The Future Sustainable Chemical and Materials Industry will be Based Entirely on Recycling, Biomass and CO₂LyondellBasell and KIRKBI invest in APK to develop recycling technology
LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), a global leader in the chemical industry and KIRKBI A/S, the family-owned holding and investment company of the LEGO® brand, announce they have signed an agreement to make an investment in APK, which specializes in a unique solvent-based recycling technology for low density polyethylene (LDPE)
Braskem and Nexus Circular Strengthen Relationship Through a Long-Term Contract for Circular Plastic Feedstocks from New Advanced Recycling Facility
The contracted volumes of advanced recycled circular products from Nexus will support Braskem's strategic objective to sell 300 thousand metric tons of products with recycled content by 2025
New tailwind for renewable carbon plastics in EU policy?Carbios and Novozymes strengthen collaboration with long-term exclusive strategic partnership to secure worldwide leadership in biorecycling of PET
Building on the current Joint Development Agreement (JDA) the companies will extend their collaboration to develop, optimize and produce enzymes to be supplied by Novozymes to all licensees of Carbios’ technology
Successful pilot project recycles used EPS from household recycling to produce new packaging
In a project under the umbrella of “IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V.”, German manufacturers of EPS packaging were able to demonstrate that sorting and recycling styrofoam makes environmental and economic sense
An exclusive interview with Giulia Gregori, Novamont. “Specific codes for the biobased industries are fundamental to fully exploit the circular bioeconomy potential”
NACE codes are an important element as they would allow a better measurement in the statistical field and the possibility of addressing specific legislative measures dedicated to waste deriving from biodegradable and compostable plastic products
Microplastics in human tissue samples: International study warns against drawing premature conclusions
The distribution of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment, the potential of human exposure and particle uptake, and the absorption of these particles into tissues are topics that are being intensively researched worldwide
Alpla and PTT Global Chemical Realise Thailand’s Largest Plastics Recycling Plant Equipped with State-of-the-Art Technology
Following 18 months of construction and installation, the ALPLA Group and PTT Global Chemical are opening the state-of-the-art ENVICCO food-grade recycling plant for bottle-to-bottle applications in Thailand
Promising Start to Plastic Pollution Negotiations as Countries Show Strong Support for Ambitious Global Agreement
More than 145 countries back calls for strong global rules to stop plastic pollution WWF warns ‘this is just the first step towards a legally binding global treaty’ as treaty opponents risk weakening obligations in next stages of negotiations
Initiative to slow new plastic resin capacity through permitting introduced in U.S. Congress
Legislators from the Democratic Party representing some U.S. coastal states introduced in early December 2022 a bill named Protecting Communities from Plastics Act that aims at tighter controls on permitting for future plastic production capacity, new or expanded
ExxonMobil + IPE + Plastic Energy: Kunststoffrecycling in Indonesien in Planung
Der US-Konzern ExxonMobil plant in Indonesien gemeinsam mit dem lokalen Partner Indomobil Prima Energi (IPE) und dem britischen Technologieunternehmen Plastic Energy die Gewinnung von Rohstoffen für neuwertige Polymere durch das Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen
Lignin nanoparticles: A sustainable recipe for combining cellulose with hydrophobic polymers for advanced applications
The Bioproduct Chemistry team at Aalto University have designed a sustainable method to produce strong and flexible cellulosic films that incredibly maintain their strength even when wet
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