Clothing brands should to switch to compostable packaging, says poll  

Comedian Simon Evans will host this year’s Plastics Industry Awards taking place at The Waldorf Hilton, London on Thursday 2nd December.

Rising demand for high quality PCR plastic is driving companies to seek out new partners as the need to secure supplies of recycled content materials becomes ever more imperative.

Independent global research has revealed that AM has carved out a place of its own in today’s production processes.

A year after launching its mass-balanced bio-based polyacetal material, POM Eco-B, Celanese Corporation now working on a new sustainable polyacetal product.

Firefighters are still tackling a fire that broke out in the early hours of 18 November at the site in Gronowo Górne of Polish recyclates producer ML Sp. z o.o. recyclate production plant.

Way2K is a series of interviews in the lead-up to K2022. Here, Peter von Hoffmann, General Manager Business Unit Engineering Plastics Applications at Coperion, talks about ‘closing the loop’.

In the latest of a growing list of advanced recycling material sourcing announcements from Berry Global Group, the company says it has now signed a significant contract with PureCycle to secure the supply of that company’s Ultra-Pure Recycled (UPR) advanced recycled resin over the longer term.

An annual report card from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation said use of virgin plastics by major global brands appears to have peaked, as companies make progress on voluntary pledges.

A second asphalt paving project in Ontario, Canada has again demonstrated the potential for the use of recycled plastics in road construction works.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) and Borealis are investing €5.45 billion in Borouge 4, a unit that will be able to produce more than 3 billion pounds of polyethylene resin per year in Ruwais, United Arab Emirates.