Recycling
Recycling
Petcore Europe initiative PET monomer recycling special industry group is holding its first forum in April to discuss the role of monomer recycling in PET circularity.
A prominent food and drink processing company is making moves to further a circular economy and invest in more sustainable options for its packaging.
Chemical recycler Agilyx Corporation has announced that it has secured growth financing from a group of European investors led by Carnegie Investment Bank as the sole advisor on the financing.
Italy’s polymer group and polyamides producer RadiciGroup is strengthening its sustainability efforts with the acquisition of Zeta Polimeri srl, an Italian material recovery company.
Spanish ABS (Acrylonitrile-ButadieneStyrene) compounder Elix Polymers has joined Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), an industry initiative to increase the circularity of styrenic polymers.
UK plastics recycler Vanden Recycling has expanded its presence in the Middle East and eastern European regions, with the opening of an office in Istanbul, Turkey.
Mexican legislators, industrialists, retail and civic groups have signed an agreement to collect and recycle or make compostable up to 80% of all PET and 45% of all packaging plastics produced in the country by 2030.
The DMG technology will use various waste streams to generate electricity and hydrogen
Trinseo SA and Austria’s Greiner Packaging have joined forces to advance the use of recycled polystyrene (rPS) in plastic packaging applications.
BP’s Infinia recycling technology has taken a step closer to commercialisation with the formation of a consortium to advance the chemical recycling of PET plastic waste.
Trinseo SA and German plastic packaging specialist Fernholz have joined forces to develop a high-quality polystyrene (PS) product composed of 25% recycled material.
The material covers progress made across pact members to reduce plastic usage and improve recycling rates
Versalis SpA, the chemicals arm of Italian energy giant Eni, has launched a new line of products made of recycled plastics.
The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging initiative (Ceflex) has launched an open consultation to refine the designing of its Circular Economy Guidelines before publication in the first quarter 2020.