Author: Riya Kadam

K 2025 Brings ‘The Material Effect’ to Life with Breakthrough Circular, Smart, and High-Performance Materials At K 2025 in Düsseldorf this October, Covestro will unveil a powerful narrative under the banner “The Material Effect,” revealing how advanced material science can solve some of today’s most pressing global challenges. As the world’s premier trade fair for plastics and rubber, K marks a pivotal moment for the industry—and Covestro is seizing it to spotlight over 20 innovation stories that embody its vision of becoming fully circular. This vision has gained renewed urgency amid overlapping crises—from climate disruption and energy volatility to geopolitical and supply…

Power of Plastics Redefined: A Preview of Possibility, A Blueprint for Change With over 70 journalists from 33 countries, 15 leading exhibitors, and three days of intensive dialogue, K‑Preview 2025 has officially launched the journey toward this October’s main event—K 2025 in Düsseldorf. More than a sneak peek, the preview delivered a compelling snapshot of the current pulse of the plastics and rubber industry: one that is increasingly sustainable, technologically advanced, globally interconnected, and forward-looking. As stakeholders from across the supply chain gathered for this exclusive prelude, it became evident that the industry isn’t just preparing for change—it’s leading it.…

Lindner Washtech and EREMA Raise the Bar in Plastics Recycling with Advanced Process Optimisation Lindner Holding and the EREMA Group, two family-run businesses in Austria, established BLUEONE Solutions as a joint venture in August 2023. From shredding, sorting, washing, and drying to extrusion, their goal is to optimize the entire technological recycling process and bring it closer together along the value chain. By pooling their knowledge, the partners have established the framework for a novel approach to process optimization that aims to establish new benchmarks in the recycling of plastics. The collaboration partners will showcase their latest advancements at K…

Twin-Screw Extrusion Drives Innovative Chemical Recycling Study at Utrecht University A Coperion STS 25 Mc11 twin screw extruder has been selected by the University of Utrecht for a study on chemical plastics recycling. The mechanical-chemical conversion of mixed plastic trash employing catalysts will be thoroughly investigated by a research team led by Assistant Professor Dr. Ina Vollmer. The Coperion STS twin screw extruder will play a key role in this exciting and mostly uncharted field because of its intense mixing effect and effective energy intake. At the K trade show (8-15 October 2025, Dusseldorf, Germany) Coperion, together with Herbold Meckesheim,…

Envalior Presents Advanced Smart Safe and Sustainable Solutions at K 2025 for Future-Ready Industries Envalior will debut from October 8 to 15 at K 2025, the world’s leading trade show for rubber and plastics, held at Messe Düsseldorf. The multinational materials manufacturer will showcase its portfolio of high-performance and sustainable engineering materials for the consumer goods, electrical and electronic, and mobility sectors. Applications derived from recycled or bio-based materials will be on exhibit, with a focus on minimizing the impact on the environment. Envalior is located in Hall 6, Booth B11. At every step of the design and production process,…

EUROMAP Announces Tobias Baur as New President and Alessandro Grassi as New Vice President in Leadership Update On the occasion of the EUROMAP General Assembly held in Stuttgart, Germany, the European plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers have elected new leadership to guide the industry through a period of significant transition. Tobias Baur, Chief Sales Officer of the German injection moulding specialist ARBURG GmbH & Co KG, has been named the new President of EUROMAP, the European umbrella organization representing plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers. Joining him is Alessandro Grassi, Shareholder and CEO of the Italian temperature control equipment manufacturer FRIGOSYSTEM…

Kisuma Introduces Setogem RD a Two-in-One Nucleator and Acid Scavenger for Polypropylene A number of new additive solutions have been introduced by Kisuma Chemicals, a world leader in magnesium-based additives, with the goal of broadening the company’s diverse product line and improving the sustainability, performance, and efficiency of plastics. Kisuma will launch Setogem RD, a cutting-edge dual-purpose nucleating and acid scavenging agent for polypropylenes (PP), as part of this significant project. “We are very proud to offer this unique new molecule to our customers in the plastics industry,” says Samir El Khoury, regional business manager Middle East & Africa and…

New Research Highlights Persistent Consumer Confusion About Packaging Recycling Despite EPR New research 1 from Aquapak, which specialises in developing high performance, environmentally safe materials to reduce plastic pollution and improve recycling, shows that the majority (70%) of British consumers admit they are confused by what packaging can and can’t be recycled. Just one in five (21%) say they always read the recycling instructions on product packaging; this increases to almost one in three (31%) in the 25 – 34 age group but drops to 17% for those aged 65 and over. However, almost one in ten (9%) say they never bother reading…

Micro Molding Revolution: Unlocking the Potential of Liquid Silicone Rubber Material selection is rarely a random matter in micro production, where tolerances are measured in microns and part operation frequently depends on the unseen. Liquid silicone rubber (LSR) is one of the materials that contributes the most value — or complication — to this field. Its specific qualities make it indispensable for vital applications in the electronics, medical, and microfluidic industries; yet, these same qualities also pose serious molding issues, particularly at the microscale. Micro molding is a challenging field in and of itself. It necessitates a delicate balancing act…

Bay Plastics Introduces Innovative Belt Drive System Without Gearbox for Upper Feed Roll Applications A new belt system for driving upper feed rollers (UFR) without a gearbox has been announced by pelletizer provider Bay Plastics Machinery. The new option can be readily installed on existing pelletizers or purchased with new Bay pelletizers, eliminating the noise and maintenance associated with a gearbox. The UFR belt drive is designed to be installed on single- and dual-drive pelletizers or retrofitted to existing pelletizers of multiple configurations. Similar to a normal feedroll serpentine, the UFR belt is detensioned for quick pelletizer access when the…