1:53 min
Mechanical recycling
Mechanical recycling
BASF and research partners collaborate to optimize mechanical recycling of plastics
Innovative measuring technologies and AI determine the composition of waste plastics in real time Improved quality of recycled plastics thanks to precise process steering and use of additives Higher recycling rates to strengthen circular economy
2:14 min
Enzymatic recycling
Delay
CARBIOS postpones construction of its Longlaville PET biorecycling plant
CARBIOS is speeding up its discussions with public stakeholders and private investors. The subsidies obtained under the France 2030 bid operated by ADEME have been approved; their release is pending authorization of the state aid scheme by the European Commission. Within the ...
1:34 min
Mechanical recycling
Mechanical recycling
ICIS: Take-up of mechanically recycled polymers to be limited, chems recycling could bridge gap
Mechanically recycled polymers' share of the total market is set to increase in the coming decades but penetration, defined as domestic recycling production versus total polymer demand, is likely to remain limited through to 2050.