25 February 202031 December 2020GreenMantra Forges New Plastics Markets via Chemical RecyclingGreenMantra is leveraging chemical recycling to make products other than recycled bottles, clothing, carpets and other mainstream commodities
24 February 20209 September 2021Circularity in the Chemicals Industry: Drivers, Challenges and SolutionsThe chemical industry is the third-largest industrial CO2 emitter after steel and cement and is responsible for about 4% of total global direct emissions
Polestar takes sustainability seriously with innovative new solutions for car interiorsInnovative materials such as Bcomp’s natural fibre composite solutions reduce plastic content, cut weight and could improve crash behaviour for interior panels
20 February 20209 September 2021Plastic recycling: many technologies available, no winner, says Lux ResearchResearch report shows four technologies to remain dominant in the near future: mechanical recycling, depolymerisation, pyrolysis, and solvent-based recycling
19 February 202010 November 2020Versalis to launch Hoopᵀᴹ, chemical recycling towards infinitely recyclable plasticFirst plant with a capacity of 6,000 tonnes per year at the Mantova site
Versalis launches chemical recycling project in Mantova, ItalyVersalis has launched a project for the development of a new technology to chemically recycle plastic waste, the Italian chemicals major said on Monday
17 February 20209 September 2021Avery Dennison announces “first-ever” recycled polypropylene label materialPilot project will make this material available during 2020
13 February 20209 November 2020BASF introduces innovative pilot blockchain project to improve circular economy and traceability of recycled plasticsThe pilot project will introduce a more sustainable alternative to the linear economic model, reducing plastic waste, maximizing its value and enhancing resource efficiency
12 February 20209 September 2021The chemical cure?The final piece of the recycling jigsaw, or a toxic pseudo-solution? David Burrows reports on chemical recycling
11 February 20209 September 2021Chemical Recycling: A Viable Solution to Plastic Waste or Adding to the Problem?What do terms like “chemical recycling,” “pyrolysis,” and “waste-to-energy” really mean? How viable or most importand, how effective are these technologies?
10 February 20209 September 2021Recycling clothing the chemical wayNina Notman explores how chemistry is poised to close the loop in clothing recycling
5 February 20209 November 2020Chemical recycling solution nears commercialisationSince its inception in 2011, the depolymerisation technology has been scaled rapidly and, in 2017, was able to harness investment to the tune of €8 million under a project called ‘DEMETO’, which ends this year
Breakthrough means plastic can be recycled hundreds of timesBreaking down plastic polymers into their chemical building blocks
4 February 202023 November 2020Nestlé schafft Markt für recycelte Kunststoffe in Lebensmittelqualität und lanciert Fonds für VerpackungsinnovationUnternehmen will in Start-ups investieren, die in den Innovationsbereichen 'Neuartige Verpackungen, Nachfüllsysteme und Recyclinglösungen' aktiv sind
3 February 20209 September 2021The CreaSolv® Process is neither a Solvolysis nor Chemical RecyclingNew study of the Netherlands Institute for Sustainable Packaging (KIDV) proves that Physical Recycling is an attractive alternative to chemical recycling
31 January 20209 November 2020Styrenics Circular Solutions Members to Initiate Evaluation of Pyrowave Plastic-to-plastic Chemical Recycling TechnologySCS members INEOS Styrolution, Total, Trinseo and Versalis (Eni) to evaluate in detail Pyrowave's depolymerisation technology
23 January 20209 September 2021New Methods of Recycling PolymersThis article presents the key recycling processes that are helping to address the problem of waste plastic
17 January 20209 November 2020BASF signs Dutch Green Deal for plastic recyclingBASF has signed the Green Deal for advancing recycling in the Dutch economy
Wenn aus Kunststoff wieder Erdöl wird: igus investiert in Chemical Recycling PionierVon deutschem Wissenschaftler entwickelte Cat-HTR-Technologie gewinnt in 20 Minuten aus Plastikabfällen Ressourcen zurück
16 January 202010 November 2020Is there a Potential for Chemical Recycling in the Recycling Industry?Nexant has just completed a Special Report titled “Sorting through Plastic Waste – Is Chemical Recycling a Solution.” This report examines the technical, economic and business aspects of chemical recycling of PET, PS and mixed plastics (plastics to fuel)
6 circular economy trends that will shape 2020Ocean plastics crisis has driven both consumers and regulators to seek action. Companies are responding with new strategies to reduce waste
14 January 20209 September 2021Licella and BioLogiQ join forces to accelerate commercialisation of Cat-HTR™ technology in AustraliaLicella and BioLogiQ join forces to accelerate commercialisation of Cat-HTR™ technology in Australia, to chemically recycle post-consumption plastic that would otherwise not be recycled
9 January 20209 November 2020Mitsubishi Corporation Joins PET Chemical Recycling BusinessHighly recyclable due to well-established collection and recycling facilities, PET has a wide range of applications
8 January 202010 November 2020Understanding the Potential of New Technologies with Our Essentials of Chemical Recycling CourseUncertainties, Challenges, and Opportunities
7 January 20209 November 2020Chemical recycling offers a way to create a circular plastics economyAs public desire to tackle plastic pollution of the natural environment continues to grow, action being taken across the food industry is to be commended in many cases. However, the scale of the challenge that remains is vast
6 January 20209 September 2021ALPLA joins cross-industry consortium for chemical recyclingInnovative technology enables circularity for difficult-to-recycle PET plastic waste
19 December 20199 September 2021INEOS Styrolution and Agilyx advance polystyrene chemical recycling plant in Channahon, IllinoisPartnership paves the way for closed loop recycling to keep polystyrene out of landfills
Cooperation through transparency: ReciChain project promotes waste value chain in BrazilNew BASF project aims to bring together the various players in the value chain, promote recycling and improve the living conditions of waste collectors
Kooperation durch Transparenz: Projekt ReciChain fördert die Abfall-Wertschöpfungskette in BrasilienNeues Projekt von BASF will die unterschiedlichen Akteure der Wertschöpfungskette an einen Tisch bringen, Recycling vorantreiben und die Situation der Müllsammler damit verbessern
6 November 20199 September 2021REMONDIS and Neste into partnership to develop chemical recycling of plastic wasteCompanies will focus on developing and accelerating chemical recycling with a target to reach an annual capacity to process over 200 kilotons of waste plastic
3 September 201921 December 2021The Plastics Industry Should Be Looking to the FutureThe Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) to seek out and facilitate holistic solutions to the plastics crisis by bringing together businesses, governments, and nonprofits who want a cleaner environment
24 June 20199 September 2021Aldi: Discounter schaffen kostenlose Obst- und Gemüsebeutel abAb Sommer 2019 sind Knotenbeutel aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen für einen Cent erhältlich und ab Herbst 2019 gibt es wiederverwendbare Mehrwegnetze
28 February 201714 September 2021The most interesting Finnish companies in the circular economyThe list compiled by Sitra is showcasing Finland's most inspiring examples of the circular economy