July 2025 issue

July 2025 issue
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Ocean plastics are an eyesore and a nuisance to the environment, but positive efforts are being employed to counter it

Media Kit 2025

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Company News

M&As: Covestro acquires Pontacol to expand in specialty films; Brenntag acquires German mixing/blending company

M&As: Covestro acquires Pontacol to expand in specialty films; Brenntag acquires German mixing/blending company

German materials firm Covestro says it has signed an agreement to acquire Pontacol, a Swiss manufacturer of multilayer adhesive films. With this acquisition, Covestro strategically expands its specialty films portfolio, it adds... Read More»

Dow to close three upstream European chemical plants; loss of 800 jobs

Dow to close three upstream European chemical plants; loss of 800 jobs

In response to what it says are structural challenges in Europe, US materials firm Dow has announced that, as a follow-up to the European asset actions first announced in April 2025... Read More»

Material News

A sea of solutions to keep plastics at bay

A sea of solutions to keep plastics at bay

Although the terms Ocean-Bound Plastic (OBP) and Ocean Waste Plastic (OWP) are sometimes used interchangeably, they refer to different stages in the plastics pollution lifecycle. OBPs are discarded plastics... Read More»

Extrusion machinery: Disposable coffee cups: SML compares PS, PP, PET and paper materials

Extrusion machinery: Disposable coffee cups: SML compares PS, PP, PET and paper materials

The market share for disposable cups will more than double from US$13.45 billion in 2024 to US31.68 billion by 2037, according to consulting firm Research Nester... Read More»

Machinery News

K2025: Success of circular economy depends on collective development

K2025: Success of circular economy depends on collective development

In this interview conducted by Germany-based VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery group with Manfred Hackl, CEO of Erema Group, in the run-up to the K2025 show in October. Hackl speaks about Erema’s participation at the K show... Read More»

SML launches new turret winder for jumbo rolls

SML launches new turret winder for jumbo rolls

Austrian extrusion machinery maker SML’s brand-new turret winder W1300 comes fully equipped with powerful technical features and functions. Its ability to produce jumbo... Read More»

SUPPLEMENTS

Recycling: Arburg develops digital pilot functions to stabilise moulding process

Manufacturing moulded parts out of virgin material from shot to shot and batch to batch at a consistently high part quality is state of the art... Read More»


LSR: Silcotech and Momtech partner for baby bottle

In this case study, Canada-based LSR specialist Silcotech and medical device maker Momtech partnered to bring the momi baby bottle to market... Read More»


Sidel’s China plant unveils solar PV-installation for green factory initiative

Packaging supplier Sidel says its plant in Beijing, China, rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system has now achieved full grid connection.... Read More»