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Global Plastics Ranking China, the U.S., and Germany Lead The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) recently issued its 2021 Global Trend Report. This PLASTICS' flagship publication takes a deep dive into the U.S. plastics trade…

Covestro expands portfolio of circular TPU products Growing product portfolio based on alternative resources Production of mass-balanced thermoplastic polyurethanes with reduced carbon footprint planned Availability in Europe…

Write up - Indo German Business Forum – Strengthening Bi-lateral relations in the Engineering Sector India and Germany marked the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in March this year. The relationship has…

Global Collaboration with Avient Shark Solutions Group is proud to announce a global collaboration with Avient Corporation, a global leader in specialty TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) formulations. The collaboration has enabled the creation…

Way2K: Industry interviews in the lead-up to the K 2022 fair "Technology is key for the circular economy Interview with Prof. Dr. Martin Bastian, Head of SKZ – Kunststoff-Zentrum Prof. Dr Bastian, in what way does the SKZ support companies…

c-Ganga, IIT Kanpur and NMCG organized the 6 th India Water Impact Summit in hybrid mode This year’s theme was “River Resources Allocation - Planning and Management at the Regional Level” Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and…

BritAS piston screen changer presentation at Fakuma 2021  Ideal for slightly contaminated industrial & production waste The CMF series includes four lines – discontinuous and continuous versions, which meet all customer requirements.…

A Transatlantic Conversation: Economists Discuss Post-Pandemic Global Trade Featuring Perc Pineda, Ph.D. Chief Economist, PLASTICS and Ingo Borchert, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sussex Business School and Deputy…

Plastic-degrading enzymes correlate with pollution The number of microbial enzymes with the ability to degrade plastic is growing, in correlation with local levels of plastic pollution. That is the finding of a new study from Chalmers that…

PLASTICS Report: Plastics Machinery Shipments Grew in Third Quarter WASHINGTON -  The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today announced that shipments of primary plastics machinery (injection molding and extrusion) in North America…