Plastics Topic Preview
Issue 9/2026
Advertising Deadline: August 10, 2026
Publication Date: September 4, 2026
Topics in this issue:
Market & Management
- New Plastic Heroes: Every Carbon
- Regulation Series, Part 6: The Battery Passport as the First Use Case for the Digital Product Passport
- KUTENO 2026 Recap
Special: Recycling
- Testing Concepts for Reliable Incoming Inspection of Recycled Plastics
- Producing High-Quality Recyclates in Large Quantities
- Follow-up Report on IFAT 2026
- Closed-Loop Recycling System for Lighting Fixtures Made of PC and PMMA
- Chemical and Solvent-Based Recycling in Practical Application
Processing
- Setup Time as a Productivity Lever
- Injection Molding with Coffee Compound
- Plastic/Metal Composites via Microstructured Metal Surfaces
- “Aria” — an AI-based assistance system
- Highly Efficient Material Logistics with Central Vacuum Installed During Operation
- Foam Extrusion/Inline Viscometer
- technotrans is developing an efficient container cooling system for plastics recycling
Materials
- Bisphenol-A-free alternative for food processing machinery
- Effects of conditioning on the material properties of polyamide