Renewable raw materials (www.polyformnext.de)
Foam films made from starch
Foamed plastics are usually made from fossil raw materials. They form the material for packaging, which usually ends up as waste after a single use and is rarely recycled.
read more...Master thesis (www.polyformnext.de)
Reducing microplastics from artificial turf pitches
Artificial turf pitches are popular in ball sports because they can be played on all year round, regardless of the weather. However, many pitches also mean a lot of infill granules, which can end up in the environment as microplastics. A master's thesis in cooperation between Fraunhofer UMSICHT and the University of Osnabrück provides new figures as a basis for reducing emissions.
read more...What is more sustainable? (www.polyformnext.de)
Disposable cardboard boxes or reusable plastic crates?
Away from plastic and towards paper, cardboard or paperboard - how sustainable is the new packaging trend? A report by Fraunhofer UMSICHT and Fraunhofer IBP has come to a clear conclusion.
read more...Budgeting of plastic emissions (www.polyformnext.de)
Fraunhofer study: People must drastically reduce plastic emissions
When plastics end up in the environment, this has many negative effects. Researchers at Fraunhofer Umsicht and Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a budget approach in the Plastic Budget project. The result: when driving a car alone, a person emits more than half of their individual plastic emissions budget through tire abrasion.
read more...Fraunhofer study (www.polyformnext.de)
More reusable solutions for plastic packaging
Reusable systems are essential for reducing plastic waste and enabling a circular economy to function. The Fraunhofer Institutes UMSICHT and IML have compared three plastic-based reusable systems with their disposable alternatives. The result: reusable is superior to disposable.
read more...Cooperation project (www.polyformnext.de)
Closed-loop recycling of disposable face masks
Two Fraunhofer Institutes and two industrial companies have jointly developed a recycling process for used plastics. The pilot project aims to show that disposable face masks are suitable for closed-loop recycling.
read more...duisport with a very good balance sheet (www.materialfluss.de)
Stable in difficult times
The duisport Group's diversified business model proved stable in 2019. This became clear at the duisport Group's first "online" annual press conference on April 21.
read more...Project start Limnoplast (www.polyformnext.de)
Europe-wide project on plastics in water bodies
Microplastics and plastics are widespread in the environment. However, it is still largely unknown where the small particles and fibers come from and what effects they have on freshwater systems. On November 1, the "Limnoplast" project was launched, in which 13 European project partners want to take a holistic approach to the topic.
read more...Circular plastics economy project launch (www.polyformnext.de)
Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy launched
Circular Plastics Economy is the name of a newly launched Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence in Oberhausen. Five Fraunhofer Institutes want to use the example of plastics to show how energy and material flows in a recycling chain can be transformed into a circular economy.
read more...Injection molding of test specimens, Specimold (www.polyformnext.de)
Faster to the test specimen during compounding
Inline injection molding machine produces test pieces during extrusion. An inline injection molding machine for test piece production presented at K 2016 is intended to support compounders, additive manufacturers and plastics developers in developing formulations.
read more...Special compounds (www.polyformnext.de)
Electrically conductive thermoplastics
Fraunhofer Umsicht develops flexible compounds for use in electrical, electrochemical and mechanical applications. They are to be presented at K 2016.
read more...Bioplastic water filter (www.polyformnext.de)
Award-winning utility and design object
According to the manufacturer Soma, the designer water filter is made exclusively from natural raw materials. A special PLA-based bioplastic has been developed for this application.
read more...Rubber recycling (www.polyformnext.de)
Teeing off: Rubber residues for golf tees
It is often difficult to make good use of production waste from rubber processing, but disposing of it is expensive. An interesting recycling application has now been found for golf.
read more...High-tech plastics (www.polyformnext.de)
Racing on the sand
Plastic runners make tobogganing on the dune possible. (Almost) nothing is impossible when plastics are involved. In this case, a fun and play device was developed that allows you to sledge down the dune at breakneck speed.
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