A student from Teesside university has claimed top prize in the 2022 Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) competition, after designing a re-usable bedpan.

Polymer distributor Eurasiacorp has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Belgian recycling specialist Matco Plastics.

The global plastics reseller, distributor and recycler company Ravago has considerably reinforced its presence in the UK with the purchase of Aurora Manufacturing and Venture Polymers, two market leaders in recycling post-consumer waste plastics in the UK.

Following the notification last year in August, the proposed ban on a range of single use plastic items has come into force across India as of 1 July 2022.

European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry in Europe, has elected a new Board.

The United States of America and the European Commission have officially joined the Clean Seas Campaign.

Novamont has reached an agreement regarding its request to activate a Wage Guarantee Fund instrument (CIG) at its Terni production site.

In the run-up to K 2022 in October, many of the companies exhibiting there have started releasing a few details about the most important themes and developments that will be on show.

The vote creates a system that could have a major impact on plastic packaging, setting a 65 percent recycling rate target and requiring companies to pay $500 million a year into an environmental cleanup fund.

While the official market launch of Palsgaard’s new anti-fouling additive will take place at K 2022 this year in Düsseldorf, journalists were given an early introduction to the new product at the pre-K event organised by EMG earlier this month in Rotterdam.