13 July 20209 September 2021 Eni, Versalis and COREPLA working together to recover mixed plastics Agreements signed to combine their respective expertise in plasmix recycling by gasification and pyrolysis of mixed plastic packaging, which is currently difficult to recycle and destined for energy recovery
10 July 20202 July 2020 Quantafuel receives investment from KIRKBI KIRKBI has entered into an agreement to invest in Quantafuel and support the company’s ambition to further improve chemical recycling and showcase how mixed plastic waste can be recycled into new high-value quality materials
BASF working toward circularity in recycling of mattresses BASF’s process breaks down the flexible polyurethane and delivers the initially used polyol, from which they gain new foam with a significantly lower carbon footprint
BASF macht wichtigen Schritt zur Kreislaufwirtschaft beim Recycling von Matratzen Neues Verfahren von BASF spaltet flexibles Polyurethan und gibt das verarbeitete Polyol frei, aus dem dann neuer Schaum mit deutlich geringeren CO2-Emissionen wird
9 July 20202 July 2020 INEOS Styrolution reports final results of research project: post consumer polystyrene waste becomes valuable feedstock The process promises to produce recycled polystyrene meeting food contact standards
Euric fordert Unterstützung für das Kunststoffrecycling in Europa Der europäische Recycling-Dachverband Euric warnt vor dem Verlust von Arbeitsplätzen im Kunststoff recycling
3 July 20209 September 2021 Agilyx agrees to an exclusive collaboration with TechnipFMC to enable new pathways for post-use polystyrene to enhance the circular economy The developed purification process will bolt on to Agilyx's existing depolymerization technology and accelerate the presence of recycled styrene and polystyrene in the market
26 June 20209 September 2021 Quantafuel inks waste plastic contract with Grønt Punkt Norge to boost chemical recycling project Up to 10 000 tonnes of post-consumer plastic packaging will be recycled in the new facility in Skive, Denmark, into feedstock for new plastic for BASF
19 June 202019 June 2020 New recycling recommendations help climate efforts Iggesund Paperboard replacing common plastic trays with their own combination material Inverform, which is a paperboard tray with a thin plastic barrier
18 June 20209 September 2021 PHAs on the rise: for the first time, demand outstrips supply PHAs can be recycled in any possible way, including natural degradation and serve as nutrients or as an energy source to organisms
New Recycled Fibre FinexTM in Stores – Sateri Partners Fashion Brands to Unveil Product Next-generation cellulosic fibre containing recycled textile waste fibres
Call for faster recognition & legislation review to unlock the potential of chemical recycling Chemical Recycling Europe Calls for Legislation to Improve Circular Economy for Plastics in EU
17 June 20209 September 2021 The Finnish chemical industry’s roadmap to carbon neutrality has been published Focus on the reduction of direct, energy-related and feedstock-related indirect greenhouse gas emissions of the chemical industry
Anti-Plastics Group Calls Chemical Recycling ‘Dead-End’ Technology Recent “technical analysis” by GAIA revealing that chemical recycling is polluting, energy intensive, and has a track record of technical failures
Chemical Recycling Won’t Solve The Plastic Crisis As Over 50% Of Carbon Contained Gets Lost Chemical recycling is an environmental health risk and will not solve the plastic crisis
16 June 20209 September 2021 Woodly recycles its cellulose-based plastics with NGR recycling technology From the recycled Woodly granules, a clear, 20-micrometer thin cast film could be produced in the lab under typical polyolefin processing conditions
Yokogawa Signs Investment and Partnership Agreement with JEPLAN, Developer of an Innovative Chemical Recycling Technology Partnership will strengthen the production systems at both plants and expand all business opportunities toward the realization of their vision of "Circulate Everything"
15 June 202012 June 2020 Berry Global Announces Innovative Advanced Recycling Technology Project with Mondelēz International The package contains plastic material recovered using advanced recycling technology from Berry’s partnership with SABIC
12 June 20209 September 2021 Woodly: Finnisches Startup-Unternehmen schließt Produktionskreislauf mit Hilfe von NGR Das Material passt perfekt zu den bestehenden Anlagen von NGR: Aus recyceltem Woodly-Granulat konnte eine klare dünne Flachfolie hergestellt werden
GO!PHA #7 – What about recycling of PHA-polymers? White paper shows that PHAs meet the needs of all known end-of-life options
9 June 20209 September 2021 Upcycling of Post-Consumer PLA Waste: A Gateway to “Circular Bio-Economy” Six Fraunhofer institutes are exploring ways for sustainable transformation of the entire plastic value chain to a circular economy
5 June 202031 December 2020 Plastic Recycling: Total and PureCycle Technologies Form a Strategic Partnership Total to purchase part of the output of PureCycle Technologies’ future facility in the United States and to assess the interest of developing a new plant together in Europe
4 June 20209 September 2021 Unterwegs zum effektiven Plastik-Kreislauf Zott launcht die erste Food-Verpackung mit Anteil an chemisch recyceltem Kunststoff – Zur Mühlen-Gruppe will in Kürze folgen
2 June 20209 September 2021 Chemical recycling makes useful product from waste bioplastic A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham
Chemisches Recycling macht aus Biokunststoffabfällen ein nützliches Produkt Wissenschaftler der Universitäten Bath und Birmingham entwickeln schnelleren und effektiveren Weg, um pflanzenbasierte Biokunststoffe zu recyceln
25 May 20209 September 2021 Why The Lycra Company Prioritizes Recycling Over Biodegradability Company came to this decision by taking a science-based approach to what types of fibers will have the best environmental impact
22 May 20209 September 2021 Recycling Technologies’ first site in Europe will be located at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in the Netherlands New pilot plant for chemical recycling of plastics to enable the creation of value from plastic waste
NOVA Chemicals and Enerkem Collaborate to Close the Loop on Plastics Recycling Research Seeks New Way to Reduce Waste to Landfill and Drive Zero Plastic Waste
18 May 20209 September 2021 Why PepsiCo, L’Oreal and Nestle are banking on this French plastics recycling startup New enzyme technology developed by Carbios could usher in an entirely new way to recycle plastic, gets boost by big companies
14 May 20209 September 2021 Circulate Capital invests in plastic recycling in Asia “Our goal is to scale our capacity to recycle locally-sourced plastic, to grow our customer base by partnering with international and local manufacturers and to diversify our products to increase our impact and prevent more plastic from ending up in the environment.”
12 May 20209 September 2021 Pyrowave closes Series B led by Michelin and Sofinnova Partners The investment marks a significant step forward making plastic circularity a reality
8 May 202031 December 2020 INEOS and PLASTIC ENERGY to collaborate on new advanced plastic recycling facility Advanced recycling takes waste plastic and re-makes this into new high-quality polymer, replacing raw materials derived from oil-based products
Advanced Recycling Alliance For Plastics Announces New Name, Members ARAP is at the forefront in representing the rapidly growing advanced recycling and recovery sector for plastics
INEOS und PLASTIC ENERGY planen gemeinsamen Bau einer neuen Anlage für modernes Kunststoffrecycling Bei diesem fortschrittlichen Recycling werden Kunststoffabfälle in neue hochwertige Polymere umgewandelt und damit erdölbasierte Rohstoffe ersetzt
6 May 20209 September 2021 SABIC releases sustainability report outlining progress on key drivers, moving toward a more circular future The critical part played by plastics in modern life has never been clearer
4 May 20209 September 2021 IKT: Förderprojekt zum Recycling von Biokunststoffen Das neue Projekt „reGIOcycle" widmet sich den nachwachsenden Ressourcen in der Region um Augsburg sowie der grundsätzlichen Vermeidung von Kunststoffen
30 April 202031 December 2020 Agilyx: Chemischer Kunststoffrecycler lizenziert Technologie für PS-Recycling an Toyo Styrene Toyo Styrene's Testanlage soll die Depolymerisation von PS-Abfällen zu Styrol-Monomer für die Repolymerisation zu neuen hochwertigen PS-Werkstoffen erproben
28 April 20209 September 2021 Earth Day 2020: Pyrolysis Player Cracks Case of Hard-to-Recycle Waste Plastics Enzina facility can take a variety of waste plastic in almost any condition and without any major handling, sorting or cleaning, produce high-value base chemicals and renewable fuels via its proprietary technologies
23 April 20209 September 2021 ChemRecEU calls for constructive collaboration with waste management industry to increase recycling Group is emphasizing that chemical recycling complements other recycling processes and it’s one of the solutions to tackle the plastic waste issue
21 April 20209 September 2021 Carbios Clearing the Bottleneck – Enzymatic recycling tech hits 90% depolymerization in 10 hours First company to successfully combine the two scientific worlds of enzymology and plastics
17 April 20209 September 2021 The chemical recycling start-up: OBBOTEC interview Victoria Hattersley spoke to Netherlands-based startup's OBBOTEC’s Wouter van Neerbos about his company’s unique approach to chemical recycling
14 April 20209 September 2021 Bio-Recycling: Bakterie zerlegt Plastikmüll Ein Stamm einer extremophilen Gruppe von Mikroben kann toxische organische Verbindungen als einzige Quelle für Kohlenstoff, Stickstoff und Energie aufnehmen
9 April 20209 September 2021 MHPS, MHIENG and MGC selected to conduct research on effective recycling of CO2 to produce methanol The collaborative research project commissioned by NEDO aiming at developing carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies
7 April 202031 December 2020 Mass Balance Certification Principles Will Support Plastic Recycling Growth and Accelerate Advanced Recycling Development Mass balance has previously been successful in developing high levels of transparency and consumer trust for other materials such as paper and renewable energy
3 April 20209 September 2021 Global Survey Reveals Two Thirds of Adults Not Recycling All Plastic Waste Hi-Cone’s first annual report on The State of Plastic Recycling reveals consumer attitudes towards recycling and the circular economy
30 March 20209 September 2021 Neste und Mirova unterstützen Recycling Technologies, um Übergang zur Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe zu beschleunigen Die Entwicklung chemischer Recyclingverfahren soll vorangetrieben werden, um die Umstellung auf eine Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe zu fördern
polynSPIRE: Building a future without plastic waste Tatiana Garcia-Armingol, Director of the CIRCE Foundation, discusses proposed innovations in mass recycling that seek to create a functional future without plastic waste
Neste and Mirova back Recycling Technologies to accelerate transition to circular economy for plastic Aim is to accelerate the development of chemical recycling and foster the transition to a circular economy for plastic
26 March 20209 September 2021 “What we urgently need is a less emotionally charged debate on plastics” According to the EU’s plastics strategy, the aim is for PET bottles to contain at least 25 per cent of recycled material by 2025. How realistic is this target?