Plastics News Europe - October 2019 - 3

THIS MONTH

CONTENTS
Volume 46 * Number 7 * Incorporating European Plastics News * Price £22

Q&A INTERVIEW
48 Sander Defrut
Sander Defruyt, who leads the New
Plastics Economy Initiative at the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation, explains why
moving towards the Circular Economy
is a 'powerful solutions framework for
a prosperous future', as the Foundation
writes in its latest report

IN THIS ISSUE
6

Markets & Business
Lower purchasing power, the devaluation
of the Turkish Lira and a slowing of
investment point to tougher times for
Turkey. Yet room for optimism remains

12 Additives & Masterbatch
Graphene nanotubes are a game-changer
K 2019: preview
There is no way to comprehensively
cover the triennial plastics extravaganza
called K. We've selected just a few of the
highlights to look forward to at the show
16 Auxiliaries
Manufacturers of machines for drying,
handling, measuring, grinding and
compounding of materials are meeting
the increased demands for "Industry
4.0" functions

6

Markets & Business:
Turkey's plastics sector
may be facing some
tough economic
headwinds

28

K2019 - Machinery
Plastics machinery
manufacturers embrace
digitalisation to advance the
circular economy

20 Circularity takes centre stage
22 Recycling

48

Europe's circular economy ambitions are
conditioned on a thriving, innovative,
forward-looking plastics recycling
industry. The recycling industry is rising
to the challenge

Circular Economy:
"We need to see a
fundamental shift to a
circular model, where
waste and pollution are
eliminated by design,"
says Sander Defruyt

28 Machinery
Smart solutions developed by the
manufacturers of plastics machinery
will help drive the transition to a
circular economy across all processing
technologies
43 Materials
As public opinion turns against plastics,
raw materials manufacturers and suppliers
around the world have responded with
pledges, commitments and innovations

REGULARS
4

Reflection

5

Design Landmark
Dry wipe whiteboard

50 Polymer Prices
53 Products and Services
54 Events & Movers

OCTOBER 2019

Important notice
to readers

43

K2019 - Materials:
Polymer materials play a key role in
sustainable development with
innovative solutions and new
technologies
3

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