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EUPC: New Foils Technical Committee formed within plastics converters' association / Zelcher elected founding president
08.07.2025
By PIE staff With five member companies, the new Foils Technical Committee was recently formed within the European Plastics Converters association. Renato Zelcher, CEO of speciality film manufacturer Crocco and EuPC president until ...SYENSQO: Deal with Terma for joint initiatives in defence, aerospace applications / New grades launched for critical EV components
08.07.2025
By Marilyn Gerlach Speciality chemicals group Syensqo said that it and Danish airborne and naval solutions provider Terma, signed a strategic agreement to develop a growth framework for joint initiatives in next-generation ...PLASTIC FANTASTIC: Seafarers: Your mission this summer, should you choose to accept it
04.07.2025
By Andru Shively Sailors, assemble!To the salt, to the seaTo your ships out to seeA Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a GPGPDutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup has put out the call to all those sailing the North Pacific between California ...LISBON: Launch of Europe's first city-wide reusable cup system
04.07.2025
By PIE staff Lisbon has become the first European capital to introduce a city-wide reusable cup system, aiming to reduce plastics waste and emissions across its hospitality sector. The initiative, launched on 27 June 2025, is a ...European Bioplastics: Relocation to Brussels - Lorenza Romanese is the new Secretary General
03.07.2025
European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the bioplastics industry in Europe, has officially moved its headquarters to Brussels. This move underscores the..GRANNEX: Expansion of mechanical recycling capacity in Germany
03.07.2025
By PIE staff Mechanical recycler Grannex has invested around EUR 20 mn in expanding its recycling capacity at its Osnabrück site. After testing its proprietary recycling process at a pilot plant, Grannex has now scaled up the ...YPSOMED: Swiss medtech manufacturer opens first production facility in China / Expansion also planned for USA
02.07.2025
By PIE staff On 26 June, Ypsomed officially opened its first production facility in China. As announced by the company, the new plant is located in the industrial park in Changzhou, Jiangsu, and comprises around 15,000 m² of ...PLASTICS EUROPE: Benny Mermans named president of European trade association
01.07.2025
By PIE staff On 26 June, Plastics Europe announced the appointment of Benny Mermans as its new president, effective immediately. Mermans, who is vice-president of sustainability at Chevron Phillips Chemical, succeeds Marco ten ...SHELL: Energy giant partners with Yokogawa Electric on robotics, AI plant maintenance
01.07.2025
By PIE staff Energy giant Shell has entered into a long-term strategic agreement with Japanese industrial automation specialist Yokogawa Electric Corporation to advance the integration of robotics and artificial-intelligence ...PET RECYCLING: Industry collaboration aims to streamline certification for rPET / EPBP liaises with European Committee for Standardisation
01.07.2025
By PIE staff A joint industry initiative has seen the publication of a guidance on certification schemes to support waste management operators and sorters in complying with EU Regulation 2022/1616. The regulation mandates third-party ...