Honeycomb technology company EconCore
(Leuven, Belgium) and Renolit SE (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany) have partnered to explore the various issues of lightweighting, modular design and easily formable and rigid structures for the automotive industry and other markets via EconCore’s polypropylene (PP) honeycomb core. Through this collaboration Renolit has also seeked to improve chemical, thermal, water-resistance and rot-resistance properties.
Granted a license by EconCore for the continuous production of honeycomb panels, Renolit’s R&D team applied EconCore’s honeycomb to its Gorcell product range. The honeycomb sandwich, which combines composite skins with a hexagonal honeycomb structure, is currently being used not only for automotive applications such as truck superstructures, but also flight cases, outdoor kitchens and bakery panels. More recently, Renolit has been selling through a subsidiary to the B2C market with products for gardens, balconies and terrac
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Will Coggin: Lawmakers risk public safety with proposed plastic bottle ban
Bottled water is an essential product. Lawmakers in Augusta, however, are seeking to outlaw the sale of standard water bottles as part of their effort to reduce plastic waste. This policy isn’t just shortsighted, it’s dangerous.
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Will Coggin
In the past few months, Americans have struggled with devastating ice storms, blizzards, and tornados that left millions of families without clean water or electricity.
These disasters were an unexpected reminder to many families that they can never be too prepared for an emergency. And as FEMA notes, a key supply in every emergency kit is bottled water. In fact, the agency recommends each family have enough bottled water to give each person in their household one gallon per person, per day, with enough to last two weeks.
April 6, 2021
Marina Arz has been named managing director of IVK Europe, the European Association of Plastic Films and Sheets. She succeeds Karin Arz, who has retired after 21 years in the job.
Before she joined the German Federal Parliament in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as advisor on European affairs and domestic policy, Marina Arz worked in the European Commission’s Chief Economist Team in Directorate-General GROW in 2018.
“I am looking forward to addressing the challenges of our sector, in particular helping to resolve plastics waste issues, as well as demonstrating the ability and value of our materials to contribute positively to society,” said Arz. “With IVK Europe’s involvement in the work of the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) we will contribute in a responsible and sustainable way to the targets of this European initiative.”
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Clariant joins the EU Circular Plastics Alliance
Focus is on addressing the obstacles that are hampering a higher circularity of products within the plastics value chain.
1st January 1970
Speciality chemicals company Clariant has officially joined the EU Circular Plastics Alliance which aims to enhance plastics recycling in line with the objectives of the EU Circular Economy Action Plan and the Green Deal programme.
Clariant’s engagement is part of the company’s active support for the transition towards a more circular plastics economy.
“Shifting towards a global circular plastics economy is an immense challenge that can only be brought forward through ambitious commitments, collaborations and an active stakeholder dialogue,” said Bernd Hoegemann, Clariant’s chief transformation officer. “As part of the Circular Plastics Alliance, Clariant is looking forward to working closely with other key players in advancing plastics circularity throughout Europe,”