Tag: plastic

October 30, 2023

The demand for recycled plastic is growing much faster than the supply: Where the gap was 1.1 million tons just in Europe in 2023, we expect that shortfall to quadruple by 2040. Globally, that shortage of recycled plastic will inevitably […]

December 21, 2022

Consumer demands are shifting the attention of the automotive industry—an impact the world will soon notice in 2023. According to the recent Automotive Ecosystem Vision Study by Zebra Technologies, car buyers now primarily seek sustainability and eco-friendliness, leading to an […]

October 24, 2022

There is trouble in Lego land and things are in pieces. Lego A/S, the Danish company, plans to switch how it packages collectibles known as minifigures from crinkly plastic bags to recyclable cardboard boxes. “It’s changing the culture,” laments Jay […]

April 6, 2022

Mold-Masters SmartMOLD, cloud-based software platform, is dedicated to the plastics industry providing real-time data to drive injection molding innovation. Process data is collected from sensors embedded within the injection mold which offers feedback and insights that drive enhanced productivity. The […]

December 9, 2021

Productive Plastics, a leading heavy gauge plastic thermoforming contract manufacturer located in Mt Laurel NJ, announces a change in leadership as Evan Gilham is named President while Hal Gilham moves from President to CEO. The smooth and incremental transfer of […]

December 21, 2018

“Someday you and I will see the day when auto bodies will be grown down on the farm,” Henry Ford said all the way back in 1934. He was referring to a soy milk-based plastic that his namesake company was […]

June 19, 2018

Volvo, the Swedish vehicle manufacturer, has announced a target to use 25% recycled plastic in all new vehicles it produces by 2025. The news follows the firm’s recent commitment to ban single-use plastics in its premises and events by the […]