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 ...
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.
1:11 min
Additives
Claim
APR statement on the effects of degradable additives on plastics recycling
Steve Alexander, President & CEO of the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), issued the following statement regarding the effects of degradable additives on mechanical recycling of postconsumer plastics:
