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Nordson Buys Kreyenborg

Nordson Corp. continues to add to its portfolio of plastics equipment companies with the purchase of Kreyenborg GmbH, which makes screen changers; and sister company BKG Bruckmann, which makes pelletizers.

Making Bags from Old Ag Film

What’s billed as the first-ever operation to recycle agricultural film into grocery sacks was launched last month by California bag maker Command Packaging.

K 2013 Preview: Extrusion, Compounding, Recycling

Across all extrusion technologies, expect to see new standards in speed, quality, flexibility, and efficiency in both energy and material usage.

A ‘To-Do’ List for Improving Sustainability

CertainTeed Cuts No Corners Toward Sustainable Certainty

At this building-products powerhouse, the commitment to sustainability runs deep and extends to virtually every aspect of its 911±¬ÁÏÍø.

Recycled Resin Pricing Was A Mixed Bag in First Half of 2013

Ettlinger Opens U.S. Subsidiary

Company already had presence in the U.S. market with ERF melt filter for recycling highly contaminated plastics waste.

Novel Permanent UV Absorber for Plastics

What appears to be a breakthrough in UV stabilization technology for thin films and clear molded parts has been developed jointly by Joe Webster, a well-known expert in plastics additives and president of consulting firm Stabilization Technologies LLC, Charlotte, N.C.; and The SEFA Group of Lexington, S.C., a leader in recycled minerals, primarily for concrete used in construction.

BD’s Holistic Approach To Sustainability

For medical device giant Becton Dickinson, sustainability takes into account material selection, manufacturing, packaging, logistics, waste reduction, energy use and reduction, and more.

Sustainable Medical Molding: For Nypro, It’s Good Business

“Why worry about sustainability?” asks Ed Cathey, controller of Nypro’s Mebane, N.C., injection molding plant.