Urgent: more recycled content needed to meet targets

Renewable chemistry company Avantium N.V., has signed an offtake agreement with Denmark’s textile specialist Kvadrat A/S. Kvadrat will purchase polymer PEF (polyethylene furanoate) from Avantium’s FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) Flagship Plant, currently under construction in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.

The Japanese companies DIC Corporation and Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. have joined forces to set up a new value chain for the production of biomass-based polystyrene.

The global plastics processor is out with its latest environmental, social and governance report.

A new report from the White House calls for rapid advancements over the next 20 years in bio-based plastics as part of a bigger government biotech strategy.

Nova Chemicals Corp. has embarked on an ambitious ESG (environmental, social and governance) campaign, with plans to invest as much as $4 billion on sustainable and circular projects.

Evonik’s Visiomer Terra methacrylate monomers have received certification from Din Certco ―the certification body of TÜV Rheinland Group―for 50-85% biobased content, earning the right to carry the label “Certified Biobased Product.

Plastics distribution specialist Distrupol is celebrating its 60th year in business today.

Milan-based Saipem, a global provider of integrated basic and detailed onshore engineering, procurement, project management, and construction services and chemical producer Garbo, headquartered in Cerano have announced that they have agreed to collaborate on the industrialisation, further development and commercialisation of Garbo’s proprietary chemical recycling technology, known as ChemPET.

Compostable plastic can offer a sustainable alternative for conventional plastics, especially in single use packaging, bags and bio-waste bags - but only if it is disposed of in the correct manner, so that it lands in the right waste stream.

Entries are now open for the Plastics Industry Awards 2023. Companies and individuals from across the UK and Republic of Ireland plastics design and manufacturing sector are invited to enter via the website www.plasticsawards.com.