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Innovative white composite IO cane for the blind
With the support of Refitech Composite Components and its German 'partner' Whitecane has developed the fully composite white IO cane. Thanks to its ergonomic thin-walled carbon grip and tube, the IO material is extremely lightweight, making it easy to handle while...
50% biodegradable products by 2025
The problem that exists with plastic waste is more than evident. There are several studies that show that badly managed plastic is a serious problem: plastic islands in different geographical points, percentage of plastic waste in the sea (more than 50% of waste in...
Demand for Erema’s PET recycling technology continues to grow
The recycling of PET bottles has gained global acceptance during the last 20 years and has become a model of the circular economy of plastic. This development has been driven by Erema's bottle-by-bottle innovations. During this time, the Austrian recycling machine...
Automotive Industry: Towards Economic Recovery
José Guillermo Zozaya, AMIA's new executive president, said that digital transformation will be a key factor in overcoming the development traps in Latin America and the Caribbean "Today more than ever, in a context of uncertainty and global complexity, the national...
Unique PET tray-to-tray recycling in a single extrusion step
If a circular economy is to be achieved, it will be necessary to recycle post-consumer thermoformed PET trays into PET trays. Currently, extensive use is made of post-consumer PET bottle flakes that are used in the manufacture of PET trays, but this raw material...
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Innovative insulin device made with Topas copolymer
Valeritas 'portable insulin delivery device V-Go features an injection molded cartridge made with Polyplastics' Topas cyclic olefin copolymer (COC), which offers patients with type 2 diabetes a patch option that can eliminate the need for multiple daily feedings. This...
IKEA, Neste collaborates for the first large-scale production of bio-based renewable polypropylene plastic
IKEA and Neste have teamed up to use renewable waste and residual raw materials, such as used cooking oil, as well as sustainably produced vegetable oils in the production of plastic products. Commercial-scale pilot production, the first large-scale production of...
This machine prints artificial skin directly on the wounds and wants to replace the plasters
It looks like a tape dispenser, but what it actually does is attach strips of "skin" created from gel cartridges. The artificial skin impression is not a novelty, getting it applied directly on the patient's body is. This new device seeks to apply a gel composed of...
Unilever proves that sustainability is business
Seven years after the implementation of the Unilever Sustainable Life Plan, Gerardo Rozanski, president of Unilever Mexico and the Caribbean, confirmed that sustainability is a business for the company, since this vision has allowed them to generate greater growth...
Nike is playing for sustainability
Basketball yarns, soles and courts are examples of the many products that Nike creates by transforming plastic bottles, and manufacturing new materials from waste materials and used products, as part of the 30-year commitment to comprehensive sustainability, which is...
Europe prepares to ban disposable plastic: straws, plates, balloons and cotton buds have their days numbered
Plastic straws (straws, straws, bulbs, straws), cotton swabs, and disposable plates are just the most striking examples. But the idea of banning all disposable products made from plastic is ringing louder. The UK has just announced its ban and the draft of the...
Repsol studies recycling of automotive polymers
The Spanish chemical supplier Repsol SA has signed a memorandum of understanding with two waste recovery players to investigate the use of end-of-life vehicle polymers. The company announced on April 26 that, as part of its Reciclex circular economy project, it will...
Hasbro recycles its toys
Hasbro will launch a new toy and play recycling pilot program, in collaboration with TerraCycle, a leader in product recycling, who will recycle them into materials that can be used in the construction of play spaces, flower pots, park benches and other innovative...