Recycling and the use of recycled content have become key aspects of sustainability in plastic packaging in the US and the European Union. According to a recent RaboResearch report, the demand for recycled polymers has grown in both regions and is expected to continue to rise in the ...

For the last six months, the GreenDot Group and Shell Chemicals Europe, a subsidiary of Shell, have been exploring ways to collaborate to try to deliver additional business outcomes across circular chemicals and polymers for Europe.

Last week, the White House released a new report, "Mobilizing Federal Action on Plastic Pollution: Progress, Principles, and Priorities." The report is a product of the Interagency Policy Committee on Plastic Pollution and a Circular Economy (IPC). The Association of Plastic ...

Study of restrictions on single-use plastics considers how businesses respond to regulations across the UK internal market.

Systems supplier further develops its digital services New generation of laser ...

In the “TrueBlue” sustainability report, KraussMaffei illustrates on 93 pages which instruments and measures it uses to fulfill its corporate responsibility in the areas of economy, environment and social affairs.

Communities across the United States and around the world are facing a plastic pollution crisis. Plastic production and waste have doubled over the past two decades, littering our ocean, poisoning the air of communities near production facilities, and threatening public health. The ...

OSPHIM has won first place in the HIGH-TECH.NRW pitch with its AI-based technology for the digitalization of the plastics industry. The company - which was only founded at the beginning of 2024 - has built an innovative platform for AI-based process optimization of injection moulding ...

Neste and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to establish a strategic partnership focusing on developing value chains for renewable chemicals and plastics for and with Japanese brands. The partners are targeting brands in industries such as food and beverage, apparel, and consumer ...

New version of the Design for Recycling Guidelines for all plastic packaging streams1 was released by RecyClass. These updates follow intensive testing commissioned earlier this year with a focus on a comprehensive alignment of the Guidelines’ structure. The review included a ...