Borealis, Borouge and Itochu have announced that they have establish a strategic collaboration aimed at introducing renewable polypropylene in the form of consumer and other products  to the Japanese market.

Held for the first time virtually, Plastics News’ Plastics Caps and Closures 2020 event offered a programme of informative and engaging presentations spread out over this past week.

A partnership between Sabic, film suppliers/extruders Ticinoplast and Plastchim-T, and packaging machine manufacturer Syntegon Technology, has resulted in the development of a sustainable packaging solution for frozen food.

California-based biotechnology Newlight Technologies, Inc., has announced the opening of a new commercial-scale AirCarbon production facility in Southern California, called Eagle 3.

Total has announced that it is terminating all crude oil refining activities at its Grandpuits refinery in Seine-et-Marne, France as of the first quarter of 2021.

PLA producer NatureWorks has announced that it has launched a number of projects at its production facility in Blair, Nebraska aimed at boosting the supply of its Ingeo PLA materials by 10%.

Berry Global Group, Inc. has signed a formalised working agreement with The Azek Company’s Azek Building Products business unit under which Berry will provide a consistent and high-quality material stream which AZEK will recycle for use in the manufacturing of its high-quality, sustainable building materials such as composite decking.

In the UK, Tesco customers can enjoy a world first: cheese packaged in plastic packaging derived from recycled flexible plastic collected from the collection points installed at ten Tesco stores in the south west of England in 2019.

Another of Constantia Flexibles’ customers has now adopted the use of its recyclable flexible packaging solution EcoLamPlus. Nuvae Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat (India), has selected the packaging for its small-sized Gosan Hand Sanitizer product, a 70% alcohol-based hand sanitiser for water-free cleansing.

Having cancelled its Technology Days 2020 due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, Arburg is playing it safe in 2021 - at least as far as it can.

A pilot plant aimed at scaling and demonstrating the feasibility of the artificial photosynthesis technology developed within the scope of Germany’s  Rheticus I and II research projects was officially opened earlier today at Evonik’s site in Marl.

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

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.

A fully recyclable 80% paper-based packaging solution for cold meats and cheese developed by Mondi in collaboration with Austrian dairy producer SalzburgMilch will reduce the dairy producer’s plastic consumption for this packaging by approximately 40 tonnes per year.