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10 March 20255 March 2025

Clean Industrial Deal risks overlooking criticality of plastics manufacturing to Europe’s industrial base

Plastics Europe calls for greater urgency and tailored action plan

3 March 202524 February 2025

Global Industry Leaders Join Forces to Launch Groundbreaking Automotive Plastics Circularity Pilot

A Global Impact Coalition initiative set to revolutionize automotive plastics recycling

Generating new enzymes with complex active sites

Three scientists from Baker Lab led a project focused on accelerating a specific chemical reaction: breaking ester bonds

24 February 202518 February 2025

AIMPLAS develops a demonstrator for the Digital Passport for plastic products

This solution officially demonstrates that plastic products comply with all European regulations

4 February 202531 January 2025

Pekutherm Positioned for Success in 2025

The specialist in the recycling of thermoplastic materials looks back on a successful year and, as Europe’s leading PMMA recycling specialist, anticipates many more milestones ahead

23 January 202522 January 2025

LSU Researchers Create Low-Cost Method to Recycle Plastic

The scientists use electromagnetic induction heating along with special magnetic materials and catalysts to break down different types of plastic

21 January 202516 January 2025

A competitive Europe – with or without plastics?

Event in the European Parliament to explore the urgent need for innovation, regulatory clarity, and investment to boost plastic recycling

Removing microplastics with engineered bacteria

Researchers altered bacteria found in wastewater treatment, where microplastics can enter environment

14 January 20259 January 2025

BU Scientists make breakthrough in self-repairing plastic

A new study has made advances in the development of plastic that can fix itself after it has been cracked or broken into pieces

8 January 20255 January 2025

Neste introduces co-processed renewable Neste RE feedstock for the polymers and chemicals industry

By co-processing renewable raw materials such as used cooking oil together with fossil crude oil it is possible to produce a drop-in feedstock for the production of plastics and chemicals

7 January 20252 January 2025

PlasticsFatE: Newsletter December 2024

Welcome to the latest news from our project

Call of the European plastics industry to the EU Commission

Eighteen industry stakeholders across the plastic value chain signed a call for immediate efforts to promote a resilient, innovative, sustainable European plastics value chain

20 December 20248 April 2025

RECYCLING Expanded

How chemical recycling could help address Europe's plastic waste challenge

6 December 20243 December 2024

EU regrets lack of conclusion on global plastics agreement

After two years of negotiations, UN member states failed to reach an agreement

4 December 20242 December 2024

Reaction to ENVI Committee’s adoption to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

The PPWR is critical to accelerating the transition of the European plastics system to circularity and net zero due to worrying decline in EU competitiveness, threatening the circular plastics transition

27 November 202422 November 2024

Falling EU competitiveness threatens circular plastics transition

New data confirms further decline in European plastics manufacturing and recycled plastics production drops for first time

21 November 202418 November 2024

Covestro deepens collaboration with Ausell to advance end-of-life automotive plastics recycling

Since 2020, Covestro has been partnering with Ausell to recycle 1 million polycarbonate water barrels annually, to convert them into high-performance post-consumer recycled polycarbonates for various industries

19 November 202414 November 2024

Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk takes a big step towards plastic circularity

With the new Market Development Upgrader (MDU), the chemical complex can process circular raw materials at scale and is essential for the development of plastic circularity in the Netherlands

14 November 202411 November 2024

Envalior launches a new range of sustainable Pocan® PBT compounds based on bio-circular BDO

Compounds can be combined with further mass-balanced raw materials as well as mechanically recycled materials

11 November 202411 November 2024

Finally unlocking lignin

Finnish biobased materials pioneer, LignEasy, has developed a method to refine and separate lignin into various kinds of liquid and solid products

4 November 202430 October 2024

RECOUP calls for a more effective plastic packaging tax

UK Plastics Tax loopholes risk recycling

24 October 202422 October 2024

Closing new loops with recycling

Study for Interzero

16 October 202410 October 2024

Biobased nylon and potential from diamine monomers

This latest article delves into the chemistry of synthetic polyamides, most significantly known as Nylon, and discusses the historic and current biobased alternatives to the conventional fossil-based polymers

Wastewater bacteria can break down plastic for food

Finding could lead to bioengineering solutions to clean up plastic waste

14 October 20248 October 2024

Advanced recycling plant closes chain of crisp bags and yoghurt pots

Indaver Plastics2Chemicals (P2C) will focus in future specifically on the plastic types Polystyrene (PS) - think of yogurt cups, meat trays, and mushroom containers - and Polyolefins (PO) - such as chip bags and films

11 October 20247 October 2024

Geopolitical tensions spark bioplastics innovation

Global challenges are pushing packaging companies to explore alternatives that are less reliant on unpredictable international markets

8 October 20241 October 2024

Challenging start for the EU’s revenue based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste

The EU’s plastic-based own resource aims to provide an incentive to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics, foster recycling rates, and boost the circular economy

2 October 202426 September 2024

Drinking water pressure pipes made from chemically recycled plastic installed in Vienna, Austria

Around 660 meters of polyethylene PE100-RC drinking water pressure pipes based on Borealis’ transformational technology platform are being laid, marking a significant step forward on the path to a circular economy

24 September 202424 September 2024

Schneider Electric collaborates with GR3N to tackle plastic recycling challenges and drive circularity in chemical sector

GR3N developed MADE, Microwave Assisted DEpolymerization solution, which breaks down PET into its chemical building blocks that can be recombined to create new PET pellets with virgin-like quality

13 September 202410 September 2024

Chemical plastics recycling is ready to go

Scientists at ETH Zurich have succeeded in breaking down polyethylene and polypropylene into molecules that can be used as fuels or lubricants

9 September 20244 September 2024

Emirates Biotech to Debut at Plastics Recycling Show in Dubai

Emirates Biotech will be exhibiting at the Plastics Recycling Show in Dubai from 10 to 12 September, marking the company’s first appearance at this prestigious event

28 August 202420 August 2024

Borealis and E-Fuels Leader Infinium to Turn Carbon Emissions into Plastics

New Infinium eNaphtha to serve as sustainable feedstock alternative for plastics used to manufacture consumer goods

22 July 202416 July 2024

Braskem Forges Alliance with TNO to Transform Polyolefin Plastic Residue Recycling

The collaboration will advance the research and development of the state-of-the-art Möbius dissolution-based recycling technology for polyolefin plastic residue waste streams

15 July 202416 July 2024

Advanced Recycling Technologies: Facts, Capacities, and Future Growth

Advanced recycling reaches way beyond chemical recycling and encompasses a diverse array of processes designed to transform waste into high-quality recycled materials and chemicals

11 July 20249 July 2024

Efficient plastic-feeding fungi in freshwater ecosystems identified

In recent years, researchers have shown that there are microfungi that can break down even complex polymers, making them suitable for bioremediation

10 July 20244 July 2024

Trinseo Opens Next-Gen Depolymerization Facility in Italy

Depolymerization technology advances the circularity of acrylics, yields high-purity recycled monomer

CARBIOS and Zhink Group enter official discussions for long-term partnership to build PET biorecycling industrial capacities in China

Letter of Intent signed for using CARBIOS’ revolutionary enzymatic depolymerization technology at minimum 50k tons of PET waste per year to reinvent the life cycle of PET-bottles

27 June 202421 June 2024

Recycling Plastics – Protecting Ecosystems

The Hansgrohe Group puts a technical world first into operation: an individually developed recycling process for galvanized plastics

25 June 202419 June 2024

US brands and retailers delay key plastic packaging targets by five years

The US Plastics Pact, which convenes more than 70 large businesses, has delayed key sustainability targets from 2025 to 2030 after initial collective progress fell short of its initial aspirations

19 June 202413 June 2024

ARKEMA achieves mass balance ISCC Plus certification at its acrylic monomers production facility in Clear Lake, Texas (US)

These certifications support the introduction of a full range of bio-attributed specialty resins and additives for lower VOC or carbon intensive technologies including high solid, waterborne and polyester powders

18 June 202412 June 2024

Attero and SABIC enter cooperation for supply of post-consumer recycled feedstock to drive plastics circularity

Attero, a European pioneer in plastics sorting and recycling, and SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, have signed a memorandum of understanding to join forces and develop advanced plastic recycling solutions

17 June 202411 June 2024

Freepoint Eco-Systems Announces Agreement with North Sea Port to Develop Flagship Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility in Northwestern Europe

The facility will operate as one of the largest plastic recycling facilities globally, will be situated in the Kluizendok site on the left bank of Ghent-Terneuzen Canal, Belgium

13 June 20247 June 2024

Covestro becomes a shareholder in company BioBTX

Investment in innovative recycling technology

28 May 202422 May 2024

Curbing plastics production

Companies involved in plastics production knew for a long time already that recycling is complicated, expensive and ineffective but did not communicate this knowledge

27 May 202422 May 2024

New production facility for carbon fiber reinforced plastics in Gardelegen officially opened

The use of recycled carbon fibers significantly reduces the CO2 footprint of these lightweight and highly durable materials

24 May 202421 May 2024

Revolutionizing Sustainability: StokedPlastics® Turning Ocean Trash Into Performance Plastic Treasure

Using 10x More Recycled Plastic Than Traditional Methods

Mitsui Chemicals Asahi Life Materials Develops Spunbond Nonwoven Suitable for Home Composting

The newly developed biodegradable plastic’s key feature is its capacity to decompose in a home composting environment at a temperature of around 28 degrees Celsius

LyondellBasell looks to retreat from Europe

The company may close or sell petrochemical facilities in the region

21 May 202414 May 2024

Successful acceptance at Republic Services in Las Vegas

With Krones as general contractor, Republic Services received the entire plant from a single source

17 May 202414 May 2024

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