Recycling Conference 2025 at Warsaw

Interview: Georg Klein about Herbold Meckesheim and Coperion, Germany.

Increase the profitability of recycling plants

Mainstreaming Mass Balance and Attribution (MBA)

For the first time ever, the new nova report provides detailed data on mass balance attributed intermediates and polymers, including 180 MBA building blocks and 50 MBA polymers produced by 49 companies at 189 locations.

Certified PP & PE Recyclates for Food Industry

At K 2025 in Düsseldorf, WIS Kunststoffe will showcase how a modern circular economy is already a reality in today’s plastics processing industry. At Hall 7A, Booth B11, the company will present technological collaborations, innovative recyclates, and efficient solutions for the sustainable use of plastics. Key highlights include a new recycling process for food-grade rPP, the cleaning compound Schneckenputzer®, and the interactive Walk of Waste.

K 2025: MOCOM

From October 8 to 15, MOCOM will showcase its comprehensive product portfolio at K 2025 in Dusseldorf. The spotlight will be on materials for lighting, lightweight construction and sustainable applications. At Hall 6, Booth A62, visitors will discover innovative and sustainable thermoplastic compounds from the brands Alcom, Altech, Alfater, Tedur, Wic, Wiplast and Wipaflex. These products provide flexible and sustainable solutions for the automotive, electrical & electronics (E&E), sports and leisure, transportation industries as well as for many other sectors.

Ensuring polymer consistency at scale

With global plastic production soaring to almost 450 million tonnes annually, small variations in polymer quality can quickly cascade, leading to scrap, downtime or even recalls. Here, Stephanie Williams, senior product specialist at materials testing giant Instron explores how melt flow testing helps ensure consistency and efficiency in polymer processing.

New additive solutions at K 2025

At K 2025, BASF will showcase the evolution of its VALERAS portfolio, highlighting how its additive solutions and services are enabling sustainability across the plastic lifecycle. First introduced at K 2022, VALERAS has developed into a robust platform that addresses plastic circularity, durability, and carbon transparency.

High Performance Additives

At K 2025, Brüggemann (www.brueggemann.com) will present its expanded range of performance-enhancing additives for polyamides and polyolefins, for the first time together with its Italian subsidiary Auserpolimeri, which has been fully integrated since 2022. The focus is on innovative developments that enable lighter and more complex designs, meet specific requirements in the E&E and e-mobility sectors, or make recyclates usable in demanding applications, even at elevated temperatures. These include highly efficient flow enhancers, thermostabilizers and impact modifiers as well as an innovative additive that is used to achieve thermoset-like performance especially during thermal treatment while keeping the thermoplastic processing for applications such as polyolefin foams, HFFR compounds and cables.

WICKERT at the K 2025

Under the motto “Your Partner for Presses and Automation”, WICKERT will present itself at K 2025, October 8–15 in Düsseldorf, as a full-service provider of customized automation solutions for hydraulic presses. At booth 14A41 in Hall 14, the company will showcase its extensive expertise in the fields of composites, rubber, friction, plastics, and powder processing – including cleanroom solutions.