MEDICAL DEVICES

Global market disruptions burden industry / New medtech supplier from remaining Benvic companies / Sustainability at the fore for PPE, surgical instruments

E&E RECYCLING

New protocols on recovery, reuse, ecodesign for E&E components / Multinational C-Servees project

RECYCLING

Value chain links seek to boost recyclate supply / RecyClass approved materials unveiled / Advances for range of reclaimed resins

RECYCLING SPAIN

Chemical recycling set for boom / Packaging reclaim at all-time high

AIMPLAS

Technology centre expands to house additional operations

CATALYST TECHNOLOGY

Researchers seek to create methanol from CO2 / Aimplas oversees project between Europe, Japan

FOOD PACKAGING

Aimplas launches trademark to certify safety of reusable plastic food container

AEROSPACE

Aimplas and partners research development of novel polymers under space conditions

RECYCLASS

Approval of series of polymers, other products for recycling processes

PLASTICS RECYCLING

Spanish researchers join study of hard-to-recycle waste

E-MOBILITY

Aimplas' lightcar project to slash weight of electric-vehicle batteries by half

MARINE LITTER

RepescaPlas project creates management and recovery systems for plastics waste in Spain

EVENTS

Plastics Recycling Show Europe returns to Amsterdam in hybrid format

E-MOBILITY

Spanish Aimplas develops alternative casings for electric car batteries

RESEARCH

Spanish tech centre to study circular economy for composites / Focus on turbine, aeronautic components

EVENTS

Aimplas to hold “MeetingPack” in April 2022

RESEARCH

European Recotrans project ends, produces new applications / Use of microwaves to obtain recyclable composites for the transport industry

EVENTS

Third edition of Aimplas' “Plastics are Future” seminar to be held in October / Hybrid event with 20 presentations

RECYCLING SPAIN

Technology centre Aimplas joins Nontox project / EU-backed programme seeks to recover plastics from “problem” sources

RECYCLING SPAIN

Aimplas assists in creation of mobile chemical recycling plant / Project extracts methylal from previously untreatable waste

RECYCLASS

Tests show problems in manufacturing blown film using PP components / Laundry pouch pack and tubes get approval

MICROPLASTICS

Spanish project to develop new methodology for detecting microbeads in industrial processes

SPAIN

National report: Coronavirus-related economic slump impacts plastics processing / CEP association expects massive drop in production value in 2020 / Supply bottlenecks exacerbate current situation

AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS

Aimplas project to develop compostable plastics for Spanish farmers

RECYCLASS

More certification bodies join packaging recycling initiative