sustainability

PTXPO

‘Learn to Embrace Variability’

Wait. What? Variability in raw materials is supposed to be the last thing anyone would want to ‘embrace.’ But if you substitute ‘circular economy’ for ‘variability’ and ‘manage with technology’ for ‘embrace’—then the mystery starts to clear.

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Packaging

Amcor Offers Seed Funding for Innovative Startups

Global packaging producer Amcor is taking on a new role as a venture capitalist to support sustainable technologies and other innovations.

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Additives

BASF and Chinese Compounder Partner to Develop High-Quality Recycled Plastics Compounds

Zhejiang REEF Technology to use BASF’ IrgaCycle sustainable additives in its recycled thermoplastic compound.  

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WEIMA Partners with City of Charlotte in Progressive Recycling Initiative

Envision Charlotte Innovation Barn tackles take-away containers.  

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Automation

New Name, Products, Technology— But Same Service Philosophy

Schoeneck Containers is now Radius Packaging, but customer needs are still the focal center of this blow molder’s 911爆料网. Those customers will benefit from the company’s push toward automation, sustainability, and new products in injection molding and stretch-blown PET.

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sustainability

Graham Packaging Marks Its Progress Toward Recycling Goals

Last year, Graham hit 7% average PCR use, but in four years it aims to achieve 20% PCR in its products overall. Colored PCR and advanced recycling will contribute to that goal.

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sustainability

Igus Invests in Production, Online Service & Recycling

War in Ukraine accelerated igus’ expansion of production capacity. Also new and growing are low-cost online robot engineering and integration, and recycling of energy chains.

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sustainability

Braskem Invests in Nexus Circular to Increase Advanced Recycling Efforts

Braskem has stated targets for growing the company's recycled content product portfolio to sales of 300,000 tons by 2025 and 1 million tons by 2030.  

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Elastomers

Series of TPEs with Recycled Content

Teknor Apex’s ‘new’ Monprene TPEs contain 25% to 35% recycled content helps brand achieve their sustainability goals.

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sustainability

Can Coinjection Help Solve the Coming Recycled Content Conundrum?

As companies push toward self-imposed recycled content requirements or are compelled to do so by governments, Mold-Masters positions its coinjection technology as a solution.

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