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Plastics industry efforts to become more sustainable aren’t moving fast enough – even for PET – according to new reports from the Minderoo Foundation and Systemiq. In Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird summarizes the new reports and talks about the impact extended producer responsibility will have on plastics.

While the fight against single-use plastic waste continues unabated, a new study reveals that it is still far from being won.

The UK-based plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity Recoup has launched new guidance to support stakeholders with the design of reusable plastic packaging that meets the needs of the packaging value chain.

Polyamide manufacturer Domo Chemicals has broadened its executive committee with the appointment of two new members, the company announced.

Repsol has announced it making a €26 million investment in the installation of a new production line at its Puertollano Industrial Complex in Spain.

A total of $750,000 is going to help fund three projects that will increase the recovery of used PET.

TriMas Corp. has wrapped up a deal to buy Aarts Packaging BV, an injection molder in Waalwijk, Netherlands.

While the strong recycling performance of clear PET beverage bottles in some European countries has given PET/polyester a reputation as a ‘circular plastic system’, a new synthesis study from system change company Systemiq begs to differ.

As the first Japanese company to do so, Teijin Limited has obtained ISCC Plus sustainable-product certification for the biomass-derived bisphenol A polycarbonate resin products it produces in Japan, the company has announced.

What is sustainable polymer compounding? Europe’s leading supplier compounder, Benvic, believes that it has a clear blueprint for the way ahead.