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The new Horizon Europe-funded Greco project aims to demonstrate the life cycle and techno-economic feasibility of greener and safer bioplastics value chains for the food packaging sector, based on a safe and sustainable-by-design strategy.

Food packaging: Development of PLA copolymers by reactive extrusion and on the production of additives by mechanochemistry.

An ice-cream parlor worker is preparing some raspberry and blackberries on the roll machine using tongs

Verpackungsmaterial

Polylactid

Biokunststoffe

Kreislaufwirtschaft

Greener and Safer Bioplastics for Food Packaging

Maag Group announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sikora AG. Headquartered in Bremen, Germany, the company is a market leader in measuring and control systems for various applications

16:9

Unternehmen

Sikora Becomes a Member of the Maag Group

In the new Grandland Electric SUV, Opel eliminates chrome components in favor of an illuminated rear emblem made from Plexiglas.

The Grandland Electric SUV is the first series model from Opel to feature an illuminated brand lettering, which Hella Lighting produces from Plexiglas molding compound.

Kfz-Leuchten, Beleuchtung

E-Fahrzeuge

Polymethylmethacrylat

PMMA Lettering Replaces Chrome

Simoldes Plastics and Elix Polymers cooperating to use recycled materials for interior applications of premium vehicles.

The material carbon footprint of automotive interior applications can be reduced by up to 40%.

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Recycled Materials for Interior Applications of Vehicles

A biodegradable plastic developed by Riken researchers breaks down in saltwater and could reduce microplastic pollution and plastic-related emissions.

Kunststoffe, bioabbaubar

Supramolecular Plastic Degrades in Seawater

Polymer specialist Uhde Inventa Fischer (UIF) has entered into a partnership with Praj Industries Ltd (PIL) to provide an end-to-end PLA production solution.

At the signing (from left to right): Dr. Pramod Kumbhar, President and Chief Technology Officer at Praj Industries; Dr. Ashvini Shete, Business Head – Biopolymers at Praj Industries; Udo Mühlbauer, Head of R&D at Uhde Inventa-Fischer (front); Stefan Bartz, VP Sales at Uhde Inventa-Fischer (back)

Uhde Inventa Fischer and Praj Industries Join Forces

Henkel and Synthomer are partnering to reduce carbon emissions in hot melt adhesives by integrating low-emission raw materials and applying validated carbon footprint methodologies.

Henkel and Synthomer enter into partnership to reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in adhesives production.

Nachhaltigkeit

Klebstoffe

Partnership for Lower-Emission Adhesives

HolyGrail 2.0 has reached another milestone, demonstrating that its digital watermarks can accurately sort plastic waste on an industrial scale.

Luminous markers: at the heart of HolayGrail 2.0 are digital watermarks that can be hidden invisibly to the human eye in the color printing of packaging and function like a barcode.

Recycling

Kunststoff-Recycling

Towards Market Adoption

Aimplas is organizing the 5th edition of Okplast to address the new legislative landscape for plastics in Europe.

The 5th edition of the International Seminar on Plastics Legislation, Okplast, will be held in Valencia, Spain, on May 27 and 28, 2025.

Verbände, Institutionen, Messen

Normen / Standards

Kunststoffverarbeitung

Discussing Plastics Legislation

Issue 3/2025 of Plastics Insights showcases how the plastics industry is accelerating innovation in the mobility sector, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and lightweight design.

Plastics Insights 3/2025 Is Out Now

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), Washington, D.C. USA, announced the winners of its 2025 Plastic Sustainability Innovation Awards.

Länderspecial USA

 Award Winners

The new E-Go R single-screw extruders are designed to improve the efficiency of polyolefin recycling processes.

Länderspecial Italien

Extrusionsanlagen

New E-Go R Extruders for Polyolefin Recycling

Researchers have developed a battery made from soft, printable polymers and lignin – offering a flexible, sustainable alternative to rigid, metal-based energy storage.

Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed a battery that is soft and malleable. It is based on conductive plastics (conjugated polymers) and lignin.

Polymere, flüssigkristalline

Batterien

Energiespeicherung

A Battery With No Bounds

Chinaplas 2025 in Shenzhen showcases how innovation, sustainability, and digitalization are transforming the plastics and rubber industry – featuring 4500+ exhibitors and live industry events.

Trade visitors from all over the world flocked to the exhibition halls to explore innovative plastics and rubber technologies

Messe Chinaplas

Länderspecial China

Global Plastics Industry Meets in Shenzhen

battenfeld-cincinnati delivers first extrusion line for highly filled PVC pipes in the Middle East.

Twin screw extruder twinEX and coextruder conEX with permanently installed gravimetric dosing unit.

Rohr- und Profilextrusion

Extrusion Line for Highly Filled 3-Layer PVC Pipes

At the heart of the high-capacity extrusion line are two Zeus EVO series extruders and the innovative Venus 1600 die-head.

A renowned Euroean pipe manufacturer relies on a Tecnomatic´s extrusion line for the production of PE-pipes with diameters up to 1600 mm.

Extrusion Line for Large-Diameter Polyethylene Pipes

With the acquisition of aerospace supplier Tool Gauge, Demgy strengthens its position in the aviation sector and expands its U.S. footprint.

Spritzgießen

Leichtbau

Hochleistungskunststoffe

Demgy Acquires Tool Gauge

Euromap and IDTA have released the first Asset Administration Shell (AAS) Submodel Template for molds, establishing a standardized digital twin framework for the plastics and rubber industry.

Spritzgießsimulation

Digitaler Zwilling

Digital Twin Standard for Molds Released

In response to the Trump Administration’s new reciprocal tariffs, the Plastics Industry Association calls for trade measures that support U.S. manufacturing without disrupting supply chains.

The Plastics Industry Association has expressed concern about how the tariffs will affect American manufacturing and global trade dynamics.

Plastics Industry Criticizes Trump’s Tariff Policy

Thanks to enzymes, PLA should be able to degrade more quickly under natural environmental conditions in future – while retaining the same mechanical properties in use. Initial tests are promising.

Enzymes Accelerate PLA Degradation

The plastics processor Röchling Industrial is investing over 17 million Euro in the expansion of the Xanten Site. The site specializes in the production of large molded parts made of thermoplastics and composite materials.

With the symbolic groundbreaking on 31 March, the first of five construction phases has started in Xanten, Germany.

Röchling Industrial Starts Expansion of Xanten Site

You can now nominate personalities from research & development or the plastics industry for the Dr. Richard Escales Prize 2025.

The 3D-printed trophy is based on a mosaic portrait of Dr. Richard Escales by the Italian artist Lady Be.

Messe K-Kunststoffmesse

Submit Your Nomination Now

The first stage will process 10,000 vehicles a year and recover 300 tons of plastic.

Bestseller: Toyota‘s Corolla is the world‘s most successful car model of 2024, with 809,492 Japanese cars sold worldwide by the end of September.

Automotive

Toyota Builds Recycling Plant for End-of-Life Vehicles

This issue features two specials: a country special on Türkiye, where the editor-in-chief explored the plastics industry, and another on the circular economy, showcasing innovative recycling processes and design solutions.

Plastics Insights 2/2025 Is Out Now

Haitian International remains on course. In 2024, the Chinese machine builder achieves another record in sales.

Internationale Wirtschaft

Wirtschaft

Spritzgießmaschinen

Haitian Achieves New Sales Record

Avalon Vision Solutions provides a wide range of injection mold protection solutions tailored to the needs of the injection molding and die cast industries, aimed at preventing Corrective Action Requests (CARs).

Inspection stations with ProcessRX keep track of each final assembly by serial number.

Qualitätssicherung Kunststoff

Injection Mold Protection

TÜV Rheinland is expanding its testing capacity worldwide to meet the growing global demand for testing services for PFAS. The testing services provider has seen demand increase by more than 30 per cent year-on-year.

In view of increasing demand for PFAS testing services, TÜV Rheinland is expanding its testing capacities worldwide

Fluorkunststoffe

Chemie

TÜV Rheinland Expands Testing Capabilities

It is already becoming clear that the EU will not meet its 2025 recycling and sustainability targets.

PRE: “Crisis in EU plastic recycling demands immediate action“.

Crisis in EU Plastic Recycling

What is special about the Turkish plastics industry? Editor-in-chief Susanne Schröder visited plastics manufacturers and processors, machine builders and toolmakers around Istanbul.

Plastics Insights editor-in-chief Susanne Schröder visited Türkiye to gain insights into its plastics industry.

 Plastics Industry in Türkiye

LyondellBasell and Covestro will permanently close their joint POSM production unit in the Netherlands due to persistent market challenges.

The plant in Maasvlakte, Netherlands, operated jointly by LyondellBasell and Covestro.