Materials
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Sensmet has landed fresh backing to scale metals monitoring technology. The investment will support rollout of its µDOES analysers across battery recycling, lithium production, wastewater treatment, and other hydrometallurgical processes.
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Metso has secured a major copper refining package in Peru. The €100 million order for Southern Peru’s Tia Maria project underlines continued investment in SX-EW capacity as copper demand rises.
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Amcor has unveiled its new Magic One airless dispenser. The polyolefin-based system is designed to improve flexibility, recyclability, and product protection for beauty and personal care brands.
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European plastics converters are warning of fresh energy-driven supply disruption. EuPC says rising oil, gas and polymer volatility is squeezing margins, destabilising material availability and making production planning harder across a sector already facing circular-economy investment demands.
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CEFEP has launched a new website for technical insulation guidance. The association is centralising information on FEF and PEF materials as efficiency, condensation control, and compliance move higher up the building-services agenda.
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A royal visit has put Lancashire tissue manufacturing in focus. Roach Bridge Tissues used the Samlesbury Hall engagement to highlight family ownership, specialist production, and on-site renewable power.
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Emirates Biotech is moving food-waste PLA closer to scale production. Its role in polymerisation links EU-funded food-waste processing with commercial-grade biopolymer development for packaging, cosmetics, and automotive uses.
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Amcor has supplied Vöslauer with a customised tethered closure solution. The update combines bottle convenience, EU compliance, and recycling aims in single-use drinks packaging.
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Vegea has expanded production capacity for GrapeSkin as demand for biomaterials grows. The company says the added output will improve availability and lead times while preserving existing material specifications.
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WEP has installed Britain’s first industrial bulk laser cleaning system. The Wolverhampton metal finisher plans to bring the process into production for zinc flake dip-spin work later this year.
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