Extrusion International USA 3-2019

8 Extrusion International 3/2019 Biobased Coatings Europe 2019 19. - 20. 06. 2019 Dusseldorf / Germany Active Communications International (ACI Europe) www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/ biobased-coatings-europe Plastic Extruders: Rheology, Performance Evaluation & Maintenance 18. - 19. 07. 2019 Bangkok / Thailand www.plastics-industry.org 22nd PPPEXPO AFRICA 2019 International Trade Exhibition on Plastics, Printing & Packaging 01. - 03. 08. 2019 Nairobi, Kenya http://www.africa2trust.com/Events/ Details.aspx?id=95 Recycled Packaging for Food Contact 18. - 19. 09. 2019 Brussels / Belgium https://www.cmtevents.com/ aboutevent.aspx?ev=190920& K’ 2019 16. - 23. 10. 2019 Dusseldorf / Germany Messe Düsseldorf GmbH www.k-online.de Central Asia Plast World 20. - 22. 10. 2019 Almaty / Kazakhstan www.plastworld.kz Plastics Recyclers 21. - 22. 11. 2019 Brussels / Belgium www.plasticsrecyclersam.org NewTrading and Service Portal for Recycled Plastics goes live plastship GmbH www.plastship.com plastship successfully launched on 6 May 2019, is a new trading and service plat- form for buyers and sellers of regrinds, re-granulates and recyclates plus, in the near future, also of additives for tailoring the properties of recycled materials, as well as associated services. Operating under the slogan “new thinking for the circular economy”, the portal’s services include independent assessment of the recyclability of plastics packaging and products for complete product ranges and their impact on selected environmental factors. plastship also provides consultancy in optimizing product sustainability in terms of design for recycling and the use of recyclates. The new platform is available in German and English. Managing directors are Andreas Bastian and Konstantin Humm. The principal shareholder is RIGK GmbH which has over 25 years of experience as a provider of recovery systems and recycling solutions for all kinds of plastics and packaging. Andreas Bastian explains, “plastship’s three most important aims are to establish new applications for recycled plastics, to simplify and accelerate the use of recycled plastics and to develop uniform quality and information standards for recycled plas- tics. We provide all-round support for all parties. Well thought-out, user-friendly navigation makes it easier to identify the grade, properties and possibly the trade name of all the materials on offer, whilst a uniform standard ensures comparability. In addition to procuring materials, plastship’s support can also extend to organiz- ing shipment of the material and delivery of sample quantities. As a result, plastship provides plastics recyclers with simple, rapid access to new clients which means they can devote the time they save to their core business.” Managing directors of the trading and service platformplastship: Konstantin Humm, left, and Andreas Bastian (© plastship)