The question of whether (or what) the industry can do to reduce plastic and packaging waste is an everchanging debate with everchanging science and evidence pointing the industry in different directions.
The way the OEM world does business has changed. Especially in light of the pandemic, which highlighted significant vulnerabilities in global logistics and supply risks.
The European parliament has given its support to a new law that would ban exports of plastic waste to non-OCED (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries and phase out the export of plastic waste to OCED countries...
Wittmann Battenfeld UK has said it has high hopes for a strong performance in 2023. The optimism is reflected the group’s stand booking at Interplas, its largest exhibition space in recent times.
At K 2022, ENGEL UK welcomed Mark O’Mahoney, operations and technical director of Glazpart Ltd and Andrew Rose, manufacturing manager, to view developments in ENGEL’s machine designs and technology...
The 2022 Design Innovation in Plastics winner, Zara King, has paid a visit to the UK
headquarters of Covestro, which is the headline industry sponsor of the award.
Which moulding drives offer the greatest flexibility and energy efficiency? Knowing that highly dynamic movements can help to shorten the cycle time and increase component quality, Nigel Flowers, Managing Director of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK...
A recent update from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation found that key targets on plastic recycling and reuse are likely to be missed. The foundation is behind the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, signed by 80 corporate brand owners.
At the end of 2022, Sensoneo, a global provider of waste management solutions conducted research into trends and patterns that have been noticeable within the industry....
