A new report from ECHA, the European Chemical Agency, shows that the main driver for companies to replace harmful chemicals with safer alternatives and greener technologies is regulation.

Austrian recycling machinery  manufacturer Erema has long earned recognition as a producer of high end recycling systems. Perhaps less well known is the fact that Umac, a subsidiary company and part of the Erema Group, was established in 2016 to offer a reliable source for pre-owned Erema recycling machinery. 

Swiss additive and masterbatch producer Sukano has launched a  newly formulated transparent impact modifier for recycled or virgin PET resin. PET formulated with the new masterbatch can be used as an alternative to the specialty copolyesters currently used in cold, flash frozen and room temperature packaging trays.

Blockchain, digitalisation, transparency and the circular economy - these are the key concepts to understanding what Circularise is about. In this Q & A, Mesbah Sabur explains what Circularise is and what it aims to become.

With the increased acceptance of the mass balance approach to support the adoption of recycled or renewable raw materials, the need for a globally recognized mass balance standard for the industry has grown.

Plastics Recycling Charity Recoup, the British initiative established in 1990 to kickstart the recycling of PET bottles in the UK, is alive and still going strong. Its work within the plastics recycling value chain is as valuable as ever.

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is increasingly moving toward the use of recycled raw materials in the production of its thermoplastic compounds and composites.

Specialty chemical company Stahl, headquartered in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, has announced that it is taking part in CHAMPION (Circular High-performance Aza-Michael Polymers as Innovative materials Originating from Nature), a research and innovation action funded by the EU that aims to replace conventional polymers with novel bio-based polymers in coatings, textiles, home care uses and structural adhesives.

GM’s Supplier of the Year awards ceremony this year took place for the 28th time – but with a difference.

A lightbulb moment led to the development of a new material. Here’s how three companies came together to make that happen while incidentally demonstrating the importance of collaboration in the value chain. 

Photanol BV, a Dutch company that has developed technology to produce circular carbon chemicals from CO2 absorbed from the air and Renolit SE,  a manufacturer of high-quality polymer films, sheets and other polymer solutions, have formed a strategic partnership to develop new sustainably-produced polymers.

Barcelona-based Kompuestos (Plásticos Compuestos S.A.), a listed company in the Spanish Alternative Stock Exchange that is active in the production of sustainable plastic compounds in Europe, has been nominated for the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards 2020 in the 'Rising Star' category.

Concern about marine pollution caused by microplastics - plastic particles measuring up to 5mm – continues to increase, as awareness grows about their adverse impact on the ecosystem, as well as on the human body through the food chain.

Biffa, a sustainable waste company in the UK has extended its longstanding partnership with Nampak Plastics Europe, a manufacturer and packaging supplier to the UK dairy sector of high density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles.

Sustainability in plastics is about more than feedstocks, energy consumption and resource efficiency. True sustainability also includes the process used to produce these materials, and avoiding sending pollutants into the atmosphere. As Anoosheh Oskouian of Ship & Shore Environmental, pointed out: ‘We do not have any geographic boundaries in our air.’