1:37 min rPET & PET Flakes
Evaluation

Success for Kreyenborg's IR-Clean Technology: EFSA gives positive “Scientific Opinion” on decontamination of rPET flakes

Process reduces contamination of recycled material to a level determined harmless to health - The Germany-based mechanical engineering company Kreyenborg has achieved a significant success under the new regulation (EU) 2022/1616 of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). At the ...
1:10 min PET recycling systems
Confirmation

Starlinger: Positive “Scientific Opinion” by EFSA for PET bottle-to-bottle recycling process

The European Food Safety Authority EFSA confirms the compliance of the ...
1:14 min Additives
Additive

Avient Introduces ColorMatrix™ Amosorb™ Oxyloop™: A New Oxygen Scavenging Additive to Enhance Recyclability

Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, is pleased to announce the ...
2:17 min Sorting and collection
Partnership

Coca-Cola and Merlin team up to encourage recycling

For a fourth consecutive year Coca-Cola and Merlin Entertainments are offering the ...
1:11 min Drinktec 2025, Caps & Closures
Exhibition

drinktec 2025: WITTMANN will present screw cap production on high-speed machine

From September 15 to 19, 2025, the WITTMANN Group will present itself at the ...
2:26 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Chemical recycling
Initiative

Plastic waste: Commission consults on new rules for chemically-recycled content in plastic bottles

The initiative will provide a common methodology for calculating, verifying and reporting on recycled plastic content in single-use beverage bottles.
1:80 min PET films, trays, cups
PET tray

Klöckner Pentaplast launches lightest-in-class MAP tray - kp Elite® Nova

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has announced the launch of kp Elite® Nova, a next ...
1:10 min Chemical recycling
Chemical Recycling

ENEOS and Mitsubishi Chemical complete construction of chemical recycling facility toward launch of the plastic-to-oil conversion business

ENEOS Corporation and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation hereby announce that the chemical recycling facility toward launch of the plastic-to-oil conversion business, which had been under construction at MCC's Ibaraki Plant (Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture) since July 20211 , has been ...
1:21 min Biobased Material

European Bioplastics relocates to Brussels and welcomes New Secretary General

European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry in Europe, has officially relocated its main operations to Brussels. The move reinforces the organisation’s commitment to advocacy and engagement with EU institutions, as well as ...
0:56 min Biobased Material
Implementation

Implementation of Japan’s “Positive List” Confirms FDCA Approval for Food-Contact Use

Avantium is pleased to share that Japan has fully implemented its Positive List system for food contact plastics as of 1 June 2025. This list, part of the Food Sanitation Law, includes FDCA (2,5-furandicarboxylic acid) as an approved monomer.