Interviews

CO2BioClean: Turning CO₂ into Biodegradable Plastics Interview with David Newman, Communications Manager at CO2BioClean CO2BioClean is using an innovative process to produce biodegradable plastics and polymers from CO₂ as a circularly sourced feedstock. What is driving them is their vision for a sustainable future and the...

Print & Digital Convention Stays Charted for Success With an accomplished synergy of convention and trade fair, Print & Digital Convention again attracted numerous experts from the print and media industry to Düsseldorf. Centrestage were trending themes such as sustainable media production, Programmatic Print, multi-channel...

Performance Meets Circularity: Fibre-Reinforced Plastics Become Recyclable Interview with Prof. Dr. Silke Rathgeber, Head of the Department of Physics, Institute for Integrated Natural Sciences of the Department of Mathematics / Natural Sciences, University of Koblenz Recycled plastics are often less efficient than new plastics. But they...

Traceless: Material Made From Plant-Based Polymers Protects Climate and Environment Interview with Dr.-Ing. Anne Lamp, CEO & Co-Founder, traceless materials GmbH As early as 1908, textile engineer Jacques Brandenberger invented cellophane, a film made of natural polymers. However, the material was displaced by synthetic polymers with...

Wonderfully Versatile: Plastics Shape the Car of the Future Interview with Alex Horisberger, Senior Specialist Product Design, BASF The versatility of plastic is one of its strongest characteristics, and it makes it particularly popular amongst designers. Once you have found the right plastic for a project,...

"We Need Concerted Action" The shortage of personnel is becoming increasingly noticeable in the plastics and rubber machinery industry. In an interview, Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director of the Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association in the VDMA, describes the situation and indicates possible solutions. Mr. Kühmann, manufacturers...