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AMI announces free expo conference programmes
Injection World publisher AMI is holding free conference programmes at the four exhibitions it is organising at Messe Essen in Germany on 3-4 June 2020. Injection moulders are welcome to attend free sessions on plastics recy- cling, compounding and testing where they will hear updates on materials. At the Plastics Recycling World
Expo, the keynote address will be given by Elizabeth Carroll, Consultant for Recycling and Sustainability at AMI, who will present key findings from a new AMI global recycling study. A special workshop will be run by recycling expert Edward Kosior from Nextek on the benefits of mechanical and chemical plastics recycling. Three debates will be held to discuss issues including the impact of regulation on recycled content in plastics products. The programme for the Compound-
ing World Expo includes three business debates focused on technical com- pounds, masterbatch and cable compounds. These will feature senior representatives from ACI, ACOME, Albis, Eurotec, Lifocolor Farben, PolyOne, Prysmian, Sirmax and Wash- ington Penn. There will also be a
This event has been postponed to 7-8 October 2020. More details HERE
The free conferences proved highly popular when the expos took place in 2018
discussion of REACH legislation hosted by European Masterbatchers and Compounders (EuMBC) and featuring speakers from LyondellBasell and Mixer. Each day of the expo will begin
with a keynote address. On the first day, Andrew Reynolds, director of Advance Bidco (AMI’s parent com- pany), will provide insight into global trends in plastics compounding markets. The second day will start with a presentation by Compounding World’s editor-in-chief, Chris Smith, highlighting some key compounding technology innovations. The recycling and compounding
conferences, along with programmes on polymer testing and extrusion, will also feature leading companies discussing new product developments and technical advances. Register HERE to guarantee your
free ticket to the Plastics Recycling World Expo, Compounding World Expo, Polymer Testing World Expo and Plastics Extrusion World Expo. In total, there will be more than 300 exhibitors throughout the four shows and more than 120 speakers across the five free conference theatres. �
https://www.ami.international/ exhibitions
Ineos caps recycling with Forever deal
Ineos Olefins & Polymers has established a partnership with Italian recycling firm Forever Plast under which it will take post-consumer PE from used bottle caps and blend it with virgin polymer to create new cap grades. They expect to recycle 6.5bn caps over the next five years. The products, branded Recycl-IN, are said to offer the same mechanical properties as virgin types and will be processible in existing injection moulding and compression moulding machines, the company said. Ineos said the project is “part of its ongoing drive to support a more
Ineos aims to recycle 6.5bn caps over five years 6 INJECTION WORLD | March 2020
circular economy and significantly increase plastics recycling.” This includes offering a range of polyolefins for packaging applications in Europe containing 50% or more recycled content and incorporating at least 325,000 tonnes/yr of recycled material into products by 2025. �
www.ineos.com
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IMAGE: INEOS OLEFINS & POLYMERS
IMAGE: AMI
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