Sidel’s new bottle base design helps enable production of all-rPET bottles for carbonated soft drink
New StarLITE R bottle said to offer wider processing window of recycled PET for blow molders Blow molding machinery maker Sidel has...
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Inspiring Plastics Professionals
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- Oct 28
- 4 min
Plastics and Circular Economy conference attendees cast their votes for Australia’s future
Conference attendees vote to stay the course and not shirk from ambitious circularity targets for plastics. There is broad support for...
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- Oct 19
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Lego drops plan to make its bricks from recycled PET bottles
Lego has found it’s not easy being green. The Danish toymaker spent years testing PET resin made from recycled bottles as a potential...
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- Oct 13
- 4 min
Outcomes from Plastics and the Circular Economy Conference 2023
Australia and EU are two jurisdictions with potential to achieve full plastics circularity The recently completed 2023 Plastics and...
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- Oct 2
- 3 min
A New Way of Controlling the Parison in Extrusion Blow Molding
Ottmar Brandau’s new patent suggests using die rings with spring-loaded pistons A newly issued patent aims to enhance control of the...
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- Sep 27
- 3 min
Brazilian partners commercialize graphene-enhanced stretch film
Sevenpack and Gerdau Graphene say new PE film marks a ‘world first’ Brazilian flexible polyethylene film producer Sevenpack has...
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- Aug 26
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Interview with Helen Millicer, PCEC 2023 conference curator
Helen Millicer, GAICD, Churchill Fellow, our conference curator catches up with Sally Williams from Martogg & Company to talk about what...
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- Aug 26
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Interview with SPE ANZ president, Hamed Ghajarnia
SPE ANZ is the go-to with regard to scientific and engineering knowledge relating to plastics. Martogg Industry Moment team, Sally...
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- Aug 22
- 3 min
New Polyolefin Recycling Technology Has Commercial Promise
In the past, we discussed a technology developed at Virginia Tech University, in which the long-chain molecules of waste...
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- Jul 23
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CSIRO Innovate to Grow program: Ending plastic waste
Applications are open for a free 10-week program for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) working on plastic or recycling solutions and...
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- Jul 9
- 3 min
Surmounting Challenges in the Medical Plastic Injection Molding Industry
Medical plastic injection moulding companies play a critical role in supplying the healthcare industry with reliable and safe medical...
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- Jun 4
- 3 min
'Paper can't be a solution to plastic waste': Canadian environmentalists warn about the rise in sing
The prohibition of single-use plastic products is crucial to Canada's plan of achieving zero plastic waste by 2030, but with the ban,...
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- May 29
- 3 min
Greenwashing concerns: Marketing professionals warn of sustainability knowledge gap
The majority of marketing professionals feel they need to be braver and clearer in how they communicate sustainability to avoid...
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- May 11
- 2 min
Researchers develop highly-efficient, non-toxic method to upcycle single-use plastic
A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has developed a single-step, organic solvent-free, hydrothermal process to convert...
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- Apr 27
- 3 min
PET Bottles Have Smaller Environmental Impact than Glass and Aluminum Containers, Study Shows
NAPCOR study shows PET plastic bottles create less solid waste, use less water during production, and generate fewer emissions than their...
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- Apr 13
- 4 min
Researchers develop next-generation polymer-based energy storage device
A new polysulfate compound can make polymer film capacitors that store and discharge electrical energy while tolerating extreme heat and...
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- Mar 29
- 3 min
Bio-based Polymers Projected to Grow at Double Digits Through 2027
Currently a small fraction of total polymer production, biopolymers are forecast to grow at 14%, according to a report from...
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- Feb 27
- 3 min
SPE: A-NZ President Letter
This is my first letter in 2023 so I wish you had a great holiday break and a fantastic start to the year. Our program team are working...
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- Feb 26
- 5 min
6 Trends About Recycled-Content Packaging
The key to success for recycled-content packaging lies in meeting various state regulatory demands, along with sustainability initiatives...
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