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Though India has big manufacturers like Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), they account for less than 1% market share in the more than $800 billion global exports market for plastics. However, efforts are on to grow this base.

Explained K K Seksaria, President, Plastindia Foundation, “The removal of anomalies in GST rates on plastics items is a right step taken by the government. The pinch of 28% was felt across the industry and manufacturers were finding it…

. Most Member States collect either mixed plastic packaging or plastic bottles only, or they collect rigid and flexible plastic packaging separately. Either way, the plastic will still need to undergo some kind of sorting process if it is…

CO2-neutral beer? This may at first sound like a utopian flight of inebriated fantasy. But Krones AG is deadly serious. Because the technology conglomerate from the Upper Palatinate has crafted a plan that’s as detailed as it is…

The new CarbonLITE recycling facility, located in Dallas - Texas, started operations in September 2017, as per the schedule. The washing line supplied by AMUT has the state of art of the technology and is the second plant of this size in…

There are several reasons why there is an increasing business potential in the Feed & Food area; a growing population will put strains on the productivity of the food industry, protein intake increases at a fast pace in developing…

Capa 6500D and Capa 6800D now approved for food contact use in the US. (Food Contact Notification by FDA). The new Capa 6800D for Bioplastics extends Perstorp’s range of products for biodegradable food applications. Capa for Bioplastics…

Both Perstorp and 3D4Makers saw an opportunity in the market for a novel 3D filament. Many existing filaments are simply not suitable for manufacturing. From a customer perspective, users reported many issues with the printability of…

“The quality of the visitors is outstanding, which means that we’ve not only been able to establish very interesting contacts and get to know important people, we also received several good orders directly at the event. Beyond this, the…

Whether industrial manufacturing or the production of consumer goods is involved, industrial coating technology plays a decisive role as a key technology. Depending on the product and the task at hand, various functional and decorative…