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12 December 20237 December 2023

Borealis to acquire Integra Plastics AD, an advanced mechanical recycling player based in Bulgaria

Borealis announces the signing of an agreement to acquire a 100 % stake in Integra Plastics AD, an advanced mechanical recycling player based in Bulgaria

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Borealis vereinbart Übernahme von Integra Plastics AD, ein Unternehmen für hochentwickeltes mechanisches Recycling mit Sitz in Bulgarien

Borealis gibt die Unterzeichnung einer Vereinbarung über den Erwerb einer 100 %-Beteiligung an Integra Plastics AD bekannt, einem Unternehmen für hochentwickeltes mechanisches Recycling mit Sitz in Bulgarien

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11 December 20238 December 2023

LyondellBasell acquires 25% of Cyclyx joint venture, joining Agilyx and ExxonMobil to accelerate plastic waste recycling

Cyclyx mission brand is focused on increasing the recyclability of plastics from 10% to 90% in collaboration with industry partners, and creates a new, innovative supply chain

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LyondellBasell: Übernahme von 25 Prozent an Cyclyx

Der Chemiekonzern LyondellBasell (LYB) beteiligt sich mit 25 Prozent an dem US-amerikanischen Kunststoffrecyclingunternehmen Cyclyx International

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Altreifenrecycling mittels Pyrolyse erhöht die Zirkularität und spart CO2

Ökobilanz des Fraunhofer-Instituts UMSICHT zeigt auf, dass durch Pyrolyse diverse Produkte zurückgewonnen werden können wie z.B. Russersatz und Pyrolyseöl, welches man wieder zu Chemikalien verarbeiten kann

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The circular and biobased Christmas gift guide

This last-minute gift guide will inspire more eco-friendly gifting choices as we approach the festive season

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Parliament votes to water down EU’s packaging waste law

The European Parliament adopted its position Wednesday (22 November) on legislation to reduce packaging waste, weakening some key measures on the table following a tense debate on the role of reuse, recycling and bans

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EU-Parlament verwässert Verordnung über Verpackungsmüll

Das EU-Parlament hat seinen Standpunkt zu einem Gesetz zur Verringerung von Verpackungsmüll angenommen. Nach einer hitzigen Debatte über die Rolle von Mehrweg, Recycling und Verboten wurden jedoch einige Punkte abgeschwächt

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8 December 20234 December 2023

Evlox, Recover and Jeanologia Launch Innovative Recycled Denim Capsule Collection, REICONICS

Made from Recover™ recycled cotton fiber and Spanish cotton, the REICONICS collection is GRS certified and is a tribute to the classic denim fabrics that have been successful in past decades

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5 December 202317 December 2024

The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 – A Success Story Beyond Chemical Recycling

With an impressive increase of almost 30% to nearly 300 participants from 26 countries, the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) has established itself as the leading event for innovation in recycling in just one year

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Die Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 – Eine Erfolgsgeschichte über das Chemische Recycling hinaus

Mit einem beeindruckenden Zuwachs von fast 30% auf fast 300 Teilnehmer aus 26 Ländern hat sich die Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) in nur einem Jahr als die führende Veranstaltung für Innovationen im Recycling etabliert

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LyondellBasell to Build Industrial-scale Advanced Recycling Plant in Germany

The new plant is expected to have an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year and is designed to recycle the amount of plastic packaging waste generated by over 1.2 million German citizens per year

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LyondellBasell: Bau einer Kunststoffrecyclinganlage in Wesseling

Neue Anlage soll eine Kapazität von 50.000 Tonnen / Jahr haben und ist damit für die Verwertung der Menge an Kunststoffverpackungsabfällen ausgelegt, die von mehr als 1,2 Millionen Endkonsumenten erzeugt wird

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4 December 20234 December 2023

New ways to showcase your activities on Renewable Carbon News

Renewable Carbon News – portal and daily newsletter – is the most targeted way to reach the renewable chemicals and materials sector: bio-based, CO₂-based and advanced recycling

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Kreislauf muss bezahlbar sein

Philipp Lehner, CEO von Alpla, erklärt im Interview, wie auch ohne Regulierung und aufwändige Sammelsysteme ein Kreislauf mit Kunststoff funktionieren kann

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1 December 202327 November 2023

The LYCRA Company launches new LYCRA® FiT400™ fiber

LYCRA® FiT400™ fiber is made from 60% recycled PET and 14.4% from bio-derived resources and is GRS certified

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Coperion Recycling Innovation Center is Up and Running

New Coperion Test Center for optimizing plastics recycling

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Coperion Recycling Innovation Center jetzt in Betrieb

Neues Coperion Test Center, um das Recycling von Kunstoffen zu optimieren

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29 November 202328 November 2023

PureCycle Makes First Commercial Shipment to Milliken to Advance Sustainability

This delivery of UPR resin will allow Milliken to trial the industry’s first fully sustainable concentrate for polypropylene

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Scent-flavored hydration leader air up® launches new Generation 2 bottle made with Tritan™ Renew

Tritan Renew is made with 50% certified recycled content* using Eastman's molecular recycling technology, which breaks down hard-to-recycle waste plastics into their molecular building blocks to create new polymers

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Der führende Anbieter von Trinkwasserlösungen mit duftbasiertem Geschmack, air up®, bringt eine neue Generation 2 Flasche mit Tritan™ Renew auf den Markt

Tritan Renew wird mit 50% zertifiziertem Recycling-Anteil* unter Verwendung der molekularen Recyclingtechnologie von Eastman hergestell

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28 November 202328 November 2023

Circular economy: At least €1 billion in additional sales by 2030

Evonik intends to make greater use of defossilized raw materials based on recycled materials, biomass and CO2

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Circular Economy: Mindestens eine Milliarde Euro zusätzlicher Umsatz ab 2030  

Evonik will künftig verstärkt defossilierte Rohstoffe auf Basis von Rezyklat, Biomasse und CO2 einsetzen

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IDTechEx Discusses the Technology Trends Driving Sustainable Polymers for a Circular Economy

Answering the demand for more sustainable plastics to support the circular economy requires innovations from all stakeholders in the polymer value chain, from the chemical suppliers to the end-users to the recyclers

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Studenten entwickeln Konzept zum Schwarzlaugen-Recycling

Nutzung von Nebenprodukten der Papierindustrie für eine nachhaltigere chemische Industrie

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27 November 202323 November 2023

Zeroing in on a sustainable tomorrow – Sulzer’s new licensing technologies help eliminate plastic waste and industrial emissions

The latest addition to the licensing offering from Sulzer Chemtech leverages the company’s extensive experience in efficient separation and mixing technologies to meet growing carbon net zero and zero waste needs

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Compostable Coffee Capsules Made with NatureWorks’ Ingeo Biopolymer Score Highest Sustainability Marks in New Study by Wageningen University & Research

The study concludes that compostable coffee capsules are the most sustainable option when considering both greenhouse emissions and material circularity

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24 November 202320 November 2023

Recover™ and Valdese Weavers partner for circularity in the home textiles industry

The integration of Recover™ fiber into Valdese Weaver’s product lines, enables the textile mill to remain frontrunners in delivering sustainable and innovative fabrics

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23 November 202317 November 2023

REMONDIS and Pyrum Innovations AG sign a declaration of intent and start planning a joint recycling plant in Bremen

The plant is supposed to have a recycling capacity of 20,000 tons of old tires per year, from which the raw material carbon black will be recovered

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REMONDIS und die Pyrum Innovations AG unterzeichnen Absichtserklärung und starten mit der Planung eines gemeinsamen Recyclingwerkes in Bremen

Es soll eine Recyclingkapazität von 20.000 Tonnen Altreifen pro Jahr haben, aus denen dort der Rohstoff Carbon Black zurückgewonnen wird

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22 November 202316 November 2023

How to sustainably remove and recycle microplastics from water

Wasser 3.0, a non-profit start-up from Karlsruhe, has developed a customisable process to detect, remove and recycle microplastic pollutants

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Mikroplastik aus Wasser nachhaltig entfernen und wiederverwerten

Das gemeinnützige Start-up Wasser 3.0 hat ein Verfahren entwickelt, um Verschmutzungen mit Mikroplastik maßgeschneidert aufzuspüren, zu entfernen und anschließend wiederverwerten zu können

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Phantm raises $2M to lead circular regenerative natural materials economy

Phantm, a new plastic reduction platform, has announced the successful completion of its oversubscribed seed round, raising $2 million

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21 November 202321 November 2023

The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 – Your Ultimate Guide to Cutting-Edge Recycling Solutions

With the upcoming recycling quotas set by the EU, as well as quotas for mandatory recycled content for specific products, advanced recycling reaches far beyond the plastic packaging sector In consequence, estimations foresee 55% of renewable carbon to come from recycling until 2050. Join more than 250 other participants to discuss effective solutions to handle these capacities

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Joint Statement on High-Quality Recycling and Recyclability in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposal

Several European organizations have collaborated to provide recommendations concerning the ENVI Committee Report on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

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Bottled drink firms attacked over misleading green claims

Bottled water producers such as Coca-Cola, Danone and Nestlé are making misleading claims about the green credentials of their plastic packaging, 13 European consumer groups and umbrella federation BEUC said

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20 November 202316 November 2023

Hundreds of toxic chemicals in recycled plastics

When scientists examined pellets from recycled plastic collected in 13 countries they found hundreds of toxic chemicals, including pesticides and pharmaceuticals. The results are published in a study led by scientists at the University of Gothenburg

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Hunderte von giftigen Chemikalien in recyceltem Kunststoff

Wissenschaftler halten recycelte Kunststoffe für die meisten Zwecke für ungeeignet

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17 November 202313 November 2023

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Industry Advances Sustainability with $185M Investment in Recycled Content Resin Technologies

The EPS Industry has collectively invested over $185 million in technology to integrate recycled content from used EPS packaging into various applications, with 79 million pounds of capacity already operational and an additional 150 million pounds planned. These advancements, powered by chemistry innovations, are enabling the production of recycled content resin, which can be used in the manufacturing of new materials, fostering increased sustainability in many sectors

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16 November 202317 November 2023

Winter Special 2023 – 20% discount on market and trend reports on renewable carbon until 31 January 2024

From advanced recycling technologies, over bio- and CO2-based chemicals, building blocks and polymers to specific polymer insights: The latest nova-Institute reports around renewable carbon markets are available for a special price

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Winter-Special 2023 – 20% Rabatt auf Markt- und Trendberichte rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff bis 31. Januar 2024

Von neuartigen Recycling-Technologien über bio- und CO2-basierte Chemikalien, Building Blocks und Polymere bis hin zu spezifischen Polymer-Erkenntnissen: Die aktuellen Berichte des nova-Instituts rund um erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff sind zum Sonderpreis erhältlich

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cycora® Joins GANNI’s ‘Fabrics of The Future’ Initiative

The Danish affordable luxury brand is featuring Ambercycle's regenerated polyester cycora® as part of its GANNI SPORT collection and intends to use the next-gen material in future styles and collections

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15 November 20239 November 2023

OMV and Interzero establish joint venture to build and operate Europe’s largest sorting facility for chemical recycling

Production start of the new plant is expected to take place in 2026. Around 120 new jobs will be created at the new site

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OMV und Interzero gründen Joint Venture für Bau und Betrieb Europas größter Sortieranlage für chemisches Recycling

Der Produktionsstart der neuen Anlage soll 2026 erfolgen. Insgesamt werden rund 120 neue Arbeitsplätze an dem neuen Standort geschaffen

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The ECN asks for bio-waste recycling targets in proposed recast of the EU waste law

The European Compost Network ECN welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Commission’s public consultation concerning the new proposal for a revised waste framework directive (WFD), focusing on food and textiles aspect

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Microbial Upcycling of Waste PET to Adipic Acid

A de novo biosynthesis pathway is reported in the bacterium Escherichia coli to convert terephthalate waste from post-consumer and industrial PET samples into the industrial chemical and nylon precursor adipic acid

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Plastikfressende Bakterien verwandeln Abfall in nützliche Ausgangsstoffe für andere Produkte

Mikrobielles Upcycling von PET-Abfällen

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14 November 20238 November 2023

Checking items of clothing using a smartphone, AI and infrared spectroscopy

The technology could be used to optimize the recycling of old clothing, waste apparel could be sorted according to type

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Kleider-Check mit Smartphone, KI und Infrarot-Spektroskopie

Die Technologie könnte das Recycling von Altkleidern optimieren und die sortenreine Trennung von Altkleidern ermöglichen

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Carbios: Bau- und Betriebsgenehmigung für die weltweit erste PET-Biorecyclinganlage

Recyclinglösung für PET-Abfälle im industriellen Maßstab und damit ein alternativer Rohstoff zu neuen Monomeren auf fossiler Basis