Industrial companies, associations, and institutions concerned with the topics of circular economy and plastics sustainability will present themselves on the digital platform D-Expo Circular Economy from April 13 – 16, 2021.

Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Verfahren

Recycling

Umweltmanagement

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Markt & Wirtschaft

kunststoffe.de

Kunststoff-Recycling

Kunststoffverarbeitung

Nachhaltigkeit

Regenerieren

Kunststoff-Regenerate

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

D-Expo Circular Economy - The Digital Trade Fair for Plastics Sustainability

Current requirements for product quality and rising demands for sustainable products are dictating ever stricter requirements regarding the quality of recyclates. Further technological developments aimed at material purity and quality are unavoidable.

Expanded Machine Portfolios from Turnkey Solutions to Integrated Systems

Wiederaufbereitung

Aufbereitungsmaschinen

Kunststoff-Rezyklat

Kreislaufwirtschaft

Circular Economy Is the Buzzword  of the Hour

In this interview with Kunststoffe, Alfred Stern, CEO of Borealis, explains why he considers fixed recycling quotas to be necessary and why voluntary commitments do not work.

Alfred Stern, CEO of Borealis, Talks about the Circular Economy

Schröder, Susanne

Streifinger, Florian

Kunststoff

Bauwesen

Baustoffe

“Unfortunately, the Only Globally Accepted Ideology Is Money”

Virtual MeetingPack 2021, a prelude to MeetingPack 2022, will present innovations and address the challenges of the food packaging sector on 27 May through a series of presentations and round-table discussions.

Verbände, Institutionen, Messen

Dienstleistungen

Biokunststoffe

Packaging Sustainability and Incorporation of Recycled Material

Milliken & Company has formally acquired Zebra-chem GmbH (“Zebra-chem”), a global chemicals company known for its peroxide and blowing agent masterbatches.

Masterbatches

Additive

Milliken & Company Announces Acquisition of Zebra-chem

Munich-based mechanical engineering group KraussMaffei is repositioning itself and uniting all divisions under a single brand. At a time of accelerated technological change, the company is increasing its efforts to develop new products for digital solutions and new business models – and that includes plastics recycling.

KraussMaffei Consolidates Three Divisions and the Previous Group Brands under a Single Brand

Extrusion

Spritzgießen

Doriat, Clemens, Dr.

Spritzgießmaschinen, allgemein

Spritzgießmaschinen

Digitale Transformation

Wirtschaft

Innovationen und neue Technologie

Industrie 4.0 für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Industrie 4.0

Ressourcenmanagement

Produktion

Compoundieren

Moving with the Times

Over past months, many in-house workflows and development processes have slowed down and also changed. Nevertheless, time has not stood still, also not in injection molding technology. The debate and development have been shaped by two themes: digitalization and the circular economy. Below are some examples of developments and projects that underpin this trend.

Innovative Injection Molding in Times of Pandemic

Schaumspritzgießen

Künstliche Intelligenz für die Qualitätssicherung

Industrie 4.0 für die Qualitätssicherung

Steuern, Regeln

Software

Mehrkomponenten-Spritzgießen

Folientechnik (IMD, IML, FIM, u.a.)

Spritzgießwerkzeuge

Werkzeuge für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Spritzgieß-Sonderverfahren

Spritzgießsimulation

Simulation

Schnecken und Plastifiziersysteme

Machine Learning / Künstliche Intelligenz für die spanende Fertigung

Industrie 4.0 für die spanende Fertigung

Lasermarkieren

Oberflächentechnik

Laserbearbeitungen

Inline- / Online-Messsysteme

Qualitätssicherung

Qualitätssicherung Kunststoff

There Is More beyond the Horizon

Machinery and equipment manufacturer Erema reports that demand for recycling technologies for plastics, especially PET, remains very high even during the Corona pandemic.

Polyethylenterephthalat

Thermoplaste

Demand for Recycling Technologies Continues to Grow

As expected, the K 2019 displayed a wide range of machine technology and complete system solutions for plastics recycling. At least since the trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, it has become obvious that industry today can offer solutions for closing the plastic cycle.

The Technology to Close the Plastic Cycle Exists

Sensorik für Kunststoff-Verarbeitungsmaschinen

Messe K-Kunststoffmesse

kunststoffe-international.com

IR-Sensor

Messtechnik

Sensoren / Messwertaufnehmer

Mahlgut

Schmelzefilter

Filteranlagen

Extruder

Extrusionsanlagen

Waschen und Entfetten

Sortierer

Mahlanlagen, fein

Sensoren,  optische

Schneidmühlen

Mühlen

A Closed Recycling Cycle – Now!

Thanks to the combination of its Intarema TVEplus RegrindPro machine with the ReFresher, Erema has enabled the PCR-HDPE produced with it to be used in proportions of up to 100 percent for the production of packaging for direct contact with food and beverages.

KU-Verarbeitungsmaschinen allgemein

Kunststoffverarbeitungsmaschinen

Strong Demand for Recycling Systems Featuring Erema ReFresher Technology

Chilean plastics recycler Comberplast uses the new 1500 model from the Lindner Micromat series to shred old fishing nets and ropes collected from Patagonian coasts.

Kunststoffverarbeitung allgemein

Zerkleinerungsmaschinen

Cleaning up Coasts at the Edge of the World

Currently, recyclates are in high demand, including the automotive industry. Previously, component suppliers had reservations about using recyclates in safety-related areas, because mechanical properties varied too widely. Now, materials producer JSP has developed an expanded polypropylene with 25 % recyclate content precisely for these application areas. But to ensure high quality, close cooperation with the recycling company is essential.

Circular Economy for Expanded Polypropylene (EPP)

Automotive

Elektronik

Polypropylen

Automotive Components  Made of Packaging

By means of high-performance processes, chemical recycling converts plastic waste into high-grade material for new plastic products. Moreover, freedom of design results by selecting a suitable process and the matching waste material. Hereby, the right combination permits customized polyols to be created for the desired application area.

Solvolysis Using Different Solvents in Practice

Polyurethan-Schaumstoffe (PUR)

Halbzeuge und Zwischenprodukte

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Polyurethan

Plastic Waste into  Custom-Made Polyols

Borealis, Clariant, Remondis, LyondellBasell – many of the big names in the plastics industry announced partnerships with Neste at, or in advance of, K 2019. The Finnish company is a sought-after partner in the industry.

Interview with Mercedes Alonso, Executive Board Member at Neste

“Chemical Recycling Is Not yet Ready for Commercial Use”

Closed loop for plastics from the automotive industry: waste from engineering plastics is processed into pyrolysis oil that can be used for new components.

Lehrstühle und Institute

Hochschulen

Fahrzeugbau

KIT and Audi Launch Pilot Project for Chemical Recycling

Digital Trade Fair for Plastics Sustainability

From April 13 – 16, 2021 Hanser launches international virtual trade fair D-Expo Circular Economy for professionals with a focus on sustainability, recycling, eco-design, life-cycle, and more.

The possible uses for plastics are becoming more and more diverse, while at the same time production continues to increase every year, and with it the challenge and responsibility of business and industry to make their use more sustainable, resource-conserving, and environmentally friendly is growing globally. The digital trade fair D-Expo Circular Economy – Digital Trade Fair for Plastics Sustainabilty, from Carl Hanser Verlag, offers an international industry platform for this purpose from April 13–16, 2021, with live interaction, an inspiring program in the auditorium, and manned exhibition booths.

Industrial companies, as well as associations and institutions concerned with the topics of circular economy and sustainability will have the opportunity to present themselves on the platform from April 13–16, 2021. Among them are exhibitors from the fields of machinery, processing equipment, plastics recycling, process management, sustainability, and consulting. Thus, D-Expo Circular Economy creates the opportunity to inform, get informed, and exchange ideas first-hand about important innovations and trends as well as new products and offers, independent of location.

In the auditorium, an inspiring program with web conferences, interviews and presentations on the topic of circular economy will be broadcast via livestream on innovations and trends. After each presentation, individual questions can be put to the experts. Presentation files will be available as “video-on-demand“ on the event‘s website following the fair.

„Following the success of D-Expo Plastics in the fall of 2020, we are going one step further with D-EXPO Circular Economy,“ explains Michael Justus, Head of Business Development at Hanser. „Due to the international visitor response in the fall and at the request of many exhibitors, we are now hosting an English-language trade fair. I am pleased to have Gardner Business Media as our US cooperation partner for this. It is also particularly important to us to give a forum to efforts to build a sustainable plastics industry,“ says Justus.

The digital trade fair offers direct communication between visitors and exhibitors with live interaction and manned booths. D-EXPO Circular Economy stands for a large industry network – and it stands for great transparency: anyone visiting the trade fair agrees to be visible with at least their name when registering. So during the event, „everyone can see everyone“ and, if desired, address other attendees directly via chat. After each presentation in the auditorium, individual questions can be put to the experts.

More information and free registration for visitors at:

<b><a href="http://www.d-expo-circulareconomy.com" target="_blank">www.d-expo-circulareconomy.com</a></b>

D-EXPO Circular Economy will take place as a digital event from April 13 to 16, 2021

Michael Justus, Head of Business Development at Hanser: “We want to provide an international marketplace for sustainability solutions developed in the plastics industry.“

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Possible from anywhere online. <b><a href="https://www.hanser-tagungen.de/en/d-expo-circulareconomy" target="_blank">www.d-expo-circulareconomy.com</a></b>

April 13 – 15, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (CET) each day with manned trade fair booths.

Visitors can also view trade fair booths and download information outside of attendance hours; exhibitors can then be contacted via email.

Free of charge, registration at: <a href="https://www.hanser-tagungen.de/en/d-expo-circulareconomy" target="_blank">www.d-expo-circulareconomy.com</a>

Annemarie Scharl-Send, Tel. +49–8144–99695–12, <a href="mailto:annemarie.scharlsend@hanser.de">annemarie.scharlsend@hanser.de</a>