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1 week ago | 
interplasinsights.com | Giulia Maria Daniele
The material used in the modules is a customised recycled PP from Polykemi and Rondo Plast, developed to meet tough specifications and enhance the product's sustainability profile. The system won an award in its category at the 2025 Aquatech Innovation Awards in Amsterdam.
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1 week ago | 
interplasinsights.com | Giulia Maria Daniele
The impressive growth reflects both a surge in customer demand and Broadway’s strategic initiatives to enhance market presence and commercial appeal in the roto sector.
Key drivers of success
Two factors have contributed to this success: the release of a new roto powders brochure and the appointment of Connor Peck as Business Development Manager.
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1 week ago | 
interplasinsights.com | Giulia Maria Daniele
Nexergy Holdings PLC is establishing a new technology incubator at the Materials Processing Institute (MPI) on Teesside, marking a major milestone in its mission to convert plastic waste into low-carbon fuels.
The collaboration signals the start of Nexergy’s go-to-market phase, with MPI playing a central role in refining the company’s technology and supporting industrial-scale testing as part of its circular plastics strategy.
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2 weeks ago | 
interplasinsights.com | Giulia Maria Daniele
Launched in 2014, the International Institute for Nanocomposites Manufacturing (IINM) at WMG, University of Warwick, was the world’s first institute to focus on polymer processing techniques. Now, it celebrates its 10th anniversary.
To mark the milestone, there was a guided tour followed by a celebratory cake-cutting and keynote speeches from international experts in academia and industry.
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2 weeks ago | 
interplasinsights.com | Giulia Maria Daniele
Hosted at the Heart of England Conference Centre last September, Plastribution’s inaugural Festival of Polymer Innovation (FoPI) 2024 gathered polymer industry professionals in a relaxed environment. Now, all eyes are on FoPI 2025, setting up to be another high-energy experience.
Inspired by the legendary UK festival scene, FoPI 2024 united industry icons and fresh talent on the ‘Mainstage’.
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2 weeks ago | 
foodsafety.einnews.com | Giulia Maria Daniele
Dr. Michael Hopkins Managing Director at Ross Polymer Services Ltd and BP&R advisory board member, reviews the technical feasibility of using post-industrial recycled (PIR) polypropylene (PP) in reusable food packaging, evaluating its performance under repeated use conditions.
For decades, plastics have been the preferred material for food packaging, combining mechanical strength, barrier properties and transparency at a cost-effective price.
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2 weeks ago | 
interplasinsights.com | Giulia Maria Daniele
The Hansgrohe Group has commissioned a fully automated recycling line to process metallised waste parts from injection moulding production at the Offenburg plant. The project was carried out with the high-voltage experts from ImpulsTec and the granulator manufacturer GETECHA.
Hansgrohe has consistently relied on GETECHA’s grinding technology.
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3 weeks ago | 
interplasinsights.com | Giulia Maria Daniele
The UK plastics industry has approximately 5,700 firms, employing 180,000 people and turning over £26 billion per year. Figures show we have around 1,500 UK-based injection moulding companies with around 14,000 moulding machines.
Based on industry figures, the typical machine is a 250-ton clamp force, 20 years old, and has hydraulic motors.
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3 weeks ago | 
interplasinsights.com | Giulia Maria Daniele
FANUC’s best-in-category energy efficiency claim for its ROBOSHOT injection moulder series has been validated in a real life installation at Bloom-in-Box.
The ROBOSHOT S150iA has consistently used 33% less power than the other all-electric machines at the injection moulder’s Burscough facility since it was installed in 2022.
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3 weeks ago | 
interplasinsights.com | Giulia Maria Daniele
STADLER Anlagenbau has completed the design and installation of the new Republic Services Polymer Centre in Indianapolis, Indiana. This marks the second facility developed for Republic Services, following the successful launch of the Las Vegas Polymer Centre in late 2023.
The new Indianapolis Polymer Centre builds on the success of the Las Vegas facility and strengthens Republic Services’ vertically integrated plastics recycling operations.
