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With the introduction of plastic import bans across South East Asia, the global export market has slowed hugely over the last 12 months. Countries such as China, Thailand, Malaysia and India have restricted plastic and other waste being…

INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today introduces a new member of its Zylar family of MBS (“methyl methacrylate butadiene styrene”) materials. The new Zylar 631, rolled out to the markets in the Americas and in…

A new addition to i-mold's portfolio of Servomold solutions is a line-up of servomotor-powered indexing plate drives that can be fully integrated into multi-component injection moulds in a space saving arrangement. Available in four…

ExxonMobil will demonstrate at its K2019 pavilion how, by working together and utilizing combined expertise, customers across the value chain can create differentiated sustainable solutions for a range of applications including: packaging,…

Developed and marketed since early 2019, CCMM combines all the intrinsic advantages of SACMI compression with user-friendliness, process consistency and cycle times shorter than those of competing technologies. CCM multilayer lies on the…

Coperion K-Tron is proud to announce a completely new K3 line of vibratory feeders for dry bulk solids which will be exhibited at K 2019.  The innovative new feeder design features a unique, patent-pending drive system combined with an…

Interview with Thomas Herrmann, CEO at Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG. All players along the plastics value-added chain are joining forces in Europe to initiate a functionable circular economy. No other country has such an…

With its new AbrasiMet XL Pro and AbrasiMet M cutters, Buehler, a leading manufacturer of instruments, consumables and accessories for metallography and materials analysis, is introducing two new sectioning machines designed for time-saving…

Brüggemann will present its latest developments in performance-enhancing, cost-effective additives for both virgin polyamides and polyamide recyclates. The innovations range from efficiency-increasing flow enhancers for shorter cycle times…

Which part does mechanical engineering play in circular economy for plastics? Andreas Lichtenauer: In particular as machine manufacturers, we must ask ourselves what role we can play in the process towards sustainable handling of plastics.…