1:41 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Fiber, filament, woven, strapping
Alternative rPET application

Autoneum: Coming full circle on sustainability - 100% polyester carpet systems

Automotive carpets are typically multi-layered systems that can be challenging to ...
1:22 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments, Biobased Material

TekniPlex Consumer Products acquires Ematec, expanding portfolio of sustainable materials science solutions for fresh foods

TekniPlex Consumer Products, a globally integrated provider of innovative solutions through materials science and manufacturing technologies, has acquired Empaques Moldeados de America Tecnologias  S. de R.L. de C.V. (EMATEC), a Mexico-based manufacturer of molded fiber ...
2:70 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments
ISEC evo shredder-extruder combination

PURE LOOP: High-strength synthetic nonwoven made with a recycled content of 10 percent

Inhouse recycling is nothing new, but it is worth taking a closer look when it comes ...
1:50 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments, PET recycling systems
Acquisition

PET Baltija agrees to acquire Czech fibre producer

PET Baltija, a PET recycler in Northern Europe, announces an agreement to acquire Czech fibre producer Tesil Fibres s.r.o, a spin-off of SILON s.r.o.
2:40 min Fiber, filament, woven, strapping
Fibers

Carbios, On, Patagonia, PUMA and Salomon team up to advance circularity in the textile industry

After achieving milestone in packaging recycling, Carbios’ unique biological technology fundamentally changes the circularity of fibers.
0:30 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments, Biobased Material
Fibre bottle

Avantium and Carlsberg sign offtake agreement on PEF

Avantium announces that Carlsberg Group and Avantium have agreed to take the next ...
3:30 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments, Biobased Material
Fibre bottle

Carlsberg makes bio-based and fully recyclable bottles available to consumers in its largest ever trial

In its largest pilot to date, Carlsberg Group has revealed the trial of its new ...
2:30 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments
Fibre-to-fibre recycling

New technology enables easier recycling of polyester by deploying carbon dioxide and separating dyes from fibre - Revolutionary dyeing process wins Circular Future Fund prize

A ground-breaking project to develop a new polyester dyeing technology has beaten more than 240 projects in a competition to win a share of the Circular Future Fund.
1:21 min Fiber, filament, woven, strapping, PET processing
New PET plants

thyssenkrupp to build three major polymer plants for SASA in Turkey

thyssenkrupp Uhde’s subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer signed a contract to build three ...
1:28 min Fiber, filament, woven, strapping
Alternative rPET application

ŠKODA AUTO uses seat covers made from recycled PET bottles

ŠKODA AUTO consistently focuses on sustainability along the entire value chain ...