Category

2021-12-14 3:43 min Sustainability & Circular Economy

Fund

Closed Loop Partners’ Venture Capital Group raises $50+ million fund II to scale breakthrough circular economy solutions

Closed Loop Partners’ venture capital group––the Closed Loop Ventures Group––announced the successful close of its second fund, surpassing its $50 million target to scale breakthrough circular economy solutions across plastics & packaging, fashion, food & agriculture, and ...

2021-12-13 1:19 min Global themes, Digitization

Digitization

Australia launches recycling app ''Recycle Mate''

The Morrison Government is calling on all tech-savvy waste warriors to help take the confusion out of recycling by downloading a free recycling app and training it to create Australia’s largest catalogue of products. Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley said the app ‘Recycle ...

2021-12-13 2:40 min Markets and Management, Management

Appointment

LyondellBasell appoints Peter Vanacker as Chief Executive Officer

LyondellBasell announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Peter Vanacker, President and CEO of Neste Corporation, as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Vanacker succeeds Bhavesh V. "Bob" Patel, who will retire from the Company on December 31, 2021, as previously announced.

2021-12-13 1:50 min Markets and Management, Management

Appointment

Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet to join Danone’s Board Of Directors

Danone is pleased to announce that Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet was appointed to join its Board of Directors starting from March 1, 2022, replacing Isabelle Seillier who decided to step down for personal reasons as from December 31, 2021.

2021-12-13 1:15 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy

Certification

INEOS Styrolution America LLC receives ISCC PLUS certification for sustainable plastics

INEOS Styrolution America, achieved an important milestone in their commitment to a circular economy for plastics. The company received ISCC Plus certification from ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) for its manufacturing sites in (Channahon) Illinois, ...

2021-12-10 1:41 min Management

Acquisition

Trinseo enters into Definitive Agreement to acquire Heathland B.V.

Trinseo, a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, today announced its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Heathland B.V., a leading collector and recycler of post-consumer (PCR, EoL) and post-industrial (PIR) plastic wastes in ...

2021-12-10 4:44 min Plastic recycling systems, Sorting and collection

Recycling

STADLER designs and builds new G.A.I.A. and IREN sorting plants in Asti and Parma

As the 2030 Agenda targets loom, environmental service companies are increasingly ...

2021-12-10 0:51 min Facts & Figures

Investment

Avantium takes a positive Final Investment Decision on the construction of its FDCA Flagship Plant

Avantium N.V. announces that it has taken a positive Final Investment Decision (FID) on the construction of its FDCA Flagship Plant.

2021-12-09 1:40 min PET materials

Sustainable beer packaging

Cryer Malt now supplies KeyKeg to Australia's craft beer industry

With Cryer Malt joining OneCircle's Australian reseller network, the company ...

2021-12-09 1:20 min Sustainability & Circular Economy

Partnership

Veolia and L'Oréal join forces to manufacture cosmetic packaging made from recycled plastic

To reduce the carbon footprint of cosmetic packaging, Veolia and L'Oréal are joining forces to build a circular economy for plastics: Veolia will supply L'Oréal worldwide with high-quality recycled plastic that will avoid between 50% and 70% of CO2 emissions compared to a standard ...