EREMA has received the Plastics Recycling Award Europe 2026 for its VOLEX technology, which improves degassing performance in mechanical plastics recycling.

IRION develops a circular green hydrogen value chain by improving recycling of critical materials in PEM electrolysers across Europe.

The safety package combines artificial intelligence, camera and radar systems with automated machine intervention. Key components include the Smart All-Around Viewing Monitor (SAVM), collision risk alerts and an Emergency Stop (E-Stop) system developed for excavators.

Once material starts to stick, the buildup can be fast and dense, slowing the whole process flow, causing spillages and secondary blockages, and eventually resulting in unscheduled downtime.  And that can also mean risk, as the temptation to find a quick way to remove blockages, without the proper risk assessment, safe access, tools or training, can lead to workers making unsafe decisions.

The Varistort system presented by Sesotec is especially suitable for the sorting of solid waste materials such as metal waste, plastics, and electronic waste, but can also be used for the sorting of residual waste.

On 17 March, the European Commission presented a legislative proposal to revise the EU Fertilisers Regulation. FEAD submitted its preliminary comments on the proposal in the context of a stakeholder consultation conducted by the Commission.

Steinert Group launches the new optical sorting system UniSort BlackEye on the market.