In April 2021, the renowned recyclability certifier ARGE cyclos / HTP audited APK’s recycling facility in Merseburg for conformance with the EuCertPlast certification scheme. The audit focussed on the suitability of APK’s plants for the recycling of post-consumer waste from plastic films as well as of waste from PE/PA multilayer film production. All test requirements […]
Encina Development Group (“Encina”), a company that turns waste plastics into circular chemicals is delighted to welcome Ms. Sheida Sahandy as its Chief Sustainability Officer. “Sheida has 25 years of expertise in leading complex initiatives and empowering more efficient and sustainable operations, both internally and for customers,” said David Schwedel, Executive Director of Encina. “Sustainability […]
Wall Colmonoy is pleased to announce it has completed its £600,000 upgrade to its casting facility located in Pontardawe, Wales. The investment modernizes Wall Colmonoy’s casting foundry, reducing its environmental footprint and improving its efficiency. The casting facility investment is partly supported by Welsh and European funding with a £150,000 contribution from the Economy Futures […]
A 3.7 MWe Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system supplied to La Gloria S.A. for the disposal of 35.000 ton/y of rice husks in Parral, Chile that will contribute to save 8.567tCO2-eq./year, an area equivalent to 3.360 soccer fields, comparable with the size of the center of Santiago. Turboden S.p.A., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group Company, […]
Circular Economy-Innovator Polysecure is expanding and nominated a TopClass Advisory Board Polysecure is growing through self-developed, now established marker solutions and at the same time can further expand its technology platform. In recent years, the young technology company has researched several key innovations, especially for the circular economy, and secured more than 20 patents. To […]
At Fakuma 2021 in Friedrichshafen, Tosaf /Afula, Israel, and its German subsidiary Tosaf Color Service, Karlstein, will highlight sustainability geared solutions in their wide range of functional, colour and combi-masterbatches for extrusion and injection moulding. These will include colour masterbatches for recyclates with a special focus on post-consumer plastics as well as biodegradable masterbatches. Another […]
AMCS, the world’s leading technology provider for the waste, recycling and resource management industry, today announced the AMCS Platform Summer Release 2021 which accelerates the digital transformation of, both user and customer self-serve experiences, as well as increasing the automation of transport management. This Summer Release creates a new Platform user experience across the Customer […]
Encina Development Group (“Encina”) today announced that Dave Roesser, Ph.D., has been appointed as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective August 2, 2021. “We are thrilled that Dr. Roesser will lead our company, and our entire team is excited to work with him as we embark on Encina’s next phase of growth,” said David Schwedel, […]
[Author: Mark McKenna] According to Global Footprint Network data, 29 July marked the date when our global population has taken more from nature than the earth can regenerate in a year. If that is not enough to make us sit up and pay attention then the world’s unusual weather patterns with freak storms and flooding […]
The mood across all European plastics industry sectors and regions seems to be rather optimistic, even if the global supply-chain crisis and pandemic-related problems are impeding business performance throughout Europe. These are the key results of the 6th half-year readers survey on the European plastics industry’s business performance and outlook, conducted by PIE – Plastics […]