Plastics recycling - Current News Articles
Articles on Plastics recycling. Daily updated information and news from the plastics industry.
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Plastics saves the future through spiral economy
One of the big and important issues for both industry and individuals is how we can increase sustainability and recycle the material that exists today. One solution is to create new life for previously used material. Scanfill calls it a spiral...
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Turn waste polystyrene into a valuable commodity with INECS
- 18.08.2020
- Plastics recycling
- Recycling technologies
EPS or expanded polystyrene is a thermoplastic with a wide range of applications, e.g. as an insulating material or to protect products during transport. A characteristic that predestines EPS for such use is, in particular, its low bulk density. This is usually between 10 - 30...
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New HDPE material from the ML Polyolefins
- 22.07.2020
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
- Cost savings
ML Polyolefins has developed a new HDPE blend to meet expectations of the growing and demanding recycling field. The regranulate manufacturer has developed a unique blend for extrusion which is characterised by high stability of technical parameters and...
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LIFOCYCLE - Optimizing the Recycling Process
LifoCycle are recyclable masterbatches for polyesters (rPET - recycled PET) and polyolefins. They are available with both a recycled carrier and a natural polymer. These masterbatches are characterized by the ability to handle large amounts of repeated recycling without significant color...
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Free handover of old plastic windows at LB Plast s.r.o.
The service life of PVC plastic windows can be estimated at 30 - 40 years. Due to various circumstances such as use of Eurofund projects to reduce the energy intensity of buildings (facade insulation and replacement of windows) or the overall modernization of the building's appearance, old plastic...
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ML Polyolefins presents GRAYFIN PPH30 - dark grey recyclate polymer
- 28.05.2020
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
The ML company offers a range of GRAYFIN products with MFI up to 30. Dark grey polymer is a response to the customer needs, especially for the manufacturers who are looking for high flow injection polypropylene from post-consumer waste. With the release of this product the company presents a new,...
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ML Polyolefins is expanding its offer with PCR recyclates
- 15.05.2020
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
ML Polyolefins, a producer of PP recyclates has presented a new product portfolio adapting its offer to the expectations of all customers and grouping its materials by processing method. Preparing the new offer, ML expands the range of plastics with the premiere injection...
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EF Recycling s.r.o. provides comprehensive service in the field of waste management
Given the growing importance of ecology, recycling is increasing in all areas of human activity. The basic goal of EF Recycling s.r.o. is to contribute to addressing the environmental burden of plastic and metal wastes in particular. The company specializes in purchase and recycling of plastics...
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Platform Obehové Slovensko will cooperate with Holland platform Holland Circular Hotspot
The Circular Economy Platform aims to bring together the public, private and third sectors to bring Slovakia closer to a sustainable and greener future. Dialogue, new partnerships and exchanges of experience were supported by a seminar attended by representatives of the OECD and Holland Circular...
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Products from TOPlast, a.s. can handle all weather conditions
TOPlast, a.s. annually processes about 200,000 kg of plastics, giving them a "second life". Versatile use of recycled plastic is found in various applications. TOPlast, a.s. it offers a wide range of recycled plastic products and all products are fully recyclable TOPeco...
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Michal Figúr from Ekolumi: Problem plastics also get life
A special line can also process glued bottles for drugstore, which is usually a problem, says Michal Figúr from Ekolumi. The company was awarded in the Top 10 Companies of the Banská Bystrica region in the category of Growing Firm with...
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RESINEX increases the level of PE + PP recycling, PE + PA / EVOCH recycling, impact modification
- 22.05.2019
- Plastics recycling
- Additives
- Compounds
Achieve a higher level of compounding and recycling with DOW compatibilizers and...
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Piovan Group wins the IF Design Award 2019 with Aquatech’s Easytherm temperature control unit
- 06.05.2019
- Plastics recycling
- Control technology
Top players in design from right across the world came together again for their annual gathering in the prestige setting of the BMW Welt in Munich. It is a major event for entrepreneurs and designers. This year Easytherm, the product designed by MM Design for Piovan Group company Aquatech, was...
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Recycling at Fatra: We give plastic a second chance
- 20.02.2019
- Plastics recycling
- Circular economy
- Plastic regrind
- Recycling technologies
- Recycled plastics
In 2014, Fatra decided to turn into reality a visionary idea: to recycle plastic waste that Fatra produces during the manufacturing process. The company pursued two goals - to reduce the environmental burden of production on the one hand and to increase the economic efficiency of production when...
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BASF launches production of chemically recycled plastic products
The BASF ChemCycling project has shown that chemical recycling offers the possibility to reuse plastic. The new recycling method means a major shift in the circulation...
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Rondo Plast, Member of the Polykemi Group, supplies recycled materials to Volvo Cars
- 05.12.2018
- Plastics recycling
- Automotive
- Recycled plastics
Rondo Plast, a member of the Polykemi Group, is supporting Volvo Cars ambition to have at least 25% of the plastic in their cars being made from sustainable materials by 2025. The Volvo Cars demonstrator vehicle that was revealed this summer exemplifies their commitment to this ambition, which is...
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Fatra a.s. on the road to wasteless production
Fatra's environmental strategy is an effort to use waste in production. Fatra also uses technologies that are virtually waste-free in its production of PVC...
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Collecting of PET bottles caps brakes records
- 20.06.2018
- Plastics recycling
- Waste Management
Caps collecting is still worthwhile. This is evidenced by the latest statistics of the Plastozrout competition. This year, nearly 230 tonnes were redeemed. Last year, it was almost 95...
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Scientists engineer plastics-eating enzyme
- 15.05.2018
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
- Research
Photography John McGeehan and colleagues inadvertently engineered an enzyme better at degrading plastic than the enzyme which evolved in nature. Researchers in the US and UK have engineered an enzyme that could help solve the problem of PET bottle...
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New pelletizing machines Film Squeezer offers only TOPMACHINES CZ s.r.o.
TOPMACHINES CZ s.r.o. comes with the foil Squeezer pelletizing machine, which is comparable to world...
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nova-Institute: Global market for bioplastics
- 19.12.2017
- Plastics recycling
- Bioplastics
The current results of the annual bioplastic market data presented at the 12th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin confirm the steady growth of the world bioplastics...
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A new plant for processing PET bottles and plastics will be placed in Slovakia
An investment of 8.5 million euros will create almost 100...
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Records at stand Jelínek-Trading in Brno
- 01.11.2017
- Plastics recycling
- Events
- Peripherals
- Exhibitions
This year's International Engineering Fair in Brno showed what products and equipment will be of the greatest interest in the next year. One of it is an optical sorter from...
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Company TOPlast, a.s. from Kosice has been producing recycled plastic products for 15 years
TOPlast, a.s. offers a wide range of recycled plastic products. All products - profiles, prisms and palisades are made from TOPeco, which is fully...
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The Czech Republic has a unique color sorter from far away in Siberia - new in JELÍNEK TRADING s.r.o.
- 10.07.2017
- Plastics recycling
How to sort the legumes, crushed PET material or copper chips? An important question for food or industrial companies now has a clear answer - using color...
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Press Release Association of Trade and Tourism Slovakia from 8th March 2017
Association of Trade and Tourism will actively contribute to significant and is reducing the number of plastic shopping bags and bags for goods to improve the environment in the...
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MALOUN s.r.o. company expand production of granulates
- 08.12.2016
- Plastics recycling
- Recycled plastics
Regranulates production of standard quality raw materials is one of the priorities of capacity utilization regranulation lines in the company MALOUN sro in Zlin. Direct treatment or by adding a percentage (15-35%) granulate is a real saving on material inputs (costs) of conservation of mechanical...
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NATUR-PACK family of plastics for International Peace Marathon in Kosice
- 14.10.2016
- Plastics recycling
- Waste Management
Producer responsibility organization NATUR-PACK is a partner of the city of Košice in the field of separate collection of household...
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The unique method of chemical recycling of PET bottles was awarded the Golden Ant
- 23.09.2016
- Plastics recycling
At the end of 2015 at the international congress "Waste Management Day 2015" at the congress center Technopol in Bratislava, prices laureate awarded the 10th annual national competition Golden Ant,...
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Pipe or detectors? To stand Jelinek-Trading on MSV chooses everyone
- 16.09.2016
- Plastics recycling
- MSV Brno
New pipe assemblies, rotary feeders, magnetic separators, tunnel metal detector with conveyor or in the Czech Republic a unique color sorter - to all visitors can enjoy Jelinek-Trading stand at...
