2:32 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
rPET
€15 million for innovative plastic recycling factory Umincorp from Invest-NL and Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam
Invest-NL and Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam will jointly invest €15 million in Umincorp for the construction of a new rPET factory in Rotterdam. With this, Umincorp (“Urban Mining Corp”) is taking the next step in recycling plastics from household waste. InnovationQuarter is ...
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2:35 min Recycling processes
Advanced Recycling
INEOS and Petroineos at Grangemouth partner with Plastic Energy in an important breakthrough in the recycling of plastic
The process will use existing refinery operations replacing oil with TACOIL made from waste flexible food packaging to remake virgin plastic for reuse in food and hygiene applications. This trial and the evolution of the policy environment in the UK will inform the development of ...
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2:46 min Management
Acquisition
Clearlake Capital-Backed Pretium Packaging acquires Grupo Edid
Pretium Packaging, L.L.C. ("Pretium"), a designer and manufacturer of packaging solutions for a diverse set of applications backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Clearlake") in partnership with management, today announced it has completed the ...
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3:22 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Research
Swedish study finds plastic-degrading enzymes correlate with pollution
The number of microbial enzymes with the ability to degrade plastic is growing, in correlation with local levels of plastic pollution. That is the finding of a new study from Chalmers that measured samples of environmental DNA from around the globe. The results illustrate the impact ...
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