02-04-2015 Business Acquisition set to strengthen Komptech’s innovation drive Austria – Hirtenberger Group, based near Vienna, has acquired an 80% share in shredder and separation technology specialist Komptech GmbH….
12-01-2015 Paper Tetra Pak’s double triumph at innovation awards Global – Packaging solutions company Tetra Pak won not one but two prizes at the World Beverage Innovation Awards held…
04-12-2014 Plastics Geo-Tech Polymers rewarded for recycling innovation United States – The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has selected US-based Geo-Tech Polymers as the winner of its 2014 Innovation…
31-10-2014 Business Great leap forward for ARN through innovation The Netherlands – ‘ARN processed 40000 tonnes of post shredder waste from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) this year compared to 25000…
06-10-2014 Plastics Innovation boosts EPS foam recycling in North America United States – The recycling rate of expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam in the USA and Canada climbed to 35% last…
10-09-2014 Business Camping innovation a big hit at Dutch festivals The Netherlands – Dutch start-up company One Nights Tent has found a clever way to combine a love for music…
09-09-2014 Business RWM 2014: showcasing debate and innovation United Kingdom – The UK’s leading show of its type over many decades, the RWM 2014 exhibition will open its…
04-06-2014 Business US universities honoured for sustainable innovation United States – The University of Houston has won the US$ 100 000 top award in the US First Look…
02-05-2014 Business IFAT Fraunhofer pursues recycling innovation at ‘atomic level’ Germany – ‘About 70 billion tonnes of raw materials are extracted worldwide annually – twice as much as at the…
07-03-2014 Non-Ferrous Metals Furnace innovation for precious metals scrap United States – US-based Metallix Refining Inc. has taken the initiative regarding the recycling of precious metals-bearing scrap by designing…
19-11-2013 Plastics PEF innovation to replace PET? The Netherlands – Advanced high-throughput R&D specialist Avantium says it has made a breakthrough with its new material polyethylene furanoate…