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INEOS Styrolutions: Performance up. Footprint down.
- 23.05.2023
- Circular economy
- Recycled plastics
Through its sustainability commitment “Performance up. Footprint down.”, INEOS Styrolution is addressing two mounting challenges for the plastics industry: the prevention of littering and waste, and the reduction of carbon...
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Daniel Orel: ARBURG's philosophy has been an environmentally friendly approach for several decades (interview)
The Hehl family, owners of ARBURG GmbH + Co KG, are in business for 100 years this year. We talked about celebrations, news and current challenges in the field of plastics with the director of the the ARBURG spol. s r.o. and ARBURG SK s.r.o., Ing. Daniel Orel,...
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Production of regranulates from technical plastics in VÁŽEME s.r.o.
VÁŽEME s.r.o. produces and sells regranulates from technical plastics. Waste sorting and subsequent recycling of secondary raw materials are currently generally considered to be very beneficial activities for the environment. This is one of the main paths to sustainable development and...
ARBURG invites you to a webinar focused on the circular economy and upcoming legislative changes in the EU
- 21.03.2023
- Latest News
- Circular economy
- Webinar
ARBURG is organizing a short webinar this Wednesday morning. We know that in the near future, obtaining a contract will be conditional on the demonstrable fulfillment of ecologically sustainable production. The ongoing changes in European legislation will inevitably affect the situation in our...
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GLOBAL RECYCLING a.s. is clear about that! Recycling makes sense
- 20.01.2023
- Services
- Circular economy
- Recycled plastics
Today, almost all of us perceive the recycling of glass, paper or plastics as a matter of course. We are less experienced that it should be the same with electrical equipment, even if this statement is not 100 percent true. We probably wouldn't try to throw an old washing machine, television or...
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Panattoni sustainable buildings – a significant advantage for the automotive industry
- 02.01.2023
- Services
- Circular economy
- Cost savings
The main trend for almost the last decade has been the gradual transition from combustion engines to electric ones. In addition to the change in driving parameters, the primary reason for this change is the reduction of the carbon footprint. Billions of cars in the world have helped push it to an...
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Carbon footprint of injection moulding machines: Arburg calculates meaningful product carbon footprints
Arburg has been working intensively on the topic of sustainability and resource efficiency for a very long time. As a supplier of Allrounder injection moulding machines, the machine manufacturer is increasingly active in evaluating climate protection activities along the entire value chain for its...
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Successful collaboration on material change resulted in reduced CO₂ footprint
The Danish manufacturer EVBiler ApS was looking for a more environmentally friendly and material-smart solution for one of their products. Polykemi Group provided them with the optimal material that reduced their CO₂ footprint by more than...
ORLEN Unipetrol enters the segment of mechanical waste recycling
- 03.11.2022
- Latest News
- Circular economy
- Recycled plastics
The ORLEN Unipetrol Group continues to meet its strategic development objectives by 2030. As part of this strategy, it also focuses on the principles of circular economy and sustainability. It develops them by building a broad portfolio of recycling activities, thanks to which it can effectively...
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ARBURG at K 2022: Circular economy, digitalisation and climate protection
- 22.09.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automation
- Circular economy
- Smart factory
- K Show
- Injection molding machines
At K 2022, a world leading trade fair, from 19 to 26 October in Duesseldorf, Germany, ARBURG is pursuing a clearly worded line of communication: "There is only a Plan A". "Plan A" conveys a commitment to making a contribution and presenting solutions for the important global issues of...
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Polykemi helped Separett to reduce their carbon footprint
- 03.06.2022
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Circular economy
In collaboration with Polykemi, Separett saved almost 700 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year thanks to a material-smart choice. This corresponds to emissions from around 400...
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Polykemi Group’s material-smart life cycle analysis – now with third-party certification
In the autumn of 2021, Polykemi Group launched materialsmart.info, a website based on a scientific study that helps customers reduce their carbon footprint. The reliability of the study is now confirmed with an objective third-party...
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ORLEN Unipetrol and Pražská plynárenská will work together to develop hydrogen mobility and reduce emissions
- 23.02.2022
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Circular economy
The largest Czech refinery and petrochemical group ORLEN Unipetrol and one of the most important Czech energy companies, Pražská plynárenská, have signed a memorandum of mutual cooperation. The subject of the memorandum is the transfer of experience and future cooperation, especially in the areas...
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German companies want to support sustainability in Slovakia
- 02.11.2021
- Services
- Circular economy
- Business economics
The leaders of 13 major companies from six different sectors commit themselves in a joint memorandum to promoting a sustainable economy. Companies, mainly from Germany, support measures aimed at reducing CO2 production, protecting natural resources and, as far as possible, enabling the development...
Effective and practical solutions for waste recycling are offered by Hard Plastic Recycling s.r.o.
Hard Plastic Recycling s.r.o is a company that specializes in the recycling and efficient processing of various types of plastics in waste...
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Reduce your company’s carbon footprint with material-smart choices
Polykemi Group is making a major investment to help companies reduce their carbon footprint. The company is using a scientific study to provide customers information on how their material choices affect the...
Participate in the conference Perspectives of the use of plastics in the conditions of circular economy
- 02.09.2021
- Latest News
- Events
- Circular economy
UNIPLAST BRNO - společnost zpracovatelů plastů, z.s. invites you to a conference, where you will get acquainted with new opportunities for the use of plastics in the conditions of the circular economy with the support of leading Czech and foreign experts. The seminar will take place on 15 - 16...
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ARBURG on Uniplast: Serious about sustainability
ARBURG has always been very committed to the environment and the careful use of resources. At Uniplast 2021, our work will be presented by Bertram Stern, Team Leader for Sustainability and Circular Economics and co-creator of the arburgGREENworld...
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Waste is first and foremost a business. Only then can we talk about ecology
- 25.08.2021
- Services
- Circular economy
- Interview
Back up PET bottles? According to waste management expert Alena Myslivcová Fučíková from the University of Hradec Králové, this is not as great a solution as it seems at first glance. As well as packaging, bioplastics, wooden toothbrushes or the pursuit of zero waste life. It would not waste...
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K.D. Feddersen distributes recompounds from Aurora Kunststoffe GmbH
Since 2014, the Hamburg-based plastics distributor K.D. Feddersen has been cooperating with Aurora Kunststoffe GmbH, a manufacturer of high-quality engineering recompounds based in...
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Fakuma 2021 - circular economics as one of the main topics
- 11.08.2021
- Services
- Circular economy
- FAKUMA
The 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing extends its invitation to the live trade fair in Friedrichshafen from the 12th through the 16th of October, 2021. In addition to the issues of injection moulding, extrusion technology and thermoforming, the industry highlight will...
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ELEKTRO RECYCLING s.r.o. - How to get quality recycled plastic from electrical waste?
The company ELEKTRO RECYCLING, s.r.o. deals with the processing of electrical waste and portable batteries, while ensuring the processing and subsequent recovery of all categories of discarded electrical equipment. We process approximately 16,000 tons of electrical waste per year and achieve an...
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The circular economy is getting closer to companies in the border regions of Slovakia and Hungary, it is brought by the CircularRegions project
- 13.05.2021
- Services
- Circular economy
In order for the circular economy to become a common practice in every business, we must show entrepreneurs the way and guide them through the first steps to successful transformation. This project will design a service for companies that want to turn their business models into circular ones. This...
Obligation to submit an application for the conclusion of a contract with the Administrator of the backup system by 18 May 2021
- 04.05.2021
- Latest News
- Circular economy
Producers who market beverages in back-up disposable packaging and distributors who distribute beverages in back-up disposable packaging to the end user are obliged to request the Advance System Administrator to enter into a performance contract under the Advance Act by 18 May 2021 at the...
The Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry invites you to the ECOMONDO trade fair
The Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in the role of the official partner of the Ecomondo trade fair (26-29.10.2021, Rimini, Italy) cordially invites you to the Ecomondo and Key Energy 2021 trade...
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Updated MOL 2030 strategy: The MOL Group will focus on sustainable business and carbon neutrality
The Board reviewed and approved the update of the "MOL Group 2030+" long-term strategy - originally published in October 2016 - which is fully integrated with the new sustainability strategy and complemented by a long-term vision and ambitions beyond...
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Arburg turnkey system sets new standards at Hannover Messe Digital Edition 2021
- 09.04.2021
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automation
- Circular economy
- Smart factory
- HANNOVER
- IIoT - industrial internet of things
- Injection molding machines
The Hannover Messe Digital Edition 2021 will see Arburg present a new turnkey system that is set to raise the bar in aspects of digitalisation, automation and the circular economy in plastics...
Ecological news GRANITOL
- 08.01.2021
- Latest News
- Circular economy
The ECO bag produced by GRANITOL is made of 100% recycled material with a high load...
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Unipetrol has joined the initiative to prevent the release of plastics into the environment
- 28.12.2020
- Services
- Circular economy
Unipetrol consistently continues to implement its strategy in the field of environmental protection and the implementation of the principles of the circular...
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Chemical recycling: Market analysis and trends
The market analysis deals in detail with the chemical recycling of plastic waste: The report identifies the current situation, trends and...
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