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Propak Launches Into Ghana to Support the Industrial Transformation and Boost the Local Manufacturing Industry The organisers behind West Africa’s largest manufacturing event have announced the launch of the latest edition in their portfolio; Propak Ghana. Propak Ghana will focus its attentions on the packaging, plastics,...

Covestro India Joins Hands with United Way Mumbai to Put the “Jal Sanjivani” Program into High Gear in Solapur District Leading producer of innovative polymers and sustainable solutions provider Covestro and its NGO partner United Way Mumbai came together on 17th February 2023 to flag...

Saving Trick for Plastic Recycling by Bacteria Scientists at the Max Planck Institute in Marburg have developed a more efficient, carbon dioxide-saving way for the bacterial utilization of ethylene glycol, a component of the plastic PET. They equipped the bacterium Pseudomonas putida with a new...

3D Printing with Ultrasound Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research and the University of Heidelberg have developed a new technology to print matter in 3D. They use sound waves to generate pressure fields. Within these sound fields, for example, solid particles or...

Retail Sales off to a Good Start in 2023 If you have read the latest PLASTICS Size and Impact report, chances are you’ve learned that 89% of plastic products ended up in the personal consumption column. Given that two-thirds of the U.S. gross domestic product...

Hosokawa Alpine AG Celebrates its 125th Anniversary Hosokawa Alpine AG is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. “We can proudly look back at our long and successful company history and its outstanding capacity for innovation,” says Dr Antonio Fernández, CEO of Hosokawa Alpine AG. The...