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Revamping the Plastics Recycling Chain - Flagship Project for the Circular Economy

Revamping the Plastics Recycling Chain - Flagship Project for the Circular Economy

Today, the majority of consumer goods and everyday items are made from petroleum-based plastics. In Germany alone, around six million tonnes of plastic waste is generated every year. About half of this is mechanically recycled into new materials; the rest is used for energy recovery. The incineration of this waste results in the release of CO2, a greenhouse gas. It is therefore important to keep more plastics in the material cycle for climate and environmental reasons. Eight Fraunhofer Institutes are developing new ideas and processes to significantly improve the mechanical recycling rate of plastics as part of the Waste4Future flagship project.

  • March 4, 2024
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Innovative Solutions, Intellectual Property and Investment with DCS Technology
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Innovative Solutions, Intellectual Property and Investment with DCS Technology

The DCS has been the link to production information from the plant floor for decades. We interviewed Mark Taft from ABB who gives a review on DCS technology, digital transformation, and sustainable production.

  • June 23, 2022
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