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6 December 20231 December 2023

EUBP calls on legislators to appropriately recognise the role of compostable coffee capsules in the PPWR

A recent study from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) yet again confirms the advantages of compostable coffee capsules over any other type of coffee capsules


5 December 202317 December 2024

The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 – A Success Story Beyond Chemical Recycling

With an impressive increase of almost 30% to nearly 300 participants from 26 countries, the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) has established itself as the leading event for innovation in recycling in just one year


LyondellBasell to Build Industrial-scale Advanced Recycling Plant in Germany

The new plant is expected to have an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year and is designed to recycle the amount of plastic packaging waste generated by over 1.2 million German citizens per year


4 December 20234 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), November 2023

You may find RCI’s Scientific Background Report on peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessments, an overview to the passed Avanced Recycling Conference and RCI presented at the 1st Circular Carbon Summit in Vienna


New ways to showcase your activities on Renewable Carbon News

Renewable Carbon News – portal and daily newsletter – is the most targeted way to reach the renewable chemicals and materials sector: bio-based, CO₂-based and advanced recycling


1 December 202327 November 2023

The LYCRA Company launches new LYCRA® FiT400™ fiber

LYCRA® FiT400™ fiber is made from 60% recycled PET and 14.4% from bio-derived resources and is GRS certified


29 November 202323 November 2023

Scent-flavored hydration leader air up® launches new Generation 2 bottle made with Tritan™ Renew

Tritan Renew is made with 50% certified recycled content* using Eastman's molecular recycling technology, which breaks down hard-to-recycle waste plastics into their molecular building blocks to create new polymers


27 November 202323 November 2023

Zeroing in on a sustainable tomorrow – Sulzer’s new licensing technologies help eliminate plastic waste and industrial emissions

The latest addition to the licensing offering from Sulzer Chemtech leverages the company’s extensive experience in efficient separation and mixing technologies to meet growing carbon net zero and zero waste needs


DuPont™ Tyvek® Luxembourg Facility Achieves ISCC PLUS Certification 

Certification helps drive continuous improvement in producing sustainable DuPont™ Tyvek® applications


22 November 202317 November 2023

Partnership with AIPMA leads to German-Indian company cooperation

The partnership founded in 2020 between the All India Plastics Manufacturers' Association (AIPMA) and the support association for polymer development and plastics technology POLYKUM


21 November 202321 November 2023

The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 – Your Ultimate Guide to Cutting-Edge Recycling Solutions

With the upcoming recycling quotas set by the EU, as well as quotas for mandatory recycled content for specific products, advanced recycling reaches far beyond the plastic packaging sector In consequence, estimations foresee 55% of renewable carbon to come from recycling until 2050. Join more than 250 other participants to discuss effective solutions to handle these capacities


16 November 202313 November 2023

Husky Wins Plastics Industry Association Bioplastics Innovation Award

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced Husky Technologies (Husky), as the winner of PLASTICS’ 2023 Innovation in Bioplastics Award. The announcement came as part of PLASTICS’ eighth annual, online #BioplasticsWeek awareness and education event


15 November 20239 November 2023

OMV and Interzero establish joint venture to build and operate Europe’s largest sorting facility for chemical recycling

Production start of the new plant is expected to take place in 2026. Around 120 new jobs will be created at the new site


13 November 20237 November 2023

AIMPLAS is developing food and cosmetic packaging products from ocean by-products such as fish gelatine and fishing nets within the EcoeFISHent project

34 partners from 7 different countries participate in this initiative which aims to promote a demonstrable and replicable cluster for eco-efficient valorization of fishing and fish industries side-streams


9 November 20236 November 2023

Our view on the “Zero Draft” for a Global Plastics Treaty

The ‘Zero Draft’ is a comprehensive document that contains various options for potential treaty provisions that could support progress on all three global outcomes we call for in our Vision Statement


Plastics industry players clarify vision of Global Plastics Treaty legislation in response to UNEP draft

Plastic waste should be managed safely and without causing negative environmental impacts - from its initial handling to its final disposal


8 November 202315 November 2023

Recycling organic waste: biodegradable bags not currently recommended

The BabbA project group initial evaluation is that we should avoid introducing biodegradable bags into real, large-scale biowaste recycling plants until it can be guaranteed that the bags will break down completely


Challenging the status quo of plastics: Biomaterials startup erthos announces $6.5 million Series A

erthosTM is driving change in the biomaterials industry, offering a sustainable future for all


7 November 20232 November 2023

Plastics manufacturers unite around a common vision to redesign the European plastics system

Circular and net zero emissions ‘Plastics Transition’ roadmap highlights urgent need for policy framework that stimulates circular markets and investments


2 November 202331 October 2023

Supply chain letter on the need for mass balance fuel-use exempt for chemical recycling

20 associations call on EU Member States to urgently adopt mass balance fuel-use exempt as the EU harmonised mass balance method for allocating recycled content via chemical recycling


27 October 202329 October 2023

Free PEFerence webinar on 22 November: The Use of Food and Feed Crops for Bio-based Materials and the Related Effects on Food Security – new insights from recent research

Is there a farmland competition between food and non-food? How can we achieve food security? These and more questions will be answered in the free PEFerence webinar by Lara Dammer on 22 November at 10:00 CET


24 October 202317 October 2023

Definition of ‘high-quality’ recycling takes centre stage in EU packaging law

Environmental groups warn against downcycling high-quality materials into lower-quality products, saying paper risks becoming the largest source of packaging waste in the EU


23 October 202316 October 2023

New report shows globally coordinated policies could cut annual mismanaged plastics by 90% and virgin plastic production by 30% by 2040

Further and stronger measures are needed to fully end all aspects of plastic pollution and align the plastic system with the Paris Climate Agreement


20 October 202315 October 2023

Consumers angry at retail industry for producing plastic waste, study finds

British consumers are angry at the retail industry for producing plastic waste and frustrated with current reuse and recycling systems, according to research from the University of Sheffield


18 October 202312 October 2023

OMV and Wood sign collaboration agreement for commercial licensing of OMV´s ReOil® technology

Circular economy solution: What was once waste turns into valuable raw material


17 October 202329 October 2023

nova-Institute, Plastics Europe and European Bioplastics join forces on bio-based polymers and plastics production data 

The data is based on nova-Institute’s annually published bio-based polymers capacity and production data and adapted to the scope of the historical Plastics Europe data on plastics production as well as the scope of European Bioplastics


13 October 20239 October 2023

Greenyl uses SKYPET® from SK Chemicals from ALBIS Portfolio for sustainable vinyl records

By choosing a material that is not only recyclable but also already contains a chemically recycled content, Greenyl is making a contribution to the circular economy


12 October 202310 October 2023

A major step forward for the cosmetic industry as Dow launches two new sustainable SURLYN™ grades for perfume and cosmetic packaging

The new SURLYN™ grades will enable beauty brands and manufacturers to create sustainable and high-quality cosmetic packaging that stands out on the shelves


11 October 20236 October 2023

Lummus’ Green Circle Announces Agreement for Advanced Plastic Recycling Technology with Dongyang Environment Group

Agreement strengthens Lummus’ experience developing and commercializing solutions for plastics circularity


5 October 20232 October 2023

Scientists Use Bacteria to Turn Plastic Into Useful Substances

James Collins from MIT and Ting Lu with the University of Illinois described in a study how to turn plasticwaste into useful products


29 September 202329 May 2024

Bio-attributed PVC: A breakthrough for sustainable plastics

RENOLIT to bring a whole new generation of these sustainable plastics to the market - with ISCC certification


28 September 202319 February 2024

Toray and Honda Start Jointly Validating Chemical Nylon 6 Recycling for Automotive Applications

The first step with this work is to recycle used automotive plastic parts into the same automotive materials


27 September 202322 September 2023

BASF launches first biomass balance plastic additives

These industry-first solutions support the use of renewable feedstock to replace fossil feedstock and help BASF’s customers meet their sustainability targets


25 September 202319 September 2023

Braskem to purchase plastic-waste-derived feedstock from Vitol SA, produced by WPU – Waste Plastic Upcycling A/S in Denmark

The agreement with Vitol is part of the Wenew ecosystem, that represents and consolidates Braskem's efforts in the circular economy on four pillars - products, education, technology, and circular design


22 September 202319 September 2023

LOIM announces first close of its Plastic Circularity Fund

The Fund received strong investor interest with new commitments from Dow and LyondellBasell


Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announces second partnership to explore CO₂ upcycling technology 

The research together with Swansea University aims to develop technology capable of using CO₂ captured from the atmosphere as an alternative to fossil fuels used during the ethylene production process


Recycling plastic waste into high-value materials: Plastics2Olefins is closing the loop

The Plastics2Olefins project is paving the way for the industrialisation of high-temperature pyrolysis for circular olefins production


Greenback buys laminate plastics recycling firm Enval

Greenback Recycling Technologies has acquired laminated plastics recycling specialist Enval for an undisclosed sum


21 September 202321 September 2023

A Broad Range of Advanced Recycling Technologies Keeps Carbon in the Loop 

Register now: The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023, November 28-29, 2023 in Cologne, Germany and online


UBQ Materials Raises $70 Million in Funding, Led by Eden Global Partners

UBQ Materials continues its global expansion and this will include additional facilities in Europe and North America, alongside the impending opening of UBQ’s industrial-scale facility in Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands


Eni Sustainable Mobility and LG Chem Join Forces for a potential new innovative Biorefinery in South Korea

Eni will provide the South Korean biorefinery with sustainable feedstock mainly based on waste and residues from the processing of vegetable oils, used cooking oil, and also vegetable oils from drought-resistant crops


18 September 202313 September 2023

InvestEU: EIF invests €50 million to support circular plastics

Infinity Recycling BV created markets for end-of-life waste streams by investing in advanced recycling technologies that enable circularity in the plastics industry


15 September 202312 September 2023

RAMPF: Groundbreaking Upcycling Approach for the Manufacture of Customized Polymer Aerogels

Unsorted polyurethane scraps as feedstock - Project funding by German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action


13 September 20238 September 2023

Aramco, TotalEnergies and SABIC complete MENA region’s first processing of oil from plastic waste at scale to make certified circular polymers

The project aims to pave the way for the creation of a domestic value chain for the advanced recycling of plastics to circular polymers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


8 September 20238 September 2023

Plastic eating microorganisms

Scientists found plastic eating microorganisms in waste and any environments - but can they tackle a pollution that is fired by an increasing production?


Samsara’s plastic eating enzymes get a new laboratory

Currently, Samsara Eco’s enzymatic library can break down challenging plastics including coloured, multi-layered, mixed plastics and textiles like polyester and nylon 6,6


4 September 202329 August 2023

New bio-based materials from non-biodegradable plastic waste for the packaging and pharmaceutical industries

The role of AIMPLAS in the project involved the pretreatment of plastics using microwave-assisted thermochemical degradation


1 September 202329 August 2023

NOVA Chemicals Announces Company’s First Mechanical Recycling Facility, Operated by Novolex

Company plans to expand its recycling footprint over the next several years to help it reach its industry-leading 2030 ambition of 30 per cent recycled content as a share of its total polyethylene sales


31 August 202328 August 2023

Citizens of LIPOR eight Municipalities continue to actively participate in Multi-material and Bio-waste Recycling

Actively participate in recycling and be part of the circular economy! This is the contribution of LIPOR 8 Associated Municipalities citizens


30 August 202325 August 2023

Hartshorn salt and “baking” solves a serious environmental problem

A group of young chemists from the University of Copenhagen has invented a green and surprisingly simple solution to separate and recycle polyester fabric blends

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