Recycling
Chemical company Versalis is launching the aptly named Hoop project, aimed at the development of a new technology to chemically recycle plastic waste, the company has announced.
Emsur, division of the Spanish packaging group Grupo Lantero, has become the latest company to join CEFLEX, a consortium of European companies that promotes the circularity of flexible packaging.
EuPC – the EU-level trade association of European plastics converters - has announced the results of its latest survey on the use of recycled polymers by plastics converting companies in Europe.
A new collaboration between Blend+ GmbH and Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH is aimed at developing and marketing advanced additives designed to enhance the performance of recycled polyolefins, making them suitable for higher-end applications.
A new, compostable cling film for fresh-food packaging has been developed by BASF and packaging expert Fabbri Group that, for the first time, offers a solution that is on a par with PVC - today’s performance standard – according to Carsten Sinkel from global business development biopolymers at BASF.
Bioplastics maker Danimer Scientific will supply thermoforming giant Genpak LLC with material to make biodegradable food containers.
Indorama's strategy through 2023 will focus on the "five pillars" of cost transformation, asset full potential, adjacency growth, recycling leadership and people. The global PET maker already has made two U.S. recycling deals since late 2018.
UK plastic processor Wrights Plastics has developed sustainable POS displays for cosmetic retailer Superdrug, the company has announced.
UK packaging firm Sharpak and Richmond upon Thames-based distributor of recycled materials Bantam Materials have joined forces in what they describe as a ground-breaking recycling project aimed at reducing ocean-bound plastic waste.
Label design and manufacturing company Avery Dennison will work with raw materials supplier Sabic to supply a label material made, for the first time, from recycled polypropylene.
Ochsenhausen, Germany-based Südpack has developed a food packaging solution that successfully combines performance with sustainability.
Worn Again Technologies of Nottingham, UK, has launched its pilot R&D facility for chemical recovery of PET from non-reusable textile and PET bottle and packaging waste.
UK compounder Polystar Plastics has developed a new post-consumer waste polyethylene material containing up to 100% recycled materials.