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4 Industry news Plaskolite buys Mexico acrylic sheet plant; Oben expands in flexpack; Polycarbonate’s role in speed record; Online registration opens for AMI expos; VDMA’s low expectations for 2024


13 Green revolution: advances in bioplastics Recent innovations in bioplastics include projects looking at wood, carbon dioxide and cellulose as raw materials – and investments to boost BOPLA and bio-based PP and PETG COVER IMAGE: VTT


25 Single serve capsules at the crossroads Martyna Fong, author of AMI’s Single Serve Capsules 2022 report, looks at the potential impact of the EU’s proposed Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation


29 Wrap artists: stretch and shrink film Producers of stretch and shrink films are facing a range of challenges that are common in the film conversion sector – such as the need for greater sustainability


39 Standing order: plastic pouches Plastic pouches are a unique, lightweight product that can reduce environmental footprint – but must be adapted in order to become more recyclable in future


45 Technology: Materials 46 Technology: Machinery 48 Extruder of the month: Vitalo 50 Dates for your diary


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