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Recycling technology
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SOPREMA
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Mannheim
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Germany
PET Recycling
SOPREMA opens innovative recycling plant SOPRALOOP
Complex PET plastics prepared for the production of insulating foam - The SOPREMA Group, one of the world's leading waterproofing and insulation companies, inaugurated the SOPRALOOP recycling plant in Strasbourg on 9 July 2019.
This plant uses a globally unique process that makes it possible for…
This plant uses a globally unique process that makes it possible for…
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Recycling technology
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NGR
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Feldkirchen
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Austria
Initiative
RePETito: A project to expand the Circular Economy
Leading Austrian companies are joining forces in the RePETitio project, following an initiative of Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH to prove that PET-waste other than PET bottles can successfully be recycled into new high-quality products.
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Recycling technology
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Campaign to Protect Rural England
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London
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United Kingdom
Deposit system
£2 billion boost to the economy from ‘all-in’ deposit return system
Government impact assessment demonstrates that ‘all-in’ deposit system is a no-brainer for the economy, says CPRE. The economic benefit of a deposit return system, which included every drinks can and bottle – both plastic and glass – would be eight times greater than the economic benefit of a…
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Recycling technology
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University of Portsmouth
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Portsmouth
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United Kingdom
Enzymatic Recycling Research
Portsmouth scientists awarded £5.8 million to help find new ways to recycle plastic waste
University of Portsmouth scientists, who have engineered an enzyme that can break down some of the world’s most commonly polluting plastics, have been awarded £5.8 million through the Government’s modern Industrial Strategy.
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Material technology
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SABIC
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Riyad
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Saudi Arabia
Recycled Resins
SABIC introduces LNP™ ELCRIN™ iQ upcycled compounds to extend useful life of PET bottles and help reduce plastic waste
SABIC today introduced its LNP™ ELCRIN™ iQ portfolio of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) compounded resins derived from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) to support the circular economy and help reduce plastic waste. By chemically upcycling consumer-discarded PET (primarily single-use water…
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Business function
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Plastipak
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Plymouth
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United States
Partnership
Plastipak and Garbo announce exclusive partnership for industrial scale PET chemical recycling
Plastipak Italia Preforme s.r.l., a subsidiary of Plastipak Packaging, and Garbo S.r.l. have entered into an exclusive relationship in Italy to develop and bring to market industrial scale PET chemical recycling for use in preform and bottle applications.
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Coating
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KHS
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Dortmund
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Germany
Coating & Recyclability
FreshSafe PET® from KHS: Association of Plastic Recyclers recognizes recyclability achievement
- Technology combines product protection with recyclability
- Better barrier properties than composite materials
- Growing demand for clean recycling systems for PET bottles
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Sustainability
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Braskem
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São Paulo
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Brazil
Material Production
Braskem announces studies in chemical recycling
Actions will promote the reuse of post-consumer plastics by manufacturers
Seeking solutions that contribute to the circular economy and to sustainable development, Braskem announces new partnerships for the development of chemical recycling, with a focus on transforming post-consumer plastics, such…
Seeking solutions that contribute to the circular economy and to sustainable development, Braskem announces new partnerships for the development of chemical recycling, with a focus on transforming post-consumer plastics, such…
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Sheets & Films
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Interface Polymers
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Loughborough
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United Kingdom
Flexible Plastic Packaging Recycling
Interface Polymers secures major Innovate UK grant to enable high value recycling of multi-layer mixed plastic flexible packaging
Interface Polymers Ltd. has been awarded a £638K Innovate UK ‘Plastics Innovation: towards zero waste’industrial research grant to reduce mixed plastic waste by recycling multi-layer flexible plastic packaging back into high value uses.
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Recycling processes
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PACCAR
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Bellevue
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United States
PET Recycling
Closing the recycling cycle for PET trays
After the successful completion of the pilot project, PACCOR and Veolia are preparing to implement PET recycling trays on an industrial scale.
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Recycling processes
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BASF
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Ludwigshafen
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Germany
Recycling
BASF for the first time makes products with chemically recycled plastics
- Breaking new ground in the circular economy with plastic waste as a source of raw materials
- BASF promotes recycling of plastic waste
- Pilot products manufactured and certified with partners in the value chain
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Recycling processes
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IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen
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Bad Homburg
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Germany
Recycling
Recycling of PET trays: successful pilot project from IK
IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e. V. announces the successful completion of a pilot project for the recycling of PET trays.
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