India on the Cusp of a Consumption Explosion Will Require 30 Million Tonnes of Polymer by 2030

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Alpla and PTT Global Chemical realise Thailand’s largest plastics recycling plant equipped with state-of-the-art technology

Amcor expands innovation centre network with opening of world-class facility in Asia Pacific

Armacell launches unique, non-combustible aerogel insulation blanket

Avient completes acquisition of DSM Protective Materials

BASF and ARCUS sign an agreement on the production and procurement of pyrolysis oil from mixed plastics waste

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Covestro’s Commitment Towards Sustainable Products in Asia-Pacific

Covestro has some good news for the Asia-Pacific region as it is investing here in the production of more sustainable polycarbonates. There has been a surge in the demand for sustainable materials from this region and to honour that demand, Covestro has committed to deliver over 60,000 tonnes per year of recycled polycarbonates annually by 2026. To prioritise this mandate, Covestro is setting up its first dedicated line for the mechanical recycling (MCR) of polycarbonates at its integrated site in Shanghai. The new MCR line will address the growing demand for more sustainable solutions, in particular with PCR products, to be used primarily for the compounding step in the manufacture of electrical and electronic products, automotive applications and consumer goods. The line, which represents an investment of over EUR 27 million, will be capable of delivering over 25,000 tonnes of high-quality polycarbonates and blends containing mechanically recycled content annually when it is planned to be commissioned in 2023. Overall, the company aims to be capable of delivering over 60,000 tonnes of polycarbonates with recycled content in Asia Pacific per year until 2026. Covestro will also be repurposing an existing compounding line at its Map Ta Phut site in Thailand to a plant for mechanical recycling, which will pave the way and meet market demand for polycarbonates from PCR content across multiple industries in the ASEAN region.

Davis-Standard: Out With the Old, In With the SMART!

Davis-Standard welcomes the industry to real-time preventative maintenance and cost savings at your fingertips with the DS Activ-check™. Take advantage of the cloud-based IIoT system for improving extrusion line productivity.

Analytical tools based on long-term cloud data storage and process technology algorithms support realtime preventative maintenance and line efficiencies. High-level digital security, configurable for mobile applications, continuous monitoring and performance dashboards are just a few advantages of this user-friendly platform. Smart processing is the smart choice to leverage competitive advantage. Learn more about digital transformation and how it can help your operational efficiencies and your bottom line.

Get started on your digital transformation journey to see how you can benefit!

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Berry produces lightweight pack solution for cream spreads

Borealis and Trexel develop new reusable and fully recyclable lightweight bottle

Datwyler positions itself for the future with electroactive polymers

Evonik is introducing a new sustainable highperformance plastic to its eCO product line

Glenroy Inc. and Nature Nate’s Honey Co. partner to provide consumers a sustainable packaging solution

Greiner Packaging buys Serbian PET flake producer ALWAG

Haitian PET solution, setting up a ‘protective barrier’ for your food safety

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Thermochromic Masterbatches from Kandui

Kandui has developed a thermochromic masterbatch, a kind of additive masterbatch, which brings reversible colour-changing properties to fibre or moulded items.

These masterbatches have an activation temperature. The end-product becomes fully coloured below the activation temperature and colourless above the activation temperature.

This property is utilised in the secret coding of fabrics and other moulding items, adding a security feature to the original branding. It is also extensively used in children’s toys such as bottles / ice-cube storage containers wherein the toy will change colour when refrigerated.

Rajoo Engineers Launches Pentafoil POD - The New Generation 5-layer Blown Film Line

Rajoo Engineers Limited announced at their open house event at Rajkot on 9th September, 2022, the launch of their new product, Pentafoil® POD - the 5-layer blown film line.

Pentafoil POD comes with several advanced features. It incorporates relEX 4.0 extruders, leading to 27% increased output; CSD 3.0 with a 550 mm die delivering an output of 720 kg/hr and Flexiwind 3.0 surface-centre-gap winder with a maximum line speed of 150 mpm. It includes thickness control by air and temperature. It is Industry 4.0 compliant with remote diagnostics and support through smart glasses.

The event was well attended by processors from all over the country and even neighbouring nations.

Commenting on this announcement, Khushboo Chandrakant Doshi, Managing Director, Rajoo Engineers Limited says, “We are pleased to share with you all the launch of the latest addition to our portfolio. This product exemplifies our relentless efforts towards product development offering the most ‘appropriate technology’, which is the core motto of Rajoo Engineers.”

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in the Rajoo family who has worked relentlessly towards continuous product development and innovation to enable us to offer not just new products, but help us evaluate our customers’ needs and endeavour to meet them and walk the extra mile ensuring customer satisfaction,” conveys Khushboo Chandrakant Doshi.

Windsor KL - A Real TwoPlaten Technology

KL - A real two-platen technology has been synonymous with serving privileged customers in the automotive and white goods industry. KL is also preferred in other plastic applications like furniture, material handling, industrial, household and city civic, PVC fittings etc. due to its smaller footprint, cost-effectiveness and efficiency with minimal resource consumption.

The KL two-platen machine series (available from 350 T - 8,000 T) has the most advanced specifications in the world relating to the clamp and

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Henkel acquires advanced materials start-up NBD Nanotechnologies Inc.

Henkel celebrates inauguration of adhesive technologies’ Inspiration Center Düsseldorf

INEOS Styrolution introduces range of new sustainable ABS speciality solutions

ISCC and Circularise pilot blockchain technology with 10 companies to complement mass balance certification

Koch Technology Solutions and Ioniqa Technologies partner to disrupt plastics industry through advanced PET upcycling technology

Kraiburg presents sound TPE solution for hearing aid applications

Largest Baltic PET recycler PET Baltija agrees to acquire leading Czech fibre producer injection area. The KL two-platen machine series provides immense value-added features and flexibility to customers.

Attributes like patented synchronised movement of tie-bar nuts, smaller footprint, unique tie-bar regulation mechanism, higher mould life, lesser lubrication demand, higher mould weight carrying capacity, 15” touch screen display, faster machine operations, higher uptime, lesser maintenance, lesser energy demand, excellent repeatability costeffectiveness and efficiency etc. add value to your business and raising the bar of performance for injection moulding machines.

The KL series was honored with the 7th National Award for Technology Innovation in Plastic Processing Equipment by the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Government of India in 2017.

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Wall Thickness Control Units (Scanners) by Rollepaal

Controlling the dimensions of the pipe during production is an important factor in keeping the pipe to the required specifications. Rollepaal offers a wide range of scanners with various features covering pipe sizes from 10 to 1,600 mm (1/2” - 60”) diameter. Rollepaal scanners immediately identify any irregularities in the dimension.

Rollepaal offers two types of scanners:

l Rotating: Measures wall thickness.

l Compact (Static): Measures wall thickness and diameter.

Features and benefits of the Rollepaal scanners include:

l Integrated software in the central controls.

l Usable in other production lines. l Continuous in-line wall thickness

measurement.

l User-friendly operator interface. l Self-adapting to the pipe diameter, no diameter-related parts.

Rollepaal rotating scanner (RRS).

Rollepaal compact scanner (RCS).

l Manual and automatic calibration capabilities.

l Continuous in-line wall thickness and outside diameter measurement.

l Excellent return on investment.

l Reduced start-up time and scrap.

l Overweight reduction.

l Minimum amount of space required with multiple lines.

l Suitable for solid wall PVC, PE, PP, CPVC and PVC-O pipes.

Bring Sustainability in the Bag With Starlinger’s AD*STAR

High-quality tear-proof plastic sacks save tonnes of dry bulk goods that would otherwise go to waste or contaminate the environment. Made of woven polypropylene tape fabric, Starlinger’s AD*STAR® block bottom valve sacks are highly resistant to breakage and can help to reduce product loss in the dry bulk industry.

AD*STAR sacks were developed and patented by the Austrian machine manufacturer, Starlinger & Co. GmbH, the leading supplier of machinery and complete plants for the production of woven plastic packaging. The sacks are used for packaging a wide range of freeflowing goods such as cement and other building materials, fertiliser, chemicals or

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M. Holland’s 3D Printing Group expands portfolio of Braskem PE and PP filament

Mauser Packaging invests in multi-layer plastic drum machine expands capacity for growing demand of its Infinity Series products

Moog X700 Series 2-way servo cartridge valves with superior flow performance

MULTIVAC’s new production factory in Japan: An important building block in its expansion strategy

Mura Technology and Dow plan to locate Europe’s largest advanced recycling facility at Dow’s site in Böhlen, Germany

Novolex invests US$10 million in Indiana recycling expansion

Polyplastics’ new 3D printing technology for DURACON® POM accelerates product development cycle resin, and also for foods like flour, sugar and animal feed.

AD*STAR sacks are block bottom valve sacks made from coated polypropylene tape fabric and sealed with a patented hot-air method without the use of glue or sewing threads, making them a mono-material packaging that is easy to recycle. The sack bottom and top are closed in a special conversion process by means of hot air welding. The use of high-strength polypropylene for fabric production and the tight sealing of the sack bottom and top ensure low breakage even during rough handling, dropping or after contact with water. The precise production process on Starlinger’s AD*STAR sack conversion lines ensure high-quality sacks with minimum size variations. Currently, over 17 billion AD*STAR sacks are produced on Starlinger lines installed on five continents every year.

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Starlinger AD*STAR® block bottom valve sacks are perfect for fully automatic filling and can be equipped with various convenience features such as handles or easy-open flap. ALTERO recycling line.

SEP Joins Hands With ALTERO, Spain for Recycling Plants

Skills Engine Projects (SEP), located in Vadodara, Gujarat, is a provider of plants for compounding, masterbatches, calendaring and customised materials handling solutions.

As a part of its vision and to support the industry, SEP ventures into the recycling business. SEP has joined hands with Aranow Altero, Spain for sales and services of recycling plants for various post-industrial and postconsumer applications. ALTERO’s specially designed, optimised infrared heating solution will benefit the industry with lower specific energy and lower running cost of production. It will support stakeholders for their EPR initiative.

To end the environmental problems associated with the misuse of plastics waste, it is key to bet on innovation from different perspectives, providing a comprehensive and integrated vision. The European strategy emphasises the prevention of the generation of plastics waste and the increase in recycling rates, as well as stimulating new business, production and consumption models that cover the entire value chain.

Acquisition of Palvi Masterbatches by PI Polyblendz Pvt. Ltd.

PI Polyblendz Pvt. Ltd. (PIPPL), is a specialised producer of custom engineering plastics compounds of PA, PBT, PC, ABS, PP, PPO etc. used in many industrial applications. It is 100% privately owned with a capacity of 12,000 MTPA for engineering plastics, in its state-of-the-art facility in Vadodara, Gujarat.

As a part of its business growth plan to cater to the masterbatches industry, we are happy to announce 100% slump acquisition of Palvi Masterbatches (part of Palvi Industries Ltd.). Palvi is a specialised manufacturer

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Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have developed a groundbreaking plastic film that can kill viruses with room light

Röchling expands portfolio with sustainable vacuum forming materials for railway technology applications

SABIC launches new short-glass fibre-filled PP compounds with enhanced performance for automotive structural applications

Sinochem International, ELIX Polymers’ parent company, opens its compounding factory in Yangzhou, China

Solvay partners with Inaventa Solar for more efficient solar collector designs

Teijin Frontier develops world’s first tire cord made from eco-friendly adhesive and recycled polyester of black, white, filler and additive masterbatches for the packaging, pipe and automobile industries.

The acquisition will boost the product portfolio, manufacturing capabilities and PI Polyblendz will be able to serve its customers with a wide range of products.

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RadiciGroup’s Acquisition of Ester Industries Completed

The acquisition closing is now completed. RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers acquired the engineering plastics business of the Indian company, Ester Industries Ltd.

Last May, RadiciGroup announced this important action aimed at strengthening its internationalisation strategy with an investment of around EUR 35 million. The transaction allows RadiciGroup - in India since 2006 - to further reinforce its local presence through this acquisition.

For RadiciGroup, this is a significant industrial investment in which Ester Industries Ltd. sells its newly built production plant in the city of Halol (Gujarat), West of India: compound lines, R&D laboratories, customers / suppliers contracts as well as its leading brand ESTOPLAST which includes different types of compounds used primarily in the electricals / electronics and telecommunications markets.

Ester Industries Ltd. - one of the leading Indian producers of polyester films, engineering plastics and special polymers - has seen in RadiciGroup an ideal partner to follow up on its consolidated experience in the engineering polymers business, in order to focus on the packaging film sector, a business the Indian firm intends to continue and strengthen.

The new production site, under construction, will become operational at the beginning of 2023, following the various transfers of tangible and intangible assets. As a result of the acquisition, the Group aims to achieve total annual sales in the Indian market of more than EUR 50 million.

DPL Group: Production of TPE and Sales of Industrial Chemicals, Additives and Fillers Since 1982

DPL Group is the primary producer, wholesale supplier and exporter of blowing agent, calcium carbonate, pigment powder, zinc stearate, China clay, talc, TPE and TPU to the polymer industry which aids countless secondary and tertiary industries of rubber, EVA sheets, EVA sole, rexine, XLPE foam, plastics, paint etc. With passing years, we have gained faith in the polymers and elastomers field across India and in nearby countries, while extending production and sales of industrial TPE, TPV and other distinct compounds of thermoplastic elastomer materials.

Under the umbrella of DPL Group, there are 10 flourishing brands namely, DPOFOAM (blowing agent), DPOCELL (modified ADCL), DPOSHADES (basic and premix pigments), DPOBLEND (thermoplastic elastomers), DPOSOLE (shoe sole compound), DPLOMAX (premium shoe sole compound), DPOFLOW (granular zinc stearate), DPOCAL (activated, precipitated and natural calcium carbonate powder), DPOFILL (China clay and talc), DCP90% (dicumyl peroxide) and synthetic rubber to cater to the wider supply and demand of the polymer industry.