AIMPLAS launches training programme for 2026
AIMPLAS has presented its training programme for the first half of 2026, including more than 70 courses and a new Professional Expert in Legislation title focused on regulations in the plastics sector.
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CloseT project: chemical recycling of used textiles in a continuous process
SKZ and Fraunhofer IFAM are implementing the CloseT project to develop an industrial continuous chemical recycling process for mixed textile fibers using solvolysis.
Syensqo achieves its highest-ever CDP rating for climate action
Syensqo has received an A rating for climate and an A- for water security in CDP’s 2025 assessment, placing the company among global leaders in environmental transparency and impact management.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag and Mapag to show medical cell at Swiss Plastics Expo
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag and Mapag Maschinen AG will present a fully electric IntElect S injection moulding cell with real-time quality prediction for insulin cap production at Swiss Plastics Expo 2026, highlighting automation, digital connectivity and MES integration.
Łukasiewicz and Dassault Systèmes join forces for Polish industry’s digital transformation
Łukasiewicz Center and Dassault Systèmes have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of digital transformation of Polish industry, covering support for the digitization of R&D processes and the strengthening of digital competences. The cooperation is intended to accelerate the implementation of modern technologies in the economy and improve collaboration between science and business.
SKZ supports plastics companies in design for circularity
The SKZ Plastics Centre supports plastics processors and manufacturers in implementing design for circularity, offering structured guidance from basic qualification to company-specific roadmaps for circular value creation.
Oliwa project to repurpose olive waste into packaging and biogas
A 25-partner consortium led by the University of Torino has launched Oliwa to repurpose olive by-products into co-products for animal feeds, functional ingredients, packaging and biogas. Aimplas will assess extrusion processability and validate rigid packaging and lidding film prototypes based on olive waste.
Ecomondo 2025: conferences on the circular economy
Ecomondo will take place in Rimini on 4–7 November 2025. The conference program, prepared by the Scientific and Technical Committee chaired by Prof. Fabio Fava, will cover seven areas of the green transition, from Earth observation to the bioeconomy.
WISE-backed PhD to advance polyamide degradation and recycling
Emma Söderhjelm of K.D. Feddersen Plastics Machinery AB will start a PhD project on polyamide degradation and recyclability in collaboration with the Polymer Technology Institute. The work is funded by WISE through the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
How microplastic particles in water can be identified more easily in future
Project "KoDeKa-Plast" between the European Center for Dispersion Technology in Selb and the Institute for Laser Technologies in Medicine and Metrology at the University of Ulm has been successfully completed.
Formnext 2024 puts out the Call for Speakers
Formnext 2024 puts out the Call for Speakers: medical technology, AI, robotics, and a myriad of other topics
ECHA launches new chemicals database
ECHA CHEM is the new solution to share with the public the growing amount of information hosted by the Agency.
