3:47 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Publication
Consumer goods companies announce position on chemical recycling technologies and publish Life Cycle Assessment
For the first time, consumer good companies are joining forces through The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) to set the agenda for the development of new plastic recycling technologies. The CGF’s Coalition of Action on Plastic Waste has published an independent scientific study which ...
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1:27 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Outlook
LyondellBasell details path to 2030 in 2021 sustainability report
LyondellBasell announced the publication of its 2021 sustainability report: "Future Focused." The report details the company's ambitions to help end plastic waste in the environment, address climate change and support a thriving society, including:
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1:28 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Commitment
Starlinger joins UN Global Compact
Starlinger has joined the UN Global Compact – the world’s largest sustainability and corporate responsibility initiative. By signing the ten universal principles of the UN Global Compact, the company has committed to upholding the internationally recognised fundamental values and is ...
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2:49 min Recycled plastics
Study
Northwestern University researchers first to demonstrate use of metal-organic frameworks to degrade plastics
What if the life cycle of the plastic bottle was circular? Where a used plastic bottle was returned to its original components, ready to be made into a new plastic bottle instead of possibly ending up in a landfill.
A Northwestern University research team is the first to ...
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1:35 min Additives
Additives
Avantium and Sukano sign offtake agreement to develop masterbatches for PEF
Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that it has signed a conditional offtake agreement with Sukano AG, a reputable expert in additive and colour masterbatches and compounds for polyester and specialty resins.
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