7 August 20209 September 2021 Dow Giving New Life to Old Mattresses Dow Polyurethanes to create a circular economy for polyurethanes
6 August 20209 September 2021 The EU chemical industry: an EU Recovery Plan aligned with the European Green Deal goals is our opportunity to create a more resilient Europe CEFIC launches bio-based chemicals sector group
5 August 20201 August 2020 Chemical Recycling legislation should take a precautionary approach to ensure prevention measures remain at the core of the EU’s Circular Economy promises Janek Vahk blogs about the new joint statement on chemical recycling from the Rethink Plastic alliance, ECOS, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH), European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and Zero Waste Europe
UBA: Neues Hintergrundpapier „Chemisches Recycling“ von Kunststoffabfällen Ist das Chemische Recycling eine Alternative oder Ergänzung zur werkstofflichen Verwertung von Kunststoffabfällen?
4 August 20209 September 2021 German Associations Demand Removal of Regulatory Hurdles to Achieve the EU’s Climate Targets Electrochaea supports the demands of the German Energy Storage Systems Association (BVES) for regulatory changes to strengthen the role of energy storage companies. Those are substantial to reach the EU’s climate goals
Energiespeicher: „Deutschland darf sich nicht selbst im Weg stehen“ Electrochaea unterstützt Forderungen des Bundesverbands Energiespeicher nach Abbau regulatorischer Hemmnisse
3 August 202030 July 2020 UK to lead the development of the next generation of sustainable composite materials The UK is leading a new initiative to address this challenge, looking at the whole lifecycle of composites to future-proof the aeroplanes, cars and turbines of tomorrow
Fiber Thermoforming: Optisch nah am Kunststoff Die neue Fiber Thermoforming Maschine 'Natureformer 90' von Kiefel wurde auf Basis des Know-Hows aus der Kunststoffverarbeitung entwickelt
Kimberly-Clark Joins WWF’s Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance Industry collaboration to explore and communicate the sustainability risks and opportunities associated with bioplastic production
Bio-waste generation in the EU: Current capture levels and future potential Examples of best practices for sustainably valorising bio-waste to provide new bio-based compounds for the chemicals, food-packaging and agricultural sectors
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP Ventures) funding for CuRe Technology New recycling start-up seeks to provide a new lease of life for difficult to recycle plastic polyester waste
24 July 202023 July 2020 Agilyx announces the launch of a new feedstock management company, Cyclyx International, Inc. Cyclyx formed to be an industry consortium
13 July 20209 September 2021 Eni, Versalis and COREPLA working together to recover mixed plastics Agreements signed to combine their respective expertise in plasmix recycling by gasification and pyrolysis of mixed plastic packaging, which is currently difficult to recycle and destined for energy recovery
10 July 20209 September 2021 BASF working toward circularity in recycling of mattresses BASF’s process breaks down the flexible polyurethane and delivers the initially used polyol, from which they gain new foam with a significantly lower carbon footprint
BASF macht wichtigen Schritt zur Kreislaufwirtschaft beim Recycling von Matratzen Neues Verfahren von BASF spaltet flexibles Polyurethan und gibt das verarbeitete Polyol frei, aus dem dann neuer Schaum mit deutlich geringeren CO2-Emissionen wird
3 July 20209 September 2021 Agilyx agrees to an exclusive collaboration with TechnipFMC to enable new pathways for post-use polystyrene to enhance the circular economy The developed purification process will bolt on to Agilyx's existing depolymerization technology and accelerate the presence of recycled styrene and polystyrene in the market
26 June 20209 September 2021 Quantafuel inks waste plastic contract with Grønt Punkt Norge to boost chemical recycling project Up to 10 000 tonnes of post-consumer plastic packaging will be recycled in the new facility in Skive, Denmark, into feedstock for new plastic for BASF
18 June 20209 September 2021 New Recycled Fibre FinexTM in Stores – Sateri Partners Fashion Brands to Unveil Product Next-generation cellulosic fibre containing recycled textile waste fibres
Call for faster recognition & legislation review to unlock the potential of chemical recycling Chemical Recycling Europe Calls for Legislation to Improve Circular Economy for Plastics in EU
17 June 20209 September 2021 Anti-Plastics Group Calls Chemical Recycling ‘Dead-End’ Technology Recent “technical analysis” by GAIA revealing that chemical recycling is polluting, energy intensive, and has a track record of technical failures
Chemical Recycling Won’t Solve The Plastic Crisis As Over 50% Of Carbon Contained Gets Lost Chemical recycling is an environmental health risk and will not solve the plastic crisis
16 June 20209 September 2021 Woodly recycles its cellulose-based plastics with NGR recycling technology From the recycled Woodly granules, a clear, 20-micrometer thin cast film could be produced in the lab under typical polyolefin processing conditions
Yokogawa Signs Investment and Partnership Agreement with JEPLAN, Developer of an Innovative Chemical Recycling Technology Partnership will strengthen the production systems at both plants and expand all business opportunities toward the realization of their vision of "Circulate Everything"
15 June 202012 June 2020 Sustainable bio-attributed PVC is a winner Vynova is using renewable raw materials in place of petrochemicals with no loss of properties
Berry Global Announces Innovative Advanced Recycling Technology Project with Mondelēz International The package contains plastic material recovered using advanced recycling technology from Berry’s partnership with SABIC
12 June 20209 September 2021 Woodly: Finnisches Startup-Unternehmen schließt Produktionskreislauf mit Hilfe von NGR Das Material passt perfekt zu den bestehenden Anlagen von NGR: Aus recyceltem Woodly-Granulat konnte eine klare dünne Flachfolie hergestellt werden
9 June 20209 September 2021 Upcycling of Post-Consumer PLA Waste: A Gateway to “Circular Bio-Economy” Six Fraunhofer institutes are exploring ways for sustainable transformation of the entire plastic value chain to a circular economy
5 June 202031 December 2020 Plastic Recycling: Total and PureCycle Technologies Form a Strategic Partnership Total to purchase part of the output of PureCycle Technologies’ future facility in the United States and to assess the interest of developing a new plant together in Europe
Total: Kooperation mit PureCycle Technologies Total will künftig recyceltes Polypropylen von PureCycle Technologies aus Ohio verarbeiten, beide Unternehmen erwägen den Bau einer Recyclinganlage in Europa
4 June 202029 May 2020 Dow: Gemeinsame Vermarktung von Bio-Stretchfolien mit schwedischer Doxa Plast Biobasierte Stretchfolien sollen der steigenden Nachfrage der Markenhersteller nach klimaneutralen, erneuerbaren, aber leistungsstarken Kunststoffen begegnen
Unterwegs zum effektiven Plastik-Kreislauf Zott launcht die erste Food-Verpackung mit Anteil an chemisch recyceltem Kunststoff – Zur Mühlen-Gruppe will in Kürze folgen
3 June 202028 May 2020 BIC rejects the unfounded and erroneous claims made against the BBI JU by the Corporate Europe Observatory and Global Health Advocates The bio-based industries are a crucial partner to the EU in realising the Green Deal and green recovery
Scrap to Wrap, a new app? NOVA, Enerkem set sights on garbage-to-ethylene, and how, and why Joint development agreement to explore turning non-recyclable and non-compostable municipal waste into ethylene
2 June 20209 September 2021 Chemical recycling makes useful product from waste bioplastic A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham
Chemisches Recycling macht aus Biokunststoffabfällen ein nützliches Produkt Wissenschaftler der Universitäten Bath und Birmingham entwickeln schnelleren und effektiveren Weg, um pflanzenbasierte Biokunststoffe zu recyceln
Towards Closed-Loop Manufacturing – Sateri Enters China’s Lyocell Fibre Market New 20,000 ton Lyocell line commences production in Shandong
26 May 202020 May 2020 Plastics recyclers cease production Recyclates demand impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Corona: Kunststoff-Recycler stellen die Produktion ein Mangelnde Recycling-Nachfrage und rekordtiefe Preise für Neuware aufgrund der Corona-Pandemie führen zur Schließung von Kunststoff-Recycling-Betrieben
25 May 20209 September 2021 Why The Lycra Company Prioritizes Recycling Over Biodegradability Company came to this decision by taking a science-based approach to what types of fibers will have the best environmental impact
22 May 202018 May 2020 This eco-friendly and biodegradable toothbrush can be returned to its manufacturer after use The new Reswirl comes manufactured from a cassava-based PHA that naturally biodegrades in land or water
20 May 202015 May 2020 Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics Company’s carbon renewal and polyester renewal technologies are forms of chemical recycling, mechanical recycling already is reasonably efficient, creating recycled materials streams that already have proven in many markets
18 May 20209 September 2021 Why PepsiCo, L’Oreal and Nestle are banking on this French plastics recycling startup New enzyme technology developed by Carbios could usher in an entirely new way to recycle plastic, gets boost by big companies
14 May 202011 May 2020 „Deutschlands Biotonnen Versprechen“ – die getrennte Bioabfallsammlung, ein wichtiges, gemeinsames Ziel Verschwendung von Ressourcen muss aufhören, fordert der Verbund kompostierbare Produkte
Circulate Capital invests in plastic recycling in Asia “Our goal is to scale our capacity to recycle locally-sourced plastic, to grow our customer base by partnering with international and local manufacturers and to diversify our products to increase our impact and prevent more plastic from ending up in the environment.”
12 May 20209 September 2021 Pyrowave closes Series B led by Michelin and Sofinnova Partners The investment marks a significant step forward making plastic circularity a reality
11 May 20206 May 2020 Lucite International and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation increase the pace on a Circular Economy for PMMA with Agilyx Corporation PMMA is one of the very few plastics that can be chemically de-polymerised and purified to produce a virgin quality monomer (MMA)
8 May 202031 December 2020 INEOS and PLASTIC ENERGY to collaborate on new advanced plastic recycling facility Advanced recycling takes waste plastic and re-makes this into new high-quality polymer, replacing raw materials derived from oil-based products
Advanced Recycling Alliance For Plastics Announces New Name, Members ARAP is at the forefront in representing the rapidly growing advanced recycling and recovery sector for plastics
INEOS und PLASTIC ENERGY planen gemeinsamen Bau einer neuen Anlage für modernes Kunststoffrecycling Bei diesem fortschrittlichen Recycling werden Kunststoffabfälle in neue hochwertige Polymere umgewandelt und damit erdölbasierte Rohstoffe ersetzt
7 May 20204 May 2020 Upcycling spongy plastic foams from shoes, mattresses and insulation New method turns foam into higher value rubber and hard plastics