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Grinding mills, how to choose the most suitable one?
The purchase of such specific machinery as grinding mills can be a real headache if a series of fundamental factors are not taken into account for the perfect functioning of the entire recycling process. The wide variety of shredding mills that exists today makes them...
HP launches the world’s first ocean plastic PCs
Computer maker HP introduced its first PCs made with plastic salvaged from the oceans, a move that builds on the company's commitment to sustainability. Through a statement, the company noted that the Pavilion 13, Pavilion 14, and Pavilion 15 laptops have been...
The Plastic Industry contributes to the global economic reactivation
In Mexico, the Plastic Industry contributes 5% of the manufacturing GDP and generates almost one million jobs In Mexico, the Plastic Industry contributes more than 3% of the Gross Domestic Product and 5% of the manufacturing GDP. Additionally, the sector generates one...
The health sector surrenders to the advantages of 3D printing
Pre-operative analysis and planning in trauma, dental, training and even hospital maintenance departments are some of the fields in which alternative production technologies are already being applied successfully. But there is a lot of other research in development...
Iris van Herpen: haute couture made with ocean plastic
Dutch dressmaker Iris van Herpen teamed up with Parley for the Oceans to design a stunning dress made from recycled marine plastics Fashion and sustainability are not in fights, and indeed it could be the future of the circular economy. Dutch dressmaker Iris van...
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TWO CITIES ARE ESTABLISHED TO TREAT PLASTIC
In a move to reduce pollution, two Israeli cities have banned single-use plastics from beaches It is no secret that Israel has an obvious plastic problem. The consumption of disposable plastics is constantly increasing, producing around a million tons of plastic waste...
MakerBot Method 3D Printer Streamlines Design Processes
With the use of this technology, the design and engineering agency, Pensa, reduces its costs and production times MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing, revealed that Pensa, one of its first customers to use the MakerBot Method, is already streamlining its product...
Tariffs would hurt both the United States and Mexico
The United States has established itself as a low-cost producer of high-quality manufactured goods that use skilled workers and technology. We compete on service and quality, as well as making the supply chain more efficient compared to importing components by ship...
Kraiburg TPE presents innovative solutions for the automotive sector
The company launches a low-odor, low-emission elastomer Kraiburg TPE presented a new material at Chinaplas 2019 that opens up new opportunities for automotive designers. Hybrid thermoplastic elastomers (TEH) make it possible to combine different mixtures of elastomers...
Recycling infrastructure underfunded, say industry leaders
Sonoma, California. - Bans, taxes and warm sentiments about saving the planet are great, but recycling plastics is still woefully insufficient. That was the sentiment at the Western Plastics Association annual conference in Sonoma. "People talk about roads, but...
Increasing demand for TPE is expected for the next five years
The global market for thermoplastics grew 4.2% in 2018 TSRC Corporation Senior Vice President of Advanced Materials Division, Hendrick Lam, assured that the global TPE market maintains accelerated growth and momentum is expected to continue through 2024. As the...
Small Asian country aspires to be the first “plastics neutral” nation
The small Southeast Asian nation of East Timor wants to be the world's first plastic-neutral nation by recycling all its plastic waste with the help of a technology invented by Australia. The technology, a catalytic hydrothermal reactor (Cat-HTR), was invented at the...
Informality in packaging manufacturing a risk for all
In addition to household post-consumer waste, agricultural waste is also an important issue in Argentina and the rest of the world According to the Argentine Chamber of the Plastic Recycling Industry (Cairplas), and according to data from La Nación, an Argentine...