Recycling
Recycling
Indian plastic extrusion machinery and equipment manufacturer RR Plast Extrusions Pvt Ltd is tripling the size of its existing plant in Asangaon, about 45 miles from Mumbai.
UK recycling specialist Viridor has signed its third uptake agreement for recycled plastics in less than a month, this time striking a five-year deal with fresh food packaging expert Klöckner Pentaplast (kp).
Thai chemicals giant Indorama Ventures Public Co Ltd (IVL) has expanded its recycling portfolio with the acquisition of Green Fiber International Inc. (GFI), a US plastics recycler.
Searious Business, a Dutch start-up with the mission to reduce plastics waste, has joined forces with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to bring about Plastic-Waste-Free Islands across a number of geographical regions.
The new plant, which will use technology from the polyester recycling specialist, is due to come online in 2021
German speciality chemicals company Brüggemann GmbH is offering its reactive chain modifiers to help improve the quality of recycled polyamides.
Italian filtration systems supplier Fimic has helped a new recycler improve efficiency and cut costs in Manduria, southern Italy.
A project aimed at recovering better quality polyamides through efficient recycling of multilayer food packaging waste has been launched by the Spanish plastics technology centre Aimplas.
Hot on the heels of a recent deal to supply recycled polymers to consumer goods giant Unilever, UK recycling specialist Viridor is now partnering with chemicals giant Ineos to develop a new hybrid plastics range to be available across Europe.
European plastics reprocessors have underscored the importance of design for recycling during the annual conference of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE).
Romanian plastics waste recycler Calex SRL. boosted its processing capacity recently with the installation of a new post-consumer film recycling line from delivered by Austrian supplier Starlinger.
Organisers of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2020 have extended the entry deadline for all seven award categories until Friday 6 Dec. The judging panel for the 2020 awards has also been announced.
The Malaysian plastics industry is proposing an extended producer responsibility system for plastics packaging and says that with government support the country can quadruple the size of its plastics recycling sector.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. has developed a recyclable toothpaste tube and is willing to share the new packaging development with competitors.