K 2022

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Issue 05/2019

Milliken: Focus on enhancing plastics

Milliken Chemical, one of the leading global supplier of additives and colorants for plastics and division of global manufacturer Milliken & Company, will use its presence at the K 2019 trade fair to...

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Issue 05/2019

ERF continuous melt filter for ultra-high throughputs and removing difficult contaminants

Ettlinger, a member of the Maag Group, will take advantage of the upcoming K 2019 to unveil the brand new ERF 1000 high performance melt filter for very high throughputs in recycling applications for...

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Issue 05/2019

For an environment worth living in

Recycling is a long-term solution aimed at reducing plastic waste. Meaningful ways of recycling used material will be on display at the K 2019, which is due to be held from 16 to 23 October in...

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Issue 05/2019

Circular visions, small flakes and big data

Over the last decades, resources have been exploited recklessly to satisfy civilization’s infinite demand for resources and virgin products, leading to resources becoming rare and under unprecedented...

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Compounding production requires specialized knowledge

Plastic is truly ubiquitous: Depending on its formulation, the indestructible material takes on numerous properties and is utilized, for example, for office chairs, car door panels, cable ducts or...

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Issue 05/2019

A closed loop for big bags made from polypropylene fabric

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Worldwide, more than 380 million 4-loop big bags (called FIBCs in specialist vocabulary – Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers) are sold every year; this equals an annual recycling potential of...

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Efficiency and quality in plastic recycling thanks to the innovative process

The machine and plant manufacturer from Meckes-heim/Germany will be presenting tried and tested process solutions for the treatment of plastic waste in Düsseldorf in addition to its wide range of...

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Issue 05/2019

Braskem, Kautex Maschinenbau and Erema will demonstrate a closed plastic loop

At K 2019, Braskem will provide Kautex Maschinenbau with its innovative bioplastic I’m green™ Polyethylene and PCR for the production of three layer HDPE bottles with foamed middle layer. The result...

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Issue 05/2019

Sorting black plastics into pure grades closes recycling loops

Everyone involved in the plastics industry is concerned with strict legislation and a social sense of responsibility for recovering plastics. Black plastics represent a particular challenge because...

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Issue 05/2019 Back to the beginning

Plastics recycling: Vecoplan technology for a full-cycle circular economy

Consumption of plastics continues to rise around the globe, and there is thus also more and more plastic waste. But this can be recycled and returned in high quality to the production route. Recycling...

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