Author: Pankaj Singh
Advanced Materials
Fraunhofer IGCV and SGL Carbon, a leading manufacturer of carbon products, have reportedly announced the official inauguration of their combined Fiber Placement Center (FPC), in a bid to incorporate fiber placement technology in more high capacity applications across various industries. According to sources familiar with …
Recycling
Recycling Technologies has recently made an announcement confirming that the company has received planning approval for its first RT7000 chemical recycling machine to be added at Perthshire’s Binn Eco Park, Scotland. Reportedly, the RT7000 machine commence operations in Scotland by mid-2019, where it will convert …
Recycling
Borealis, the world’s eighth largest producer of polypropylene and polyethylene, has reportedly announced that it has acquired the plastics recycler Ecoplast (Ecoplast Kunststoffrecycling GmbH) in a bid to fortify green growth initiatives. For the record, Ecoplast, based in Wildon, Austria, processes approximately 35,000 tons of …
Packaging
Graphic Packaging Holding Company has reportedly made an announcement to have planned to acquire Letica Corporation’s food service business. If sources are to be believed, its subsidiary unit, Graphic Packaging International, LLC, has already finalized a deal to acquire the RPC Group subsidiary’s food service …
Recycling
Hong Kong has recently announced the launch of a new trial scheme to spice up the region’s dismal of plastic waste recycling. Reportedly, the scheme would be rolled out in three districts by the next year. Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, Chief Secretary, revealed that the government …
Recycling
Kroger, the leading supermarket chain based out of Cincinnati, Ohio, has recently confirmed its plans for phasing out single-use plastic bags from all its stores throughout U.S. by 2025. Sources with knowledge of the matter informed that Seattle-based QFC would be Kroger’s first retail division …
Paints & Coatings
Hardide Coatings, located in Oxfordshire, has reportedly received funding from the NATEP (National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme) for two major projects. If sources are to be believed, both the projects would begin on the 1st September 2018 and will take 18 months each to complete. …
Packaging
Mondelez International, the company that owns Nabisco, has reportedly made Barnum’s Animals Crackers available for the U.S. stores in a redesigned packaging. The decision was taken after continuous pressure from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to change the original design which featured …
Recycling
The Baker-Polito Administration has reportedly awarded $2.6 million in grants to 247 municipalities in Massachusetts to propagate recycling in its cities. Sources familiar with the matter stated that the grant is a part of a new public education effort launched by the state to refine …
Packaging
Pearson Packaging Systems, a renowned secondary packaging automation solutions provider, has reportedly announced the launch of its latest line of RPIs (robotic partition inserter) to address the evolving needs of personal care, beverage, and household industries. According to sources familiar with the matter, this product …