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Photo: Starlinger Last month I wrote about sustainability. I went on a bit about when I first heard the word as it related to our business. I indicated how I thought it would be just another flavor of the month—a passing trend—only to be proven wrong. Here, I want to talk about recycling, which is one of several paths toward achieving sustainability in plastics processing. In our July issue, which…

A growing population of elderly patients using an array of remote diagnostics and other digital medical devices is driving demand for plastics in medical applications, which jumped 6.3% between 2017 and 2021, according to a new report. The trend will continue through 2032, with a projected 7.8% CAGR, sending global revenue for the sector to $106.23 billion by that year, according to research by Future Market Insights (FMI) of Newark, DE. The North…

Covestro, South Korean petrochemical company SK geo centric, and Neste announced today a collaboration to enable the production of a major polyurethane raw material based on renewable raw materials via mass balance. The cooperation will see Neste provide SK geo centric with renewable Neste RE, an ISCC-certified feedstock for polymers and chemicals made from 100% renewable raw materials such as waste and residue oil and fats. SK geo centric will…

Kreyenborg’s managing director Hendrik Ostgathe.Photo Credit: VDMA and Kreyenborg Earlier this year, I reported on bulk material handling equipment manufacturer Kreyenborg (represented in the U.S. by eFactor3, Llc, Charlotte, N.C.), and its advancement of  new odor minimization technology for high-quality recycled plastics. The company has developed sustained, high-level expertise in plastics recycling, with solutions for decontamination of PCR-PET, crystallization, drying, and heating of bulk materials, using infrared technology. Furthering this…

Popular software engineer, entrepreneur, and YouTuber CodeMonkey Mike has done a bang-up job of researching and presenting the hot topic of plastic bag bans in an engaging Youtube video. Greeted with antipathy in some areas of the country, demanded by residents and politicians in others, while generating little more than a yawn elsewhere, plastic bag bans are put to the test by Mike. His charming and inquisitive delivery all but…