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Mondi Celebrates Eight Worldstar Awards for Outstanding Packaging Solutions The WorldStar Global Packaging Awards is the most prestigious global packaging competition, recognising the best industry innovations from across the world. Mondi wins eight awards this year, highlighting the Group's sustainable packaging solutions and commitment...

Pre- Budget Expectations for the Plastic & Polymer Industry 2023-24 Jigish Doshi, President, Plastindia Foundation Plastindia Foundation urges the government to lower the import on polymer and increase the custom duty on finished plastic products in Union Budget 2023-24 to support the domestic plastic industry Finance Minister...

Messe Düsseldorf Expands Metal Trade Fair Portfolio to Include Egypt Messe Düsseldorf extends its metal trade fair portfolio with an investment deal in Cairo (Egypt) in 2023. As a special area of METAL & STEEL EGYPT from 2 to 4 September 2023, the four trade fairs...

MAAG Pump System AG acquires Witte Pumps & Technology GmbH MAAG Pump Systems AG (“MAAG”) announced today that it has acquired Witte Pumps & Technology GmbH (“Witte”). Founded in 1984 and based in Tornesch, Germany, Witte Pumps & Technology GmbH develops and manufactures gear pumps...

Crescent Garden Introduces Planters Made with Waste-Based UBQ to Consumer Markets Crescent Too O+ planters are first in gardening supplies to substitute plastic with climate-positive UBQ UBQ Materials, climate tech developer of advanced materials, announced today that its novel bio-based thermoplastic is being incorporated into a...

Eco-Conscious TPEs with Reduced Carbon Footprint to Hit Market in 2022 with New Teknor Apex-UBQ Materials Co-Development Partnership First time UBQ to be used in TPE compounds, a preferred rubber-like material used across consumer products, automotive, industrial, building and construction industries. UBQ Materials, climate tech developer...