Plastics industry prepares for the future
SKZ – The Plastics Center Würzburg, July 1, 2024 – The SKZ Networking Week has long since established itself as a meeting place for the plastics industry. This year’s popular … Read more
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The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) now takes alternative carbon feedstocks into account
Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi, sciencebasedtargets.org) provides companies with a science-based methodology for setting CO2 targets that are compatible with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. … Read more
Repair instead of recycling
Materials Composites, especially glass fiber reinforced plastics (GRP), are established in many industrial sectors and are characterized by their high resistance to corrosion and weathering. A key area of application … Read more
Draft of a national circular economy strategy (NKWS)
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) has published the draft … Read more
GKV welcomes the draft of the National Circular Economy Strategy
General Association of the Plastics Processing Industry (GKV) The development of the National Circular Economy Strategy (NKWS) took several months.This was preceded by a consultation and dialog process involving many … Read more
Another direct hit: the Renewable Materials Conference
nova-Institut GmbH Over three days, 440 participants from 26 countries came together, representing leading brand manufacturers, chemical and materials companies and the German and Dutch governments, as well as the … Read more
The International Composites Summit Celebrates Visitor Registration Launch with a New Brand and Website
International Composites Summit (ICS) The International Composites Summit (ICS) is thrilled to announce the launch of visitor registration with refreshed branding and a new website for the 2024 show. ICS … Read more
GKV takes stock of the European plastics strategy / President Fürst confirmed in office
General Association of the Plastics Processing Industry (GKV) In 2018, the European Commission adopted a European strategy for the first timefor plastics in the circular economy. In the run-up to … Read more
First products are awarded the new “OKrenewable carbon” certificate
nova-Institute Defossilization and renewable carbon economy are new terms that have been doing the rounds for a few years now and will fundamentally change the world of chemicals, plastics and … Read more