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Free registration now open for AMI’s European plastics expos
Free online registration has opened for the AMI Plastics World Expos, which are being held at the Brussels Expo in Belgium on 11-12 September 2024. Taking place for the fourth time in Europe, the event is organised by Compounding World publisher AMI and brings together three focused exhibitions: the Compounding World Expo, Plastics Recycling World Expo, and Plastics Extrusion World Expo. Registering in advance
means visitors gain free admission to all three shows, which will together feature more than 200 suppliers, as well as free entry to each show’s focused conference theatre hosting technical presenta- tions and business debates. Attendees and exhibitors will also have the option to
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extrusion equipment, plus suppliers of a huge variety of polymers, additives and relat- ed services. There will also be special zones focused on chemical recycling and polymer testing. The exhibitor line-up
Above: Visitors at last year’s Plastics World Expo in Germany
buy tickets for a networking party on the evening of 11 September. “This event will provide visitors with a fantastic opportunity to meet and compare suppliers from around the world, as well as giving them the chance to learn from business leaders and technical experts in the conference theaters,” said Jenny Amaru, Expos
Business Unit Manager at AMI. “When we ran these expos in Essen, Germany last year, they attracted more than 3,000 visitors including buyers and specifiers from leading compounders, recyclers, extruders, OEMs and brand owners”. The three expos will
feature a wide array of leading manufacturers of compounding, recycling and
To book your free ticket visit
https://ami.ltd/PWE-EU-Register Finland plans agricultural film recycling
Finland-based Rani Plast is a part of a new recycling organisation called SuMaKi, which will begin collecting used bale wrap from farms. Planning of the system began in
2022, and – beginning in August – 2024 will be the pilot year, concentrat- ing first on bale wrap. “The goal is to create a system that’s
user-friendly for farmers and logisti- cally efficient,” said Mats Albäck, sustainability and development director at Rani Plast. There is currently no law regulating the recycling of agricultural film, which
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leads to significant material loss. However, manufacturers are interested in recovering and recycling as much of it as possible, he says. Plastic waste will be gathered
through pop-up collections or directly from farms. Farmers can use the SuMaKi app or a website form to inform the organisation when waste is ready for collection. Neighbours can collaborate and pool their waste at one location for collection and recycling. SuMaKi requests that the plastic is as clean as possible, and sorted by colour, with white bale wrap in one pile and all other
coloured plastics in a second pile. “This is important, so that we can
reuse as much material as possible,” he said. “The collected plastic will be cleaned, re-granulated, and trans- formed into new bale wrap and other products. The re-granulation process will be put out to tender.” Collections will be free of charge,
provided instructions are followed. The idea is for the system to generate revenue through the creation of new raw materials. The scheme will be publicised at upcoming trade fairs. �
www.raniplast.com
www.filmandsheet.com
already includes: APK; B+B; Bandera; Buss; Coperion; Erema; Farrel Pomini; FKuR; Gneuss; ICMA San Giorgio; KraussMaffei Extrusion; Leistritz; LKAB Minerals; Maag; Mixaco; NGR; Nordson; Orlen Unipetrol; Piovan; Rianlon; Sachtleben Minerals; Sogapol; Sorema; Theysohn Extrusionstechnik; Unitechem; Van Werven; Vecoplan; and Wacker Chemie. The three focused
conference theatres will feature more than 60 expert speakers from leading compounders, recyclers and extruders.
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