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Fluorine helps make PET waste easier to recycle
Fluorine atoms interact strongly with polyester chains, reducing the energy needed to break the plastic down into its building blocks. A team of scientists used fluorine and hydrogen bonds for plastic recycling, and found that fluorine helps make PET waste easier to...
Can AI mold monitoring improve the quality of parts with recycled plastics?
Avidens leverages sensor technology and artificial intelligence for assisted processing of recycled polymers Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into mold monitoring not only improves production quality and efficiency, but also offers significant benefits in...
Recycled Plastics Market Will Reach $63.69 billion by 2030
The global recycled plastics market will reach a value of $63.69 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 4.41%, according to a report by 360iResearch, titled “Recycled Plastics Market by Product (Polyethylene, Terephthalate of polyethylene, polypropylene), method...
Can AI mold monitoring improve the quality of parts with recycled plastics?
Avidens leverages sensor technology and artificial intelligence for assisted processing of recycled polymers. Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into mold monitoring not only improves production quality and efficiency, but also offers significant benefits in...
How to optimize energy savings with extrusion gear pumps
These devices make it possible to reduce the overall energy load for the extrusion line and minimize the amount of material required for the product. Extrusion gear pumps play a key role in optimizing energy savings in industrial processes. These pumps are essential...
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European recycling industry at risk of “collapse” after ban on plastic waste exports
Last November, the European Union reached an agreement to prevent the export of plastic waste to developing nations. The Belgian industry association Valipac said that the European Union's (EU) decision to ban exports of plastic waste to poor countries inside and...
This is the first ready-to-eat packaging with renewable food-grade PP
The first ready-to-eat packaging with certified renewable food-grade PP offers high dimensional stability and heat resistance. Sabic and CJ CheilJedang collaborated to develop the first ready-to-eat rice bowl made from 25% certified renewable PP. Sabic announced the...
Researchers develop thermostable plastics that are easier to recycle
A research team from the Universities of Bath and Surrey has developed a method to introduce degradable bonds into thermoset polymers, making them more susceptible to recycling. A team of British scientists developed thermoset plastics such as gels, rubbers and...
TPE with recycled material offers various adhesion possibilities
KRAIBURG TPE launched its new line of thermoplastics with recycled material on the market. These solutions, detailed the thermoplastic elastomer manufacturer, expand the group of THERMOLAST® R compounds. The new range of products also makes it possible to achieve a...
They create a new standard for recycled plastics in Europe
The DIN SPEC 91481 standard creates more clarity for polyamide-based waste and recycling and provides an important step towards deeper digitalization of the Plastics and Waste Industry. The European digital recycled plastics procurement platform Cirplus, together with...
What is circular fashion and how is it transforming retail?
Given the growth of environmental awareness and concerns about sustainability, new niches such as circular fashion are gaining more and more followers, especially among younger buyers. For the new buyer, commitment to the circular economy means maximizing efficiency...
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...