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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...

Registrations Already From All Over the World! Exhibitors at wire and Tube are looking forward to their Düsseldorf trade fairs 2024 Following the successful restart of wire and Tube in June 2022, preparations for the 2024 events are already in full swing. Three weeks after publication...

TPE for Car Water Deflector Applications KRAIBURG TPE offers UV/HF series and LW/UV series designed specifically for automotive applications such as water deflectors. Keeping water and moisture out of the car is one way to increase its lifespan. Water entering the car through the doors, windows,...