INEOS Styrolution partners with EGN and Tomra to recycle post-consumer polystyrene waste into food contact polystyrene
Process enables closed-loop circularity for polystyrene (PS) at food contact quality levels. First large-scale mechanical recycling facility to process recycled PS suitable for food packaging. Start-up expected by mid-2025
EPFL spin-off closes the loop on PET recycling
EPFL spin-off DePoly has developed a method for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at ambient temperature, even when it’s dirty or mixed with other plastics. The firm confirmed the feasibility of its method with a pilot capable of processing 50 metric tons per year. Having recently raised CHF 12.3 million, DePoly is now building a pilot plant with 10 times that capacity
Sustainable adhesion: Ceresana investigates the world market for biobased adhesives
Adhesives make many environmentally friendly products possible: lightweight car bodies and batteries for electromobility, insulation glazing for facades and insulating panels as well as corrugated cardboard packaging or simple paper bags
Interview with Dr. Adrian Brandt about Henkel’s use of Avantium’s FDCA, a bio-based aromatic building blockUPM Biochemicals and Selenis form strategic alliance to develop sustainable PETG
The goal of the partnership is to produce sustainable polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) resin that will accelerate the introduction of forest-sourced materials into plastic applications and reduce fossil resource dependency
We launch our bio-based polyolefins to reduce the medical sector’s carbon footprint
Our new advanced bio-based range offers a negative carbon footprint, removing more CO2 from the atmosphere than it emits. It is a game-changing solution for the medical sector, designed to meet the industry's growing demand for eco-friendly solutions
New generation of home-compostable coffee capsules
Full-bodied coffee flavour, long-lasting enjoyment and straightforward disposal via home compost or in the organic waste bin – packaging specialist ALPLA is rolling out a new generation of biodegradable coffee capsules for the Blue Circle brand as a solution made of an organic material. This stands out in particular in terms of odour and taste neutrality. The certified system in the familiar design offers top coffee enjoyment thanks to improved barrier properties
Groundbreaking invention in the field of packaging materials comes from Bayreuth
Research is being conducted on biodegradable polymers at the University of Bayreuth. Now an environmentally friendly coating has been developed that could be a full-fledged replacement for the millions of plastic packaging materials used worldwide
Bio-based content, compostable plastics, and chemical recycling – many opportunities for more innovation and sustainability in the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)
The Renewable Carbon Initiative’s position paper highlights chances for the EU to lead the way to a sustainable packaging industry and to promote innovation
Organic-based coating with innovative functional properties is suitable for packaging and food products
A team of researchers at the University of Hohenheim has developed a new coating system that is both water-impermeable, heat-resistant, and mechanically durable as well as being suitable for consumption, and biodegradable at the same time
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