Evonik and Siemens Energy put pilot plant for sustainable chemicals into operation

Borealis has introduced a new portfolio of circular polyolefin products, produced with renewable feedstock derived entirely from waste and residue streams.

Another industry event has elected to go online for 2020.
Originally scheduled to be held in September 2020, the Taipei International Plastics & Rubber Industry Show – TaipeiPLAS  - has been postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Swiss masterbatch producer Sukano says it has developed an innovative masterbatch that demonstrates a strong antiviral effect on plastic parts made from PET and PA.

Having successfully demonstrated that its technology works, thyssenkrupp has announced it has now won a second order for a PLA plant, again, in China.

Ashlee Jahnke is the research director at UK-based Teysha Technologies.  In her opinion, better-designed plastics are urgently needed to address the waste problem.

Irplast S.p.A., an Italian producer of simultaneously bi-oriented BOPP film, has developed two new S-BOPP film products based on PP polymers from Sabic’s Trucircle portfolio for the manufacture of printed adhesive tapes, wrap­around labels and other applications.

Lego announced 14 September that it is investing another $400 million in its sustainability efforts and it will stop using plastic packaging in its packs, using a paper bag instead to hold small pieces within its cardboard box outer packaging.

In a joint statement released earlier today, Ineos Styrolution and Trinseo have announced that they are advancing plans from the planning process to the design phase to build what they are calling a ‘first-of-its-kind polystyrene recycling plant based on depolymerisation’ in Wingles,  in the north of France.

NextChem, the Maire Tecnimont Group’s company for green chemistry and energy transition technologies, and its subsidiary MyReplast Industries, have taken a further step towards the goal of setting up a viable recycling business that meets the needs of customers seeking sustainable solutions for their products.

RadiciGroup has established a new entity called Radici InNova, a non-profit consortium, in which the company is concentrating its strategically essential research activities.