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Reflection

Newsround

People on
the move

What's New

PRSE goes virtual, new
dates 9-11 December 2020

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Recycling: Yes,
polystyrene can be
recycled

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Additive Manufacturing
A young Tel Aviv company
called Castor has developed
software that makes it easier
for manufacturers to decide
when to opt for 3D printing.
"Our software helps to identify
the business opportunities
out there for using additive
manufacturing," says Omer
Blaier, CEO.
New reports compiled by
SmarTech Analysis predict
new opportunities for additive
manufacturing are ahead

Opinion: The need to
address plastics is as
strong as ever.
Sancroft director Felix
Gummer warns that,
Covid-19 or no, we
must deliver on key
sustainability issues

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Q & A Trinseo's Walter
van het Hof talks about how
the company is walking
the sustainability walk.
"Sustainability has been
embedded into Trinseo's core
values since our inception,"
he said

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Events calendar

Inside at... Plasmac As
the drive for circularity in
plastics continues to gain
momentum, demand for
recycling machinery has
soared. For a company that
is wholly specialized in the
manufacture of extruders for
the recycling of post-industrial
waste, the times are good,
says Plasmac's sales director,
Simon Jay

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Polymer prices
Short supply and strong sales
lift PVC, while other prices for
most other classes of standard
thermoplastic remained
largely unchanged

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