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2 December 202129 November 2021

Bio-Based Plasticizers Stretch Production Capability

The ability to remove or reduce the level of toxic phthalates in everyday household products is driving a search for new materials options across nearly every product manufacturing category


1 December 202126 November 2021

Asahi Kasei to produce solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber using butadiene derived from plastic waste

Supply agreement for sustainable butadiene concluded with Shell


30 November 202125 November 2021

REACH requirements need to be considered in chemical recycling

New report from ECHA investigates the current knowledge on chemical recycling of polymeric materials such as plastics and rubber from waste


29 November 202124 November 2021

ABB and Zume to accelerate transition away from single use plastics

ABB robots will automate production, enabling the scale and speed required to make Zume’s packaging a cost-effective alternative to single-use plastics


24 November 202119 November 2021

Positive Plastics launches first sample kit featuring sustainable plastics

Positive Plastics will present a complimentary kit to one hundred brands and design agencies to encourage an informed choice of materials and sensible implementation. Kits will be available for purchase online


Celanese and Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials to Collaborate on Recycled POM Product Offering

POM ECO-R would help customers meet material environmental, sustainability goals


19 November 202116 November 2021

APR launches chemical recycling research group

The group will identify the fundamental steps needed to make chemical recycling effectively play a role in recycling infrastructures


12 November 20219 November 2021

Honeywell announces commercialisation of chemical recycling technology for waste plastics

The UpCycle Process Technology reduces CO2 emissions by 57% compared with the production of the same amount of virgin plastic from fossil feeds


10 November 20215 November 2021

Plastic Energy, Freepoint Eco-Systems and TotalEnergies partner on Advanced Recycling Project in the U.S.

New plant is expected to become operational by mid-2024 and will process and convert yearly 33,000 tons of post-consumer end-of-life plastic waste


9 November 20214 November 2021

Honeywell and Sacyr join forces to implement innovative plastics recycling plant in Andalucia, Spain

The plant will use Honeywell’s UpCycle process technology, which expands the types of plastics that can be recycled, and, when combined with other chemical and mechanical recycling processes, can potentially increase the amount of global plastic waste that can be recycled to 90%


EU recycled 41% of plastic packaging waste in 2019

In 2019, each person living in the EU generated 34.4 kg of plastic packaging waste, out of which 14.1 kg was recycled


Closed loop recycling in Europe: What helps and what hinders?

The new EU Circular Economy Action Plan is one of the main building blocks of the European Green Deal for a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and competitive economy


Axens and Sumitomo Chemical Achieve Historical Landmark with the First Waste-based Polyolefin Production

This initiative opens the path for plastics sustainability, promotes the adoption of the circular economy in Japan, and significantly cuts the value chain's GHG emissions


5 November 20211 November 2021

Sirmax Group makes its Ecomondo debut with an innovative bio-compound, contributing to the reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere

Biodegradable mulch sheets, compostable coffee capsules, shopping bags, paper-plastic laminated products - the Group has fine-tuned its high-performance green product families


Toppan FutureCard Certified as Sustainable

Using current industry benchmarks, cards made from bio-sourced, recycled, chlorine-free or ocean plastics will carry the sustainable card badge if they significantly reduce energy- or material consumption


4 November 202130 October 2021

Fraunhofer CCPE publishes position paper and research programme on plastics recycling

The focus is on chemical recycling processes, industry activities and the Fraunhofer competence landscape in plastics recycling


New Organics Recycling Program Allows Cortec® Corporation to Use Its Own Compostable Bags!

Eco Film® Bags are certified compostable under BPI certificate #890974 for disposal in a commercial composting facility


2 November 20212 November 2021

SABIC Announces Carbon Neutrality Strategy at Inaugural Saudi Green Initiative Forum

The company’s range of certified renewable polymers are providing an important bridge for the value chain to evolve from a linear to a circular economy


Europe and US are leading innovation in plastic recycling and alternative plastics globally, patent data shows

Of all recycling technologies, chemical and biological methods generated highest level of patenting activity


29 October 202118 December 2021

Structure-Performance Guided Design of Sustainable Plasticizers from Biorenewable Feedstocks

Collaborative research project showed renewable feedstocks as a bio-based alternative for the production


28 October 202125 October 2021

Shell and Pryme sign strategic plastic waste to chemicals cooperation agreement

Pryme to begin supply of pyrolysis oil to Shell in 2022


Bio-Based Plasticizers Stretch Production Capability

The ability to remove or reduce the level of toxic phthalates in everyday products is driving a search for new materials options across nearly every product manufacturing category


27 October 202127 October 2021

Neste and Ravago plan to set up a joint venture to focus on chemical recycling of waste plastic

New facility is built upon the advancement of the thermochemical liquefaction technology of US-based Alterra Energy


How a bacterium may help solve the plastic pollution crisis

Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology find that the bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis can not only degrade petroleum-based plastics but can also sustainably produce biodegradable plastics


26 October 202122 October 2021

Accelerating electrification with the “Cracker of the Future” Consortium

Today the “Cracker of the Future” consortium announces two new members and accelerating the development of a game changing technology for the electrification of the steam cracking process. This enables a revolutionary decrease in greenhouse gas emissions


25 October 202120 October 2021

bp and LANXESS join forces on renewable raw materials for plastics production

Partners to produce high-performance plastics for example in various e-mobility applications


22 October 202119 October 2021

“CIRCULAR FOAM” Project: Covestro aims to close material cycle for rigid foams used in refrigerators and buildings

Development of innovative chemical recycling processes for rigid polyurethane foams as key to circular economy


Dow commercializes recyclable toothpaste packaging

Coupled with responsible disposal and recycling infrastructure, this solution could help reduce the number of used toothpaste tubes entering landfills


Carbios launches industrial demonstration plant for its unique enzymatic recycling technology

First tests were successfully completed, reflecting the scalability of the process


21 October 202119 October 2021

Deal with Nestlé sees first plant in Mexico for full circularity of food grade plastic packaging

Nestlé Mexico, Greenback and Enval are to install the first plant in Mexico to achieve full circularity of food grade plastic packaging


20 October 202115 October 2021

Partnership between Dow and Haldor Topsoe will turn waste plastics into circular plastics

Plans include Dow to proceed with the design and engineering for a 10,000 ton per year market development unit using Haldor Topsoe’s PureStepTM technology to purify pyrolysis oil feedstock derived from waste plastics for use in circular products


19 October 202114 October 2021

HEXPOL TPE Showcase Resource Saving Materials at Fakuma 2021

Beside its new automotive interiors with recycled content the company shows also the latest cork-composites and biobased TPEs


Lactips launches “Plastic Free Paper”

The first paper packaging solution that is free from plastic or controversial substances and fully recyclable and compostable


Plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables to be banned in France

Anti-waste law has been expanded by banning plastic straws, disposable cutlery, stirrers, lids for takeaway beverage cups, polystyrene boxes, and plastic confetti


ExxonMobil to build its first large-scale plastic waste advanced recycling facility

Plans underway for up to 500,000 metric tons annually of advanced recycling capacity to be added by year-end 2026 across multiple sites


18 October 202113 October 2021

TotalEnergies Doubles its Recycled Plastic Production Capacity in France

Plastics’ end-of-life is a crucial topic, which is why TotalEnergies is actively involved in plastics recycling as part of its circular economy approach


Dow expands global capabilities for circular plastics, with initial products available for customers in 2022

Company on-track to secure key third-party certifications for assuring circular plastic products to its customers


Start-up uses CO2 to create bio-building blocks

Cemvita Factory's assessment shows it can utilise 1.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide to produce 1 billion pounds of bio-ethylene per year to make plastics


New polymer could solve stubble burning, plastic waste

Farmers can use their agricultural waste to earn money by extracting cellulose out of it, which can then be combined with non-edible vegetable oil to create a new composite material


15 October 202112 October 2021

The Shortest Path To Circular Plastics Is Through The Chemical Companies

Large multinational producers of plastic materials are a core part of a circular future because they can either directly trace their formation back to fossil-oil companies or have significant collaborations with fossil-oil interests


14 October 202112 October 2021

Made of Air, a maker of ‘carbon negative’ thermoplastics, locks in $5.8M

MoA is intending this carbon sequestration product to offer an alternative to fossil-based thermoplastics for use cases


A French company is using enzymes to recycle one of the most common single-use plastics

French startup Carbios just opened a demonstration plant - and hopes to expand the world’s menu of recycling options


13 October 20219 October 2021

Achieving Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission Plastics

RWTH Aachen researchers have presented a sustainable model for plastics production and waste treatment which could achieve plastic production with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions more affordable than expected


Netto-Null-Emissionen sind möglich

Studie von RWTH Aachen und ETH Zürich in der Zeitschrift Science veröffentlicht


12 October 20217 October 2021

Cooperation in the recycling of plastic waste: Covestro and Interseroh to jointly establish value-adding cycles

The goal is a resource-efficient circular economy


Rodents Don’t Favor Soy-Based Plastics

Researchers found out, that soybean-based materials are not as attractive like their petroleum-based counterparts


4 October 20216 October 2021

European bioeconomy robust as bio-based industry turnover jumps to 780 billion EUR

The analysis of the 2018 Eurostat data shows that the turnover of the total bioeconomy, including food and beverages and the primary sectors of agriculture and forestry had an increase of around 25% since 2008


30 September 202129 September 2021

Team of Continental, Fraunhofer IME and the University of Münster Nominated for Federal President’s Award

“Sustainable tires from dandelions – innovations from biology, technology and agriculture” joint research project shows that a new, alternative raw material supply is possible


Braskem announces partnership with Gelmart International to supply bio-based I’m green EVA polymer for the production of sustainable underwear

The Braskem bio-based I'm green EVA made from sugarcane, a sustainable source raw material, is used in the first renewable source line of bras in the world


European plastics producers call for a mandatory EU recycled content target for plastics packaging of 30% by 2030

An enabling policy framework and collaboration with the value chain are essential to reach target

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