LyondellBasell released on 15 April its 2024 Sustainability Report, demonstrating significant progress in circular and low-carbon solutions, climate action and operational excellence. "At LyondellBasell sustainability is an opportunity to reimagine the future and create long-term value...
Nei due giorni di evento Plastics Recycling Show Europe ha richiamato ad Amsterdam oltre 500 espositori, più di 75 relatori e 13.325 visitatori. "Chiunque sia interessato al riciclo della plastica, dalla politica, dalla scienza, dal mondo accademico o dal settore della trasformazione, della produzione o del riciclo...
During Chinaplas 2025 in Shenzhen (15-18 April), Macchi invited a select group of customers from across Asia to visit its latest installation, located directly at the Guangdong Airbaker New Material customer's facility on the outskirts of Zhuhai in Guangdong Province...
On 10 April, Omso North America, the US headquarters of Omso, celebrated its 20th anniversary in the USA, where it is today the benchmark for direct decoration on plastic (together with glass and aluminium) in North America. Established in 2005 in Erlanger, Kentucky, the US office was set up to provide full local...
In addition to the one in Las Vegas, Nevada, which will be commissioned in 2023, Stadler also built Republic Services' new Polymer Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. The plant, which strengthens Republic Services’ vertically integrated plastics recycling operations, is designed to process pre-sorted plastics collected...
At the second edition of the GreenPlast fair, taking place at Fiera Milano in Rho (Milan) from 27 to 30 May, Bausano will showcase for the first time its new E-GO R single-screw extruders, designed to enhance the efficiency of polyolefin recycling processes. Available in sizes 44, 47, and 50 L/D, with a total of...
Plastics Europe welcomes the news that a provisional agreement was reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on mandatory pellet loss prevention measures. This is a critical step toward enhancing environmental protection and prompting a...
The General Assembly of Eumeps, the association representing the entire value chain of expanded polystyrene (EPS) in Europe, has elected a new Board of Directors for the 2025–2027 term. The newly appointed President is Agata Gładysz-Stańczyk (Synthos) – the first woman to hold this position...
Sacmi will present various solutions at Chinaplas 2025 (15-18 April, Shenzhen, China), including a major innovation: the CCM64MD compression moulding machine for caps. This machine offers a 50% increase in productivity, reaching up to 2,850 caps per minute, and reduces...
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of Linglong Tire, one of the world’s leading tyre manufacturers, the “Driving Collaborative Growth with Linglong Tire” event was held, an internationally significant gathering that saw the participation of all the main machinery suppliers in the tyre industry. During...
The thirty-seventh edition of Chinaplas (Shenzhen, 15-18 April 2025) will feature around forty Italian companies in the nearly 1,300-square-metre national pavilion organised by Amaplast, the trade association representing approximately 170 manufacturers of machinery, equipment, and moulds for plastics and rubber...
For Milan Design Week 2025, SSS’AA, the acronym for Scuola Specializzata Superiore d’Arte Applicata, in collaboration with the second-year students of the product design course, is showcasing innovative modular furniture at the Rossana Orlandi Gallery in Milan. These pieces...
2024 was a difficult year for the Basf Group in Italy, but it still saw an increase in Ebitda of approximately 24 million over the previous year despite the decline in sales, which stood at 2.120 billion euros, with a -8.2% compared to 2023. The company's results were influenced by...
Out of over 4,600 tons of plastics waste collected, almost half was found to be polyethylene, approximately 2,300 tons, which represents a small "treasure" made up of a 100% recyclable material that, if properly sorted, can be turned into new products. This is the result of the experimental project carried out...
The European Council and Parliament provisionally agreed on a regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets into the environment. The new rules will help improve the handling of plastic pellets at all stages of the supply chain, both on land and sea...
ExxonMobil announced Karen T. McKee, president of ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company and vice president Exxon Mobil Corporation, will retire effective 1 May 2025. The Board of Directors has appointed Matt Crocker president, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company and vice president Exxon Mobil Corporation...
A new high-capacity line for the extrusion of polyethylene pipes with a diameter of up to 1,600 mm has been supplied by Tecnomatic to a major European pipe manufacturer. This state-of-the-art line brings together Tecnomatic’s cutting-edge Zeus EVO series gearless extruders and the innovative Venus 1600 die-head, designed to...
“For us, it is way past 12 o’clock.” This was the stark warning from Ilham Kadri, President of Cefic, at the recent high-level strategic dialogue on the Chemical Industry Package led by Executive Vice President of the European Commission Stéphane Séjourné and Commissioner Jessika Roswall. Addressing...
A Sidel Super Combi plant was installed at Coca-Cola Femsa's plant in Jundiai (Brazil) to boost productivity and meet increased demand for CSD (Carbonated Soft Drink). The Sidel Super Combi is an innovative, all-in-one solution that integrates five key units – preform feeder, blower, labeller, filler/capper, and cap feeder...
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess has completed the sale of its Urethane Systems business to Japanese UBE Corporation on 1 April 2025. The transaction had been announced in early October 2024. UBE is a global manufacturer of chemical products and listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange...
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