The latest edition of PLAST, held from 9 to 12 June 2026, closed with great success, reaffirming its position as the leading international exhibition for the plastics and rubber industry. The event welcomed 35,000 visitors from 110 countries and featured more than 1,000 exhibiting companies, highlighting its key role despite the challenging global economic environment.
PLAST 2026 hosted three satellite shows, dedicated to three supply chains of excellence in the sector: RUBBER (fifth edition), 3D PLAST (fourth edition) and PLAST-MAT (third edition).
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the joint value-chain initiative founded in 2018 to advance the circular economy for styrenic plastics, announced that its work will be integrated into the Plastics…
Xenia has launched a collaboration with the Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB) and the National Research Council (CNR) with the aim of strengthening the link between industry a…
In base agli ultimi dati aggiornati pubblicati da Eurostat, nell’Unione Europea nel 2024 sono stati generati 81,5 milioni di tonnellate di rifiuti di imballaggio, pari a 181 kg per abitante, produzion…
Aliapur, an eco-organisation approved by the French State, and Infiniteria Europe are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work towards an agreement for the supply…
Bluestar Silicones announced the launch of Silbione LSR 4755 PF, a perfluoroalkyl (PFAS) free, self-lubricating liquid silicone rubber (LSR) developed to help healthcare device manufacturers achieve h…
With a clear focus on sustainability, Arburg received the Ecovadis Gold Medal for the fourth time in October 2026. With this award, the machine manufacturer, headquartered in Lossburg, ranks among the…
On 20 October the ribbon was cut in Modena (Italy) at the rigid plastics recycling plant of Aliplast (Hera Group). In the presence of Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of the Environment and Energy S…
Comerio Ercole has once again been named one of Italy’s 100 most sustainable companies in 2026 in the Sustainability Award. Promoted by Kon Group, the initiative recognises businesses that stand out f…
To build what is set to become Nigeria’s largest PET recycling plant, dedicated to the production of food-grade PET flakes, Indorama Ventures has selected the technology of Sorema, the recycling divis…
Kraiburg TPE has received Environmental Claim Validation (ECV) from UL Solutions for second-generation Universal PCR TPEs. The validation confirms post-consumer recycled content (PCR) ranging from 70 …
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