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Announced at JEC World 2026, the collaboration between Swancor Regener and Ban Mao Green Coating, a Taiwanese construction company, marks Swancor’s expansion into a new field. Dubbed “Eco-Stone Circular Economy Series”, the new partnership between Swancor Regener, Swancor’s subsidiary dedicated to resin/composite materials, and fellow Taiwanese construction company Ban Mao Green Coating, aims to close the loop on thermoset waste. The first step is the degradation, using Swancor’s CleaVER® technology, of waste wind turbine materials to recover high-purity oligomers. CleaVER is a chemical solution that degrades and separates fibres and resins, addressing the market’s lack of effective solutions for thermosetting composite material recycling. Then the oligomers are incorporated into Ban Mao Green Coating’s new products, reaching a content of 11%. “It is proof that thermoset waste can be both responsibly managed and transformed into high-value products. This is a commercial application cas...

TotalEnergies has launched France’s first advanced #plasticsrecycling plant, with an annual capacity of 15,000 tons, at its Grandpuits site southeast of Paris. This start-up marks another step in the conversion of the refinery into a zero-crude platform. A brand-new plastics recycling activity The new plant uses innovative recycling technology supplied by our partner Plastic Energy. It transforms hard-to-recycle plastic waste from French households, which is currently sent to landfill or incineration, into a synthetic oil through a pyrolysis process, involving heating the waste to high temperatures in an oxygen-free environment and under pressure. This advanced recycling process makes it possible to recycle waste that cannot be recycled mechanically. Recycled plastics identical to virgin plastics The synthetic oil is then treated as petrochemical feedstock, as a substitute for fossil fuels. It contributes to producing recycled plastics of the same quality as virgin plast...

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share 3 PVC myths your customers still believe And how to address them calmly. PVC is one of the most discussed materials in the plastics industry. It’s also one of the most misunderstood. Myth 1: “PVC is toxic. ” PVC as a polymer is stable and widely used in applications ranging from medical devices to drinking water pipes. Like any material, performance and safety depend on formulation, regulatory compliance, and correct application. Modern stabilizer systems and additive regulations have evolved significantly over the past decades. Myth 2: “PVC can’t be recycled.” PVC is mechanically recyclable and already recycled in large volumes in construction applications such as window profiles and pipes. Collection systems and sorting remain challenges in some regions, but technically, PVC recycling is established and growing. Myth 3: “PVC is worse than alternatives.” Material comparison is application-specific. PVC often performs well in durability, fire behavior, a...

XRG P.J.S.C., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (“XRG”), today submitted to the Board of Management of #CovestroAG (ISIN: DE0006062144 / WKN 606214) the formal request in accordance with Section 327a para. 1 sentence 1 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) to convene a general meeting of Covestro AG at which a resolution is to be passed on the transfer of the shares of the company’s remaining shareholders (minority shareholders) to XRG in exchange for an appropriate cash compensation (so-called squeeze-out under stock corporation law), and in doing so disclosed the cash compensation per share it has determined.  #XRG has informed Covestro AG that it holds a 95.1% stake in the share capital of Covestro AG (before deduction of Covestro AG’s treasury shares) directly and through its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary ADNOC International Germany Holding AG. It is thus the majority shareholder within the meaning of Section 327a para. 1 sentence 1 of the German Stock Corporat...

  ⚖️ Line Balancing – From Delays to Smooth Flow 🏭📈 An unbalanced production line creates bottlenecks, idle time, and inefficiency. But with proper line balancing, you can achieve smooth and optimized flow. 👇 🚫 Unbalanced Line ⏱ Example Cycle Times: 0.8 min → 1.2 min → 0.8 min → 0.8 min ❌ Uneven workload ❌ Bottlenecks at slower stations ❌ Idle operators at faster stations 🎯 Result: Delays & reduced productivity --- ✅ Balanced Line ⏱ Balanced Cycle Times: 0.8 min → 0.8 min → 0.8 min → 0.8 min ✔ Even workload distribution ✔ No waiting or idle time ✔ Smooth process flow 🎯 Result: Efficient & continuous production 🚀 --- 🛠 How to Achieve Line Balancing 👥 Add helper to overloaded stations 🔀 Split tasks into smaller elements 📊 Use skill matrix for optimal manpower allocation --- 💡 Key Insight 👉 Balance is not about working harder 👉 It’s about working smarter with equal load distribution Because in manufacturing: Balanced flow = Maximum efficiency + Minimum waste 📊...