Research consortium secures funding for plastic recycling technology development

The University of Birmingham and Stopford received £300k from Innovate UK to develop a chemical process that uses compressed hot water to recycle waste plastics. The process depolymerizes plastics into commodity compounds that can be processed into virgin materials. It can recycle contaminated and degraded plastics with reduced downstream processing.

Global PLA Sales Predicted to Reach $3.7 Billion by 2032, says study

Ceresana forecasts that PLA sales will hit USD 3.7 billion by 2032, driven by the demand for renewable materials and government restrictions on single-use products and plastic bags. PLA is used in textiles, biocompatible implants, and hygiene products. Ceresana's report has an in-depth analysis of the global PLA market, including predictions until 2032.

Parts2clean trade fair to focus on High Purity solutions for industrial cleaning

The 20th edition of parts2clean will be held in Stuttgart in September, focusing on the "High Purity" topic. It will showcase solutions for evolving tasks resulting from trends such as automation, digitization, AI, sustainability, and stricter regulatory requirements. The Expert Forum will provide presentations by experts on trends, innovations, and benchmark applications.

interpack 2023 holds Women in Packaging event

interpack supports women with their own event within the framework of the trade fair. Participants can benefit from each other’s experiences and create new contacts.

Sidel helps Guerlain increase capacity, fight counterfeiting

Guerlain uses the latest end of line and traceability technologies from Sidel to fight counterfeiting.

Ishida X-ray and checkweigher boost UFP's capability

UPF is able to implement a packaging solution for a customer in Asia, thanks to an Ishida X-ray inspection system and checkweigher combination.

Trützschler expands nonwovens business in China

Trützschler is further expanding its business in China as it looks to embrace the dynamic development of China’s nonwovens market.

Global semiconductor equipment spending on track for 2024 recovery

Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to decrease by 22% YoY in 2023, before rising by 21% YoY in 2024.

Yuan-lih helps its clients to easily grasp the new plastics economy

Cutting plastics into granules is the primary process for the application of recycled plastics, and knives play a crucial part in it. Yuan-Lih’s pelletizer knife can be used in cutting all kinds of pellets, including PVC and PP. With both sides of the tip grinded, the pelletizer knife is able to have low resistance and high durability when cutting...

Hurco (S E Asia) Open House: An integration between machine and robots

Hurco (S E Asia) Pte Ltd has organised an open house to present new technologies to its customers and to assist other end-users in transforming their machine shop.

DayGlo launches fluorescent colours for cosmetics, personal care sectors

The Elara Luxe product line comprises seven new plant-based fluorescent pigments

DIC and Debut to produce polyphenols

Cosmetics and nutrition industries will benefit from biotech-manufactured polyphenols from fine chemicals company DIC Corporation and synthetic biology company Debut.