2:10 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Call

Plastics Europe raises significant concerns about Environment Committee vote on PPWR

The European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Whilst it will result in improvements to the Commission’s original proposal in some areas, Plastics Europe is very concerned that ...
1:34 min Management, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Appointment

Carbios places sustainability at the heart of its governance with new appointment to its Executive Committee

Carbios announced the strengthening of its leadership team with the appointment of Bénédicte Garbil as Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability. Bénédicte Garbil oversees three strategic areas: Public Affairs, Corporate Affairs, and Sustainability. In her ...
1:31 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recognition

Return to gold: Krones scoring highly in EcoVadis rating

Krones emerged with a gold medal in the latest EcoVadis sustainability rating. The technology group scored 72 out of 100 points overall. This result puts Krones in the top five per cent of all companies rated in its sector.
2:23 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Call

EU value chain organisations warn against “right of first refusal” - How the myth of PET bottles downcycling could ruin European efforts toward packaging circularity

Recent calls for the introduction of a priority access to recycled plastics, known as “right of first refusal”, have been increasingly taking space in the public debate on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposal (PPWR). PRE, EuRIC and FEAD alert that this provision, if ...
4:56 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Sheets & Films
Sustainability with Vision

RKW and Nordson are taking steps to prepare for the future by enabling producers to process blown film with high recycled content

Sustainability is becoming increasingly important for plastic products, and this ...
4:11 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Sheets & Films
Recyclates in packaging

Sesotec: Safe use of recyclates in the production of packaging and films

The importance of recyclates as a raw material for the manufacture of new plastic ...
2:10 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Recycled plastics
Joint initiative

ALPLA joins other companies to close the big bag loop

The PET Recycling Team (PRT) as part of ALPLA Group, LC Packaging, Starlinger and ...
1:34 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, America
Pollution

BVRio teams up with EnClim to expand ‘Fishing for Litter’ project

BVRio has partnered with EnClim, a research and consulting company focused on smart strategies for a future of net zero, in an advisory capacity to help the company expand the scope of the project ‘Fishing for Litter‘ in Brazil.
1:49 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Chemical recycling
Alternative rPET application

SK chemicals, storing music in circular recycled plastics

Global record producer Sonopress develops "EcoRecord" with circular recycled PET ...
0:50 min Sustainability & Circular Economy

ENGEL global leader in climate protection

ENGEL is continuing to extend its lead in the global EcoVadis sustainability ranking. The company was again able to achieve Platinum status in the autumn of 2023 and now ranks among the top 1% of the world's most sustainable companies due to strong initiatives.