sustainability

NPE

Addressing Supply Chain Leakage in Plastics

NPE2024: Ultratech offers spill containment solutions customized for handling plastic pellets.

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sustainability

Coca-Cola’s Redesign of Small PET Bottles Pushes Lightweighting Below Prior ‘Floor’

Coca-Cola thought it had reached the limits of lightweighting for its small PET carbonated soft drink bottles. But a “complete redesign” led to a further 12% reduction.

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NPE

BASF Highlighting How They 'Make, Use and Recycle Future Solutions'

NPE2024: BASF is using its proprietary computer-aided engineering tool Ultrasim when designing for sustainability in a broad range of industries.

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NPE

Dr. Walter Kaminsky: Pioneer of Catalysts Revolutionizing Polymer Production and Recycling

Dr. Walter Kaminsky’s pioneering research on metallocene catalysts at the University of Hamburg sparked a global revolution in plastics production. Inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 2024, Kaminsky’s legacy continues to shape the polyolefin industry and plastic recycling technologies.

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sustainability

BASF Chair to Keynote on Firm's Sustainability Path

Chair, CEO Heinz to discuss materials giant's sustainability journey.      

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Compounding

Engineering Resins Compounder Expands to Take on More Scrap

Polymer Resources responds to sustainability push by upgrading plant with grinding and shredding equipment to take on both postindustrial and postconsumer reclaim.  

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economics

Processing Megatrends Drive New Product Developments at NPE2024

It’s all about sustainability and the circular economy, and it will be on display in Orlando across all the major processes. But there will be plenty to see in automation, AI and machine learning as well.

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sustainability

PIR/PCR Recycled Content and Biobased TPEs for Broad Range of Applications

NPE2024: Kraiburg TPE launching PCR/PIR content polyolefin-based TPEs and its expanded line of Thermolast R biobased TPEs.

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sustainability

How Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Measures a Manufacturer’s Carbon Footprint and Environmental Impact

Life cycle assessments (LCA) are rising in popularity in some industries as a way of evaluating a product’s environmental impact. What are LCAs and what do they mean for Tier suppliers?

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editorial

Welcome to our NPE2024 Show Issue

Megatrends such as sustainability are the driving force behind a slew of new product introductions at the May show. Catch up on what’s in store on the show floor right here.

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Plastics Size Reduction
Blending & Dosing