Covestro granted €225 million loan facility to promote circular economy R&D activities

In the two years since the Repesca-Plas project kicked off on1 Jan 2018, marked progress has been achieved, says Aimplas, the Spanish institute that is coordinating the project.

With demand for recycled resin and products rising fast, it is becoming increasingly urgent to put in place standards and processes that clearly establish and verify the recycled content of products. 

Grupo Antolin, a global manufacturer specialised  in auto interiors, including overheads, trim, lighting, cockpits & consoles has marshalled its extensive expertise, network and production capacity in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

Avantium reported higher consolidated revenues from operations in 2019, driven, said the company, mainly by increased systems sales by Avantium Catalysis.

Chemicals giant Ineos has announced plans to build two hand sanitiser factories in just 10 days as part of the effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

As the drive to strengthen the sustainability of plastics continues to gain steam, Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the value chain initiative to increase the circularity of styrenic polymers, continues to attract new members. 

Plastics and rubber machinery manufacturing has been deemed an ‘essential’ economic activity according to a decree issued by the Italian President of the Council of Ministers (DPCM) issued on 22 March.

As an acronym, PFAS meant very little to most people when it first started making headlines.

Thailand-based petrochemical giant Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) started recycling PET bottles in 2011 and been going strong since. 

Sphera, an integrated risk management software and information services provider has collaborated with Interseroh on the development on a packaging life-cycle calculation tool for use by companies to rapidly analyse the environmental impact of packaging.