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sustainability

German Trial Demonstrates Recycling Technology for Multilayer Rigid Packaging

BASF, Krones, Sudpack, TOMRA collaboration achieves proof of concept for closed recycling loop for PET-based multilayer packaging.

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Engel Names New Leader for Global Processing Engineering

Johannes Kilian, VP Process Technologies and inject 4.0 at Engel, has been named VP Global Processing Engineering, replacing Norbert Müller.

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Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Applies Injection Molded Chassis

BlueHalo’s Intense Eye UAS has replaced a machined aerospace-grade aluminum chassis with one molded from Alpine Advanced Materials’ HX5 multi-scale reinforced polymer for a stronger, lighter craft.

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eFACTOR3 Appoints New General Sales Manager

Bradley Donnelly brings 17 years of experience in the heavy equipment industry.

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Novel Class of Engineering Thermoplastic for High-Heat Capacitor Films

Borealis’s Stelora is thermal performance gap between PP capacitor films and films based on high-temperature PPS, PTFE and PEEK.

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TPE Made with 50% PCR Derived from End-of-Life Tires

Prism Worldwide has commercialized its first TPE with this type of recycled content based on its patented technology.  

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Packaging

Flexible, Multilayer Film Made With 50% Reclaim

Target for new film is mono-material packaging to replace difficult-to-recycle multi-material structures in applications that include stand-up pouches.  

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sustainability

Topas Cyclic Olefin Copolymer Recognized for Recyclability with PE Film

Polyplastics’ COC has earned broader recognition from the Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR).

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Compounding

Bay Plastics Offering Free Pelletizing Trials

Lab trials and offers two types of extruders, two models of pelletizers, and manual strand or auto strand pelletizing capabilities.  

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DuPont Buys Medical Product Manufacturer Spectrum Plastics

Purchase price of $1.75 billion for leading supplier of extruded, molded, and 3D printed medical components.  

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