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Extruder manufacturer Bausano of Turin, Italy (North American office is in Houston), offers electromagnetic induction heating on its machines as an option to conventional ceramic band resistance heaters. Called the Smart Energy System (SES), benefits include the ability to reach…

Goal is for all packages to meet environmental standards and to significantly reduce virgin plastics use PepsiCo Inc. continues to strive to move “beyond the bag and beyond the bottle” in the quest to minimize the impact of its packaging…

Industry turns to monomaterial packaging for circular economy needs.

Sabic has announced the launch of certified circular polycarbonate (PC) resin and blends made from the upcycling of post-consumer mixed plastics. The company says the development is an industry first.   The certified circular PC is produced in an advanced recycling…

One of the new products that Wittmann Battenfeld planned to feature NPE this year before it was cancelled, is a system that integrates a small granulator, the G-Max 9, with a low-tonnage injection machine for press-side grinding of scrap and…

Biotech startup Carbios of Clermont-Ferrand, France, which promotes the recycling of PET waste in an enzyme process, acquired shares of a joint venture, Carbiolice, which strengthens its capacity to develop activities on polymer biodegradation beyond PLA (polylactic acid).   In May,…

Laws mandating extended producer responsibility for packaging are gaining momentum