K: at 70, vital as ever

Given the European energy shortages and price hikes seen in the wake of the Russia/Ukraine conflict, will the chemical industry still be able to deliver on its sustainability strategy?

An initiative from the German manufacturers of expanded polystyrene - EPS  - packaging has shown that sorting and recycling EPS from Germany’s yellow bag waste can be done in an economically viable way.

Collaboration played a key role in the development of the new, more sustainable rigid packaging formats launched by Borealis and ITC Packaging, a leading European manufacturer of thin wall packaging for food-contact applications, over the course of 2022.

The award ceremony honouring the 38 winners of the German Packaging Awards 2022 was held yesterday at Fachpack, on the opening day of the packaging show that is currently running in Nuremberg, Germany.

As the push for sustainability grows, the ISCC Plus mass balance approach continues to gain traction in the plastics and chemicals industry.

Quimidroga Maroc, a subsidiary of the Barcelona-headquartered distributor Quimidroga, has been granted the exclusive distribution of Repsol’s polypropylene (PP) compounds range in Marocco.

The VDMA has conducted a series of ‘Way2K’ industry interviews in the lead-up to the K 2022 trade fair.

After nearly a decade  of research, Austrian baby care product manufacturer MAM has now launched its first  climate-neutral range of pacifiers.

While the recyclability of foamed polystyrene (PS) trays had previously been proven in practice, this has now also been confirmed by Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the value chain initiative that is working to establish a circular economy for styrenic polymers.

Americas Styrenics (AmSty) and Encina Development Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, under which AmSty will be able to purchase up to 250,000 tons per year of circular feedstocks from Encina’s facilities.