
In recent years, various industries have considered the use of environmentally friendly resins incorporating natural and plant-based fibers in a broader range of applications. Polyplastics Group launched the new PLASTRON® LFT, an environmentally friendly...
The health sector in a pandemic
Visit stand #3336 of Plastimagen 2022 and interact with the specialists of the National Association of Plastic Industries The health sector in the Plastics Industry represents almost 7 million tons (2%), and although it was the only one that grew during the pandemic,...
New powder for Fuse 1: Nylon 12 with glass particles for tough, heat-resistant parts
The Fuse 1 material catalog is growing, so engineers and fabricators will be able to create new, industrial-grade products. Formlabs introduces Nylon 12 GF Powder, a glass-reinforced plastic powder that is ideal for producing rigid, thermally stable parts with the SLS...
Shock in the supply of commodities
After a favorable period of global economic recovery, a geopolitical factor arises -Russia's invasion of Ukraine- which bursts in causing serious consequences in all aspects wherever it is analyzed, and which forces us to make a "RESET" or restart in all our short and...
Green chemistry and enzymes: betting on a more sustainable recycling of plastics
Fiber-reinforced thermosetting resins, usually glass and carbon, give rise to light and very resistant materials that are highly attractive in strategic sectors such as aeronautics (5.3% CAGR 2018-2023), wind energy (4.7% CAGR 2018-2023), automotive (3.8% CAGR...
Recycled Polycarbonate copes with environmental pollution by cell phones
Covestro has ventured into the production of Post-Consumer Recycled Polycarbonate (PCR) for the back cover, the central frame and the wireless cell phone charger. Covestro has ventured into the production of Post-Consumer Recycled Polycarbonate (PCR) for the back...
New technology turns polyurethane waste into useful products
Saip's Repur technology transforms powders derived from Polyurethane processing, MFD agglomerate into useful materials More and more companies are interested in joining sustainable processes, however, generating useful products from materials such as post-consumer...
New sprayer offers more productivity for extruded PVC window profiles
The PKM800 high performance pulverizer converts scrap PVC and delivers 2,000 lbs/hr of recycled PVC with a 20 mesh (840 micron) particle size Pallmann Industries, a provider of size reduction equipment for the Plastics Industry, recently introduced its Pallmann PKM800...