Heather Caliendo

Heather Caliendo Senior Editor

Fraunhofer IPA and Arburg Develop 3D-Printed Sensors for Electronic Components

The experts opted for semi-crystalline polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), which is used as standard injection molding material for the production of electronic casing.  

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PureCycle to Build New Recycling Plant in Georgia

The 200-acre location in Augusta Corporate Park will create over 80 manufacturing jobs with an initial $440 million investment to primarily fund three lines of 130 million lb of capacity during Phase 1 of the project.   

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sustainability

Sirap to Use Ineos Styrolution's Recycled Polystyrene for Food Packaging

Easy foaming properties allow the production of XPS foam packaging trays.

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sustainability

Eriez Opens Expanded Service and Repair Center

The enhanced Service and Repair Center is part of a recently completed expansion at the Eriez Wager Road facility. 

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Erema North America Ships 1,000th Recycling Machine

The machine is now in operation at recycling service provider PreZero’s South Carolina facility to recycle post consumer plastic waste.  

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sustainability

New Pilot Project for Closed-Loop Recycling of Single-Use Face Masks

Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT, Sabic and Procter & Gamble (P&G) have joined together for this project to demonstrate the feasibility of closed-loop recycling for single-use face masks.  

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Recycling

Sorema-Previero Installs Several Recycling Lines Remotely During the Pandemic

The PET bottle-to-bottle washing and recycling lines experienced a smooth start-up.

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Recycling

Trex Highlights 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

The company upcycled more than 900 million lbs of plastic film and reclaimed wood.

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sustainability

Transforming Used PET Bottles into Vanilla Flavoring

Researchers have discovered that the common bacteria E. coli can be deployed as a sustainable way to convert post-consumer plastic into vanillin, a new study reveals.

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Borealis Partners with Renasci N.V. to Jointly Develop Recycling Technology

Borealis acquires a 10% minority stake in the Belgium-based creator of the Smart Chain Processing (SCP) concept.

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sustainability

New Bio-Gran Technology Processing Biodegradable Plastics

Bio-Gran is a new patent pending technology and a 100% proprietary development of CMG Granulators.

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sustainability

ECO Melt Filters for Use in PET Processing

The new ECO 350 replaces the former ECO 250, while the new ECO 500, capable of achieving capacities of up to 4,000 kg/h, replaces the former ECO 250 Twin.

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