2:70 min Enzymatic recycling
Grant

CARBIOS has received €1.2M of the €11.4M granted by ADEME to further optimize its unique PET depolymerization process and guarantee its competitiveness

CARBIOS has received an initial payment of €1.2 million1 from the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME) for the OPTI-ZYME research project, carried out in partnership with INRAE2, INSA3 and CNRS4 via the TWB5 joint service and TBI6 research units, a ...
2:80 min Asia Pacific, Complete PET recycling plants
Opening

Victoria’s biggest PET plastic bottle recycling plant opens for business in Melbourne

A new $50 million facility capable of recycling the equivalent of up to one billion ...
1:14 min America, Complete PET recycling plants
Installation

STF America announces sale of a PET bottle washing plant to MalamaOne, the recycling division of WAIAKEA Premium Volcanic Water in Hilo, on the Island of Hawaii

STF Group of Germany and Zimmer America Recycling Solutions announce the sale of a ...
2:20 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Staple fibers, fibers, filaments, Chemical recycling
Recycled polyester

PUMA scale-up their textile-to-textile recycling technology, creating all future replica football kit using RE:FIBRE Technology

Since the launch of the pilot in 2022, which saw PUMA produce recycled training ...
2:17 min Sorting and collection
DRS

TOMRA welcomes launch of Romania’s deposit return scheme

Starting from 30 November a new deposit return system (DRS) for drink ...
2:41 min Sorting and collection
DRS

Romania is launching the Deposit Return System, using Sensoneo’s IT solution

Romania launches the world’s largest centralized Deposit Return System with almost ...
1:56 min Complete PET recycling plants, Plastic recycling systems, Recycled plastics, …
Opening

Coperion Recycling Innovation Center is up and running: New test center for optimizing plastics recycling

Coperion has successfully launched operation of its new Recycling Innovation Center. ...
2:38 min Complete PET recycling plants
PET recycling

NGR's LSP-Technology revolutionizes PET bottle-to-bottle recycling in Japan: A triumph with Altech New Materials

Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH (NGR), leading manufacturer of plastic ...
1:53 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Recycled plastics, PET recycling systems
Statement

Plastics Europe: Reaction to European Parliament Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation vote

Accelerating the transition of the European plastics system to circularity and net zero requires a policy and regulatory framework that drives the demand for circular feedstocks, boosts investments in recycling technologies and stimulates the development of recyclable products. ...
1:20 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Complete PET recycling plants, Plastic recycling systems
Statement

PPWR: IK disappointed by short-sighted discrimination against plastics and missed opportunities in climate protection

Following the vote on amendments to the EU Packaging Regulation in the European Parliament, the IK is disappointed with the short-sighted decisions. Manufacturers of plastic packaging are warning of an undermining of the ecological targets through special rules for plastic packaging ...