Detecting wear on key components at an early stage minimises the risk of unscheduled downtime in plastics recycling. Erema’s PredictOn solutions enable predictive maintenance based on current process data in real time.
Plastics
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European Plastics Converters (EuPC) has announced the appointment of Federica Gallicchio as new Managing Director.
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At K 2025, EREMA expands its portfolio to include high-performance twin-screw extruder technol-ogy. With the new TwinPro, the company combines the advantages of a twin-screw extruder with the proven strengths of its Preconditioning Unit (PCU) to be used for specific recycling applications.
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Talks to develop a global treaty on plastics, proposed by the United Nations in 2022, could grind to a halt with nothing agreed, the BIR was warned at its Valencia Convention on 28 May.
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Under the theme ‘For a Future-Proof Value Chain’, the 13th VinylPlus Sustainability Forum 2025 (VSF2025) took place in Paris, France, on 21-22 May 2025. More than 200 delegates from 23 countries attended the event, including representatives from the City of Paris, French public agencies and eco-organisations, politicians and decision-makers, recyclers, retailers, associations, media, and the PVC value chain.
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UK’s vinyl takeback scheme Recofloor has announced the collection of 533 tonnes of vinyl flooring in 2024, besting its annual target by 6% and reaching the equivalent of 2,550,000 m2 of vinyl flooring recycled throughout the lifetime of the scheme.
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European recyclers are facing a severe and deepening recession, with businesses being increasingly forced to shut down. This trend threatens to accelerate Europe’s deindustrialisation and undermines the EU’s environmental and circular economy goals. In response, Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) has released a position paper outlining six strategic areas for immediate action that must be urgently applied to prevent the collapse of the European plastics recycling industry.
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A new report, “Plastics: Exposing Their Climate Impacts, What we know, what we need to know, & recommendations for research and policy” from The Plastics & Climate Project and Environmental Law Institute, reveals the state of scientific knowledge about the ways that plastics are impacting climate change.
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Aimplas has developed a methodology that enables the biodegradability of plastic materials to be assessed three times faster than conventional testing methods. This solution allows companies to streamline decision-making in the development of compostable materials.
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Pellenc ST, a provider of the design and manufacturing of intelligent sorting and quality control solutions for the waste and recycling industry, and Polytag, a data platform provider specializing in packaging information within the circular economy, have joined forces. This collaboration merges sorting technology with invisible UV watermark-based tracking to enhance material recovery and traceability.
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Today marks the launch of the international No Plastic Filter campaign, uniting voices across the planet for a ban on plastic cigarette filters. A growing coalition of citizens, businesses, institutions, scientists, NGOs and local authorities worldwide is calling on policymakers to take action. Quintessential to the campaign is the publication of the website www.noplasticfilter.org.
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