Rehau: Heavy-metal-free post-consumer PVC
The German polymer specialist Rehau, the Swiss polymer distributor Meraxis and the French chemical company…
PIK: Climate change is increasingly becoming a species killer
While global biodiversity in the While the world's population has declined between 2 and 11…
Recyclate use: safe and cost-effective with plasma
Getting post-consumer recyclates safely into high-quality applications such as packaging requires technical finesse. Either all…
Change in Green Dot and GreenDot
Dr. Markus Helftewes, Managing Director of Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH (DSD),…
Batteries: Modeling tomorrow’s materials today
What factors determine how quickly a battery can be charged? Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute…
Bacteria produce climate-neutral chemicals
Methanol can be synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using renewable energy. When this green…
Holistic approach to the circular economy
At IFAT 2024, RIGK is emphasizing the importance of a holistic approach to plastics recycling.…
How to recognize environmentally friendly plastic packaging
How sustainable can and must packaging materials be? Is paper as a material really a…
Circular economy with PET in Indonesia
The Indonesian plastics recycler produces the rPET for Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and Sprite Waterlymon bottles…
Borealis completes acquisition of Integra
Borealis completes the acquisition of Integra Plastics AD, a Bulgarian mechanical plastics recycling company. The…
IRENA: Record Growth in Renewables in 2023
Renewable Capacity Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows that 2023…
New extruder for recycling research
A plastics research facility has been put into operation at the Technical University of Ilmenau.…
NPE: Food-grade post-consumer recyclate
Super-cleaning and odor reduction for the most popular plastic packaging in the consumer goods sector:…
Producing high-quality molded parts from ABS recyclate
At NPE 2024, a hybrid all-rounder will demonstrate how an ABS recyclate can be processed…
Wind power is the most important source of energy in Germany
According to Destatis, wind power was the most important source of energy for electricity generation…
