News

Arburg Names New Managing Director for the U.S.

Martin Baumann succeeded Friedrich Kanz effective June 1, with Kanz set to retire after 23 years with the company.

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Automotive

Bekum Acquires Thermoplastic Pultrusion Machinery Business

Blow molding machine builder Bekum buys into a very different field of technology with technology and personnel from insolvent ProTec Polymer Processing GmbH.

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PET

Carbios Gets €54 Million for Enzymatic Recycling Facility and Research

The French government awarded grants to Carbios for the development of its facility for recycling PET using enzymatic technology.

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sustainability

Compounder Adds Capacity, Capabilities in Rochester

Enhancements to plant said to help compounder meet production and sustainability goals of customers.  

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Global Chemical Companies Announce Hub for Plastic Waste Processing Research

Members of the Low Carbon Emitting Technologies initiative signed an agreement with TNO to establish R&D Hub. 

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Solvay Wins 2023 Re|Focus Sustainability Innovation Award

This year’s winner is partially biobased Amodel Bios long-chain PPA.

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Biopolymers

TotalEnergies Corbion & Changsu Industrial Aim to Advance Adoption of Biobased BOPLA Films

The collaborators will work to develop and promote applications of biaxially oriented PLA.  

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Thermoforming

SPE Thermoforming Division Announces Biennial Parts Competition Call for Entries

This year’s parts competition includes two new categories with a focus in innovations in the use of sustainable thermoforming and in applications for electric vehicles and batteries.  

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sustainability

CJ Biomaterials Teams with Dongil Platech to Develop PLA/aPHA Drinking Straw

This is said to be the first bioplastic straw based on PLA and amorphous PHA.  

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Hillenbrand Buys Schenck

Materials handling and feeding company to join forces with Coperion/Coperion K-Tron.   

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