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September 3, 2019
News 
 
Material Handling - CPL  - BB1

Recycling report points to growth in Canadian capacity to recycle plastics

Released by the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, the new report found that 88 per cent of the post-consumer plastic reported was reclaimed in Canada or the U.S.


DIC Corp. to acquire BASF’s global pigments business

The 1.15-billion euro sale is intended to broaden DIC's global pigment portfolio.


Wittmann Battenfeld appoints new sales director

Engineer and sales industry veteran Valentina Faloci has been named to the position.


Marriott bans single-use shampoo, bath gel plastic bottles

Marriott, the world's largest hotel chain, estimates that the switch will prevent an estimated 1.7 million pounds of plastic going to landfills each year.
 
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Special Reports 
 
Special Reports

A cool comeback in conformal cooling

Industry veteran Pat Zaffino and his team are back in business with a game changing conformal cooling technology for injection molds. » Read More
 
Special Reports

Building schoolrooms from plastic waste in West Africa

Conceptos Plasticos, a Colombian non-profit group, has partnered with UNICEF to collect plastic waste in the West African country of Côte d'Ivoire and turn it into modular plastic bricks to build classrooms. » Read More
 
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Linkedin - BB2

LSR 2019

Sept. 9-12, 2019
Location: Schaumburg, Ill.
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Polymers in Flooring

Sept. 17-18, 2019
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
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