As part of European Mobility Week, the Plastics Technology Centre Aimplas has unveiled Scootech, a demonstrator electric scooter that integrates plastronics technology. Plastronics combines electronics with plastics, enabling lighter, more …
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At K 2025 in Düsseldorf, Coperion will showcase technologies for compounding and plastics recycling. The company highlights twin screw extruders and digital tools for maintenance and process optimization.
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At Simac Tanning Tech 2025 in Milan, BASF will present new materials and processes for the footwear industry. The focus is on polyurethane solutions that enable recycling, reduce weight, and support automated manufacturing.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has newly released an NOL (No Objection Letter) for the polypropylene cap-to-cap recycling process on the Starlinger recoSTAR dynamic recycling system.
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Covering 60% of Europe’s installed plastics recycling capacity, the RecyClass Recycling Process Certification has become the leading certification scheme for plastics traceability across the region in only three years since its launch.
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Nextloopp has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Letter of No Objection (LNO) confirming that its proprietary recycling process for recycled polypropylene (rPP) meets the requirements for direct food contact.
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Dow and Gruppo Fiori develop recycling process for automotive polyurethane waste
Dow, in partnership with Gruppo Fiori, has announced the latest advancements in a jointly-developed, novel process that enables recovery of polyurethane waste from end-of-life vehicles without disassembly.
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The recycled polyethylene terephthalate (R-PET) market has seen its least volatile year since pre-COVID times, with seasonal trends replacing the extreme spikes and troughs experienced in recent years.
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Aimplas expands RecyClass recognition to cover the automotive and electrical-electronic sectors
Aimplas has expanded its RecyClass recognition to include its laboratories for evaluating the recyclability of plastic materials used in the automotive and electrical and electronic sectors.
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Every day, large quantities of post-consumer plastic waste are generated from packaging, household applications, and more. Despite the costly processing of this waste through sorting stations and wet washing, the output from these material flows often cannot be reused for high-quality applications due to remaining unpleasant and pungent odours in the granulate.
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The European plastics value chain is at a breaking point. A deep competitiveness crisis is suffocating the industry, with serious consequences already materialising across the sector. By the end of 2025, the region is expected to have lost recycling plants, amounting to almost one million tonnes of recycling capacity.
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