Canadian injection moulder Onward Plastics recently took delivery of its tenth Haitian machine, a JU1400 V (1,574 US tons), equipped with extended clamp stroke, magnetic platens, tie bar puller and electric screw drive. haitianinter.com/en/2025/07/31/…

PureCycle says that it is adding 100m pounds of annual compounding capacity to its Ironton, Ohio, purification facility in the US, and has begun efforts to install a new twin-screw extruder with multiple feeders. purecycle.com/blog/purecycle…

Polytec Group's consolidated sales revenue in H1 2025 was €357.6m, while EBITDA increased by 10.3% to €21.1m in the same period compared to 2024 figures. The company also says its Weierbach plant in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, is to close in April 2026. polytec-group.com/en/investor-re…

The Epsotech Group is moving forward with its reorganisation plans across Europe and closing its site in Jülich, Germany. The company says this will not affect Skender or its production facilities in the UK, France, Italy, and Austria. epsotech.com/en/news-detail…

Wales, which according to Eunomia Research and Consulting and Reloop, already has the second highest recycling rate globally, has launched a 12-week consultation on the proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) gov.wales/wales-launches…

Amcor is expanding its healthcare packaging network to include a new warehouse and distribution facility in San Jose, Costa Rica which will offer optimised supply chain efficiency for trays, die cut lids, forming films, bags, pouches and labels. amcor.com/media/news/hea…

Australian law firm Lander & Rogers says it advised colorant and functional additive producer DuroColour on the acquisition of New Zealand-based manufacturing business Inform Plastics. landers.com.au/legal-insights…

The strategic partnership between Brightmark and Lewis Salvage based in Warsaw, Indiana, US, has surpassed one million pounds of medical plastics successfully recycled. prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Agilyx has announced a third-party reviewed Product Carbon Footprint report of Styrenyx, its proprietary recycling technology, shows CO2 emissions can be cut by up to 86% by using depolymerisation of waste polystyrene compared to fossil production. prnmedia.prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

The University of Strathclyde in Scotland has played a key role in a major international policy report produced through the Plastics in Indonesian Societies (PISCES) programme, outlining evidence-based strategies to reduce plastic pollution in Indonesia. strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde…

A third-party reviewed Product Carbon Footprint report of Styrenyx, Agilyx´s proprietary recycling technology, shows CO2 emissions can be cut by up to 86% by using depolymerisation of waste polystyrene compared to fossil production. tools.eurolandir.com/tools/Pressrel…

Coveris has launched a monomaterial packaging solution for tortilla wraps. MonoFlex Thermoform film packaging replaces non-recyclable, mixed material thermoforming substrates, while maintaining a long shelf life. coveris.com/en/news/coveri…

Rockwood Equity Partners has acquired Zero Manufacturing, a designer and manufacturer of moulded plastic protective cases, enclosures, and components, serving end markets such as military, aerospace, and medical. rockwoodequity.com/news/rockwood-…

Brückner Maschinenbau has awarded Coperion a volume contract for ZSK twin screw extruders of the ZSK Mc18 series based on the long-standing cooperation between the two companies. coperion.com/en/news-media/…

German functional fillers company Nabaltec has confirmed revenues of €106.5m for the first six months of the year, down 1.7% on the same period last year, with EBIT in the first half of 2025 at €8.9m (down 18.5%). nabaltec.de/en/

Japanese chemical company Green Science Alliance has developed a plant biomass-based biodegradable film bag using plant-based resins. prnmedia.prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Trinseo has officially signed an agreement to launch its recycling PC project in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone in China. The project involves a total investment of approximately $20m, with a planned Phase I production capacity of 5,000 tpa. trinseo.com/news-and-event…

Wittmann USA has loaned an Industry 4.0 work cell to the Penn State Behrend School of Engineering’s plastic lab in Pennsylvania, US, to be used primarily in it‘s undergraduate Plastics Engineering Technology programme. wittmann-group.com/en/usa

Intec Bioplastics has announced a new customer incentive Buy Back Program, focused on used stretch wrap film and stretch wrap cores, which offers customers an economic solution to sweeping EPR Legislation while reducing costs. prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Polymer distributor Albis is strengthening its international market presence with the acquisition of a majority stake in Brazilian distributor Tecnomatiz. albis.com/en/info-center…