Leading global graphene nanotube manufacturer OCSiAl, who has developed the world's only scalable technology for the industrial synthesis of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), has built and launched a second production facility that expands its production capacity to 75 tonnes a year.

With the launch of the ‘Pacto Português para os Plásticos on 4 February, Portugal has become the latest European member to join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Plastics Pact. 

Ineos Olefins & Polymers has partnered with Italy-based polymer recycler Forever Plast SpA on the development of  a range of new polyethylene grades made with a blend of post-consumer recyclate derived from used bottle caps, and virgin materials.

Better packaging design is key to tackling the problem of plastic waste and recyclability. Seeking to close the gap between producers and recyclers, resource management company Veolia has now opened its Sustainable Packaging Academy, in an effort to provide businesses with more insight into packaging circularity and future-proof packaging design. 

NGA - Next Generation Analytics -, the parent company of both Collin Lab & Pilot Solutions and BritAS Recyclinganlagen, has announced that it has purchased 49% of the shares in its longstanding strategic partner, 2W System.

As the demand for sustainable materials continues to rise, even the major producers of conventional materials are starting to enter the arena.

Packaging giant Amcor has launched the first PET container made from 100% post-consumer recycled content (PCR) resin for a multivitamin product manufactured by the US vitamin producer, Ritual. The bottle comes in two sizes, 100cc and 150cc.

Trinseo, Evonik, Olin and Ravago, four manufacturing companies operating in the Rheinmünster Chemical Park, Germany, have joined forces in a bid to lure more young people into choosing chemical manufacturing as a profession.

According to new research conducted by YouGov and unveiled today, over a third of UK consumers say that ‘recycling confuses them in general’.

Global plastic packaging manufacturer RETAL’s journey towards more sustainability took a huge leap forward two years ago, with the creation of its new sustainability department, led by Emmanuel Duffaut, who joined the company in early 2018. 

Perrier has launched The Next Packaging Movement, an innovation program designed to broaden thinking and deliver actions on the topic of sustainability. 

With too many jobs and too few people to do them, companies in the technical industries and manufacturing facing a serious skills gap in Europe and elsewhere – including the UK. 

At the 2020 Petcore Conference this year in Brussels, Gian de Belder, leader of the Holy Grail project and  Sustainability and Circular Economy Scientist at P&G announced that P&G’s Pioneer Holy Grail project, which kicked off in 2016, would finally be bearing fruit.

As demand for recycled content in packaging grows, Finnish label producer UPM Raflatac is contributing, with label materials made from recycled plastic.

A survey conducted by UK-based contract packing company WePack has found that 48% of people try to reuse packaging to be ‘eco-friendly’. While just 5% of respondents stated bluntly that they simply threw it away, quite a large percentage of those remaining indicated taking a more ‘I-do-if-I-can’ approach.