https://www.plastech.biz/en/news/tag/sustainability-212 · 28.07.2026

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Envalior to debut at K 2025 with materials and services

Envalior will present engineering materials, sustainability initiatives and development services at K 2025 in Hall 6, Booth B11. The showcase spans mobility, electrical and electronics, and consumer goods, with new PBT, PA and TPC solutions and an expanded portfolio of bio- and recycled-based grades.

2025-10-02 fairs

Amberley Labels unveils extended luxury packaging offer

Amberley Labels, the Coveris Group’s luxury labelling division, will launch an expanded luxury packaging offer at London Packaging Week 2025. The portfolio adds cartons, rigid and spiral-wound formats, bagasse-based options and smart technologies to complement its premium labels.

2025-10-02 labels

Kurz to show NFPP, rPET and and bio-based materials at K 2025

At K 2025 in Düsseldorf, Leonhard Kurz will present NFPP lightweight composites, Recosys rPET-based textiles and EcoLayer FX decoration for PP-based substrates, focusing on scalable approaches to circularity and resource efficiency in automotive interiors.

2025-09-30 sustainability

FCS to present all-electric molding and foaming systems at K 2025

At K 2025 in Düsseldorf, FCS Group will showcase all-electric injection molding machines integrated with recycled materials, microcellular foaming and factory digitalization. Demonstrations will include two-component overmolding, eyewear from ocean-sourced PA6+GF and iMF 4.0 for energy and ESG reporting.

2025-09-30 injection moulding press/machines

GCR introduces Ciclicnxt PCR polyolefins for industrial scale

GCR has launched Ciclicnxt, a certified range of high-performance PCR polyolefins engineered for industrial-scale use. The line is backed by a 100,000 t/y mechanical recycling plant and a QA program focused on consistency and traceability.

2025-09-30 recyclates

Series of lectures: From charcoal burner to “floating professor”

At K 2025, Arburg will host a multi-day lecture program in the arburgGREENworld pavilion, complemented by contributions to the VDMA Power of Plastics Forum and the Women in Plastics event.

2025-09-29 fairs

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.

2025-09-26 circular economy

Ineos Styrolution: first commercial delivery of recycled styrene monomer from Indaver

Ineos Styrolution has received the first truckloads of recycled styrene monomer at its Antwerp site, supplied by Indaver from its newly inaugurated depolymerisation plant. The commercial-scale delivery, a first in Europe, will feed high-quality polystyrene and other styrenics, including food-grade uses.

2025-09-26 chemical recycling

Coveris wins Green Packaging Star Award 2025

Coveris received the Green Packaging Star Award 2025 in the Environmentally Friendly Production Process category for its SleeveFlexR Stretch solution, presented at the Fachpack trade fair in Nuremberg. The PE-based sleeves are recyclable through existing collection streams.

2025-09-26 packagings

Lanxess at K 2025: focus on additives, colorants and pigments

Lanxess will showcase polymer additives, colorants and heat-stable inorganic pigments at K 2025 in Duesseldorf, highlighting new flame retardants, hydrolysis stabilizers, plasticizers and color solutions for engineering plastics.

2025-09-25 fairs

AMI to host Compounding & Recycling Expo in Frankfurt in 2026

AMI has scheduled the Compounding & Recycling Expo for 23–24 September 2026 at Messe Frankfurt, Germany. The free-to-attend event will combine a tradeshow and conference focused on the convergence of plastics compounding and recycling.

2025-09-23 fairs

Kisuma introduces magnesium additives for recycled plastics

Kisuma Chemicals is offering magnesium-based additive solutions to improve the performance and consistency of recycled plastics, with benefits such as odor reduction, melt flow and color retention, and gel reduction. The company will present the portfolio at K 2025, Hall 8B, booth H31.

2025-09-23 additives