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30 October 202027 October 2020

FUTERRO launches the first fully integrated PLA plant in China

New lactic acid and PLA units incorporate new patented technologies that allow the production of high-quality products at competitive costs

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29 October 20209 September 2021

A new era begins: The Renewable Materials Conference, Cologne and online, 18–20 May 2021

Featuring a unique concept to present all sustainable and renewable material solutions at one event: bio-based, CO₂-based and recycled www.renewable-materials.eu

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28 October 202023 October 2020

Total and Plastic Energy announce a strategic partnership and the construction of the first chemical recycling plant in France

This first project in France represents the start of the collaboration between Total and Plastic Energy to deploy chemical recycling

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Total: Kooperation mit Plastic Energy

Erstes Projekt dieser Art in Frankreich soll der Start einer Zusammenarbeit zwischen Total und Plastic Energy werden, um das Chemische Recycling voranzubringen  

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27 October 202022 October 2020

Recycling Technologies, Neste and Unilever combine expertise to test and validate systems to chemically recycle waste plastics

The alliance will demonstrate new added-value applications for hard-to-recycle waste plastic materials, such as films, sachets and pouches

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Neste, Recycling Technologies und Unilever bündeln Know-how, um Systeme zur chemischen Wiederverwertung von Altkunststoffen zu testen und zu validieren

Partnerschaft wird neue, werthaltige Anwendungen für Altkunststoffe wie Folien, Beutel und Tüten hervorbringen, die schwierig zu recyceln sind

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Marchon Eyewear, Inc. partners with Eastman to be the first to produce and sell eyewear made with Eastman’s sustainable acetate

Scrap from Marchon's manufacturing of acetate frames can be diverted from landfills and used to produce new sustainable acetate

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ReNew ELP to build world’s first commercial-scale plastic recycling plant using Cat-HTR technology

Key benefit of the Cat-HTR technology is its ability to recycle multi-layer, flexible plastic materials or to process food-contaminated, mixed-polymer streams

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26 October 20209 September 2021

Plans for UK First Plastic to Hydrogen Facility at Protos Approved

£7m development will transform how plastic waste is dealt with in the region - treating up to 35 tonnes of unrecyclable plastics a day and using it to create a local source of hydrogen

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23 October 202020 October 2020

PepsiCo Deutschland leistet signifikanten Beitrag zur Transformation des Getränkemarkts: 100% recycelte PET-Flaschen bis Ende 2021

7 Millionen Euro Investitionen für die Umstellung in Deutschland

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22 October 202019 October 2020

Plastic packaging waste: EU needs to boost recycling to achieve ambitions

Scale of the challenges facing the Member States should not be underestimated

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Verpackungsabfälle aus Kunststoff: Die EU muss mehr recyceln, um ihre Ziele zu erreichen

Ausmaß der Herausforderungen für die Mitgliedstaaten ist nicht zu unterschätzen

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SOL Group invests with CropEnergies €15 million in the recovery of biogenic CO2 by alcoholic fermentation in Belgium

From 2021 up to 65,000 tonnes of biogenic CO₂ of the highest purity will be captured annually

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Research to develop more efficient methods of recycling composite materials

Results of a new project will run into new affordable composite thermoplastic products made from recycled materials

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Schwarz Gruppe testet chemisches Recycling

Im Rahmen eines Pilotprojektes mit SABIC sollen aus chemisch recycelten gemischten Kunststoffabfällen neue Verpackungen für Karotten hergestellt werden

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21 October 202021 October 2020

Coca-Cola in Western Europe transitions to 100% recycled plastic (rPET) bottles in two more markets

Transition to 100% rPET confirmed the Netherlands and in Norway - important transition from use of new virgin oil-based plastic in PET bottles towards a local closed-loop recycling system

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Messer baut neue CO2-Rückgewinnungsanlage in Frankreich

Neues Werk soll Messer's CO₂-Quellen weiter diversifizieren und so eine zuverlässige Gasversorgung der Kundschaft gewährleisten

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Messer to build CO2-recovery unit at Vertex Bioenergy site in France

The new plant is part of Messer’s long-term strategy to continue to diversify its CO₂ sourcing and to ensure a reliable gas supply

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20 October 20209 September 2021

Second Life für Plastikmüll

GoPlastikNeutral will Pyrolyse-Wiederverwertung vorantreiben

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19 October 20209 September 2021

Spotlight on chemical recycling: Offering a solution towards a circular economy

Chemical Recycling Europe and its members provide a solution to make plastics circular with developing a new range of recycling methods

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16 October 20209 September 2021

Eastman makes the promise of sustainability a reality with Naia™ Renew

Conscious fashion fiber producer launches new traceable, transparent circular portfolio

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Spotlight on chemical recycling: Building a circular economy for plastics requires multiple strategies and tools

Advanced recycling needs to be part of that tool set

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15 October 20209 September 2021

BASF: Nachhaltig produzierte Fleischwaren in nachhaltiger Hülle – Gutfried Bio-Hähnchen-Fleischwurst in innovativer Verpackung

Vier Unternehmen stellen innovative Kunststoffverpackung vor: Rund zwei Drittel der für die Verpackung verwendeten Rohstoffe stammen aus Kunststoffabfällen

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Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN join their forces to demonstrate and commercialize an innovative process for the recycling of all types of waste PET

The 3 partners will work closely with the actors of PET packaging and textile industries to validate the quality of the recycled PET

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Showa Denko begins processing waste plastics at Kawasaki plant under new license

Showa Denko announced that it has obtained a license to process industrial waste, and started to accept crushed & molded used plastics.

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14 October 20209 October 2020

Plastic waste as a valuable resource – SÜDPACK invests in joint project with RECENSO

Collaboration aims to convert production-related reusable materials into high-quality pyrolysis oil on an industrial scale.

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Kunststoffabfälle als wertvolle Ressource – SÜDPACK investiert in gemeinsames Projekt mit RECENSO

Kooperation verfolgt das Ziel, produktionsbedingte Wertstoffe in industriellem Maßstab  in hochwertiges Pyrolyse-Öl umzuwandeln

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Braskem advances in research into chemical recycling of plastics

The new phase involves the signing of a cooperation with the Fábrica Carioca de Catalisadores (FCC S.A.), SENAI CETIQT and COPPE/UFRJ with total investment of R$2.7 million

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NewAge® Industries Announces New Plan to Recycle Silicone Tubing Waste

Adds Another Green Project to Its Sustainability Portfolio

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Loop Industries and SUEZ announce strategic partnership to build first infinite Loop facility producing 100% recycled and infinitely recyclable plastic in Europe

Partnership to meet the needs of global brands looking for 100% recycled content for packaging, which can be infinitely recycled

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Ecofriendly plastic alternative: Scraps to synthetics

New innovative material can be produced on an industrial scale in a new process developed by the Fraunhofer Institute IPK and its partners

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Umweltfreundliche Plastikalternative: Kunststoff aus Abfall

Neues Produktionsverfahren des Fraunhofer-Instituts IPK und seiner Partner ermöglicht die industrietaugliche Herstellung eines innovativen Materials

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13 October 20209 September 2021

Tesco introduces the first recycled food grade soft plastic packaging from materials returned by customers

Recent trial demonstrates for the first time that soft plastic can be continuously recycled into safe food-grade packaging

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Repsol reaches agreement to incorporate recycled-content polyolefins

Collaboration includes using mechanical recycling methods to produce recycled-content polymers that can be used in non-food contact flexible packaging applications

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Trinseo Collaborates with COEXPAN to Validate Polystyrene Recycling Technologies

Technologies for Use in the Dairy Industry for Form Fill Seal (FFS) Market at INNOTECH

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12 October 20209 September 2021

Lenzing ist Gründungspartner der Renewable Carbon Initiative

Die neu gegründete Renewable Carbon Initiative strebt das Ende des fossilen Zeitalters für alle organischen Chemikalien und Materialien bis 2050 an. Im Rahmen dieser Initiative wird sich Lenzing insbesondere auf die weitere Ökologisierung der Textil- und Vliesstoffbranchen konzentrieren

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9 October 20208 October 2020

Agilyx successfully listed on Merkur Market, part of Oslo Stock Exchange

Advanced Chemical Recycling Technology is Making Plastics More Circular

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Put fees, EPR and recycled content in the mix for plastics policy

This industry plan should include specific commitments for using recycled plastic in a wide range of products

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8 October 20206 October 2020

Bündnis 90 / Die GRÜNEN: Unsere Vision ist eine Wirtschaft ohne Müll

Zusammenfassung des Fraktionsbeschlusses „Grüne Strategie für eine ressourcenleichte, klimaneutrale und giftfreie Kreislaufwirtschaft“

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VTT’s new piloting platform for process chemistry ready for speeding up bio- and circular economy

With the launch of the piloting platform for process chemistry, VTT Bioruukki strengthens its position among the world's leading piloting centres

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7 October 20209 September 2021

Energy Transition: Total Is Investing More Than €500 Million To Convert Its Grandpuits Refinery Into a Zero-Crude Platform for Biofuels and Bioplastics

New platform will focus on four new industrial activities and is demonstrating company's commitment to the energy transition and to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050

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Total: Komplette Neuausrichtung der Raffinerie in Grandpuits

Konzern avisiert neue Rohöl-freie Plattform mit vier Industriezweigen, um mittels eigener Zugeständnisse zur Energiewende ein Carbon-neutrales Europa bis 2050 zu erreichen

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Polystyrene can be circulated back to raw-material

MoPo project develops collection and reuse of the waste in Europe

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Call it by its name: Synthetic gas and oil from old plastics is not ‘recycling’, it’s ‘recovery’

Chemical recovery of plastics to produce new materials could be a welcome complement to mechanical recycling, and a useful way to reduce waste

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5 October 202030 September 2020

FINEX™ Reaches New Milestones; Launches Officially at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics

As part of its efforts to promote textile fibre recycling in China, Sateri is in dialogue with the China Association of Circular Economy (CACE)

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1 October 202028 September 2020

BASF invests into Pyrum as part of its ChemCyclingTM project

Pyrolysis oil from waste tires as additional raw material source next to oil from mixed plastic waste

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BASF investiert in Pyrum im Rahmen des ChemCyclingTM-Projekts

Pyrolyseöl aus Altreifen als zusätzliche Rohstoffquelle neben Öl aus gemischten Kunststoffabfällen

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30 September 20209 September 2021

Neues Recyclingverfahren für gebrauchte Windeln

Babywindeln produzieren Berge von Müll. Acib-Forscher haben einen neuartigen biotechnologischen Recyclingprozess auf Basis von Enzymen entwickelt.

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29 September 20209 September 2021

Unilever’s Persil switches to bio-based formula to fill its recycled plastic bottles

Persil’s eco re-launch is the first innovation in the UK as part of Unilever’s ‘Clean Future’ commitment and in its intent to embed the circular economy principles

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25 September 20209 September 2021

Textiles giants open new front in cellulosic recycling

Man-made cellulosic fibres are of increasing importance and has doubled in the last 30 years as forecast for continued growth over the coming years